For the first time in decades California now has a small population of wolves:
California has its first wolf pack since the state’s gray wolf population went extinct in 1924.
State and federal authorities announced Thursday that a remote camera captured photos earlier this month of two adults and five pups in southeastern Siskiyou County.
They were named the Shasta pack for nearby Mount Shasta.
The pack was discovered four years after the famous Oregon wandering wolf OR-7 first reached Northern California.
As should have been expected ranchers are already complaining about possible predation.
Unmentioned in the article are some of the possible reasons that moved the newcomers to move to California. I suspect population pressures wherever they came from accompanied by a lack of game, even the small game wolves primarily rely on, due to drought.
It may be unnecessarily grim of me but I can’t help but wonder how soon these few wolves will be hunted out of existence in their new home.
I did not have time to read the details, and I assumed it was part of a re-population project. In any case, I also assume they are on the endangered species list. I could be wrong about both.
Wolves can be tamed, somewhat, and kept as pets. While not exactly cute and cuddly, they are close enough to dogs to be people, and they should be protected. Delta smelt and Rio Grande silvery minnow are neither cute nor cuddly, and both can be replaced, easily.
With their extinction, the CO2 levels could be lowered. They are a vile and vicious species despoiling the planet for all other life forms.
Nicki Minaj in 2016.
Not going to abandon Nicki for Deez Nuts or Limberbutt McCubbins?
@Icepick
I figured it would be a howling way to get people into the Nicki pack. If she ain’t alpha material with her assets, I don’t know what is.
If I am going to be screwed, I would like it to be by somebody who looks hot. I have no doubt she would protect the wolves and kill the trash fish unless they were gold, diamond, or platinum fish (pink also).
Would she really negotiate a worse deal with the Iranians, or would they take one look at her assets and roll over? Think of how many young boys would be able to enjoy a lifetime of pain-free sitting because of President Minaj. You need to open your mind to the possibilities.
(If they N. Koreans are impressed with Dennis Rodman, just think how they will react to President Minaj getting off Air Force one repainted pink with spinning rims. Do I even need to bring up Putin?)