Whats wrong with this Guy? He says “Once you turned them loose in really good habitat, they did really, really well,” Bangs said. “It’s not like we were really smart.” Banghs getting his retirement from Ranchers??
JACKSON, Wyo. — Wolves in Jackson Hole last week were doing what wolves do best: chasing bighorn sheep, pronghorn and elk.
In other words, wolves are doing well on this, the 20th anniversary of their reintroduction of wolves into what, in the United States, is called the Northern Rockies.
The reintroductions began in January 1995 when 14 wolves from Canada were released in Yellowstone National Park’s Lamar Valley. They were supplemented by later releases in Yellowstone and central Idaho.
From those first few dozen the population grew to 1,749 wolves in 2011, though the total has now fallen back to 1,592, reports Jackson Hole News&Guide’s Mike Koshmrl.
Koshmrl talked with Ed Bangs, now retired, who oversaw the wolf reintroduction for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. He described them as big, bold, adaptable and resilient predators.
“Once you turned them loose in really good habitat, they did really, really well,” Bangs said. “It’s not like we were really smart.”
via Mountain Town News Roundup: Grenades still flying, but wolves are here | SummitDaily.com.