This sounds similar to the arguements that I read in the latest American Hunter, decrying the re-introduction of wolves in the American west. As hunters we must be first conservationists. Since when does it make sense to selectively conserve? Just because the re-introduction of a species to its native range is *inconvenient* to local hunting interests doesn't mean it's necessarily a bad idea. Outfitters and guides out west are having a problem because they say elk populations are declining in the areas where there are wolves. Population fluctuation is natural. With no higher predators, populations are artificially imbalanced, and we run around claiming how great the hunting is, base business off of it, and develop problems when it starts to naturalize? C'mon. Now, if I'm wrong on the biology part of this, please let me know.

Now, that said, I'm not a fan of cougar reintroduction because of safety issues.

Don't you dare accuse this of being "anti". This is ONLY a devil's advocate position.