Wolf!

In basketball, when an opponent is trying to steal the ball from you, teammates will shout, “wolf!”

Last Friday the Washington State Fish & Wildlife Commission ignored the cries of “wolf!” from state agency and tribal scientists, livestock raisers, and others when they voted not to downlist or delist the gray wolf in Washington state. The predators which have enjoyed 15 years of population increases are still considered an endangered species after a 5-4 vote. The most recent population count lists their numbers as “at least 260 gray wolves in 42 packs” mostly in the Northern and Eastern most p...