Well not necessarily because they are easier, but

as I said - in Yellowstone they became very successful with the prey that the rangers expected them to hunt, then kept breeding beyond expectations and started to expand. Being pack animals they need established territories so expanded beyond the limits of Yellowstone Park.

They then caused a genuine problem as a brand new predator in farmland. In Wyoming and Montana (and probably Idaho too), they are preying on the ranch cattle as well. Of course the ranchers are within their rights to shoot them once they are outside the park limits.

Rangers have tried "educating" the ranchers to shoot the wolves with special sedative guns and then go and pick them up and try to reintroduce them in the park. While most ranchers prefer the double-barreled shotgun approach, some have actually adopted the sedative guns. However, reintroducing them and restricting them to the park has been a problem because, of course, they then lose their pack and their territory.

Posted By: Steve in Holland on February 25th 2011 at 12:09:43

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