Have you ever seen those videos where a well-meaning person releases an animal that they have nurtured, into an open field only to have a hawk swoop in and snatch it? I do feel bad for the critter, but the people that don't know how nature works are hilarious.
As I write this the situation is still playing out. The Canadian government is still using their heavy-handed tactics, but a "first people's" group (Native Americans for those not versed in Canadian, has intervened to stop this nonsense. For now.