<< I recently talked to a friend who moved to Montana
years back but maintains a California based business.
He said that he often sees wolves and would like to
shoot them when they are on his property but says he
can't. I know the wolf is a great predator but how
much of threat can they really be considering that
their numbers are extremely low in comparison to
the late 1800's. Do you have any idea  what the
current population is? I was curious because what I
see on Discovery shows a very sparse population. >>


Although the wolf population had dwindled to an
alarmingly low number by the 1950s, reclassifying them
as an endangered species and successful reintroduction
programs have made significant gains -- to the point
where the U.S. Wildlife Service is now considering
reclassifying them from endangered to threatened.
More info. about wolf populations and the proposed
reclassification can be found at:


http://midwest.fws.gov/wolf/proposal/nr_71100.htm



Lynda




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