Idaho Wolves

  • More about the Thanksgiving Wolf Massacre of the Basin Butte Pack

    Ken Cole

    Alpha female’s body retrieved Last week I received a fundraising email from Living With Wolves, a 501c3 non-profit group run by Jim and Jamie Dutcher, who’s mission is “dedicated to raising awareness about the social nature of wolves, their importance to healthy ecosystems, threats to their survival and the essential actions people can take to…

  • Detailed summary of the Montana wolf hunt

    Ralph Maughan

    Here is a detailed report. Will Idaho do the same? Montana FWP just released a detailed summary of their wolf hunt with a lot of numeric data — good.  I hope Idaho has a report with this much information, but it probably won’t come until June when it might be too late to be used…

  • Forest Services issues the decision memo on the helicopter landings

    Ralph Maughan

    Well they finally issued it. People I talk with are really stirred up about this. It is not a wolf thing. It is the integrity of Wilderness. The Forest Service needs to have their hat handed to them on this one. We need to kick their sorry ass. RM Decision Memo. Special Use Authorization to…

  • Wolf hunt closes in another Idaho hunting zone

    Ralph Maughan

    Wolf quota is met in the Palouse-Hells Canyon zone on the Idaho/Oregon border- The fourth Idaho wolf hunt zone has its quota of wolves killed. Eight zones are still open and four are now closed.  The quota for the newly closed zone was 5 wolves.  So far the reported kill overall is 129 131 wolves…

  • Facts revealed on the killing of the Basin Butte Pack

    Ralph Maughan

    Idaho Fish and Game lists the facts behind the kill order- There are a small number of livestock owners that run most of the cattle in the Stanley area, and not surprisingly it was because of losses of their cattle. All told, ten wolves were shot in the Basin Butte Pack over the course of…

  • Wolves to be tracked, darted, collared in Frank Church Wilderness

    Ralph Maughan

    Forest Service will cave to Idaho Fish and Game’s plan to grossly abuse the concept of Wilderness- Even though 90% of the comments received were opposed to Idaho Fish Game’s plan to violate the Wilderness Act because they want a better count of the number of wolves in the Frank Church Wilderness, this week the…

  • Investigation of cause of death of Idaho wolf pack ends

    Ralph Maughan

    Cold case: Wolves cause of death remains a mystery. By Jody Zarkos. Idaho Mountain Express. The investigation into the death of six juvenile wolves found near Fairfield, Idaho has been closed, but the cause of their death was never determined.

  • Elk herd troubles Idaho neighborhood

    Ken Cole

    Feeding that started in the ’70’s now attracts more than just elk This is an interesting story about what feeding elk in the Elkhorn subdivision of the Wood River Valley has led to. Elk herd troubles Idaho neighborhood By Ariel Hansen – The Magic Valley Times-News

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