Cool photo Twitch! That dietary changeover will make wolves in WA socially acceptable, at least as acceptable as seals and sea lions.

I don't mind having a few wolves in WA, making the ecosystem a bit more natural. But I think management is important since the ecosystems of the region are anything but natural anymore. I recall the BC wolf biologist who said, when the first groups were transported to Yellowstone and Idaho, that these animals would absolutely take off beyond expectations when transplanted into good habitat. Apparently Y'stone and Idaho are really good habitat considering how the populations have grown. At first I thought WDFW was jumping the gun to start work on the wolf management plan. Now I'm glad they did. It's going to be needed. WA doesn't have very much wilderness that is good wolf habitat, so the animals will definitely move into ag grazing lands as the populations increase.

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