Aerial Wolf Hunting

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This entry in my blog is on the topic of Aerial Wolf Hunting in Alaska, and though I will be talking about bother pros and cons, you should know that I stand against this act and as such will be giving a slightly one sided write up. If you are new to this topic, search the Internet some more to further your understanding. With that out of the way, this entry will be touching on how Aerial Wolf Hunting affects the three Major E Values in Alaska, and other places as well. Ethical, Economic, and Environmental.

Lets start with Ethics, as there is a lot to talk about ethically, and it will most likely give both me and you interest to carry on. Let me paint you a picture. In the snowy white of Alaska, far out in uncivilized lands, wolves are being scared witless, then chased by low and slow flying airplanes that follow with great ease as the wolves struggles to run on until they no longer can. This is where a passenger in said plane will fire buckshot rounds (A spray of small, flesh ripping, bone cracking metal) in attempt to wound a wolf. More then likely, they will not die on the first, or even second shot, and will bite at the wounds furiously in attempts to stop its attacker. Now, as the wolf paints the snow with its blood, the plane lands, finishes the job, and then takes off with the dead corpus strapped the side of the plane. Why? So the wolves don't eat the moose that hunters want to hunt, or so the wolves hind legs can be cut of and sold to the government for $150.

In the minds of hunters (mind you not all of them), less wolves = more moose ( I'd get more in depth, but that's another topic). To end countless lives for something that people want as sport, or others claim to need as food when there seems to be plenty of other resources is ridiculous. If the population of moose does increase, it would be because all those hunters will be out slaying what wolves we do have left in North America, instead of hunting moose. On second thought, that likely isn't happening, as the bounty on wolves are attracting a large breed of inhuman hunters from around North America, even though there is a large amount of people opposed to this form of hunting. In short, they want to cause over population, while extincting something else. Hope that works out for you Alaska, but I don't see it happening. Now on to economic.

Economically speaking, there are a few factors. We have decreasing wolves, and we have increasing hunters. With all the new hunters trying to get a piece of the action, you can expect cash flow heading into needs for gaining a licence, and anything that could give a hunter an edge, whether that be gear, or a ride. With all the hunters, less wolves means a lesser chance of the government needing to pay. Then, we have the farmers, how hardly had a problem from the skittish wolves to begin with, to an even smaller fraction.

Which brings us to Environmental. Wolfs mostly hunt small prey like rabbits, and mice, from spring to fall, keeping there numbers low. It is only in the winter when food is scares do they hunt in large packs to find what food they can, hunting down moose and deer. This gives to moose as a whole by killing off the weak and leaving the strong to live on and create future generations. Now, lets say wolves population goes to an all time low due to all this hunting of wolves. That is not only going to leave the rabbits, and mice (well known for there high reproductive rates) to be left on check, or maybe cause the growth of another predator, but cause the moose to grow weaker, and left open to disease.

Now this is were I am supposed to give my dramatic speech relevant to stopping the cruelty from ever happening in Alaska, but the problem is, you're most likely Canadian and more then likely don't have a say in what goes on in Alaska. What you can do is reflect on what you have read, and if you have been some how inspired by my blog to go out and right a wrong, there is no place better to look then in the place of your loved ones. Pay attention to your news, and get involved in politics, so next time a bill gets dropped in your area that you don't agree with, you can blame your representative or Prime Minister.