Response to Article: Wolf cull will see

animals shot from helicopter to save B.C

caribou
I just cannot believe that the South Selkirk herd of caribou has diminished so
quickly, just by the cause of wolves. I feel very shocked and surprised. According to the
ministry, wolves caused at least 37% of adult deaths.
I feel that the cull must happen, although I also feel that Ian McAllisters idea of
protecting adequate amounts of habitat to save the caribou should happen at the same
time. If the herd wasnt diminishing so fast, or if we had acted sooner, then I think that
Mr. McAllisters plan would work.
I feel very sad that the cull will be happening, because 184 wolves in British
Colombia will be culled. I love all the animals on the planet, and I just wish that killing
wasnt the only way, or that we had acted sooner. The wolves are living, but then I also
think that the caribou are as well. The population of the herd of caribou in South Selkirk
has declined from 46 in 2009, to just only 18 of last March. I just have a strong intuition
that killing isnt the only solution.
I also feel very offended, in a way I cant explain since the wolves will be shot
from helicopters. I just think that death is so easy, from just a single shot from the
helicopter equals a death in the wolf population. I think that death shouldnt be so easy, to
do and to kill.
By: Joan