http://www.wisconsingazette.com/blogs/federal-appeals-court-rules-to-maintain-protections-for-great-lakes/article_2bded865-ddc5-5b00-badc-489c1f1c29ce.html >Wolves provide a wide range of ecological and economic services, and they do so for free. >They act as a firewall against the spread of chronic wasting disease, which has had a devastating economic impact in southern Wisconsin >where there are no wolves left. >Wolves reduce densities of white-tailed deer, which in turn protects commercial forestry operations and agriculture crops by reducing deer overbrowsing. >And by reducing deer densities, wolves can also help to mitigate the risk of vehicle-deer collisions. >In short, wolves can benefit agriculture, public safety, forest and water quality, and ecosystem health.