Endangered Species Act

  • Idaho Has Changed the Definition of a Wolf “Breeding Pair”

    Ken Cole

    The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is using a new definition for “breeding pair” that differs from the definition used in the USFWS delisting rule of 2009. This definition is important because it is the primary marker used to determine whether wolves should remain delisted from protections of the Endangered Species Act or not.…

  • Idaho’s Wolf Management Receives Scrutiny

    Ken Cole

    Today, as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, the nation is taking notice of how Idaho is managing wolves just two years after they were stripped of the protection of the Endangered Species Act by the U.S. Congress. This weekend anti-wolf forces are having a highly controversial 2-day wolf and coyote…

  • Problems with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Proposal to Remove Federal Protections for Gray Wolves

    Jeremy Bruskotter

    In June of 2013, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposed removing federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) protection for the gray wolf (Canis lupus, Linnaeus) throughout most of the lower 48 U.S. states, with the exception of the Mexican wolf subspecies (C.l. baileyi)  (78 Fed. Reg. 35,664).  In an article accepted for publication in…

  • Montana Grayling Final Push for ESA Listing

    George Wuerthner

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking comments on the proposed listing of the Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Following the status review, the Service will either publish a proposed rule to protect the Arctic grayling under the ESA, or a withdrawal from candidate…

  • Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Northern Rockies Fisher

    Press Release

    For Immediate Release, September 23, 2013 Contact:​Tierra Curry, Center for Biological Diversity, (928) 522-3681 ​​Kylie Paul, Defenders of Wildlife, (406) 370-6979 ​​Gary Macfarlane, Friends of the Clearwater, (208) 882-9755 ​​Travis Bruner, Western Watersheds Project (208) 788-2290 ​​ Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Northern Rockies Fisher Rare Forest Carnivore Threatened by Trapping, Habitat Loss MISSOULA,…

  • Time of the year when grizzlies get very hungry is here

    Ralph Maughan

    It’s called “hyperphagia” Grizzly bears get a serious case of the “munchies” this time of the year. “Ravenous” is more the word. It is overwhelming and not a matter of personal character, but genetic programming to prepare for the winter hibernation. News media articles, agency warmings, and word of mouth tells people that the bears…

  • Rump congressional committee hears Endangered Species Act critics in Billings, MT

    Ralph Maughan

    Some Republican members of House Natural Resources Committee gather to attack ESA and EAJA- Congressional hearings are held in theory to help gather information to write legislation. Every standing committee of Congress has members of both parties in proportion to their numbers in the full House or Senate.  Many congressional hearings are not attended by…

  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service catches it for meddling with the wolf delisting peer review process

    Ralph Maughan

    New York Times and others condemn Agency actions. Wolf delisting temporarily halts- Before a species can be removed from the endangered or threatened species list a panel of qualified scientists  (“peers”) need to review the proposal to see if a delisting as proposed is justified — will not result in the species becoming in need…

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