As white Americans and their… This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2013, and information in the article may be outdated. Compensation is paid for livestock damage. To analyze this question, we need to review the history of wolves in America. 10, who are among the most famous of the reintroduced wolf population. Wolves have a large roaming area and a homing instinct. Europe, excluding Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, has 12,000 wolves in over 28 countries.. Portugal has a stable wolf population of 200–300, which is afforded full protection. Early in North American history, from Mexico City to the North Pole, wolves were one of the most predominant predators. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted. I hope Utahns will understand … The question before us is: should wolves in the United States be taken off the Endangered Species List? March 13, 2013 1:01 am . The wolves of Yellowstone have an interesting history. Utah at a glance. By the end of the 1920s almost all of the United States’ wolves were killed off, predominantly by ranchers protecting their livestock. 10, a male, was killed illegally when he ventured outside the park. 9 and No. One genetic study indicates that these two species genetically diverged relatively recently (around 55,000–117,000 years ago). However, in 2002, the first collared wolf seen in the state for many decades was captured and returned to Yellowstone National Park. As wolves slowly start to make their way back in Utah after being exterminated in the 1930s, the anti-wolf voices will only get louder. No. Humanity coexisted with the wolves, and had a reciprocal relationship, hunting and surviving together in a strategic manner. Spain's wolf population is estimated at 2,000–3,000 and growing.Wolves are considered a game species, though they are protected in the southern regions of the country. Coywolf (sometimes called woyote) is an informal term for a canid hybrid descended from coyotes, eastern wolves and gray wolves.All members of the genus Canis are genetically closely related because their chromosomes number 78, therefore they can interbreed. To make the wolves establish a home in the park, Yellowstone built three acclimation pens to house 14 wolves for several weeks. It also tells the story of Wolves No. The film relates the history of Yellowstone wolf reintroduction through the key people who lived it. It was feared that the expensive, transplanted wolves would simply head north to home. As in the rest of the West, gray wolves once existed throughout Utah but their elimination began shortly after European settlers arrived. The number of wolves living in North America before the arrival of Europeans is estimated at 400,000 animals1. With the population decimated, Yellowstone National Park began a reintroduction of the grey wolf in 1995.