Money Buys Hunting Rights

I recently read this article and noticed that if one has enouh money than one can pretty much hunt or persue any animal with the intentions of killing it.  Ted Nugent is known for killing whatever he sees with his notorious motto of "wack em and stack em" so it is no suprise to me that he chose to illegally kill these bear.  If he keeps acting the way he does by buying his way out of trouble then he will probably run out of animals to "wack and stack".  This is something people need to think about before just going out and killing something that you may thing taste good or would look good on ones wall.

http://wildlifeprofessional.org/blog/?p=5011

Mammoths in America

  I believe that recreating all these long extinct megafauna is really exciting and interesting but like most people I realize that is in probably not going to work even if one is able to recreate the species.  The species became extinct for a reason and with it so did its predators so the species will probably either become a nuisance or not last very long.  It will also change much of the ecosystems that already exist and as Wildlife students we should know that intrducing a species such as these keystone species can be dangerous and can cause major problems in native habitats.


http://rewilding.org/rewildit/category/pleistocene-rewilding/

Deer Damage Management

Recently I have been doing lots of research of damage management for other classes and have noticed that White-tail deer are aesthetically pleasing although in high densities can really harm an environment in residential communities.  Recently I've done some work with Wildlife Services and taken data from their reserve project.  The main question that comes to mind when dealing with this kind of management is that is it right to kill these deer instead of just using chemicals to steralize or make the deer unfertile.  Some people complain that killing the deer is unhumane but they dont take science into mind.  Deer at extremely high densities are more susceptable to many diseases such as cronic waste desease and many other diseases that can also be transferred to humans.  Also the number of car collisions involving deer are higher around these areas.  Last of all they can cause detrimental effects from overgrazing of ornamental trees or shrubs which can cause several thousands of dallors.  Controlling deer populations is a simple and easy management implication if done right and should be done so that deer not become overpopulated and diseaseridden or become a burdon to residential housing.
http://researchmagazine.uga.edu/winter2000/deer.html