Belle, I think your position is a little naive. The wolves were there first and the elk and moose survived then. When is then? Elk are not truly a mountain animal, they originally were mainly a plains animal, human encroachment forced them to become strict mountain dwellers. There is no longer such a thing as naturally sustaining game populations. Yes, in utopia the wolves, elk and moose would all live in natural balance, this is no longer possible in our world so the old they were here first argument holds no water. I doesn't matter who was here first, second or third, what matters is who is here now.