Another collared, and very famous Yellowstone wolf killed in Wyoming’s hunt

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Threats to the Future of Wolves

Anti-wolf extremism threatens the future of wolves in Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Rockies – and in places like Oregon, Washington and other western states where wolves are just beginning to reclaim their former homes.

Meanwhile in the Southwest, Mexican wolves are struggling to survive. Only around 50 of these animals are left in the wild, they’re the most endangered wolves in the world. But extremists in Congress want to strip Endangered Species Act protections for these rare animals – and expose these wolves to a second extinction in the wild.

Once virtually eliminated from the lower 48 United States, wolves are clawing their way back from extinction since Defenders and others successfully fought for their re-introduction into Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho in 1995.

In 2011, Congress gave final approval for a budget deal that included a non-budget provision to strip federal protections for wolves in the Northern Rockies. This unprecedented congressional action removed protections under a 2009 delisting rule that was declared unlawful by a federal district court -- while preventing challenges to the delisting in court.

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