Catron County is the largest county, by area, in New Mexico. At almost 7000 square miles, Catron County is larger than a few Eastern states.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catron_County,_New_Mexico
After I read JAMOLOV HAKIMOVA's graphs (biologist from Uzbekistan), I got out my calculator.
According to the Department of Interior: FWS Report February 8, 2006
"...Packs typically occupy large distinct territories [of] 200–500 square miles ... and defend these areas from other wolves or packs."
I did some calculations and here are the results:
7000 square miles divided by 200 square miles per wolf equals 35 wolves that Catron County can support according to the Department of Interior's own figures.
7000 square miles divided by 500 square miles per wolf is 14 wolves using the Department's higher number.
It turns out that Catron County is over-populated NOW with wolves because they have 57 or more wolves.
Just wait until February when the wolf attacks increase and we may have a killing field in Catron County one way or the other. That is an easy prediction to make. So, the "people cages" at the bus stops will be time and money well spent and not at taxpayer expense. We don't have long to see. Now, have a Merry Christmas, will ya?
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Sunday, December 9, 2007
Hakimova's Statistics Stimulate Thought
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Catron County,
Dept. of Interior,
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