Elk herds have been decimated due to the re-introduction of these wolves. if the wolves are not hunted there won’t be any elk left. With the hunting of these wolves it will allow the elk herds to thrive. they will not overpopulate as they are also hunted. And the fact remains that if the wolves are not hunted they will overpopulate, drain their food sources eliminating the ungulate populations then they (the wolves) will starve and die. So it is better for humans to manage these animals as they are not capable of managing themselves. Wolves kill for sport and DO NOT find balance with the rest of nature around them.
I mentioned to another poster was how did nature take care of over balance? It seems the problem was acerbated by the re-introduction of wolves. Why? Was the wolf population down and the elk population increasing? Will be interesting to see how this develops.
No... Wolves are part of an ecosystem, nothing more, nothing less. They play a role, and a vital one pertaining to their natural prey. For an example of what happens when folks think they can extirpate predators and not suffer the consequences, refer to "Playing God in Yellowstone" by Alston Chase. Further proof can be found in what happened to the deer herds on the Kaibab Plateau in the 1920s. Once the predators were killed by man, the deer herds starved, with losses in the thousands.