Diamond,
I hear you and you are right that I am talking about something that's far away from my doorstep.
I only read what the national geographic society writes in their journals
And there will always be opposites to these big predators and this always needs careful planning and managment when introducing a species to an environment.
But I live in europe and we just did what you mentioned, we killed, poisoned and trapped every wolf and now they are gone.
And it's a goddamn shame IMHO if you ask me....
Like I said this needs careful managment and control, but the wolf will always be man's or hunter's competitor. The only difference is the wolf does it for survival and we do it for sport.
Frank
Belgium