Success brings death sentence for US wolves By Oliver Poole in Los Angeles (Filed: 22/12/2002) Grey wolves, relentlessly hunted to extinction in the United States 70 years ago, have become so numerous following their reintroduction seven years ago that last week it was ruled that they can again be shot legally. More than 700 wolves are now believed to roam the Rockies Since 31 of the animals were released into Yellowstone Park in Wyoming in 1995 under an environmental programme endorsed by President Clinton, their numbers have grown rapidly as they feasted on the ready supply of elk and other...