09-18-2003, 10:29 PM
It seems real easy to blame Ranchers and Farmers for the lack of predators and an imbalance to the way things were. But everytime I look to the East I see homes going farther into wildlife winter ranges, roads up every canyon and every time a bear or big cat comes into town or a campground looking for food its a major crisis that ends up with trapping or shooting the animal. It seems to me that the real problem is Man himself and the lack of habitat caused by development which forces our animal friends to come to town and across busy roads for a visit.
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