Living with Wolves

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 Aldo Leopold, pioneer of American conservation, recommends bringing wolves back to Yellowstone.

June 10, 1944

to 1968

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Yellowstone rangers shoot, trap, and export elk and other prey species that are now overpopulating and overgrazing the park.

June 10, 1935

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Park rangers shoot two wolf pups, the last two wolves in Yellowstone.

June 10, 1926

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Wolf eradication campaign begins. The U.S. government approves destroying all species “injurious to agriculture” in the West. Yellowstone National Park begins a wolf eradication campaign.

June 10, 1914

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Wolf Extermination Peaks. In addition to ongoing state-by- state bounty programs, the federal government employs bounty hunters to eradicate wolves. During this period, as many as 100,000 wolves are killed each year.

June 10, 1870

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Living with Wolves

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