Grey wolves—Yellowstone

• Main Authors: Phillips, Michael K., Bangs, Edward E., Mech, L. David, Kelly, Brian T., Fazio, Buddy B.
• Format: Book Part
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University PressOxford 2004
• Subjects: Canis lupus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198515562.003.0019; https://academic.oup.com/book/chapter-pdf/44963809/book_8191_section_153738611.ag.pdf

Abstract About 150 years ago, the grey wolf (Canis lupus) was distributed throughout the contiguous United States, except for in southeastern US from central Texas to the Atlantic coast, where the red wolf (Canis rufus) occurred. Conflict with agricultural interests resulted in government-supported eradication campaigns beginning in colonial Massachusetts in 1630. Over the next 300 years, the campaigns were extended throughout the US resulting in the near extermination of both species. In recent decades, efforts to recover the red and grey wolf were carried out. This chapter summarizes extermination and recovery efforts for both species in the contiguous US.