Animal protection and conservation organizations, including Born Free USA, petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reclassify gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act as threatened throughout the contiguous U.S., with the exception of the Mexican gray wolf, which remains listed as endangered. According to Adam M. Roberts, CEO of Born Free USA and Born Free Foundation: “Complex conservation problems require sophisticated solutions. The history of wolf protection in America is riddled with vitriolic conflict and shortsightedness and it is time for a coordinated, forward-thinking approach that removes the most barbaric treatment of this iconic species and focuses on the long-term viability of wolf populations throughout the country.”
Link: Wisconsin Gazette