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BUSH ADMINISTRATION THREATENS SUCCESS OF 10-YEAR WOLF RECOVERY
Four weeks from now, January 12, marks the official 10-year
anniversary for the return of the gray wolf to Yellowstone
National Park. While the resurgence of a wolf population in the
lower 48 states is an historic wildlife conservation success,
Defenders of Wildlife President Rodger Schlickeisen warned this
week that the reintroduction campaign will be in jeopardy if the
Bush administration has its way.
In a speech this week in Washington, DC, Schlickeisen described
the many benefits of the campaign: not only the return of the
gray wolf, but also ecological benefits, such as balancing the
elk population and a consequent boom in willow and cottonwood
tree growth. None of this would have been possible without the
protections now being threatened by the Bush administration's
Department of Interior.
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