The History Behind Endangered Wolves
There are a few reasons why there are endangered wolves. In ancient times, people were terrified of the mysterious creatures and felt that they were a threat so for a very long time, individuals were paid to bounty hunt and deliver dead wolves. Between the years of 1850 and 1900, it is reported that a disturbing number of over one million wolves were killed. Later, in 1907, there was a call allowed for total wolf extinction. Also, many people would poison wolves; this is the primary reason of why there are endangered wolves today.
Compromise And Conflicts
Although the species did not become extinct, endangered wolves are still extremely threatened. There seems to be a huge emotional debate over wolf control. Some individuals feel that all of the wolves should be destroyed but others believe that there is not a reason to kill these magnificent animals.
Farmers and ranchers are naturally always gong to be concerned with the safety of their livestock so there is always potential for conflict with the wolves if they happen to roam into their farmland. In areas where wolves pose this sort of problem, exterminating is being handled by the federal government.
There is a lot of anti-wolf lobbying taking place that many political leaders and judges feel pressured to side with. Rather than think of these endangered wolves as insanely brilliant and beautiful creatures that deserve to live like any other animals, people of power are using their order of deaths to win popularity contests.
In order to save the endangered wolves, a few mischievous ones may have to be destroyed to form an agreement between the farmers and the wolf conservations. In Canada and the United States, wolves are protected to an extent from unrestricted hunting however, in other countries such as eastern Europe and Russia, bounties are still paid for their death.
Human Threat
As the human population continues to grow, wolves and humans continue to have more conflict because their habitat is being stolen. By nature, wolves require a large territory that is far away from humans in order to be happy and raise their families. As humans take more land away for development, more endangered wolves lose their homes.
Over the last four centuries, wolves have been exterminated in almost all of Europe, with only small amounts surviving in Italy, Spain, France and forested areas of Finland. Wolf populations in Asia have diminished drastically with only trace amounts present in the Middle East and Russia.
Wolves are not elements of good or evil, they are animals. Thankfully, many ranchers are learning to understand the wolves and are learning to live with them without conflict by checking their herds regularly, putting up high fences and removing carrion.
There seems to be extremists on either side of the endangered wolves debate. Ranchers do not necessarily hate the wolves, they just dislike that they prey upon their livestock however, most do not feel that they should be killed for no reason.
To protect the endangered wolves, their untouched wilderness needs to be protected, otherwise as their land continues to be taken away, humans will continue to experience conflict with them. At the rate that the wilderness is shrinking, wolves will once again face extinction.
Endangered wolves are wild animals that are meant to enjoy their lives in freedom. As humans interfere with their lives, they become responsible for providing a healthy environment for them to live in. Wolves have been an important part of natural balances for many thousands of years, yet in 100 years, the ignorance and misinformation of man has caused to be at risk of disappearing forever.