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WA Folks: Reintrodution (Supplementation) of Grizz in the NW
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<blockquote data-quote="Luca Brasi" data-source="post: 1229670" data-attributes="member: 23282"><p>And now back to reality.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't mind seeing raccoons all but eliminated, with maybe a self sustaining captive population kept in some high security lab or zoo just for posterity, but that's only because it would make it <em>easier </em>for me to keep chickens. I can certainly do it with the SOBs still here, with a little <em>effort</em> on my part. We have plenty of greenhouses, chicken coops and vehicles here, so why have we figured out how to live in harmony with black bears while others can't? Or won't? </p><p></p><p>I might be naive, but I'm surprised that there are still ranchers in this day and age who still harbor the same close minded attitudes toward nature and wildlife as they had in the 19th century. If anything, our activities by their very nature I would hope would have us more enlightened about the natural world. Or is it that some of us are simply city folks who happen to live in rural areas and know a little bit more about cattle?</p><p></p><p>I don't know if I would be in favor of grizzlies being reintroduced here or not, but being practical rather than hysterical I realize that their reproductive rates are so low and their need for territory so great that even if they were dropped here tomorrow it is unlikely that they would affect me much at all in my lifetime. Black bears can be a little bit more prolific and adaptable to living near man, but the same pretty much goes for them if that were the case.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Luca Brasi, post: 1229670, member: 23282"] And now back to reality. I wouldn't mind seeing raccoons all but eliminated, with maybe a self sustaining captive population kept in some high security lab or zoo just for posterity, but that's only because it would make it [i]easier [/i]for me to keep chickens. I can certainly do it with the SOBs still here, with a little [i]effort[/i] on my part. We have plenty of greenhouses, chicken coops and vehicles here, so why have we figured out how to live in harmony with black bears while others can't? Or won't? I might be naive, but I'm surprised that there are still ranchers in this day and age who still harbor the same close minded attitudes toward nature and wildlife as they had in the 19th century. If anything, our activities by their very nature I would hope would have us more enlightened about the natural world. Or is it that some of us are simply city folks who happen to live in rural areas and know a little bit more about cattle? I don't know if I would be in favor of grizzlies being reintroduced here or not, but being practical rather than hysterical I realize that their reproductive rates are so low and their need for territory so great that even if they were dropped here tomorrow it is unlikely that they would affect me much at all in my lifetime. Black bears can be a little bit more prolific and adaptable to living near man, but the same pretty much goes for them if that were the case. [/QUOTE]
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