Thursday, January 22, 2015

British Columbia to cull nearly 200 wolves in last-ditch effort to save caribou

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In a desperate attempt to save the endangered mountain caribou of British Columbia, Canada, the government there has ordered a death sentence for up to 183 grey wolves. Populations of South Selkirk mountain caribou have dwindled into the double digits, and the provincial government blames the iconic wolf species for putting the caribou in danger of extinction. Wolves are often made out to be “the bad guys” when another species is in trouble, and then targeted for culling, but there is a lot of controversy surrounding their relative guilt or innocence.


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