Wolf Hunt Under Fire

The Nov. 28 article, “Alaska Starts Aerial Wolf Hunt,” left out three crucial points. One, Alaska Gov. Frank Murkowski ignored the wishes of 70% of Alaska’s voters to protect the wolves from aerial hunts. Two, the hunts are carried out in a cruel way in which the wolves are chased down to the point of exhaustion and collapse, then they are shot at point-blank range. And three, the “effort to boost the moose and caribou population” has nothing to do with protecting these species; it’s to ensure a large enough population to appease the hunting lobby, which brings millions of dollars. The welfare of these animals isn’t even a consideration.

Mike Laskavy

Oak Park