Sunday, April 10, 2011

Wolf Lobby is still strong

What the fuck did I do?

Reuters reports that today a federal judge rejected an agreement between the government and wildlife groups that would have taken Northern Rockies wolves off of a protected species list. "The deal struck earlier this month between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and 10 conservation groups would have lifted federal protections from an estimated 1,200 wolves in Idaho and Montana, allowing those states to restore licensed hunting of the animals." 

Take that shit off the list, ranchers and hunting types said. Go get your fucking shinebox, wolf lawyers responded, before snacking on like a dozen sheep and pounding shots of tequila and banging all your moms. Figuratively speaking.
Powerful ranching interests in Montana and Idaho opposed reintroduction of wolves to the region some 15 years ago and have continued to resist federal protection of the animals as a threat to livestock. Sportsmen complain that wolves are killing too many big-game animals, such as elk.
Our ferocious overlords aren't out of the woods just yet though, if you see what I did just there, word-play-wise. Idaho's governor is considering declaring the measly 700 wolves in the entire state an official emergency, like a furry, toothsome hurricane, which, if nothing else, proves that we still have a long way to go in this country before wolves are treated as our rightful equals. Recent polls suggest that a majority of people still oppose wolf-human marriage.  You would think a lot of this would have changed once we elected our first openly lupine senator, but sometimes the public at large is slow to catch up to progressive ideals. 

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2 comments:

said...

"Sportsmen complain that wolves are killing too many big-game animals, such as elk." or "We want to kill elk for fun and erections, wolves do it for food and are much better at it than us."

also, fact: I was bitten by a wolf once. I deserved it for being in it's presence while not being a cooly efficient killing machine.

said...

Fuck with the wolf you're gonna get the horns, as no one says.

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