If the landowner has the audacity to destroy an animal for his safety or to protect property, he can be expected to pay a stiff fine and face sentencing. Another excuse for so-called restoration efforts is that they are justified anywhere the species once occurred. This might be acceptable if historical records were reliable and the Earth was in a static state. However, scientific attention to wildlife is relatively new, and past occurrence and range documentation can be scanty. The Earth is highly dynamic, with ecosystems in a constant state of flux.
Wildlife species come and wildlife species go.
This has been happening for eons. Social engineering with wolves The gray wolf appears to be the most popular candidate for such social engineering. One of the excuses given is that the species is endangered or threatened. In any deliberations concerning the status of wildlife species, it must be remembered that technically speaking endangered means threatened with extinction from the planet Earth. Unfortunately, there are those who delight in twisting definitions to their own liking.