Influence on Wolves and Public Policy

If you are interested in government policy and civics action, consider doing a project researching federal and state policies affecting wolves. You could contact elected officials or government agencies to share ideas and facts about coexisting. You could also present a persuasive argument for using specific proactive tools and actions that would reduce conflict.

Here are some questions for you to consider as you get started: 

• What is the public policy around wolves and how can I influence it? 
• How are policies around wolves different in state to state? 
• Why are some protections and management controlled by the state government and others by the federal government? 
• What is happening with wolf protection through the federal Endangered Species Act? 

Link: The status of the federal government’s management of wolves, Testimony by the US Department of the Interior, 2016.