{"id":2698,"date":"2015-01-21T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blog.sdps-bbs.com\/?p=2698"},"modified":"2025-04-06T21:01:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T01:01:59","slug":"great-lakes-gray-wolves-returning-to-endangered-species-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/great-lakes-gray-wolves-returning-to-endangered-species-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Lakes Gray Wolves Returning to Endangered Species List"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Wolf\"An\u00a0Obama administration decision sought\u00a0to remove gray wolves in\u00a0the Great Lakes region from the endangered species list. However, a federal judge gave a 111-page opinion and\u00a0ruled to keep the wolves on the list, resulting in a ban to trap and hunt wolves in the surrounding states. Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin were mainly affected by the ruling because they have allowed hunting and trapping of the wolves for one season already. There have been arguments on both side of the fence for these wolves. The Elkhart Truth reports,\u00a0“Animal protection advocates repeatedly have sued over federal efforts to drop federal protections in both regions, arguing that the wolf\u2019s situation remains precarious. Meanwhile, ranchers and farmers complain of heavy financial losses from wolf attacks on livestock.” As of today, it is only legal to shoot wolves if they are threatening human life. It is illegal to kill the wolves even if they are preying on livestock or pets.<\/p>\n

Resources<\/strong>
\nSome Gray Wolves to be Returned to Endangered List<\/a>, AP News
\nGray Wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains<\/a>, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
\nHunting and Trapping Guide\u200b<\/a>, Indiana Department of Natural Resources<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Got Nature?<\/div>\n
Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/div>\n
Purdue University<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

An\u00a0Obama administration decision sought\u00a0to remove gray wolves in\u00a0the Great Lakes region from the endangered species list. However, a federal judge gave a 111-page opinion and\u00a0ruled to keep the wolves on the list, resulting in a ban to trap and hunt wolves in the surrounding states. Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin were mainly affected by the ruling […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[72],"class_list":["post-2698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wildlife","tag-wildlife","audience-for-enthusiasts","audience-for-homeowners","audience-for-landowners","audience-for-professionals"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t