LETTER: Killing wolves is harmful

Wolves can be killed without regulation in Wyoming. Wyoming and the US Fish and Wildlife plan is unacceptable, its methods are reckless and there are no provisions in place to ensure wolf populations won’t drop below 100 pairs. That has to be included in their plan. The Wyoming wolf plan is written to appease cattle and sheep ranchers and the sportsmen industry. Their claims of innumerable livestock losses are without merit and scientific data.
   
The random murders of wolves will not reduce conflicts, but may increase them. By taking and killing the parents who teach their young. Without them, the young have no teachings, they end up starving and without their parents it will not help.             Wolves are a very natural and important part of our ecosystem. It’s proven that without them here, our stream habitats are greatly impaired. Willow trees have stopped growing and species disappeared because of the overabundance of livestock and elk. Please help us stop this and make proper provisons. Idaho, Minnesota and Montana also have horrible wolf management plans to appease livestock industries not in this species’ best interest.

Tracy Swenson