Washington State’s move to extirpate an entire pack of wolves near the Canadian border for the infraction of killing a few alien domestic cattle grazing public lands is reprehensible. That wildlife agencies would kill any wolves to benefit the profit margin of private businesses utilizing public resources is an outrage. George Wuerthner writes how the tragedy of this slaughter of wild predators repeats itself over and over throughout the West.
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How to Legalize Building and Living in Tiny Houses
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Improvised Beat Generation Dreams of John Cassavetes
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Traditional Healing Among the Highland Maya
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