All due respects, the wolves that live in WA now never existed in the Olympics. The current breed of Canadian Grey Wolf are about 20%+ larger than the likely-extinct wolves that used to live here. If any of the indigenous breed had survived beyond 1996, their larger Canadian cousin probably killed the remaining ones since introduction. Thse who support the introduction of the Canadian breed wither knowingly or ignorantly support wildlife engineering, not conservation, much like the morons who introduced the mountain goats back in the 1920s. We know how that turned out.
It's past time to manage existing packs, not create new ones. Unfortunately though, I doubt we'll ever see management regardless of their numbers, distribution, or effect on other wildlife populations or human interests. Wolves are being used as a tool by disingenuous people and groups.
