Close up image of a gray wolf in winter
Wisconsin Congressman Tom Tiffany is behind a bill that would remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list.
Members of the U.S. House have passed the Pet and Livestock Protection Act, which was introduced by the western Wisconsin Republican.
If signed into law, the legislation will allow states to manage wolf numbers through regulated hunting.
The Wisconsin DNR estimates gray wolf populations have grown to roughly 1,200 in the state after there were fewer than 500 around in 2006.
Rep. Tiffany’s measure will now be considered in the U.S. Senate.
