| > that nature is there to be economically exploited. Does a species run up a loss? Extinction is its fate. Nature will do what it wants, so I can't speak for the wolves. Humans on the other hand, at least in US and Canada, operate under North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, whose core principles are elaborated upon in the seven major tenets: * Wildlife as Public Trust Resources * Elimination of Markets for Game * Allocation of Wildlife by Law * Wildlife Should Only be Killed for a Legitimate Purpose * Wildlife is Considered an International Resource * Science is the Proper Tool for Discharge of Wildlife Policy * Democracy of Hunting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Model_of_Wildli... IOW, humans in US and Canada are less likely than ever to hunt animals to extinction, mostly because `Elimination of Markets for Game` makes it illegal to sell wild game. |