ASSOCIATED PRESS • March 8, 2021
Payments for dead wolves. Unlimited hunting of the animals. Shooting wolves from the air. Wolf hunting policies in some states are taking an aggressive turn, as Republican lawmakers and hunting groups push to curb their numbers and propose tactics shunned by many wildlife managers. Wolves lost federal species protections in the western Great Lakes in 2011, but they were re-imposed three years later under court order. The Trump administration lifted protections again five days before the November election. On President Joe Biden’s first day in office, the White House said it would review the wolf decision.