Wolves Get A Bad Wrap

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Wolves are one of my favorite animals. I feel they get a bad wrap. In the early days of this country people who came from other countries were afraid of wolves due to the myths and fairytales their countries told about them(Little Red Riding Hood for example). And, cattlemen hated them for killing their stock. So thousands were killed. Now they have electric fences and men on horseback to keep them out of areas where cattle or other animals are. Wolves are important to our ecosystem. They keep the elk and deer populations in check and this benefits other animals and plants. I worked for the wolf recovery here in Idaho back in early about 2010. Went to many rallies and fundraisers where they would bring a wolf out on the stage and it would walk down through the audience. They are formidable animals. The wolf population is up to 6,000 in this area now and has been delisted(taken off the endangered list) since 2011.