A moment of prayer - from a good friend
A man is walking through the forest and runs across a bear, who begins chasing him. Running for his life, the man shouts, "Oh God! Please help me!" God responds, "Why should I help you? You've never called on me before, but now that you're in trouble, you expect me to be there for you?" The man replies, "Well, at least make the bear into a good Christian then!" Suddenly the bear stops, puts his paws together, and says "Dear Lord, thank you for this meal you've set before me..."
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Mostly we deal with grizzlies around here, both black bears and grizzlies are dangerous...
people who hate wolves as there are wolf advocates. They are hunted down for no good reason other than they eat meat and people see them as government over-reach. They don't get that there is this law called the Endangered Species Act which contains three mandates:
1. Identify species in danger of extinction (with specific criteria for determining this)
2. Identify Critical Habitat - meaning figuring out where they can thrive in a natural setting.
3. Develop a Recovery Plan - meaning WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
Most Americans get about one and a half of those mandates. I give talks, formerly as an agent of an NGO and lately as a federal employee about that and the plight of wolves on the landscape, it always comes as a big surprise to a lot of folks when I tell them about the three mandates and what they mean.
I have been talking about this since before the reintroduction, which was 20 years ago this past week, and have my enemies in government and the private sector because of my activism. I am thrilled they are here and even more thrilled that they come to my yard on occasion... and bears too.
And thank you for your support on the issue. If only tptb would listen.
outweigh the greedy ptb. I know I won't give up regardless.