Thank God this was exposed, I like to fish the high mountain lakes and the only way to do it is to drive far enough in so the hike isn't ten miles long and 5000 feet in elevation change.
If this wasn't caught I may have been screwed.
Seattle Times, where are you on this story?
This may sound insensitive, but the opposite of The Monkey Wrench Gang would hunt down and exterminate any species identified as barring humans from a wilderness area. SS&SU
If the enemy wishes to use these species as tools, they're going to have to accept the forcible removal of their tools by the other side.