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by arminiusreturns 2344 days ago
The thing I would say is not all reintroduction programs are the same, and just generalizing "wolves" to all of them is a mistake. I grew up in a reintro area and the changes have not been for the better, but I sat down and read the scientific paper used as the justification and ours was shitty science compared to, say Yellowstones reintro program.
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The red wolf reintroduction in eastern NC was not popular among land owners. The population has declined from more than 100 in 2012 to fewer than 14:

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/03/150318-red-w...

https://apnews.com/d8a127176390cecf79b7d2b3b8893046