Howling Mad
By AAN Staff
august 15, 2003 06:42 pm
The first Mexican Gray wolves put paws
back on Southwestern soil in 1998 under a program
headed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Today,
around 40 of them roam throughout a roughly
5,000-square-mile area of eastern Arizona and
western New Mexico, and that number is expected to
reach 100 in seven years. Public support
for the program has always been high, especially for
those viewing it from a distance. But for many who
actually live with the wolves, their view of the
animals ranges from public nuisances on up to
four-legged terrorists. Leo W. Banks examines
problems in the wolf reintroduction program.