As Wolves’ Numbers Rise, So Does Friction Between Guardians and Hunters

Decades ago, Wolves were close to extinction across the United States. They are now being raised, fed off of a bottle and cared for. People ,like Ms. Dowler, treat the wolves not as wild animals but as harmless pets.  Since then, the wolf population has increased drastically and is now off the endangered species list. In Wisconsin and Minnesota, it is now legal to hunt wolves and the season is just starting. However, animal rights groups have been protesting against the new  hunting season. They believe it will reverse the newly increased population. “We’ve spent a lot as a nation to protect them,” said Wayne Pacelle, president of the Humane Society of the United States. It is now confirmed that over 42 wolves have been killed so far and an estimated 600 will be by the end of the season.  The possible solution to this is to wait longer for it to be legal to hunt wolves. Their population was just restored, let them have time to settle. The barrier is that if their population does increase more rapidly than expected, the outcomes will not end well.  I think that if we wait more time to make the hunting legal it would be beneficial to the wolves.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/02/us/friction-between-wolf-hunters-and-protectors-rises.html?ref=endangeredandextinctspecies