I recently came across an article from National Geographic (dated about a year ago) that explores some of the issues associated with reintroduction of wolves. It's fairly long but a good read.
Among the points made:
Ranchers do get reimbursed for wolf kills to their livestock, but only when there is reasonable proof that it is a wolf kill, and often there is not;
Ranchers are aware that the general public who consumes their product is the same general public that is mostly in favor of having wolves in the wild;
Some of the habitat that was being overgrazed and gradually destroyed by animals wolves prey upon, such as deer and elk, is now recovering because wolf predation keeps them on the move.
I recently came across an article from National Geographic (dated about a year ago) that explores some of the issues associated with reintroduction of wolves. It's fairly long but a good read.
Among the points made: