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OTTAWA — Thousands of wolves stand to be killed in Alberta as part of the federal government's new plan to sustain caribou in the oilsands area, environmental researchers say.
It's a calculation that Environment Minister Peter Kent doesn't contest, even though he wishes he could.
"You are talking about very large numbers," Kent said in an interview.
"Culling is an accepted if regrettable scientific practice and means of controlling populations and attempting to balance what civilization has developed. I've got to admit, it troubles me that that's what is necessary to protect this species."
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It's a calculation that Environment Minister Peter Kent doesn't contest, even though he wishes he could.
"You are talking about very large numbers," Kent said in an interview.
"Culling is an accepted if regrettable scientific practice and means of controlling populations and attempting to balance what civilization has developed. I've got to admit, it troubles me that that's what is necessary to protect this species."
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