The Gray Wolf
(Canis lupus)
The Gray Wolf, a powerful, graceful creature, or also known as the timber wolf, has received a bad rap over time in American history. The wolf has played a big role in literature, religions, and other ideas that has molded the mind of the world to believe that the Gray Wolf is nothing but a vile and heartless animal that only lives to kill. The wolf has not only been perceived as the “Big Bad Wolf” but has also been considered symbolic in ways in relation to religion and other types of old folklore. It is said that, in religions like Native American that is, that the wolf possessed powers, to provide healing, and courage. The wolf is seen many times throughout Native American culture as a positive, pure and powerful …show more content…
But at this point in some states that wolf is being taken off the list. According to the Oxford journal for Biology Science “In April 2011, the US Congress intervened in gray wolf (Canis lupus) policy by inserting a budget bill rider that removed federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for wolf populations (i.e., delisted them) in the states of Montana and Idaho and parts of Washington, Oregon, and Utah (USFWS 2009). This left wolf populations classified as endangered in most of the United States, except in Minnesota, where they are threatened, and Alaska, where they are unlisted. However, wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and part of Michigan are also scheduled to be delisted in 2012” …show more content…
Fish and Wildlife Service’s fragmentary attempts to remove gray wolves from the endangered species list in the northern Rockies and western Great Lakes have been bluntly criticized by scientists and are constantly rejected by multiple federal courts. The Service’s has had a uneven approach to wolf recovery, courts have recognized that several states have recklessly attempted to quickly and dramatically reduce wolf numbers through unnecessary and cruel hunting and trapping programs. The public does not support recreational and commercial killing of wolves, as evidenced by the recent decision by Michigan voters in the November 2014 election to reject sport hunting of wolves. Wolves are inedible, and only killed for their heads or fur. According the Humane society “Adam M. Roberts, CEO of Born Free USA, said: “Complex conservation problems require sophisticated solutions. The history of wolf protection in America is riddled with vitriolic conflict and shortsightedness and it is time for a coordinated, forward-thinking approach that removes the most barbaric treatment of this iconic species and focuses on the long-term viability of wolf populations throughout the
(Canis lupus)
The Gray Wolf, a powerful, graceful creature, or also known as the timber wolf, has received a bad rap over time in American history. The wolf has played a big role in literature, religions, and other ideas that has molded the mind of the world to believe that the Gray Wolf is nothing but a vile and heartless animal that only lives to kill. The wolf has not only been perceived as the “Big Bad Wolf” but has also been considered symbolic in ways in relation to religion and other types of old folklore. It is said that, in religions like Native American that is, that the wolf possessed powers, to provide healing, and courage. The wolf is seen many times throughout Native American culture as a positive, pure and powerful …show more content…
But at this point in some states that wolf is being taken off the list. According to the Oxford journal for Biology Science “In April 2011, the US Congress intervened in gray wolf (Canis lupus) policy by inserting a budget bill rider that removed federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for wolf populations (i.e., delisted them) in the states of Montana and Idaho and parts of Washington, Oregon, and Utah (USFWS 2009). This left wolf populations classified as endangered in most of the United States, except in Minnesota, where they are threatened, and Alaska, where they are unlisted. However, wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and part of Michigan are also scheduled to be delisted in 2012” …show more content…
Fish and Wildlife Service’s fragmentary attempts to remove gray wolves from the endangered species list in the northern Rockies and western Great Lakes have been bluntly criticized by scientists and are constantly rejected by multiple federal courts. The Service’s has had a uneven approach to wolf recovery, courts have recognized that several states have recklessly attempted to quickly and dramatically reduce wolf numbers through unnecessary and cruel hunting and trapping programs. The public does not support recreational and commercial killing of wolves, as evidenced by the recent decision by Michigan voters in the November 2014 election to reject sport hunting of wolves. Wolves are inedible, and only killed for their heads or fur. According the Humane society “Adam M. Roberts, CEO of Born Free USA, said: “Complex conservation problems require sophisticated solutions. The history of wolf protection in America is riddled with vitriolic conflict and shortsightedness and it is time for a coordinated, forward-thinking approach that removes the most barbaric treatment of this iconic species and focuses on the long-term viability of wolf populations throughout the