Wolf Wars

A CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INFOGRAPHIC WOLF WARS Most wolves in the lower 48 states are about to lose Endangered Species Act protection. Since April 2011, when wolves in five states lost protection, more than 1,700 wolves have been killed. Gray Wolves in the Lower 48 States 17th Century 2 Million Wolves in North America Following decades of persecution and a federal extermination policy, fewer than 1,000 wolves existed in the wild in the lower 48 states in the 1960s, when the apex predators were finally given federal protection. 2012 5,479 Wolves (lower 48) 1960s <1,000 Wolves (lower 48) Remaining Gray Wolves in the Lower 48, 2012 5,479 wolves 97 3,722 1,585 75 Pacific Northwest Great Lakes Region Northern Rockies Southwest Wolves Killed by Hunting, Trapping Since Regional Delistings, 2011-2013 1,710 killed in Less Than 3 Years 1,180 530 in the Northern Rockies in the Great Lakes region 699 in Idaho 413 in Minnesota 391 in Montana 117 in Wisconsin 90 in Wyoming Now the Obama administration wants to strip protection for nearly all wolves in the lower 48. .that means more wolves will be hunted, trapped and killed. You can help save wolves at: BIOLOGICALDIVERSITY. ORG