A U.S. federal court has restored endangered species protections for the iconic and endangered gray wolf.
This comes on the heels after the National Resource Defense Council (NRDC) and its allies have sued to place the wolf back on the threatened and endangered species list.
Some may remember in 2021 when states like Idaho and Montana were allowing aggressive tactics to reduce wolf populations such as baiting them out of protected territory where they could be hunted and trap.
Egregiously, 20% of the wolf population in Yellowstone National Park were killed by just a handful of trappers and hunters last year.
Luckily there are organizations like the NRDC who are fighting the good fight for wildlife who need a strong voice advocating for their right to live, for equality, for their future generations to have a chance.
I mentioned this before in a post earlier this year that each continent has an iconic species that is able to tell a story about the region long before humans came. For North America, one of those species is the wolf. It is part of the continent’s geographical, ecological, and evolutionary history.
The wolf is one of North America’s oldest ancestors and it should be our place to ensure its survival for generations to come.
Photo by Marc-Olivier Jodoin
