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Law stated that wolf hunters recieved cash
Settlers in Massachusetts Bay Colony pass laws saying that cash wiould be rewarded to any resident that killed a wolf. Other colonies did the same. -
Mass. Indians recieved food for wolves
Mass. Indians could recieve wine or corn for one wolf. -
YNP is created
YNP websiteYellowstone National Park is created to protect wildlife from deliberate destruction. -
U.S. tries to poison remaining wolves
The U.S. Government provided poison to people to try to get rid of the remaining wolves. -
ESA is authorized
ESAThe Endangered Species Act (ESA) was authorized law by the U.S. Congress. -
State compensation program is enacted
Minnesota Legislature created a state compensation program to recompense to livestock owners for losses based on wolf depredation. -
ETWRP was published
The Eastern Timber Wolf Recovery Plan was published. It warranted for 5 wolf management zones to be made in Minnesota, the reestablishment of wolves elsewhere, a limited public harvest in Minnesota, and reclassification from endangered to threatened in Minnesota. -
Mexican wolf recovery plan is complete
The Mexican wolf recovery plan is complete. -
MI's wolf recovery plan
MI Wolf Recovery PlanMichigan DNR released its wolf recovery and management plan. -
WI Wolf Management Plan
WI Wolf Management DraftWisconsin DNR released its wolf management plan. -
12 conservation and animal rights groups file a lawsuit
Different conservation and animal rights groups file a lawsuit in court, challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's decision to remove the gray wolf in the Northern Rocky Mountains from the endangered species list.