HA!- we've got lots - want some more? sorry, couldn't resist. I could understand some States wanting to import the best ungulate controller there is, due to over population of elk in some areas BUT, I couldn't understand why they imported so many, or both sexes. Of course, if barred mating, they'll mate with farm dogs instead of eating them. The cross is usally even more intellegent, not afraid of man at all, but usually smaller and less capable of widespread carnage of the larger species of ungulates. Too, the resulting population would be smaller due to less sex. Once there is a huge food sourse, the packs break up into siongle family packs which rapidly grow to huge packs themselves. Guess how many elk (or beef) it takes to feed 100 packs of 30 wolves each. Once you hear them howling, chasing game, al night long, from every direction, you'll get the idea a mistake has been made.
; Once they get a foothold in an area, with ranchers to support them, they become uncontrollable without drastic measures. I'm not a biologist, but have seen it happen here.
; Once they reduce an ungulate population to a minimum, not enough to support their own explosive populations, they concentrate on livesotck. That's when the $hit will really hit the fan. One rancher here lost every calf born in his herd after the wolves had cleaned all the deer off Grouse Mountain, West of Houston, BC. The ranch beside him, had 23 heffers in the pen by the house, every one of them with their mommy-ovens pulled from their butts, hanging between their hind legs. That was two attacks over two nights, 1/4 mile from the house. They appeared to be teaching their young to kill. No animals were killed outright during those attacks.
; Wolves can be a problem - indeed, are becoming a problem here again. It's up to the ranchers and hunters with airplanes to start putting out poisoned grease balls. That's the only thing that seems to work. Middle of lakes or huge fields in the winter is the best place and time. Most other preditors won't use the lakes or wide open spaces, that the wolves use. 10-80 works well and is almost canine specific if used correctly. They'll get wise to strycnine.
; I only have the most meager of knowledge on this stuff, but have observed the wolves 'effects' for over 30 years.