The collars identified wolves roaming outside the park as Yellowstone wolves, which, at least in theory, allowed hunters who were angry about reintroduction to single them out. Killing a collared wolf, the watchers speculated, was a way of sending a political message to the federal government; it was a kind of terrorism.
“The collars identified wolves roaming outside the park as Yellowstone wolves, which, at least in theory, allowed hunters who were angry about reintroduction to single them out. Killing a collared wolf, the watchers speculated, was a way of sending a political message to the federal government; it was a kind of terrorism.”