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Thread: New plan: kill the moose to save the Caribou

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    New plan: kill the moose to save the Caribou

    The morning news on the radio today:
    It is been determined that reducing moose population reduces wolf population. The Government is considering reducing moose population in areas where mountain Caribou are endangered to reduce predation by wolves.

    This is from the CBC. The science maybe accurate, but the methodology seems ridiculous.

    Is the BCWF on board with this plan? It seems counterproductive
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    Re: New plan: kill the moose to save the Caribou

    They already do that. I met a co in the bush around the Mackenzie junction,he told me this is what they were doing. This was a few years ago now, kind of pissed me off ,travelled 5 hours for my leh trip and in a week never even saw a track. Just a load of other hunters all with leh. What a joke

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    Re: New plan: kill the moose to save the Caribou

    This was tried around Revelstoke about 15 yrs ago. Did not work then either.
    We lost most the moose and then the wolves went after the caribou.

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    Re: New plan: kill the moose to save the Caribou

    Wouldn't it be more effective and more controllable to just kill the wolves?

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    Re: New plan: kill the moose to save the Caribou

    Sounds a little ridiculous to me why would you no target real problem. And eliminate the wolves after all they are the culprits.

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    Re: New plan: kill the moose to save the Caribou

    Studies have been done on this.
    If there is any alternative prey source after the moose are reduced the wolf population continues just fine.
    A classic example was the attempt at recovering the caribou in the Quesnel highlands.
    A few years after the moose reduction a peer report was released.
    One critical comment that stood out was that the report stated that the final step to recovering the caribou population was never completed....REDUCE THE WOLVES.

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    Re: New plan: kill the moose to save the Caribou

    that makes no sense lol. of course the wolves would move onto the next food source..

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    Re: New plan: kill the moose to save the Caribou

    It kinda like using a nail gun to shoot a nail into your hand.
    You go to the doctor and say, "Doc, my hand hurts".
    The Doctor says, "Well, I see you have a nail in your hand. Here's what I'm going to do, I will amputate your hand so you won't feel it anymore, then I will surgically reattach the nail to another part of your body that is even more sensitive. Your body will eventually get used to it."
    You say, "But Doc, why don't you just remove the nail???".
    Doc says, "Oh no, I can't do that because celebrities like Miley Cirus and some of the general public consider nails in the body as art and beautiful."
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    Re: New plan: kill the moose to save the Caribou

    Quote Originally Posted by Buckmeister View Post
    It kinda like using a nail gun to shoot a nail into your hand.
    You go to the doctor and say, "Doc, my hand hurts".
    The Doctor says, "Well, I see you have a nail in your hand. Here's what I'm going to do, I will amputate your hand so you won't feel it anymore, then I will surgically reattach the nail to another part of your body that is even more sensitive. Your body will eventually get used to it."
    You say, "But Doc, why don't you just remove the nail???".
    Doc says, "Oh no, I can't do that because celebrities like Miley Cirus and some of the general public consider nails in the body as art and beautiful."
    Excellent and accurate analogy
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    Re: New plan: kill the moose to save the Caribou

    Wolves are another icon animal in other words political correctness !

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