Wolves Taken Off Endangered Species ListManagement of Northern Rocky Mountain resident wolves will henceforth be the business of the state. This is the first time that Congress has removed a species from the Endangered Species Act. CopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSaveWASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 25: Five-year-old Arctic Gray Wolf Atka sits at a news conference to introduce the 'Protect America's Wildlife (PAW) Act' on Capitol Hill September 25, 2007 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty ImagesBy Genevieve Belmaker4/17/2011Updated: 10/1/2015Print