If anyone cares to read the original congressional legislation establishing wolves in Yellowstone, the number congress approved was about 300 wolves. The legislation also includes managing the packs and assessing the economic impact of wolves on the local economy. If the economic impact was negative, the wolves were to be controlled or removed.
Now I'm not real sure about this, and I'm sure that residents near Yellowstone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty certain that Canadian grey wolves were not original residents of the Yellowstone territory. I thought it was the red wolf (canis rufus) as the original animal around yellowstone.
I have not been keeping current about the wolf controversy around Yellowstone and last looked at the situation in 2003. We have other concerns where I live.
We've got wolves coming out of butts here in the upper Midwest. Some Marxist judge living about a thousand miles away made the royal ruling that wolves may not be managed in the upper Midwest because he'll cry. Stupid a**hole.
So SS & S goes on and Mr. Grey Wolf cannot huff and puff and blow your house down with meting Mr. 30-30.
America, is this a great country or what....
"...with meting Mr. 30-30."
"...without MEETING Mr. 30-30.
Spellcheckers suck. So do grammar checkers.
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service "put wolves in Yellowstone Park" and created a recovery area 300 miles around the park, then "tied all the dollars to Yellowstone and openly admitted they knew wolves would leave.