It's been proven in many places and livestock owners won't be forced off public land unless they force the issue. The message was well received with a standing ovation by the mixed crowd. The event included a presentation by Yellowstone Park Superintendent Mike Finley. He said the wolf reintroduction has been a success. The reintroduction also focuses on something that Secretary Babbitt has supported and that is restoration and ecology.
Restoration does work and can work.
This is a prime example. Likewise, since their reintroduction, wolves in Yellowstone have continued to prosper. That's 16 packs, and 11 breeding pairs, which is a tremendous success. The wolves in Yellowstone are in extremely good condition, and every one we handle is fat. One yearling wolf in particular weighed 115 pounds .