Why do we care? Because it has an impact on an important financial sector for state governments in these rural northern states. No biggie though, just people's jobs.
Yes. And with a healthier population those animals people flock for miles to see will bring in more people, increasing tax revenues, and yielding the need for more jobs. People would much rather see 20 big moose and 2 wolves than 22 sickly moose and 0 wolves.
And I still disagree on the cattle impact. I can guarantee for a fact that herds in Montana have been hit by them, but they won't call it one unless an official sees it occur...and that's going to be unlikely.
There are countless grad students that would come up and do the studies for free, or close to it. I doubt those Montana ranchers bother contacting any of the Universities with this opportunity, as if they're wrong there's now numbers to prove it.
Put up, or shut up.
Lastly, you're smart, but you communicate like [omitted]. It doesn't make any of this enjoyable.
Mud slinging will get you no where. He who shall not be named never posts links, or has numbers. So which of us, exactly, posts like that?