# @centerforbiodiv on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DU6WYUCEZMI
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/56888908-centerforbiodiv-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/29cf16bdcd.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-02-18T19:54:34.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Center for Biological Diversity (@CenterForBioDiv) — https://gondola.cc/CenterForBioDiv

## Caption

The Fish and Wildlife Service has given up on trying to save gray wolves.

Late last year, the agency said it was "no longer appropriate" to protect wolves under the ESA, and it wouldn't bother developing a recovery plan for them.

We told them that move was illegal — and last week, we took the agency court to prove it.

A national recovery plan for endangered species is critical to the species' survival.

By claiming gray wolves don't need one, the Service is not just violating the Act but paving the way for these beloved wolves to lose federal protection.

Today wolves make up only 1% of their historical population. They can thrive in places where they're still struggling — but only with full protection and a path to true recovery.

We've sued the agency before over gray wolves and won. We’ll never give up our fight for wolves and all the other species who are suffering. 🐺💚

[Video description: Three wolves in a snow landscape at the edge of a body of water surrounded by birds. One wolf playfully chases the birds while another wolf chews on something. The third wolf drinks some water and looks around.]

#savethewolves #graywolf #wolves #endangeredspecies

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wolves, savethewolves, graywolf, endangeredspecies

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