A pack of gray wolves hunt down a buffalo in the Great Lakes area of North America – a wonderful sight to some but a problem in the opinion of North American farmers who claim that their livestock are under threat from these magnificent creatures who are protected as an endangered species but who, some people claim, are now on the increase to the point where they no longer need special privileges.
There are over 4,000 gray wolves in the three states, mostly in Minnesota and if the law is passed, each state will be required to “manage” the wolves.
Two previous attempts by federal officials to control the numbers of wolves in the region by withdrawing federal protection of them as endangered species were overturned by courts when environmental groups challenged how much protection the wolves still required.
Fish and Wildlife officials says recent scientific studies indicate there are two distinct species of gray wolf in the region, the gray wolf and the eastern gray wolf, and said they will begin the process of assessing the range of the eastern wolf.
Wolves are some of the most beautiful and dignified animals on the planet. I have recently lost my own dog, who came from Iran and had some wolf in her. She was the best dog I ever had. I revere wolves, and would ask the American government to reconsider their lifting of the protection of the wonderful indigenous Grey Wolf.