Gray Wolves to lose endangered status

My favorite part:

All three Rocky Mountain states were required to submit wolf management plans for a delisted population before Thursday's announcement, and they have agreed to maintain a minimum population of about 150 wolves per state. Ed Bangs, Fish and Wildlife's wolf recovery coordinator, who headed the reintroduction effort, predicted that the regional population would not fall below 900 to 1,200 wolves.

"It's a pretty good feeling to know this final part of this recovery project is happening, and the future conservation of wolves is secure in state hands," he said.

In Wyoming, the state Game and Fish Department will maintain at least seven breeding pairs, or half the current number, outside Yellowstone National Park, Bangs said. The term "breeding pair" refers to a successfully reproducing wolf pack; a pack usually includes about 14 animals, he said.

The Wyoming plan classifies some wolf populations as "trophy game animals," subject to certain rules including kill limits, and others are deemed "predatory," allowing wolves "to be taken at any time by anybody," said Eric Keszler, a spokesman for the Game and Fish Department. This includes methods such as baiting and aerial shooting, he said.

Im so tired of this bullshit. 1) This is not a celebratory moment like it should be. There are obvious problems, in the end the wolves loose once again. Heres an interesting article about the "wildness" of Yellowstone which is relevant to the plight of grey wolves 2) I highly doubt the livestock they do end up eating is all that significant that it warrants them to be killed in large numbers 3) who the fuck hunts wolves anymore! 4) Nature has a way of controlling itself. If the population were to boom, it would thin out because there would not be enough prey, livestock is hardly a logical option. Also, reducing numbers leads to the reduction of genetic diversity, and we all know how I feel about that 5) Im all for taking the wolves off the endangered species list, but it seems really stupid to let them be killed again within limits. This plan was not thought out very well and it sounds like the forestry dept doesn't really care either.