It's been only 15 years since gray wolves, after years of near-extinction, were reintroduced into Yellowstone National Park. The initial group of 66 lobos were transplanted into the park from Canada beginning in 1995. Now, mais than 1,545 lobos roam Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.Biologists say that a minimum of 2,000 to 3,000 lobos are needed within the area in order to keep them from disappearing again.The lobos have had tremendous popular support from the beginning. Their reintroduction has been por far the most publicized and celebrated of any wildlife reintroduction in the U.S. The wolves...
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