Analysis of a Writing Situation: Gray Wolf Extinction

Earlier this summer, Wyoming state officials and environmental groups decided that it was time to take the Gray Wolves off the federal protection list. What was once a thriving population of two million gray wolves in Northern America became a tiny pack of thirty wolves after hunters and trappers in the 1930's nearly wiped out the species. In the 1990's the Wyoming government placed the species on the Federal Protection list and put fourteen of the wolves in Yellow Stone National Park to start breeding. Although the population is only up to 270 wolves, the government has decided to take the species off the protection list. Because of this action farmers, hunters, and trappers will be allowed to shoot the gray wolves once again.
Although the articles was written in a different country the obvious concern of the writer is what will be the outcome of this decision. Writing was a way of drawing attention to the US taking animals off the federal protection list even though the population of the animal is not strong.The writer was speaking out for two groups of readers. The ones that were against taking the gray wolves off of the protection list, and the ones that were for it like the farmer or hunter. Both groups would have learned that, although a deadly predator, its numbers are few and weak. The farmers might take pity on the species and let them go if seen on their property, and it might cause the animal activist to go out and do more for the species.

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Both the Wyoming government and Wildlife Protection Agency were used in this article to show that both programs were working together on trying to figure out what was best for the species along with the human population. These two sources were used to support the facts given about the gray wolf and put light on a hopefully positive outcome for the species.