Originally I read in RMEF mag that to have a healthy elk population you need a healthy predator population and that was reasoning behind contibuting to wolf reintroduction. This whole thread was about people contributing money to elk habitat and finding out that they had some of the money donated to wolf reintroduction. RMEF is big business and big business has clout. I know that in my neighborhood RMEF contibutions would probably double over night if they actively took a stance against wolves. Of course it is all politics and money and media. State control is a step in the right direction as long as the state realizes that it needs very low wolf numbers. More representation to our Federal Government with facts in the anti-wolf favor would certainly help. I don't have the money or time for that, do you? There are those who believe that any changes that people make to the environment is a bad thing. Personally getting rid of the wolves and having more elk shows intelligence for the humane race. I really don't hate the wolves and don't want to see them completely erraticated. I do think any of them that stray outside of the parks should be open season for the fact that they make a really bad neighbor.