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Originally Posted by lannie
He is saying that we are responsible for making it so much easier for the wolves to get to their prey with the roads and trails we make. The wolves would not be that mobile because they can't move around in the snow? In the valleys i have seen the snow is what makes the animals(prey of wolves) come down to the bottom of the valleys in the winter. The snow is what befits the wolves as the prey can't stand on top of the snow and break through which makes travel difficult and the wolves are able to stand on top of the snow. The snowmobile, roads, and trails would help the prey out more than the wolves.....Many of the prey find sanctuary in the towns and habitat created by the humans that the wolves won't habituate as boldly and I think this is much more of an imbalance than many of the other issues. It was an interesting video but the explanation is full of holes imo.
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What he said is true. Take seismic lines for example. You think it benifits ungulates or wolves more? Wolves are able to cover waaay more ground because of it. With 3 feet of snow a wolf doesn’t cover much ground. On a skidoo track or road they eat up the miles until they cut a track. It’s a no brainer. Look at the tracks on the side of an oilfield road if your ever out there. Go out with a trapper on his line checking sets one day. You’ll see wolves following the skidoo track. Only time it leaves is about 50 yards before each set. Only to reappear about 50 yards after the set.