Simply check the facts. The ESA explicitly requires the balancing of species protection with economic development in almost every aspect of the Act. Only the decision to list a species is based solely on scientific factors. They slink onto private property, they attack and feed upon farm animals and livestock, and we have reports that at least one child has been bitten by a red wolf and had to undergo tetanus treatment.
Wolves are shy animals that naturally prefer wild prey and stay away from human areas.
There have been no reports of wolf attacks on children. Thousands of times more sheep are killed by pet dogs than by wolves. Because wolves prey on sick and old deer, they enhance the health of a game population, rather than weaken it. Through its Wolf Compensation Fund, Defenders of Wildlife will reimburse the owner for the loss of any wolf-killed livestock. No one has ever been arrested or prosecuted for driving through a mud puddle and harming a fairy shrimp, nor is it likely that anyone ever will be.