Grey-wolf revival

摘要

Grey wolves (Canis lupus), once on the verge of extinction, have recovered sufficiently to be removed from the federal list of threatened and endangered species, the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed on 7 June. That would return management of the animals to state wildlife agencies. The FWS says that wolves are expanding their range and have exceeded population targets by up to 300%, but environmentalists fear that state hunting initiatives will inhibit that recovery. The FWS proposal would maintain federal protection for the Mexican wolf in the southwest.