North America Brings the Wolf Back

A long road that the North American gray wolf has traveled in the past fifty years. Before being put on the endangered species list the grey wolf population had shrunk from covering many parts of North America to only covering a very small percentage of the areas in northern Montana, Canada, and Alaska. In the 1990's reintroduction projects brought the grey wolf back into wildlife reserves in Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana. The reintroduction proved to be successful as the wolf population quickly grew. Impacting the surrounding environment as well.

 Recently the North American Gray Wolf was taken off the endangered species act, a highly controversial decision that still continues to be debated.  One of the main question is; were the wolfs ready to be taken of the highly effective and useful endangered species list. Without the governments protection, the gray wolf could easily suffer. Farm members from the surrounding communities have always been worried about the wolves eating their life stock and without the governments protection the wolves could be killed by the farmers. This endangering the wolves once again. 

However, many environmentalists educate and protect the wolves without the help of the government. Conservation projects throughout northwestern Wyoming and southern Montana and Idaho keep the wolf protected.