On January 4th 2021 President Trump removed the grey wolf from the endangered species act.  Since then they are being decimated by trophy hunters.  In Wisconsin they recently had a hunt that was suppose to last a week, within two days they were way over that limit.  In Montana, governor Giantforte trapped a Yellowstone collared wolf and after letting it suffer days he shot him, there were no consequences, Montana wants to have year round hunting.  If they are not placed back onto the endangered species act....they will be hunted into extinction.  
Wolves are Apex predators and without them the ecosystem will not function properly.  Wolves take out elderly and sick deers which in turn keep the sickness from spreading throughout the herd.  The Yellowstone study proves it.      There are other studies worth looking at, there are over 560 scientist who have put forth a study on wolves and prove that wolves are extremely intelligent, sentient, they mate for life and love their children just like we love ours.  They live in packs to which they are extremely loyal.  Each wolf has a job and the Alpha looks after the pack.

I have always loved wolves but I had a personal experience that made their survival important for me.  I had a photo shoot up north and a table fell on my foot, it hurt but I finished the job and decided to go in the forest .  It was raining but I didn’t care, I saw a lone wolf, not wanting to scare the wolf, I sat down quietly, so did the wolf, I didn’t approach but waited hoping it would approach me, she took two hours to come over and I was soaking wet by then.  She did something incredible, she gently started to clean my cold wet arms and my face, I stroked her chest and we sat there together.  I’ll never forget that day. So I can also say that this is personal to me, I don’t want to see them extinct, they are magnificent and a symbol of all the beauty of being wild & free.

   
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