In Native cultures, the wolf is seen as "The Teacher" in showing how one treats their land, tribe and family. To children, wolves represent a raw nature that is both powerful and free, but to a great many adults raised on false mythologies and menacing fairy tales, wolves are viewed as a threat to families and livestock. In the last 200 years, humans in the North American continent have hunted wolves to near extinction (from nearly half a million to approximately 23,000 in the wild). In 2011, wolves lost their Federal protections under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, because of political agendas, not scientific data. Even as you read this, many politicians and lobbyists are working to pass back-door legislation in hopes of removing state protections of wolves.
