The So-Called Wilderness State
Idaho’s War on Wolves
6 min readMay 23, 2021
Thanks to the politicians in power, Idaho is on the verge of decimating the state’s wolf population. In 1995, thirty-five wolves were released into Central Idaho’s wilderness, a recovery effort launched by the federal government.
The state government was against the reintroduction of wolves in Idaho. Due to lack of cooperation on the state’s part…