Opinion: Fact checking Derek Wolfe’s excuse to trophy hunt a lion

Indonesia Berita Berita

Opinion: Fact checking Derek Wolfe’s excuse to trophy hunt a lion
Indonesia Berita Terbaru,Indonesia Berita utama
  • 📰 denverpost
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 41 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 20%
  • Publisher: 72%

'As a Coloradan who lives in lion country raising goats and chickens, I am closely following the buzz after Derek Wolfe posted on his Instagram account photos of a mountain lion’s bloody carcass in his arms, then gutted and strapped to his back.'

about a former Denver Bronco killing a mountain lion would have moved on to reports that we’ve found more presidential classified documents.As a Coloradan who lives in lion country raising goats and chickens, I am closely following the buzz after Derek Wolfe posted on his Instagram account photos of a mountain lion’s bloody carcass in his arms, then gutted and strapped to his back.

There was a bonus to this trophy hunt, according to an online hunting magazine that says “the cat isn’t only a trophy for Wolfe … he actually did the local community a service.” Wolfe isn’t a large predator biologist or an ecologist, nor is the trophy hunting guide who did the set-up on the commercial kill of the lion. And therein lies the problem.

This particular case seems like a ruse — an act of killing for pleasure masquerading as some sort of civil service. It’s why, for instance, we see young cats with porcupine quills in their nose. Humans are not at risk, because multiple studies showLooking to trophy hunters to save the day is no remedy and conversely is associated with “increased, not decreased, complaints and depredations” on nonhuman animals, according to one study.

Berita ini telah kami rangkum agar Anda dapat membacanya dengan cepat. Jika Anda tertarik dengan beritanya, Anda dapat membaca teks lengkapnya di sini. Baca lebih lajut:

denverpost /  🏆 13. in US

Indonesia Berita Terbaru, Indonesia Berita utama

Similar News:Anda juga dapat membaca berita serupa dengan ini yang kami kumpulkan dari sumber berita lain.

Black History Month Begins With Reflections on Black AmericaBlack History Month Begins With Reflections on Black AmericaFebruary is Black History Month, and outlets are publishing reflections on black history and commentaries on the current state of civil rights efforts. See perspectives and analysis across the spectrum from CNNOpinion, nypost, and axios:
Baca lebih lajut »

Fact Check: Trump claims wind turbines kill 'thousands' of bald eaglesFact Check: Trump claims wind turbines kill 'thousands' of bald eaglesFormer president Donald Trump criticized turbine tech alleging it was a major bird killer in the U.S.
Baca lebih lajut »

Fact Check: Are Republicans making Jamie Raskin remove cap during chemo?Fact Check: Are Republicans making Jamie Raskin remove cap during chemo?Claims that the Maryland Democrat was resisting Republican calls for him to remove the headdress have gone viral.
Baca lebih lajut »

Fact Check: Did Biden say sending tanks to Ukraine would cause World War 3?Fact Check: Did Biden say sending tanks to Ukraine would cause World War 3?Donald Trump's campaign team suggested President Joe Biden had turned back on comments from 2022.
Baca lebih lajut »

Fact check: Trump donated portions of presidential salary to agencies, contrary to viral claimFact check: Trump donated portions of presidential salary to agencies, contrary to viral claimTax experts told USA TODAY that Trump's tax returns show only the charitable contributions he reported – not whether he donated his own salary or where the contributions went.
Baca lebih lajut »

Fact check: Six false claims fully disproven by the newly released Paul Pelosi evidenceFact check: Six false claims fully disproven by the newly released Paul Pelosi evidenceThe conspiracy theories about the October attack on Paul Pelosi never made sense. And now the public can see that a whole bunch of these false claims have been definitively disproven by audio and v…
Baca lebih lajut »



Render Time: 2025-02-28 19:18:11