Group files petition against wolf legislation Pictured is a
captive gray wolf at the Wildlife Science Center in Minnesota.
(Courtesy photo/Wikimedia Commons / January 17, 2013) The
coalition, called Keep Michigan Wolves Protected, is seeking
225,000 signatures gathered over the next two and a half months
in order to put a statewide question on the ballot in 2014. This
would allow voters to choose whether or not the state can create
a wolf hunting season. Federal wildlife officials worked during
recent years to successfully remove the wolf from the list of
threatened and endangered animals. One of the groups behind the
petition for a statewide vote on a wolf hunt is the Humane
Society of the United States. Jill Fritz is the Michigan state
director of the organization. "Wolves have been on the protected
list for nearly 50 years. There are fewer than 700 wolves in
Michigan, and their numbers are just starting to recover," said
Fritz. "It's already legal to kill wolves if they are attacking
livestock or dogs. Peo