How does the book address the current relisting of gray wolves as an endangered species?
Our book demonstrated that wolves have made extensive recovery within forest lands of northern Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota. Although a few authors may disagree with federal delisting, most would agree that the wolf population no longer needs to be federally listed as endangered or threatened. We demonstrate that wolves in the region have spread across areas of suitable habitat, wolves have dispersed throughout the region, wolf depredations on domestic animals are continuing to grow, and all 3 states have sound management plans in place to guide wolf conservation in the region and will prevent wolves from again becoming endangered. Our book demonstrates that wolves in this region is no longer endangered and wolves can be managed by state and tribal conservation department in a sustainable fashion.
