New at Reason: Ronald Bailey on Gassing Wolf Pups vs. Hunting Their Parents

September 7, 2010

Since 66 wolves were cautiously reintroduced into the Northern Rocky Mountains in 1995, the population has grown to over 1,700 today. Last year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared that the wolves were no longer endangered and allowed Montana and Idaho to authorize managed hunts. Infuriated environmentalists persuaded a federal district court to declare them endangered again, preventing future hunts. State game agencies are now considering other methods for controlling wolf populations. Reason Science Correspondent Ronald Bailey argues that the environmentalists' court victory may well backfire on them.

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