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Offerred A Bounty To Anyone That Killed A Wolf
Settlers in Massechusetts Bay Colony passed a law that offered a cash reward to anyone that killed a wolf. After the Massechusets Colony started this, other colonies in the area followed. This is because the people living there relied on the deer population. When the deer got over-hunted, they thought that the wolves were a good option. -
Massachusetts indians were given reward for capturing a wolf
Any Massachusets Indian could get 3 quarts of wine or a bushel of corn for capturing one wolf. This is because wolfs apparently were hunting and killing their food. Wolves were used to capturing animals in the wild. When they came upon livestock, they would kill a lot. The US gave the indians rewards if they brought a wolf in and then the white men used it as food. -
War Of Extermination
The War of Extermination was declared on Bears and Wolves. This was declared in Ohio. This caused wolf pelts to increase in demand. Wolf pelts were not worth much at first, but then grew in price as the wolf population came down. 20 wolf pelts were shipped downriver in 1850, and 3,000 more being shipped three years later. -
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Bounty System Started
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Wolfers came about
Miners could not mine during the winter, so they decided to kill wolves. They came up with tricks to make more money. They would let the mom wolf live, and then kill her babies. This is cruel. They would also split one in half and claim that it was 2 different wolves. -
100000 wolves per year
At this time, 100,000 wolves were killed each year. -
U.S. Tried To Poison The Remaining Wolves
The U.S. Government provided poison to rid the U.S. of the remaining wolves. This was part of an effort to bring down the wold population in the U.S. By the time they were done poisoning, there were only a few pockets of wolves left. This was also done along with hunting and capturing wolves. -
200 Wolves Were Harvested Anually
Between 1960 and 1973, 200 wolves were harvested anually in Minnesota. During this time period, there was an effort in the United Stated to rid the continent of wolves. This was part of the government's decisions to kill them all. They wanted to kill the wolves because they needed food, and the wolves were mauling their other resource of food. -
Last Bounty Was Paid
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Eastern Timber Wolf became endangered
The eastern timber wolf became "endangered' in the US under a 1966 federal Endangered Species Preservation Act. -
Eastern Timber Wolf Became protected
The eastern timber wolf became protected under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 in August -
Mexican Gray Wolf Became Endangered
The Mexican gray wolf was listed under the Endangered Species Act. -
Minnesota wolves reclassified from endangered to threatened.
Minnesota wolves were reclassified from endangered to threatened. Under protection provided by the ESA, it is illegal to kill a wolf, except when you are defending your life of a human life. This allowed wolves to repopulate parts of the Great Lakes area.
