Where is this dead wolf of which you speak, Your Honor?
There's also genetics. Many of the wolves in the Midwest are hybrids as wolves will breed with large coyotes. Is a hybrid an endangered wolf or a coyote subject to year round hunting. I'm aware of one state case along those lines, haven't a clue how federal courts would view it. In an age where a man can decide to be a woman, who knows what a grey canine is.