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Humans are wiping out the caribou, not wolves
EIC March 1, 2015[caption id="attachment_730" align="alignnone" width="940"] Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons[/caption] A five-year wolf cull is currently taking place in British Columbia, with approximately 180 wolves being shot from helicopters this year alone. The BC government is arguing that this is a necessary evil needed to enable the recovery of the woodland caribou population. I see it as a temporary and gruesome solution that won’t solve their problems in the long run. There is certainly a problem with increased wolf populations in BC. As Chief Roland Wilson of the West Moberly First Nation told CBC News, “A typical pack would run between…
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Killing seals for food is an acceptable practice
EIC February 23, 2015[caption id="attachment_596" align="alignnone" width="940"] Image Credit: Stefan Magdalinski (Flickr)[/caption] Canadians often fail to realize the difference between trophy hunting and hunting for food. These two types of hunting are prevalent in Canadian society and history, but one places trophies on…
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