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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.
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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."
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Hunters are offered as much as $50 per wolf just to irradiate wolves that "pose such a threat."
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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.
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People finally recognize the dire situation that this animal is in.
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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.
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Wolves are brought in from Canada and introduced into Yellowstone and central Idaho
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Mexican gray wolves were put into the Southwest
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Wolves have since rebounded by over 300% of the population goal. State, federal local governments all helped to accomplish this.
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Officially removed from endangered species list. Wyoming's state management place takes affect.
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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
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It might not ever regain it's massive numbers that they had before the 1800's.
