Wolves (Canis lupus) were exterminated from the western United States in the 1920s.
After a seventy year absence and much public debate,
in 1995, wolves were re-introduced into
the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

On the main street of Salmon, Idaho, just a block from the courthouse,
this sign is posted in the window of a diner.
Wolf supporters are not welcome here;
the text of the sign reads, in all caps (shouting):
“You can take your tree hugging,
granola eating politically correct,
earth worshiping, subaru driving,
pony tailed sandals in the winter,
wolf loving butt somewhere else!”

In 2010, for less than $20, an Idaho resident can get a legal permit to kill a wolf.