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[–] untorquer@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

our ancestors went and replaced wolves ... bringing them back ... not good for the wolves

Umm yeah I'm going to stand firmly on the platform that wild populations that were devastated by human intervention benefit from the alleviation of that devastation.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world -1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

"devastated by"?

Please do give an example. Humans have been the apex predator around these parts for literally thousands of years. We manage the deer. We don't devastate it. If you threw in a pack of wolves, never even mind about the social effects of throwing them into what is now a population center has, the wolves don't have an understanding of how many deer are supposed to be killed and how many aren't.

I would love more wolves around my area, I'm not afraid of them at all. But it's just not feasible anymore.

Might be hard for you to understand but not all human actions destroy nature.

[–] untorquer@lemmy.world 0 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

devastated by"? Please do give an example

A good example of human intervention devastating a population when discussing the devastation of the wolf population would be humans devastating the wolf population. 🤷

The wolves aren't a tool for managing deer populations. Sure they would help, but if deer population and vegetation is the concern then they're part of the overall management strategy. Wolves prey on many animals.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 0 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

No. Humans replaced wolves in these parts extremely slowly. So slowly in fact you can't say the population was "devastated". In roughly the same time for the population numbers to go from wildly plentiful to practically none, some of the wolves became dogs.

The wolves aren't a tool for managing deer populations. Sure they would help, but if deer population and vegetation is the concern then they're part of the overall management strategy. Wolves prey on many animals.

Yeah, obviously. Including domestic animals. Which is why the wolves have slowly disappeared as human populations have extended here.

But lots of vegans still make the argument that hunters only hunt for wanting to kill things, instead of any actually beneficial reason. Which is wildlife management, as overpopulation of deer would be devastating to the ecology.

Yet still you find vegans who moralise hunters while saying that we should just release packs of wolves into what are low-density population centers. I'm not too worried about them snatching kids or whatnot, but just the fact vegans do make the argument frequently is what gets me.

[–] untorquer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Wolf populations were functionally controlling deer population as late as 200years ago. They were hunted for pelts and to prevent culling of stock/farm animals. Of course this varies geographically but is absolutely the case in north America.

I agree that it can be annoying to talk to a particularly militant began but the same is true for any ethos/identity.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

Wolf populations were functionally controlling deer population as late as 200years ago

In some places. In some places, they were functionally controlling it as late as 30 years ago.

but the same is true for any ethos/identity

And I oppose all of them which are inherently irrational.