A 30-year look at wolf reintroduction

Managers reintroduced wolves to Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho three decades ago this month

It’s been 30 years since managers, scientists and others reintroduced gray wolves to Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho. At the time, the decision was controversial. Some thought the wolves (Canis lupus) would naturally return to the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem after their extirpation in the 1930s due to unregulated trapping and hunting. But the federal government wanted to move forward with the reintroduction in the 1990s. In an article published in WyoFile, writers discuss the history of the effort including the perspectives of activists, bureaucrats, biologists and politicians.

Read the article in WyoFile.

Header Image: Caption: Mike Van Delan