The Midwestern wolf population has reached the recovery goals set by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1978.

CNN: Minnesota wolves considered for delisting

The decision by US Fish and Wildlife Service comes after a 20-year programme to grow the wolf population.

BBC: Wyoming drops federal protection of gray wolves

Because of increasing wolf populations in Minnesota and neighboring Michigan and Wisconsin, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to delist the species within the next year.

CNN: Defenders of Wildlife oppose gray wolf bill