It&#x27;s a mixed bag.  Reintroduced wolves are breeding like crazy in some areas  northern US states like Montana while not as much in Michigan or Wisconsin. 1<p>Also, this should not be taken as a free pass to stop conservation or efficiency efforts because of obvious anthropogenic climate change and the Holocene extinction.<p>I think we need to investigate &quot;no arable land&quot; ag in ultra-high density hydroponics and other approaches to dedicating less land (and urban colocation in buildings), inputs, energy and waste to boil down crop raising to the minimum necessary processes.  And also consider cultured animal products.<p>The US and other countries must push much more aggressively to replace carbon fuels with renewables and non-carbon energy generation as the EU is undertaking.  Big coal cannot be allowed to play Russian roulette with our planet to squeeze out more profit by maximally delaying critical changes to industrial habits through political corruption, PR talking-head FUD &quot;expert&quot; shills, ostensible issue groups and many other means.   In parallel, the EU and US must help China and other emerging economies deploy technologies faster to cut pollution and reduce net long-term greenhouse emissions, or our grandchildren will face a much tougher battle for survival in the coming century.<p>At the same time and irrespective of supply-side revolutions, consumers must be educated do their individual part to reduce demand of wasteful growers&#x2F;crops and avoid currently resource-intensive crops like almonds, cotton, irrigation-flooded rice, palm nuts&#x2F;oil, livestock meat and similar ag products.<p>Globally, we&#x27;re going to need uniform, strong, local environmental protections and industrial regulations to avoid turning the whole planet into Easter Island.<p>1:  Wolf 2014 population report [pdf] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.fws.gov&#x2F;midwest&#x2F;wolf&#x2F;monitoring&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;Year1PDMReportSept2014.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.fws.gov&#x2F;midwest&#x2F;wolf&#x2F;monitoring&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;Year1PDMRepor...</a>