Gray wolves in the United States Lower 48 have rebounded from just a few hundred in the 1970s to ~6,000 wolves today (not to mention the more than 10,000 in Alaska)! That recovery is a direct result of the Endangered Species Act, strong science, and decades of on-the-ground conservation. On Thursday the House passed H.R. 845, delisting the gray wolf from the ESA, barring frivolous litigation and judicial review, and returning management to the states — recognizing this recovery while allowing fo