"Indians, Wolves,
Grizzlies and Other Endangered Species
Insanities"
from "In Defense of Rural America"
By Ron Ewart, President of
the
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In the early settlement days of the Pacific Northwest, the new
inhabitants to a wild land encountered dangerous predators that were killing
their livestock, domestic animals and sometimes people. Yes, wolves, bears
and cougars were indigenous to the area. But as the human population grew,
deadly run-ins with these animals occurred more frequent. It was said that
in the pioneer days of Seattle, the people could not walk the streets at night
for fear of being attacked by bears and cougars that would roam into town in
search of food. In order to remove the threat, thankfully these predators were
essentially hunted to extinction.
