Minnesota Department of Natural Resources officials are asking the federal government to remove the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened species, saying the state’s wolf population has fully recovered and is beginning to cause more conflicts. … However, at least one animal advocacy group is concerned about Minnesota’s petition to remove the wolf from federal protection. Born Free USA, a California-based group involved in the lawsuit to keep the wolf on the endangered list, believes it might be too soon to lift protections for the wolf.
DNR asks feds to remove gray wolf from endangered list
Elizabeth Dunbar
Minnesota Public Radio