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The Return of the Predator


Gray wolves return to familiar haunts
In January, a second group of wolves was set loose in the northern Rockies, inaugurating the second year of a hotly contested program aimed at bringing back a species whose systematic annihilation was once an obsession in the West.

History of an extermination
A century-old, government-sponsored campaign to eliminate wolves from the American landscape nearly succeeded.

Idaho rancher vs. federal wildlife investigators
Things got tense when federal agents went to investigate a wolf shooting on Eugene Hussey's Idaho ranch.


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Outside Online news feature
A debate with two sides, two languages, two cultures

Outside Online news feature
In Lemhi County, it's not a simple yes-or-no question about wolves

May 22, 1996
Yellowstone wolf dies in apparent turf battle

April 3, 1996
More wolves released at Yellowstone reintroduction site

April 2, 1996
Another reintroduced Yellowstone wolf found shot to death

April 1, 1996
Federal judge refuses to block release of wolves in Yellowstone

March 29, 1996
'Kelly' is first reintroduced wolf to die of natural causes

February 27, 1996
Federal agents search for killer in latest reintroduced wolf death

February 6, 1996
Federal agents kill Yellowstone wolf with an appetite for sheep

January 30, 1996
Second wolf group reintroduced to Yellowstone and Idaho

January 17, 1996
Relocated wolf kills two sheep in Montana

January 11, 1996
Private donations give wolf program a boost

January 3, 1996
Eastern timber wolf on the rebound in Great Lakes states

December 11, 1995
Slain wolf becomes martyr for reintroduction, fund-raising efforts

November 15, 1995
Second release of wolves planned for January

November 8, 1995
Wolf pup found shot dead in Montana

October 26, 1995
Wolf shooter convicted, faces prison

September 19, 1995
Rancher doesn't like wolves, sues federal government

September 18, 1995
Wildlife Agents vindicated by tape; rancher and sheriff a nasty pair

September 13, 1995
Political threats aside, wildlife officials proceed with wolf reintroduction plans

August 25, 1995
Wolf releases in Yellowstone and Idaho may be increased

January, 1995
Local fur trappers paid to capture wolves from the Canadian Rockies

Outside magazine--April 1995
Return of the Hunted


Perspectives

Answers to frequently asked questions
By Ed Bangs, wolf recovery coordinator

Reintroduction program does not adequately protect interests of ranchers
By the National Cattlemen's Association

Introducing wolves into Idaho violates the Endangered Species Act
By the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund

Wolf reintroduction threatens livestock industry and wastes taxpayers' money
By Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Montana)

Deforestation and agricultural practices threaten wolves' habitat
By Maureen L. Greeley, Wolf Haven International

We're just exploiting wolves in a new politically correct way
By T.R. Mader, Abundant Wildlife Society


Key Documents

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Gray Wolf Profile

Environmental Impact Statement studies Americans' attitudes about wolves

Final Environmental Impact Statement abstract

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announces plans to begin wolf reintroduction

Department of Interior final rules regarding reintroduced wolves






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