SHOULD HUNTING BE ALLOWED IN PARKS?(Brief Article)

From: Alternatives Journal | Date: June 22, 2000| Author: TIGHEM, KEVIN VAN | Copyright information

Maybe -- Sometimes

SOME THINK big wilderness parks should be opened to hunting. Others say hunting would pose a threat to ecological health and bio diversity. As a hunter and ecologist, I know that wilderness hunting poses no threat to park ecosystems. But I also know it doesn't belong in most parks.

Protected parks and wilderness areas, by themselves, can't protect Canada's biodiversity, no matter what we may say or wish. There will never be enough of them. ...

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