t approximately 1.2 million dollars.33 Not all of this money came from the federal government though. Private organizations donated the majority of the money to the reintroduction plan, which openly accepts charity.34There have been several attempts to stop wolf reintroduction from happening. The Wyoming Farm Bureau and several other agencies tried to stop the reintroduction in 1994 by claiming that it would have adverse effects.35 In the winter of 1995, some groups tried to stop the reintroduction, but were all unsuccessful.36 The third try was rejected in January of 1995.37Since there is not enough evidence to stop the reintroduction of wolves, there must be some very good reasons to reintroduce them. Some people think that since the wolf is primarily the only natural thing that does not currently exist in national parks such as Yellowstone National Park, it should be reintroduced to complete the ecosystem.38 In addition, people think that because we were responsible for tragedy, we should correct the problem.39 There has been enough support by the people and enough donations to the reintroduction fund that a reintroduction program has been started.The reintroduction started in May 1994. A plan was devised that would reintroduce fifteen wolves into Yellowstone National Park by 1995.40 Wolves in this reintroduction plan are labeled experimental which allows them to be shot if they kill or harass any livestock.41 Eight of these wolves were released into Yellowstone National Park and four were released in central Idaho. The wolves that were being released into Yellowstone National Park had to be put in acclimation pens first, the first eight arrived on January, 13, 1995. Six more wolves were placed in the pens on January 20.42These pens were erected in October, November, and December of 1994, in the northeast corner of Yellowstone National Park.43 Once placed into the pens, they grew hostile to the caging. They tried to es...
