Gray wolf to lose endangered species protection as numbers rise
From the comments:

I’d like to address another, often overlooked aspect of this potentially devastating situation…the wolves themselves

They are, when not being harassed and menaced by humans, perhaps the noblest creatures on the planet…or at least in the top five…

Often called “nature’s perfect parents” wolves take a communal view when rearing their young. Only the alpha male and female mate…the rest celibate and sharing in raising, feeding and protecting the pack and it’s young. They don’t overkill…taking only what they need (unlike certain species of bear, which will kill hungry or not…especially those coke-endorsing white ones who ARE the most carnivorous creatures on the North American continent…but they get the good PR, while wolves are vilified for their incredibly miniscule impact on cattle and other livestock

If man was as true to his essential, fundamental nature as wolves are…the world would be a far better place in many ways that really matter...