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According to the LA Times, federal protection has been restored for the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes region - including Michigan. This is good news for our wolves which were recently hunted after they were taken off the endangered species list. Wolves used to number in the tens of thousands throughout North America but currently are estimated at about 658. Often misrepresented and maligned, wolves are an important part of our ecosystem. This new ruling by U.S. Disrict Judge Beryl Howell calls for "more stringent standards for taking an animal off the endangered species list" per the Dec. 21st article in the L.A. Times. However, the fight to protect our wolves is not over. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife is still proposing to remove the wolf entirely from this list and a ruling on this could come as early as 2015.
According to the LA Times, federal protection has been restored for the gray wolf in the Western Great Lakes region - including Michigan. This is good news for our wolves which were recently hunted after they were taken off the endangered species list. Wolves used to number in the tens of thousands throughout North America but currently are estimated at about 658. Often misrepresented and maligned, wolves are an important part of our ecosystem. This new ruling by U.S. Disrict Judge Beryl Howell calls for "more stringent standards for taking an animal off the endangered species list" per the Dec. 21st article in the L.A. Times. However, the fight to protect our wolves is not over. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife is still proposing to remove the wolf entirely from this list and a ruling on this could come as early as 2015.
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