The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect those of the producers of Earth and Sky. This article is adapted from an essay in the Boulder Camera, January 24, 1999. In Colorado, Canadian lynx have recently been reintroduced to areas where they once roamed. This highly controversial project brings to light some concerns about reintroduction efforts and humans' role in trying to control nature.
Critics believe that it's hurried and ill-planned.
Colorado represents the southernmost portion of the lynx's historical range. British Columbia Trapper Paul Blackwell faces off with one of 11 Canadian lynx he transported to Colorado, for release in the San Juan Mountains on February 3, 1999. Photo courtesy Geoff Tischbein, Colorado Division of Wildlife. This reasoning simply buys into a system that supports animal exploitation. Just because animals might be killed in one way doesn't justify killing them in other ways.