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  • Feds delay decision on Idaho wolf killing

    Ken Cole

    Predetermined outcome? Brian Kelly, the new director of the USFWS office in Boise, states that Idaho’s Lolo Zone 10(j) wolf killing proposal has been put on hold so that the agency can conduct a NEPA review. This is good news but I’m betting that they will try to figure out how to get out of…

  • Felony refiled in poaching case

    Ken Cole

    Tony Mayer faces loss of hunting privileges and prison. After one of the charges, a felony, had been dismissed due to improper procedure with rating the elk antlers on the Boone and Crockett scale, the charge has been refiled. Tony Mayer, the founder of an anti-wolf website, once again faces a lifelong hunting ban. Felony…

  • Important developments on the Brucellosis front.

    Ken Cole

    Montana and Wyoming infections and capture of elk. The last week has been filled with many stories about brucellosis and its impacts on wildlife and livestock. First, Montana has announced plans to capture and test elk for brucellosis then place radio collars on those females that test positive to see where they go and where…

  • Opinion: Wolf is unique in maintaining ecosystem health

    Ralph Maughan

    “There were 16 percent more elk in the northern Rockies in 2009 than there were in 1995 when wolves were reintroduced.” Kirk Robinson. Western Wildlife Conservancy. This is an interesting opinion piece. Wolf is unique in maintaining ecosystem health.  By Kirk Robinson. Salt Lake Tribune.

  • Veteran Hunter’s Take on MT Elk Season

    Ralph Maughan

    Carter Niemeyer talks about the Montana elk hunt- He is a long time elk hunter and former federal wolf recovery coordinator for Idaho. He worked in Montana for most of his career (Wildlife Services) Veteran Hunter’s Take on MT Elk Season. Public News Service.

  • Felony dismissed on anti-wolf elk poacher case

    Ralph Maughan

    Idaho Fish and Game bungles evidence, judge rules- Founder of SaveElk.com, anti-wolf web site still faces 3 misdemeanors- Felony dismissed in elk poaching case. State botches test to determine animal’s trophy status. By Terry Smith. Idaho Mountain Express

  • Latest Montana official wolf news. Oct 7-15, 2010

    Ralph Maughan

    We haven’t been posting these are frequently as we could. Here is the latest. It has quite a bit of news. We have not seen an Idaho wolf news report since June.

  • DNA Tests Indicate Yellowstone National Park Elk, Not Bison, Most Likely To Spread Brucellosis

    Ken Cole

    Don’t worry about the man behind the curtain. In so many ways the issue of brucellosis in bison and elk is similar to the issue of domestic sheep diseases and bighorn except the rationalization for killing wildlife is just the opposite. We now know that domestic sheep are responsible for disease issues in bighorn sheep…

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