Written by
John Cox, M.A. C/M
“It’s discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.” ― Noël Coward, Blithe Spirit
“We can look at the statistics — and good science, which many of us can read and interpret correctly. The fact is we are talking about only 4% of animal life, wildlife, is on this planet, the other 96% is humans and livestock. . . Yet we blame, that is, the hunter trapper rancher i.e. supposed conservation groups blame, the 4% of wildlife for all the destruction, over-population, and the dynamic of a requirement to be managed, as a tool. This tool they speak of is to outright “KILL” wildlife.
The assumption, statically, is “. . . well, if there are enough Elk and Deer to kill, and other “Permit” wildlife; So, there must be a lot of other wildlife out there . . . As they never give stats on the “other wildlife” other than supposedly seeing them — which is contradictory as well.
Then we go to the facts, study after research study, and we find a large percent of adults, i.e. in America, do not read well, or do not understand what it is they read — at between 42% to 48% of American Adults over 18 years of age.
Now we can go to who it is that explains all the non-sense of conservationists, i.e. hunter and trappers, pay for conservation of our lands — this is untrue as well, and well supported, yet ignored by hunters and trappers . . . as 72% of Lands conversation is paid by federal taxpayer dollars — and the information posted on this site as well, several times.
Many researchers have broken-down the monetary factors of where the Permit Money goes, per state — and it often stays in the state expenditures (see state budgets, for example, we do). There exists a large difference between Special Interest Data and Reality-Data. Hunter Trapper organizations give out Propaganda, most often originated via Advertising Agencies or PR Firms, with non-credible research consolidated with their propaganda. Facts many hunter trappers fail to understand, or realize it even exists . . . Many have to have things explained to them — so you get the rendition of those who make money from hunters and trappers, rather than the actual reality.
So do not post your propaganda crap on this site, as those of us here can spot propaganda easily (and the repetition of it), as well as define what is going on within a Natural Habitat, as we are out here 24-7. . . We see the trash piles from hunters and trappers in the middle of the woods, or the quads and atv situations, that destroy entire areas within the woods — as those types of comments will simply be deleted, due to erroneous material being quoted, and left unproven.
I would suggest, from what I have seen here, in the comments, that many of those people making the comments do not read well. Your attempts at intimidation and smart ass remarks, and coercion, just show us how correct we are, and the reality of the situation in direct conflict with outright ignorance and ignoring those realities for the excuse to take your guns and other toys into a natural habitat, and destroy it — as we see quite well just by waking through the woods, and often.
Approach Ignorance with Common Sense
“It is time to get rid of the abuse, the bias, the bigotry, and the related fear, that apparently generates abuse and torture of Wolves (i.e. Wild Horses as well as other Keystone Predators and hooved mammals, the same — Hunting permits do not give people the right to torture and abuse anything they run across in the hunt-areas — time to limit guns to those who can handle them responsibly) and unnecessarily killing other wildlife as well. . .
Getting to the point we are only seeing lies, and simply bad excuses, to kill any wildlife — due to so much mismanaged wildlife and under-populated wildlife; in truth, killed to extinction. The fact is, Wildlife in general are very much under-populated.
E.g, The best examples are when Permit-Oriented Wildlife Managed, deer, Elk, et al.,, they establish densely populated permit-hunt animals in specific areas, to satisfy State Budgets and hunters. . . Which many assume, ridiculously, that, the same applications of population controls and monitoring, applies to all wildlife being densely populated — But in reality, forgotten are the remainder of Wildlife that needs no managing, and many swiftly becoming close to Endangered, or worse, going — or — gone extinct.
Then the general public, who are not available to go out and see the wildlife populations, and lack of, in the mountains, the forests, and on the ranges, are told “. . . wildlife are all over the place . . .” (yup, ya cannot make up some of the explanations and excuses, that stupid people say, yet, we hear often) . . .
The system needs changed, as currently it is too antiquated for the required sophisticated data and science and research needed today, due to many factors . . . yet ignored.
The fact is the good ol’ boy network, the hunters and trappers, and the ranchers, among others who have no idea about what conservation is and required today, should not be placed in decision making administrative circumstances today. . . Special interest decision making, is primarily what is destroying our Natural Resources, as well as our Lands and Wildlife.
EXCELLENT EXAMPLE: The constant lies of Fertility Controls Necessary upon our Public Lands — The lies about required Fertility Controls and Management Tools for Nature, is a good example of the tremendous lies that have developed from very bad science (i.e. over-population when no over-population truthfully exists), and very bad and untruthful paradigms generated, from it all.
No credible numbers or percentages, often never given, because — unless there is an official research situation, or, specified population count, done truthfully, credibly, and scientifically interpreted credibly, and with evidence, under way — the wildlife are never counted correctly. Again, driven by Special Interests = Non-Credible statistics. . . ” – Written by John Cox, M.A. C/M
{ The statement that wildlife accounts for 4% of mammals, with the remaining 96% being humans and livestock, is a finding from a 2018 study on the biomass of mammals on Earth. This means that by weight, humans and domestic animals like cattle, pigs, and chickens make up the vast majority of mammal and bird biomass on the planet. This reflects the significant impact of human activity, particularly the destruction of wild habitats for agriculture, on the global animal population.
Mammals:
Humans and livestock make up 96% of the total biomass of all mammals on Earth. Wild mammals, such as elephants, tigers, and bats, account for the remaining 4%.
Birds:
Domesticated poultry, especially chickens, comprise about 70% of all bird biomass, with wild birds making up the other 30%.
Context:
This disparity is a result of centuries of human activity, including habitat destruction for agriculture, logging, and development. Scientists consider this a key factor in the ongoing sixth mass extinction event. } Compiled — John Cox, M.A. C/M
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