There's a wolf in California!

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35. Seems wolves are doing well. Maybe too well in some areas.

With delisting of Gray wolf, Minnesota Legislature to consider hunting season.

By Nathan Bergstedt Grand Rapids Herald-Review | Posted: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 12:00 pm

The U.S Fish and Wildlife Service announced last week that it will publish the final delisting rule on Wednesday, Dec. 28, for the gray wolf in Minnesota and the Western Great Lakes region. The wolf will then be officially taken off the federal Endangered Species list 30 days after the published rule. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will then be responsible for wolf management in the state.

This will be the third time in the past decade that the gray wolf will have been delisted. Previous attempts were overturned after legal challenges to the delisting were brought forth, both times having to do with procedural technicalities. The gray wolf is considered a success story of the Endangered Species Act, with current populations more than double the goal set by the recovery plan. There are currently about 3,000 gray wolves in Minnesota: the largest population in the lower 48 states.



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'HUNTER MAY BECOME HUNTED - The Minnesota Legislature took action this summer to waive the five-year waiting period after delisting before a hunting season can be considered. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will publish the final delisting rule today for the gray wolf in Minnesota. If a wolf season is approved, Minnesota would join Alaska, Idaho and Montana in the list of states where wolf hunting is legal. (Photo by MacNeil Lyons, National Park Service) ' http://www.grandrapidsmn.com/news/article_5b3dec30-30eb-11e1-9aea-001871e3ce6c.html

Here's another account:
http://www.thenorthwestern.com/article/20111227/OSH0101/111227046/Wisconsin-looks-limit-hunting-since-gray-wolf-removed-from-endangered-species-list?odyssey=mod|defcon|text|FRONTPAGE

And another with video.
http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com/news/video/Gray-Wolf-Population-Recovery-Goal-is-Achieved-136333603.html