Hunting, trapping, and poisoning caused the extinction of Mexican gray wolves in the wild, with only a handful remaining in captivity. The Endangered Species Act gave these Mexican wolf pups a second chance. It appears evident that some politicians have forgotten the bipartisan values that Congress embraced four decades ago when it first passed the Endangered Species Act. This federal law has given thousands of at-risk species a second chance and has worked successfully to prevent the extinction

People actively hunt wolves to protect their livestock. But in some places wolves are being hunted towards extinction. Wolves are a critical keystone species in a healthy ecosystem. By regulating prey populations, wolves enable many other species of plants and animals to flourish. Without predators, such as wolves, the system fails to support a natural level of biodiversity. Just like beavers, wolves aide the ability for the forests and grasses to grow and water to accumulate. Wolves are importa