Wolves Are Being Delisted (Again). Here’s What That Actually Means and What You Can Do About It Every few years, wolves get dragged back into the same political tug-of-war. Delist. Relist. Lawsuit. Appeal. Repeat. If it feels exhausting, that’s because it is, and not by accident. Delisting means wolves lose federal protection under the Endangered Species Act and management authority shifts to individual states. That doesn’t automatically mean open season everywhere, but it does mean wolves becom