Is this to control the population for ecological reasons? It’s not like bears have any natural predators and I’d imagine humans have filled that role for most of history. If this is not the case, then it’s pretty sad.
You do know that (alpha) predator populations are self-regulating?
More predators => less prey => fewer predators => more prey => more predators
This is a fact that every hunter wants to ignore, yet that justification always comes up when [insert any animal] is killed.
It’s very much a relevant fact, especially in areas where natural predators have been eradicated either through habitat loss, or intentional hunting before we had conservation efforts in place. A wildlife manager considers every variable before determining how many hunting licenses are issued for the good of the ecology. Every hunter understands the balance, and the factors that determine a unit’s carrying capacity, it’s part of the mandatory hunter safety course training.
Oh bull, humans have severely beaten natural predators and prey has exploded. And over population is bad news for any species; over feeding, disease, etc. I’ve seen deer populations that were staggering in size, no idea their fate, but it can’t be good.
Don’t want hunters? Fine, I’ve never hunted either, don’t care to. Reintroduce predators, so if you can make that happen. Farmers in Colorado shit kittens when the state reintroduced wolves.
Ever seen a panther in your neck of the woods? I have, and despite being armed, I wouldn’t fancy my chances. (And thank god, we ended up ignoring one another.) Maybe we could get some more of those? I’d be all for it.
Ever had a black bear in your house? I have. Love those guys, and they’re mostly harmless to humans. Given that people around here are used to them, they still flip when one hops the fence or dumps their garbage.
Consider that those two animals are absolutely illegal to kill except in self-defense. Think Bubba doesn’t smoke 'em on site anyway? Because Bubba do that.
So how well do you think reintroduction of predators would work?
So starvation to control the population instead of hunting, got ya. What if the predators prey is plants? More predators => less plants => less predators => more plants?
Not sure if you are serious here. The definition of predation is killing and eating other animals. An organism eating plants is prey and its population gets controlled by predation.
So starvation to control the population instead of hunting, got ya.
A.K.A. The way nature works… for hundreds of millions of years? Yes. Exactly that.
If the carrying capacity of an ecosystem can’t support more predators, you don’t get more predators. The balance that nature has perfected always seems to be disrupted by humans looking to “control the population”.
What if the predators prey is plants? More predators => less plants => less predators => more plants?
Again, a balance that simply works without us interfering. When animals (and plants) are left to their own devices, they thrive. The only time this doesn’t happen is when humans get in the way.
Right, deer in the populated areas of north America have no preditors any more. So that population needs to be controlled. In the city and county i live in there are bow hunting programs in the parks since there aren’t many places you could hunt otherwise. If not disease and cars are what would control it. Thats led then ideal. Plus if you don’t want the meat there are programs to donate it to shelters.
when humans get in the way
And that’s rather the problem with predator populations, isn’t it? You understand all of this, yet still think hunters are using false justifications?
Money. Hunting permits = $$$$
There can’t be much money in issuing 486 licenses.
That’s a shame for Sweden. Unfortunately, we see similar things in many other countries, and not only regarding bears.
In the U.S., it’s children at school.
Can’t wait for next Friday’s Kid Hunt. Those 7-year-old girls have a real nice fit for the bbq.
…hoo boy that’s a bit of a cursed thing to write.
Maybe have a go with 7-year-old boys? 🥴
Congratulations, you just made everything worse.
Why be awful, Sweden?
It’s our hillbilly population unfortunately. Since they got access to the internet they’ve been getting way dumber and started voting for the nazi party. Then there’s the Sami of course. They mostly roleplay as some kind of “Indigenous” population while actually just being responsible for wiping out most wildlife for the last millennia. They always throw a tantrum over not being allowed to kill off all predators so they can fill every single square meter of northern Sweden with raindeer.
The Sami are absolutely indigenous to upper Sweden though.
Sweden has done some pretty terrible stuff to them in the past.
I have a feeling you are part of the group that votes for SD or as you call them “the nazi” party.
except that most sami people these days are about as indigenous as an englishman with a welsh grandfather
That seems like a good thing when the alternative is inbreeding since there are very few of them.
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