Wolves_NN2 Are_VBR n't_XX Making_VVG It_PPH1 Easy_JJ for_IF Idaho_NP1 Hunters_NN2 BOISE_NP1 NATIONAL_JJ FOREST_NN1 ,_, Idaho_NP1 --_JJ Hunting_NN1 and_CC killing_NN1 are_VBR not_XX the_AT same_DA thing_NN1 ._. 
Even_RR as_CSA Idaho_NP1 has_VHZ sold_VVN more_DAR than_CSN 14,000_MC wolf-hunting_JJ permits_NN2 ,_, the_AT first_MD 10_MC days_NNT2 of_IO the_AT first_MD legal_JJ wolf_NN1 hunt_VV0 here_RL in_II decades_NNT2 have_VH0 yielded_VVN only_RR three_MC reported_VVD legal_JJ kills_NN2 ._. 
Such_DA modest_JJ early_JJ results_NN2 might_VM seem_VVI surprising_JJ in_II a_AT1 state_NN1 that_CST has_VHZ tried_VVN for_IF years_NNT2 to_TO persuade_VVI the_AT federal_JJ government_NN1 to_TO let_VVI it_PPH1 reduce_VVI the_AT wolf_NN1 population_NN1 through_II hunting_NN1 ._. 
Idahoans_NN2 ,_, among_II the_AT nation_NN1 's_GE most_RGT passionate_JJ hunters_NN2 ,_, are_VBR learning_VVG that_CST the_AT wolf_NN1 's_GE small_JJ numbers_NN2 --_NN1 about_RG 850_MC were_VBDR counted_VVN in_II the_AT state_NN1 at_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO last_MD year_NNT1 --_NN1 make_VV0 it_PPH1 at_RR21 once_RR22 more_RGR vulnerable_JJ and_CC more_RGR elusive_JJ ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ clear_JJ it_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI easy_JJ ,_, "_" said_VVD Jon_NP1 Rachael_NP1 ,_, the_AT wildlife_NN1 manager_NN1 for_IF the_AT Idaho_NP1 Department_NN1 of_IO Fish_NN and_CC Game_NN1 ._. 
The_AT consensus_NN1 among_II hunters_NN2 and_CC game_NN1 officials_NN2 is_VBZ that_DD1 wolf_NN1 hunting_NN1 will_VM get_VVI better_RRR as_II the_AT weather_NN1 gets_VVZ colder_JJR and_CC snow_NN1 falls_NN2 ,_, revealing_VVG wolves_NN2 against_II white_JJ ._. 
The_AT season_NNT1 runs_VVZ through_II December_NPM1 ._. 
Most_DAT people_NN believe_VV0 their_APPGE best_JJT chance_NN1 of_IO killing_VVG a_AT1 wolf_NN1 will_VM come_VVI when_RRQ they_PPHS2 are_VBR pursuing_VVG something_PN1 else_RR ,_, like_II deer_NN or_CC elk_NN1 ._. 
Far_RG more_DAR hunters_NN2 are_VBR expected_VVN to_TO be_VBI in_II the_AT woods_NN2 at_II that_DD1 point_NN1 ._. 
"_" That_DD1 's_VBZ the_AT way_NN1 hunting_NN1 works_VVZ ,_, "_" J._NP1 D._NP1 Hagedorn_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS participated_VVD in_II the_AT first_MD day_NNT1 of_IO hunting_NN1 on_II Sept._NPM1 1_MC1 ,_, said_VVD as_II a_AT1 black_JJ bear_NN1 ambled_VVD across_II the_AT foothills_NN2 of_IO the_AT Sawtooth_NP1 Mountains_NNL2 that_DD1 morning_NNT1 ._. 
"_" The_AT thing_NN1 you_PPY 're_VBR hunting_VVG for_IF is_VBZ the_AT thing_NN1 you_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX see_VVI ._. "_" 
Once_RR shot_VVN on_II sight_NN1 for_IF preying_VVG on_II sheep_NN and_CC cattle_NN2 ,_, gray_JJ wolves_NN2 were_VBDR largely_RR eradicated_VVN from_II the_AT Northern_JJ Rockies_NP2 by_II the_AT 1930s_MC2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 were_VBDR listed_VVN as_II an_AT1 endangered_JJ species_NN in_II 1974_MC ._. 
In_II 1995_MC ,_, they_PPHS2 were_VBDR reintroduced_VVN into_II the_AT region_NN1 by_II federal_JJ wildlife_NN1 officials_NN2 ._. 
The_AT program_NN1 was_VBDZ such_DA a_AT1 success_NN1 that_CST the_AT wolf_NN1 population_NN1 in_II Idaho_NP1 ,_, Montana_NP1 and_CC Wyoming_NP1 --_NN1 about_RG 1,650_MC at_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO 2008_MC --_NN1 is_VBZ now_RT five_MC times_NNT2 the_AT goal_NN1 set_VVN for_IF reintroduction_NN1 ._. 
Ranchers_NN2 and_CC hunters_NN2 complain_VV0 once_RR21 more_RR22 that_CST the_AT animals_NN2 are_VBR killing_VVG livestock_NN as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 big_JJ game_NN1 that_CST hunters_NN2 track_VV0 ,_, particularly_RR elk_VV0 ._. 
After_CS years_NNT2 of_IO studies_NN2 and_CC lawsuits_NN2 ,_, wolves_NN2 were_VBDR removed_VVN from_II federal_JJ protection_NN1 in_II Idaho_NP1 and_CC Montana_NP1 in_II May_NPM1 ._. 
Environmentalists_NN2 sought_VVD an_AT1 injunction_NN1 to_TO prevent_VVI the_AT hunt_NN1 ,_, but_CCB Judge_VV0 Donald_NP1 W._NP1 Molloy_NN1 of_IO Federal_JJ District_NN1 Court_NN1 in_II Montana_NP1 refused_VVD to_TO stop_VVI it_PPH1 and_CC ruled_VVD Tuesday_NPD1 that_CST the_AT animals_NN2 could_VM withstand_VVI a_AT1 controlled_JJ hunt_NN1 of_IO up_RG21 to_RG22 30_MC percent_NNU of_IO the_AT population_NN1 ._. 
The_AT hunts_NN2 ,_, the_AT judge_NN1 said_VVD ,_, can_VM continue_VVI while_CS the_AT environmentalists_NN2 pursue_VV0 their_APPGE challenge_NN1 ._. 
Judge_VV0 Molloy_NP1 did_VDD not_XX ,_, however_RR ,_, provide_VV0 an_AT1 instruction_NN1 manual_NN1 for_IF finding_VVG a_AT1 wolf_NN1 ._. 
Mr._NNB Rachael_NP1 ,_, the_AT state_NN1 wildlife_NN1 manager_NN1 ,_, said_VVD he_PPHS1 thought_VVD it_PPH1 was_VBDZ unlikely_JJ that_CST hunters_NN2 would_VM reach_VVI the_AT quota_NN1 of_IO 220_MC wolves_NN2 that_CST Idaho_NP1 game_NN1 officials_NN2 have_VH0 said_VVN could_VM be_VBI killed_VVN this_DD1 season_NNT1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 recalled_VVD talking_VVG to_II hunters_NN2 who_PNQS recently_RR called_VVN looking_VVG for_IF advice_NN1 after_II spending_VVG a_AT1 couple_NN1 of_IO days_NNT2 in_II futile_JJ pursuit_NN1 :_: "_" You_PPY know_VV0 ,_, "_" the_AT hunters_NN2 confessed_VVD ,_, "_" we_PPIS2 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI how_RRQ to_TO hunt_VVI wolves_NN2 ._. "_" 
Neither_RR did_VDD J._NP1 D._NP1 Hagedorn_NP1 or_CC his_APPGE father_NN1 ,_, Marv_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 Republican_NN1 state_NN1 representative_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 did_VDD enjoy_VVI trying_VVG ,_, though_RR ._. 
First_MD light_NN1 lined_VVN the_AT Sawtooth_NP1 Mountains_NNL2 as_CSA Marv_NP1 Hagedorn_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 9_MC millimeter_NN1 strapped_VVN to_II his_APPGE thigh_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 rifle_NN1 ready_JJ ,_, howled_VVD with_IW hope_NN1 into_II the_AT foothills_NN2 ._. 
Nothing_PN1 howled_VVD back_RP ._. 
He_PPHS1 spotted_VVD an_AT1 elk_NN1 at_II ease_NN1 on_II a_AT1 ridge_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 grouse_NN ruffled_VVD ._. 
The_AT sun_NN1 rose_NN1 ._. 
Canis_NN1 lupus_NN1 ,_, if_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ out_RP there_RL ,_, kept_VVD quiet_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 leaned_VVD toward_II his_APPGE son_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 24-year-old_JJ Iraq_NP1 war_NN1 veteran_NN1 ,_, and_CC whisper-giggled_JJ ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX hear_VVI anything_PN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI if_CSW my_APPGE howl_NN1 's_VBZ worth_II anything_PN1 ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 added_VVD ,_, "_" This_DD1 has_VHZ never_RR been_VBN done_VDN ._. "_" 
They_PPHS2 worked_VVD through_II the_AT heat_NN1 of_IO the_AT day_NNT1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 kept_VVD their_APPGE eyes_NN2 on_II the_AT few_DA2 elk_VV0 they_PPHS2 saw_VVD ,_, thinking_VVG wolves_NN2 might_VM be_VBI nearby_RL tracking_VVG their_APPGE prey_NN1 ._. 
In_RR21 full_RR22 camouflage_VV0 ,_, they_PPHS2 tried_VVD to_TO stay_VVI quiet_JJ and_CC hidden_VVN ,_, avoiding_VVG silhouetting_VVG themselves_PPX2 on_II ridgelines_NN2 ,_, keeping_VVG their_APPGE scent_NN1 out_II21 of_II22 the_AT wind_NN1 ._. 
Just_RR before_II sunset_NN1 ,_, they_PPHS2 scaled_VVD the_AT steep_JJ ravine_NN1 walls_NN2 surrounding_VVG the_AT Roaring_NP1 River_NNL1 ,_, hoping_VVG to_TO see_VVI wolves_NN2 that_CST have_VH0 killed_VVN sheep_NN in_II the_AT area_NN1 ._. 
And_CC they_PPHS2 explained_VVD that_CST just_RR being_VBG able_JK to_TO hunt_VVI --_JJ if_CS not_XX actually_RR harvest_VV0 ,_, to_TO use_VVI game_NN1 officials_NN2 '_GE phrase_NN1 --_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 success_NN1 unto_II itself_PPX1 ._. 
The_AT elder_NN1 Mr._NNB Hagedorn_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 retired_JJ information_NN1 warfare_NN1 officer_NN1 for_IF the_AT Navy_NN1 who_PNQS is_VBZ serving_VVG his_APPGE second_MD term_NN1 representing_VVG suburban_JJ Boise_NP1 ,_, said_VVD ,_, "_" This_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 new_JJ beginning_NN1 ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 is_VBZ among_II many_DA2 people_NN who_PNQS say_VV0 the_AT long_JJ ,_, bitter_JJ fight_NN1 over_II the_AT wolf_NN1 has_VHZ really_RR been_VBN a_AT1 fight_NN1 over_II the_AT West_ND1 and_CC how_RRQ to_TO live_VVI in_II it_PPH1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD earlier_JJR settlers_NN2 "_" came_VVD and_CC ravaged_VVD everything_PN1 ,_, "_" from_II forests_NN2 to_TO fish_VVI ,_, even_RR wolves_NN2 ._. 
Yet_RR in_II an_AT1 effort_NN1 to_TO restore_VVI balance_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, the_AT federal_JJ government_NN1 took_VVD too_RG much_DA1 control_NN1 away_II21 from_II22 states_NN2 like_II Idaho_NP1 ._. 
"_" The_AT federal_JJ government_NN1 has_VHZ come_VVN in_RP and_CC added_VVD this_DD1 predator_NN1 and_CC thrown_VVN it_PPH1 all_DB out_II21 of_II22 whack_NN1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
Mr._NNB Hagedorn_NP1 said_VVD part_NN1 of_IO his_APPGE political_JJ message_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN to_TO tell_VVI people_NN that_CST elk_VV0 and_CC cattle_NN2 and_CC sheep_NN are_VBR not_XX all_DB that_CST have_VH0 suffered_VVN from_II the_AT wolf_NN1 ._. 
Hunting_NN1 stores_NN2 ,_, outfitters_NN2 and_CC guides_NN2 ,_, even_RR hotels_NN2 and_CC restaurants_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN hurt_VVN by_II a_AT1 belief_NN1 that_CST wolves_NN2 have_VH0 made_VVN hunting_VVG less_RGR worthwhile_JJ ._. 
J._NP1 D._NP1 Hagedorn_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 sophomore_NN1 at_II Boise_NP1 State_NN1 University_NN1 ,_, said_VVD he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ more_RGR torn_JJ than_CSN his_APPGE father_NN1 and_CC grandfather_NN1 on_II some_DD political_JJ and_CC environmental_JJ issues_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD he_PPHS1 had_VHD taken_VVN some_DD classes_NN2 on_II environmental_JJ topics_NN2 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 understand_VV0 the_AT importance_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 predator_NN1 in_II an_AT1 ecosystem_NN1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, cradling_VVG a_AT1 rifle_NN1 at_II dusk_NNT1 ._. 
But_CCB wolves_NN2 must_VM be_VBI managed_VVN ,_, he_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, "_" and_CC I_PPIS1 'm_VBM not_XX going_VVGK to_TO lie_VVI ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 great_JJ hunt_NN1 ._. "_" 
Wolves_NN2 Are_VBR Set_VVN to_TO Become_VV0 Fair_JJ Game_NN1 in_II the_AT West_ND1 A_AT1 wolf_NN1 hunt_NN1 is_VBZ set_VVN to_TO begin_VVI in_II Idaho_NP1 on_II Tuesday_NPD1 if_CS a_AT1 federal_JJ judge_NN1 does_VDZ not_XX stop_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
It_PPH1 would_VM be_VBI the_AT first_MD time_NNT1 in_II decades_NNT2 that_CST hunters_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN allowed_VVN to_TO pursue_VVI the_AT gray_JJ wolf_NN1 ,_, an_AT1 animal_NN1 that_CST has_VHZ come_VVN to_TO symbolize_VVI tensions_NN2 over_II how_RRQ people_NN interact_VV0 with_IW wilderness_NN1 in_II the_AT West_ND1 ._. 
On_II Monday_NPD1 ,_, the_AT judge_NN1 ,_, Donald_NP1 W._NP1 Molloy_NN1 of_IO Federal_JJ District_NN1 Court_NN1 ,_, will_VM hold_VVI a_AT1 hearing_NN1 to_TO determine_VVI whether_CSW to_TO issue_VVI an_AT1 injunction_NN1 sought_VVN by_II wildlife_NN1 advocates_NN2 against_II the_AT hunt_NN1 and_CC reopen_VV0 the_AT question_NN1 of_IO returning_VVG the_AT wolf_NN1 to_II the_AT endangered_JJ list_NN1 ._. 
Gray_JJ wolves_NN2 were_VBDR taken_VVN off_II the_AT list_NN1 five_MC months_NNT2 ago_RA ,_, after_II being_VBG protected_VVN under_II federal_JJ law_NN1 for_IF more_DAR than_CSN 30_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
More_DAR than_CSN 6,000_MC hunters_NN2 in_II Idaho_NP1 have_VH0 bought_VVN licenses_NN2 for_IF the_AT chance_NN1 to_TO participate_VVI in_II the_AT hunt_NN1 ,_, in_II which_DDQ wildlife_NN1 officials_NN2 will_VM allow_VVI 220_MC wolves_NN2 to_TO be_VBI killed_VVN ._. 
In_II 2008_MC ,_, the_AT population_NN1 stood_VVD at_II about_RG 850_MC ._. 
Montana_NP1 will_VM allow_VVI 75_MC animals_NN2 to_TO be_VBI killed_VVN ,_, starting_VVG Sept._NPM1 15_MC ._. 
The_AT states_NN2 '_GE hunts_NN2 will_VM be_VBI over_RP when_CS the_AT limit_NN1 is_VBZ reached_VVN or_CC when_CS the_AT season_NNT1 ends_NN2 ,_, which_DDQ is_VBZ Dec._NPM1 31_MC in_II most_DAT areas_NN2 ._. 
"_" The_AT first_MD day_NNT1 is_VBZ the_AT best_JJT day_NNT1 when_RRQ it_PPH1 comes_VVZ to_II an_AT1 animal_NN1 as_RG smart_JJ as_CSA a_AT1 wolf_NN1 ,_, "_" said_VVD Nate_NN1 Helm_NN1 ,_, president_NN1 of_IO Idaho_NP1 Sportsmen_NN2 for_IF Fish_NN and_CC Wildlife_NN1 ._. 
The_AT resurgence_NN1 of_IO the_AT wolf_NN1 population_NN1 ,_, rooted_VVN in_II a_AT1 federal_JJ effort_NN1 to_TO reintroduce_VVI the_AT animals_NN2 to_II the_AT Northern_JJ Rockies_NP2 in_II the_AT mid-1990s_MC2 ,_, has_VHZ long_RR angered_VVN deer_NN and_CC elk_VV0 hunters_NN2 and_CC cattle_NN2 and_CC sheep_NN ranchers_NN2 who_PNQS say_VV0 the_AT wolves_NN2 are_VBR depleting_VVG game_NN1 and_CC killing_VVG livestock_NN ._. 
Federal_JJ wildlife_NN1 officials_NN2 said_VVD that_CST in_II 2008_MC a_AT1 record_NN1 264_MC wolves_NN2 were_VBDR killed_VVN in_II the_AT region_NN1 for_IF the_AT legal_JJ reason_NN1 of_IO protecting_VVG livestock_NN ._. 
The_AT clash_NN1 illustrates_VVZ a_AT1 persistent_JJ divide_NN1 in_II the_AT West_ND1 ,_, where_CS environmentalists_NN2 and_CC wildlife_NN1 conservationists_NN2 have_VH0 long_RR gone_VVN to_II court_NN1 to_TO fight_VVI laws_NN2 they_PPHS2 say_VV0 favor_VV0 powerful_JJ groups_NN2 like_II hunters_NN2 ,_, ranchers_NN2 and_CC others_NN2 ._. 
Wolves_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN one_MC1 of_IO the_AT most_RGT tangled_JJ issues_NN2 of_IO late_RR ,_, including_VVG in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 Judge_NP1 Molloy_NP1 ._. 
In_II March_NPM1 ,_, the_AT Obama_NP1 administration_NN1 announced_VVD it_PPH1 would_VM remove_VVI wolves_NN2 from_II the_AT endangered_JJ list_NN1 ._. 
The_AT Bush_NP1 administration_NN1 made_VVD a_AT1 similar_JJ decision_NN1 the_AT year_NNT1 before_RT ,_, but_CCB Judge_VV0 Molloy_NP1 ,_, in_II a_AT1 lawsuit_NN1 by_II plaintiffs_NN2 including_II Defenders_NN2 of_IO Wildlife_NN1 and_CC the_AT Sierra_NP1 Club_NP1 ,_, ordered_VVD wolves_NN2 returned_VVN to_II the_AT list_NN1 last_MD fall_NN1 ._. 
In_II the_AT years_NNT2 since_CS they_PPHS2 were_VBDR reintroduced_VVN to_II parts_NN2 of_IO the_AT Northern_JJ Rockies_NP2 ,_, including_II Yellowstone_NP1 National_JJ Park_NN1 ,_, the_AT wolf_NN1 population_NN1 had_VHD risen_VVN to_II more_DAR than_CSN 1,640_MC in_II Idaho_NP1 ,_, Montana_NP1 and_CC Wyoming_NP1 as_II21 of_II22 2008_MC ._. 
Federal_JJ officials_NN2 say_VV0 the_AT population_NN1 has_VHZ recovered_VVN and_CC no_RR21 longer_RR22 needs_VVZ protection_NN1 as_CS21 if_CS22 it_PPH1 were_VBDR endangered_VVN ._. 
Idaho_NP1 and_CC Montana_NP1 game_NN1 officials_NN2 say_VV0 their_APPGE hunts_NN2 will_VM keep_VVI the_AT population_NN1 from_II growing_VVG and_CC eventually_RR reduce_VV0 it_PPH1 ,_, while_CS the_AT limits_NN2 will_VM make_VVI sure_JJ enough_DD animals_NN2 endure_VV0 to_TO keep_VVI them_PPHO2 from_II becoming_VVG endangered_JJ ._. 
Idaho_NP1 game_NN1 officials_NN2 say_VV0 they_PPHS2 would_VM like_VVI to_TO have_VHI a_RR21 little_RR22 more_DAR than_CSN 500_MC wolves_NN2 in_II the_AT state_NN1 ,_, though_CS the_AT official_JJ plan_NN1 calls_VVZ for_IF at_RR21 least_RR22 150_MC ._. 
Wildlife_NN1 advocates_NN2 cite_VV0 several_DA2 reasons_NN2 for_IF wanting_VVG to_TO stop_VVI the_AT hunt_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 say_VV0 that_CST the_AT state_NN1 plans_NN2 do_VD0 not_XX have_VHI enough_DD protections_NN2 ,_, that_DD1 hunting_NN1 will_VM prevent_VVI the_AT wolves_NN2 from_II roaming_VVG the_AT Northern_JJ Rockies_NP2 freely_RR enough_RR to_TO preserve_VVI genetic_JJ diversity_NN1 and_CC maintain_VVI access_NN1 to_II the_AT proper_JJ habitat_NN1 ._. 
Part_NN1 of_IO the_AT claim_NN1 is_VBZ rooted_VVN in_II the_AT federal_JJ government_NN1 's_GE continuing_JJ effort_NN1 to_TO protect_VVI wolves_NN2 in_II Wyoming_NP1 because_CS it_PPH1 has_VHZ not_XX come_VVN to_II terms_NN2 with_IW that_DD1 state_NN1 on_II a_AT1 management_NN1 plan_NN1 ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 matter_NN1 of_IO whether_CSW we_PPIS2 're_VBR going_VVGK to_TO have_VHI a_AT1 healthy_JJ recovered_JJ population_NN1 or_CC isolated_JJ animals_NN2 that_CST are_VBR always_RR struggling_VVG to_TO survive_VVI ,_, "_" said_VVD Suzanne_NP1 Stone_NP1 ,_, the_AT Northern_JJ Rockies_NP2 representative_NN1 for_IF Defenders_NN2 of_IO Wildlife_NN1 ,_, one_MC1 of_IO the_AT parties_NN2 seeking_VVG the_AT injunction_NN1 ._. 
Doug_NP1 Honnold_NP1 ,_, the_AT lead_NN1 lawyer_NN1 for_IF the_AT environmentalists_NN2 in_II the_AT case_NN1 ,_, said_VVD ,_, "_" Our_APPGE vision_NN1 of_IO recovery_NN1 is_VBZ 2,000_MC to_II 5,000_MC wolves_NN2 in_II a_AT1 connected_JJ population_NN1 and_CC with_IW a_AT1 legal_JJ safety_NN1 net_NN1 to_TO keep_VVI them_PPHO2 there_RL ._. "_" 
State_VV0 and_CC federal_JJ wildlife_NN1 officials_NN2 overseeing_VVG the_AT wolf_NN1 population_NN1 say_VV0 the_AT number_NN1 of_IO wolves_NN2 is_VBZ more_DAR than_CSN enough_RR and_CC that_DD1 multiple_JJ studies_NN2 ,_, including_II those_DD2 on_II genetic_JJ diversity_NN1 ,_, have_VH0 established_VVN that_CST the_AT animals_NN2 are_VBR roaming_VVG widely_RR and_CC intermingling_VVG with_IW others_NN2 elsewhere_RL ._. 
"_" Clearly_RR ,_, wolves_NN2 are_VBR restored_VVN in_II the_AT Rocky_NP1 Mountains_NNL2 ,_, "_" said_VVD Ed_NP1 Bangs_VVZ ,_, the_AT wolf_NN1 recovery_NN1 coordinator_NN1 for_IF the_AT United_NP1 States_NP1 Fish_NP1 and_CC Wildlife_NN1 Service_NN1 in_II Helena_NP1 ,_, Mont_NP1 ._. 
"_" They_PPHS2 're_VBR always_RR going_VVGK to_TO be_VBI here_RL ,_, and_CC nobody_PN1 is_VBZ talking_VVG about_II getting_VVG rid_VVN of_IO all_DB the_AT wolves_NN2 ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ never_RR going_VVGK to_TO happen_VVI ._. 
The_AT population_NN1 is_VBZ doing_VDG great_JJ ._. 
There_EX are_VBR not_XX genetic_JJ problems_NN2 ._. 
There_EX are_VBR not_XX connectivity_NN1 problems_NN2 ._. "_" 
Mr._NNB Bangs_NP1 added_VVD ,_, "_" But_CCB they_PPHS2 're_VBR starting_VVG to_TO cause_VVI a_AT1 lot_NN1 of_IO problems_NN2 ,_, and_CC the_AT question_NN1 is_VBZ what_DDQ 's_VBZ the_AT best_JJT tool_NN1 for_IF the_AT future_JJ management_NN1 of_IO wolves_NN2 ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 said_VVD the_AT wolves_NN2 had_VHD caused_VVN about_RG $1_NNU million_NNO in_II livestock_NN losses_NN2 and_CC other_JJ damage_NN1 ._. 
