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Wolves began to get hunted
People started to hunt wolves to protect their livestock, for sport, pelts or money. The local governments of states with wolves offered varying amounts of money to people who hunted wolves to try to bring down their numbers. -
Wolf population decimated
Wolves have been hunted almost to extinction, but small groups still live in several spots along the Canadian border. This is a result of local governments "bribery." -
Wolf prosecution continues
Hunters are offered as much as $50 per wolf just to irradiate wolves that "pose such a threat." -
Endangered Species Act becomes a law
This law protects the rights of endangered animals. These animals once thrived all throughout the country, but we hunted them almost to extinction. This was done by federal government. They felt that it would be easier to reintroduce them as a country rather than smaller forces. -
Wolves get added to endangered species list
People finally recognize the dire situation that this animal is in. -
10(j) rule added to the endangered species act
Allows the Interior Department to classify endangered species as experimental and non essential. This was added due to locals complaints about adding a new species into the ecosystem. The federal government did this to get around states restrictions on what they can do with endangered species. -
Reintroduction of wolves begins
Wolves are brought in from Canada and introduced into Yellowstone and central Idaho -
Wolves introduced into the Southwest
Mexican gray wolves were put into the Southwest -
Recovery goals of the population were met
Wolves have since rebounded by over 300% of the population goal. State, federal local governments all helped to accomplish this. -
Gray Wolves back on the endangered species list
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Northern rockies wolves delisted
Officially removed from endangered species list. Wyoming's state management place takes affect. -
ESA reinstated protections for the wolf
Park rangers were now able to reinforce the safety of these animals better in Wyoming, and the Western Great Lakes were added on February 20th 2015 -
The wolf population is now stable
It might not ever regain it's massive numbers that they had before the 1800's.
