Paper Topic:

Wolf Recovery in Utah

Student X

Professor X

Environment

12 July 2006

The Need for a Wolf Recovery Program in the State of Utah

There is a need for a wolf recovery program in the State of Utah . It can be safely said that if wolves are not endangered to the fullest extent of the term , then they are non-existent and whatever is left would be wiped out due to recent government policies and the lack of efforts to revive a natural wolf habitat

There can be at least 3 major reasons for a

wolf recovery program in Utah and these will be listed as follows

The beauty and majesty of wolves alone is worth all the effort

Utah , with its diverse National Parks is practically a symbol of American wildlife , not to mention a major part of American history

The presence of wolves in Utah will enhance the ecosystem in the region

The Majestic Wolves

With regards to the first inspiration for conservation and recovery efforts , the beauty and majesty of this canine species as witnessed in the wild is almost beyond compare . This experience which can be attested by nature lovers and conservationists can be liken to seeing a mountain lion allowed to roam its domain without interference from man . This can also be compared to seeing an American eagle in flight , encumbered by the evils of modern civilization . And just by observing them - man 's spirits could be lifted up in a way that no artificial forms of entertainment can . There is something surreal about it while others would assert that it is beyond mystical

Utah : A National Park

One can only speculate what God was thinking when He fashioned Utah but the sheer beauty of the landscape the natural wonders to behold in the state makes Utah a kind of symbol for American wildlife . It is impossible to understand the West by excluding this great state and therefore aside from making National Parks out of a considerable portion of its landmass , a proper conservation program for all endangered species in its domain must be considered . A wolf recovery program is just appropriate for the state and it completes Utah in a way that only Utahns ' can only express how

Some Utahns could barely hide the emotions in their desire to bring back the wolf home . An example of such outburst can be found in a website calling the wolf to its proper place not only in Utah country but in the Utahns ' heart and it reads

Utah has always been home to wolf - and for the better part of this century only as an apparition , with the material wolf yearning for the last wildness on the Uintas . It is likely a few individuals have broken ranks from their already isolated and fragmented packs in Idaho and Wyoming to venture onto the North Slope in the dark and slip back home by starlight (Carter , par . 3

Another precedent that must be noted here is a proposal by a Republican Representative , Michael...

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