"Those who do not learn from the mistakes of the past are doomed to repeat them." NO, WAIT.... that author was some crank philosopher and did not use the scientific method to reach that conclusion; therefore, it is not valid.

Besides the wolfeee thing is such a romantic idea,
they are just SOOO cute,
suburbia just loves that "call of the wild" howl they have never heard,
plus it is important that we not lose sight of all the economic benefits involved with this deal (locals excluded)....

Just think of all the professional, high paying employment possibilities:
Those science boys can study them on the way up,
Those science boys can study them right up to the epidemic (oops - just a small statistical aberation),
Those science boys can figure out ways to take them down to "managable" (probably have to hire new troops for that one)....

and the USFG can take all the "appropriate" steps at each stage and manage the whole thing.

It's a GREAT plan! The last thing needed is to let the States get in there and muck it all up!

Hey guys, do you remember the "good old days" when we used to go hunt elk in Colorado and those great herds we used to see.....?

Sigh,

EKM