Wolves need to be balanced with other wildlife

OPINION  I’m writing in response to Wayne Pacelle’s article regarding wolves in the March 4 issue of Agri-View. Mr. Pacelle falsely claims wolves are endangered. They are not. According to The Wildlife Society, Wisconsin’s wolf population grew 15 percent from a 2018-2019 count of 914-978 wolves to the 2019-2020 count of 1,034-1,057 wolves. The Wildlife Society also states Wisconsin has seen a steady climb in wolf numbers from 14 in 1985 to the present. Further, wolf complaints have risen from 70 in the previous year to 90 in the past year. Wisconsin surpassed its wolf-recovery goal of 350 in 2004, leading to three times that goal in 2020. Hardly the definition of an endangered species.