The Gray wolves were considered endangered——aren’t they native to the area?
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Yes. So they were replaced with unendangered Canadian wolves that multiplied so rapidly and have devastated the once thriving deer and elk populations. That's why wolf hunting is now legal in Idaho.
Same thing with the West Coast Salmon. They are considered endangered in certain rivers even though they are identical to the others in other rivers up and down the coast. All the while the local Indians can still gill net salmon and sell them on the local market.
Apparently the Liberals can declare most anything a locally endangered thing to gain the ability to control most everything.