Wolves have lowered deer populations in many areas of northern Wisconsin. Deer are more densily congregated around towns, lake properties, and private properties where wolves tend to avoid.

The Wisconsin wolf population has leveled off some what and is not increaseing like it was. Domestic dog diseases like mange, and territory saturation, has resulted in most wolves dieing or being killed before they can form new packs.

With 4,000 wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, there is no need for them to be on the endangered list, or lumped into the same catagory as wolves in the western states. The midwest could regulate its own wolf populations if the Federal government would let it. JMHO