Idaho Wolves

  • Judge Lodge Issues Ruling Allowing Wolf Extermination in Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness

    Ken Cole

    U.S. District Judge for Idaho Edward J. Lodge has issued a ruling denying plaintiffs’ case against an ongoing plan to eradicate two wolf packs in Idaho’s Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. The judge ruled that plaintiffs are unlikely to prevail based on the merits of the case because the US Forest Service’s decision to…

  • Idaho Digs a Deeper Wolf Management Hole

    Ken Cole

    Idaho’s wolf management has opened a lot of eyes in the past month. With the recent coyote and wolf killing contest that killed 21 coyotes and no wolves, the hiring of a trapper by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game to eradicate two packs of wolves in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness…

  • 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: Bobcat trap kills a rare wolverine

    Ralph Maughan

    Also, black bear cub nailed by mistake in wolf trap. Will be rehabilitated. Idaho Fish and Game news release, Jan. 8, 2014 Idaho Falls- Fur trapping was one of the major reasons for exploration of Idaho and is still a legitimate wildlife management tool.   Advances in trap design have resulted in more efficient traps capable of…

  • Seven Wolves Killed In Idaho’s Frank Church Wilderness by Government Hired Trapper

    Ken Cole

    Plaintiffs in the case against the wolf killing plan for the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness in Idaho have learned that at least 7 wolves have been killed by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game hired trapper as of January 2nd.  It is possible that more have been killed but communication with the…

  • Conservationists Ask Court to Halt Wolf Extermination in One of Nation’s Premiere Wilderness Areas

    Ken Cole

    POCATELLO, Idaho – A coalition of conservationists, represented by the non-profit environmental law firm Earthjustice, today asked a federal judge in Idaho to halt an unprecedented program by the U.S. Forest Service and Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) to exterminate two wolf packs deep within the largest forested wilderness area in the lower-48…

  • 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…

  • Temporary Restraining Order for Wolf/Coyote Derby Denied by Judge

    Ken Cole

    Judge Candy Dale has denied the request for a temporary restraining order against a 2-day wolf and coyote killing contest planned for Salmon, Idaho this weekend. The plaintiffs argued that the derby constituted a commercial event that required the US Forest Service to issue a special use permit. The judge said that plaintiffs were not…

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