"The cowmen who cleans his range of wolves does not realize that he is taking over the wolf's job of trimming the herd to fit the range. He has not learned to think like a mountain."
In the article "Thinking Like a Mountain" by Aldo Leopard, he describes a scene in nature of how everything need to be in balance to survive. For example, wolves control the population of deer, who would otherwise eat all the plants up if they overpopulate. Leopard suggests that while cowmen try to protect their cows from wolves, they don't see that the increased cow population will lead a shortage in natural resources.
I agree with Mr. Leopard and I like how he used the mysterious howl of the wolf to tie everything together. He is a very interesting writer and made me think about different relationships in nature and how we humans fit into it.
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