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Wolf timeline

By James Mahedy

  • First bounty - settlers in Mass. Bay Colony passed laws offering cash reward to any resident that killed a wolf. Other colonies followed.

    First bounty - settlers in Mass. Bay Colony passed laws offering cash reward to any resident that killed a wolf. Other colonies followed.
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  • Any Mass. Indian could get 3qt. of wine or a bushel of corn for one wolf.

    Any Mass. Indian could get 3qt. of wine or a bushel of corn for one wolf.

  • "War of Extermination" in Ohio declared against bear and wolves.

    "War of Extermination" in Ohio declared against bear and wolves.

  • Era of the "Wolfers" Demand for wolf pelts increased as a result of beaver population decimation. Wolfers preferred poison to traps and killed bison, elk and other animals for bait. It is estimated that 100.000 wolves were killed a year between 1870 and 1

    Era of the "Wolfers" Demand for wolf pelts increased as a result of beaver population decimation. Wolfers preferred poison to traps and killed bison, elk and other animals for bait. It is estimated that 100.000 wolves were killed a year between 1870 and 1

  • Law in Wyoming stipulated penalty of $300 for freeing a wolf from a trap.

    Law in Wyoming stipulated penalty of $300 for freeing a wolf from a trap.

  • 150 wolves estimated to inhabit Wisconsin.

    150 wolves estimated to inhabit Wisconsin.

  • It was estimated there were 450-700 wolves in northern Minnesota and an average of 253 wolves were taken annually under the state's bounty system.

    It was estimated there were 450-700 wolves in northern Minnesota and an average of 253 wolves were taken annually under the state's bounty system.

  • Michigan gave the wolf complete protection under state law.Last bounty ($35) was paid on a wolf in Minnesota.

    Michigan gave the wolf complete protection under state law.Last bounty ($35) was paid on a wolf in Minnesota.

  • The eastern timber wolf was listed as "endangered' in the contiguous US under a 1966 federal Endangered Species Preservation Act. This act only provided limited protection on federal lands.

    The eastern timber wolf was listed as "endangered' in the contiguous US under a 1966 federal Endangered Species Preservation Act. This act only provided limited protection on federal lands.

  • (February 21) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service filed the rule that would remove gray wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains from the federal endangered species list.

    (February 21) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service filed the rule that would remove gray wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains from the federal endangered species list.