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.why does Canada have managed wolf hunts? Geez, do their biologists have it wrong and PBS has it right?

First off, PBS Nova/Nature NEVER said they were against managing the wolf's or any other species by either "culling" by naturalists or allowing a limited or MAYBE a open hunting season.
What their against are people that out of ignorance and unfounded fear, wanted to kill wolves in a eco-system like Yellowstone when there was clearly plenty of natural food for the limited amount of wolves in the area. When/IF the wolf numbers get greater than their food source, they'll use whatever sound wildlife management techniques they deem necessary and that may or may not include hunting?

Canada has a far greater land mass and highest ratio of wilderness to people that the US does.
Wolves in Canada are not considered "endangered" in the areas that allow hunting. I'm sure IF that changes, the Canadian BIOLOGIST will address it and act accordingly.

All those people on those PBS shows are field biologists with advanced degrees. Most are also hunters and fishermen themselves They spend summers/winters, doing the hard science. They track animal movements with radio collars, check kills and examine bite marks to see what predator did the kill. They take scat samples and analysis what the animals are eating. Tranquilize animals and take Blood samples to see how their doing and get DNA samples to check the gene pools, necessary for a healthy herd.

They do this to let the FACTS dictate the policy, not undocumented "stories" that are more fear/bias based than factual PROVEABLE accounts.

Yes, I stand behind their expert opinions because of all I've alluded too and the fact all the state and federal wildlife agencies do as well.

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I didn't attack him on a personal level, I said that he had NO degreed educational background that would lead me to believe he was more qualified than the real professionals with actual scientific degrees?

Other than the fact his Bio reads like a Mini-MT, I don't see anything that qualifies him giving ANYTHING but his own opinion, a heavily biased one at that.

I pointed that salient fact out so my fellow QJers IF so inclined can look at my frame of expert reference and the one you linked too.
Let everyone decide for themselves who they feel is MORE qualified to recommend conservation policy.