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IPR: Citing treaties and history, Ojibwe tribes oppose wolf hunts





"An animal that’s a symbol of the wild, and once nearly exterminated, has repopulated the upper Great Lakes region. In fact, the gray wolf exceeded recovery goals, times ten, over the last decade.

And now wolves are doing so well, states that manage them are opening hunting seasons on them. Some say there are just too many to coexist with people.

But a few Indian tribes argue that their treaty rights call for wolves to fill every niche in the landscape."

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Tribes Oppose Wolf Hunt (Interlochen Public Radio 9/6)

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