California's wolf population is showing significant recovery, leading state wildlife officials to propose relaxed protections for gray wolves. The Department of Fish and Wildlife plans to issue permits allowing ranchers to use less lethal methods, such as rubber bullets, to deter wolves from livestock. An online tool is also set to be launched to aid rural property owners in monitoring wolf locations. While environmental advocates celebrate the population growth, there remains caution regarding the accuracy of population estimates, especially as wolves are still protected under both state and federal laws.
On the one hand it is a good thing, it shows there is population growth and wolves are successfully breeding. That's fabulous. On the other hand, we'd like to see more data.
The new rules won't allow wolves to be shot or hunted however, since they are still listed in California under the state and federal endangered species acts.
...changes are seen as an important milestone that show California's wolf population is no longer made up of a few individuals wandering in from Oregon.
The department also said it plans in the next few months to release an online tool where rural property owners can see the general location of wolves.
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