Crying Wolf: Concluding that Wolves were not Restored

• Main Author: Mech, L. David
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2008
• Subjects: Other International and Area Studies; Fuller; Canis lupus
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usgsnpwrc/72; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/usgsnpwrc/article/1081/viewcontent/Mech_BL_2008_Crying_wolf.pdf

In 2007, the USA removed (delisted) the grey wolf (Canis lupus) in the upper Midwest from the Endangered Species List. After 35 years of being considered endangered, these wolves had increased from 750 in 38 400 km2 of Minnesota (Fuller et al. 1992) to over 4100 inhabiting 110 000 km2 of Minnesota,...