SocraticGadfly: Big box, big lot, edge-of-forest Westerners part of the problem, not the solution, with mountain lions

July 13, 2006

Big box, big lot, edge-of-forest Westerners part of the problem, not the solution, with mountain lions

Just like people insisting on living at the edges of national forests have contributed to fire problems, so, the same type of people encroaching on wildlife habitat have contributed to mountain lion-human problems.

Of course, most of them are either too clueless about what the word “wilderness” is supposed to mean, or selfish in the “there ain’t enough room for both of us” sense. Here’s a prime example:
“I don’t feel like we’re living in a natural wilderness. Nothing about it is natural,” (Tracey) English said. “I believe the lions need to be managed.”

You’re always free to move back to Denver, you twit. Don’t let the pinecones hit you in the ass on the way out. Until you recognize that: A. Further human housing encroachment further stresses lions and B: “Wilderness,” in its most narrow definition, negates the idea of “management,” you will be part of the problem.

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