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"BOISE, Idaho -- Since the first captured Canadian gray wolves bounded out of their cages 10 years ago and disappeared into the trees, the animals that once were hunted to near extinction throughout the West have become a rare success story for the Endangered Species Act.
Thanks, in part, to strict federal protection, today nearly 900 wolves roam in scores of packs across their historic range.
The wolf's comeback is all the more remarkable given the hatred that heralded their reintroduction, followed by a campaign of shooting and poisoning that continues today. There is still so much local antagonism that federal wildlife managers are hesitant to remove wolves from the endangered species list, even though the population is many times greater than required to delist."
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