The West is urban—so when will wildlife politics change to reflect this—or will it ever?

The West is urban—so when will wildlife politics change to reflect this—or will it ever?
A short note in a recent issue of High Country News cited data that the West is “more urban” than the nation as a whole with 89 percentage.  This raises the issue of when, if ever, will the politics of wildlife conservation change to reflect these demographics? Will ranchers and their “partners” extractive industries and farmers continue to dominate or will there be an evolution towards policies less focused on killing predators of cows and sheep?  Up until now, the myth of the “cowboy” westerner and small rancher continues to dominate due to institutionalism and, I think, cultural stereotypes despite their divergence from reality. Check out the story at: http://www.hcn.org/articles/week-in-review-april-21?utm_source=wcn1&utm_medium=email
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