The Man Who Would Kill Wolf Pups [View all]
Over the past several years, we have come to know Paul Fielder (R) of Thompson Falls through the course of his tenure as state senator and now representative. We have seen him work tirelessly to eradicate wolves in Montana and he has shown no fondness for grizzly bears either.
He attempted to have trapping made part of the state constitution. Conservationists pushed back hard, and thankfully, the effort was defeated.
His method uses faux science to support the idea that game animal populations are falling year after year. Numbers are, in fact, at near record levels. Nonetheless, he wants wolves eradicated, and no method is too cruel for him. He repeats outdated and disproven arguments that all predators must be “managed”. Ideas based not on science, but talking points tailored to convince his fellow lawmakers Montana’s wolves must all die. People need more management, not wolves.
Fielder calls himself a “wildlife biologist” but likely takes money from trappers and trophy hunting groups, and he’s a pay-to-play legislator. Trappers represent less than 0.24% of people using public lands, yet Fielder represents their desire to kill and torture wildlife as a majority view.
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