When the state of Idaho bowed out of a grey wolf reintroduction program and even proposed a major reduction in wolf populations, the Nez Perce Tribe stepped in to help the endangered animal’s fate.

The federal agency that oversees the Endangered Species Act will not add Northern Rockies wolves back onto the list of threatened and endangered species.

Native America Calling will check in with tribal officials about how delisting gray wolves affects their wildlife management plans.