I live in the Northwest, probably very different from Wisconsin when
it comes to trees and types of forests I'm sure. We had a "managed
forest" in Oregan that was mostly decimated by managed planting. The
lumber companies only wanted the trees that would grow quickly and
sell. Oops, a certain type of worm loved these trees and would kill
them when they fed. Wow, look at this, an unending food source, they
probably said to their worm little brains.
My belief is, if forests are taken, they should be replanted as they
were, unwanted as well as the wanted. I think they form something
that's called an ecosystem?
As to your statement below. Oh come on. Animal species have increased
dramatically? Is this compared to when many were on the edge of
extinction? Of course there are animal/car collisions more then in the
past. That's a no brainer. Lost wolf population means deduction in
collisions between the two. By the way, how many cars were running
around in the early 1900's? How many freeways and highways did
Wisconsin have? What's the ratio of cars in Wisconsin today to wolves
as was the ratio in the early 1900's?
Jeff M
On Jan 11, 2008, at 7:15 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:
A lot of what you state is true, but you also forget some other
reasons.
Many animal populations have increased dramatically over the last
century due to federal and state management, and endangered species
laws. (They started having car wolf collisions in Wisconsin again.
A rarity when the state lost their wolf population in the early
1900's)
The deer population in Wisconsin is at all time highs. (Saw a
national TV news blurb on car-deer collisions. Largest source of
car damage in the US. Ought to know son had one before Thanksgiving)
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