It’s not easy being a wolf in northern Minnesota.

Every year dozens of the animals die of starvation, disease, parasites, vehicle traffic and poaching.

But the No. 1 killer of Minnesota wolves may come as a surprise: agents of the federal government, acting with the full force of the law.

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    1 year ago

    Expecting the government to do something forward thinking? Especially the one funding the meat industry? Not gonna happen lmao

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      1 year ago

      Yeah, but if you put “we build anti-wolf fences for you” on the meat industry’s plate, they’d probably say, “oooo, government handouts, gimme gimme gimme”.

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        1 year ago

        Spoken like a bunch of people who have no idea how detrimental fences and other barriers can be to local ecosystems.