Interesting blog there lightwolf, quite a few members of mine from the U.S are very concerned about this. Apparently the bush government put forward a (what we would call a parliament act) to get rid of the endangered species act, and somebody has just approved it putting at risk the lives of at least a thousand wolves. its the same in alaska too i believe with something to do with Ariel gunning of the wolves, i believe also gassing them too. Things are getting a bit rough for the wolves now in see more the wild with not many breading pairs left. Its a tragedy really and wolves dont get much attention because they arent cute cuddly things like panda's and so on.