are gray wolves federally protected
Gray wolves in Wyoming had some protections until last year. The most obvious result of the loss of protections was state-authorized wolf hunts. Because some of the wolves hunted and killed were favorites of tourists in Yellowstone National Park or collared animals being tracked by wildlife biologists, the news of their deaths left raw emotions among conservation advocates. 1 Potential evidence of at least one additional wild wolf in northern California (June 2016) 2  Results of lab analysis of scat collected from the Shasta Pack (June 2016 update) 3  Photo shows wolf pups in Northern California (August 20, 2015)  Evidence of a wolf in Siskiyou County (August 3, 2015) Then in 1995 and 1996 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reintroduced two populations of wolves, one in central Idaho, and the other in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Gray wolf populations have since expanded rapidly. 1 Photo shows wolf pups in Northern California (August 20, 2015) 2  Evidence of a wolf in Siskiyou County (August 3, 2015) 3  California Fish and Game Commission votes to add gray wolf to state endangered list (June 4, 2014)  Report gray wolf sightings. Gray wolves, whose packs now prowl through the northern Rockies and the forests along the Great Lakes, no longer need endangered-species protection to prevent their extinction, the Obama administration said Friday. SPRINGFIELD- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) remind the public that the Serviceï¿½s recent action removing federal Endangered Species Act protection for gray wolves in portions of the Midwest has changed the status of wolves in Illinois north of Interstate 80. 1 Photo shows wolf pups in Northern California (August 20, 2015) 2  Evidence of a wolf in Siskiyou County (August 3, 2015)  California Fish and Game Commission votes to add gray wolf to state endangered list (June 4, 2014) Under ESA protection and recovery programs, gray wolves have expanded into Michigan and Wisconsin, and the regionï¿½s population has rebounded. There are an estimated 2,921 wolves in Minnesota, 782 in Wisconsin, and 687 in Michigan. The gray wolf (Canis lupus) is a native species that was likely extirpated from California in the 1920s, and from most of its range in the United States by the mid-1930s. A small population began naturally recolonizing northwestern Montana, reaching about 65 wolves by 1994. We’re going to be satisfied with a northern Rockies population, a Great Lakes population and a Southwest population.”. The protections available for wolf populations in the northern Midwest have been largely uncontroversial, as was the removal of these populations from the endangered species list in 2011.
Yes