Montana Wolves
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As expected, today the Department of Interior announced the proposed delisting of wolves in Idaho and Montana, but not Wyoming because of their failure to come up with an adequate wolf conservation plan. Flat-out delisting of wolves in the Great Lakes States was announced. Here is the news release wolfnrs012907.pdf Update 1-30-2007. Feds to delist…
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Montana legislature is thinking of setting up a Montana wolf compensation board. All verified losses so far have been covered by Defenders of Wildlife privately. They suggest allocating $200,000. That’s probably about twice what they will need a year (unless that includes administration). Meanwhile, Defenders continues to compensate. My view is that they should stop…
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Montana’s plan for wolf management much more sensible than Idaho governor’s ideas By Steve Woodruff. The opinion page editor of the Missoulian.
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So the USFWS caved in. Here is a brief story in the Idaho Statesman. 2:33 p.m. Wolves move closer to delisting status. Idaho Statesman KIFI, Local News 8. Fish and Wildlife to move ahead on wolf delisting in Idaho, Montana
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Huge reduction in wolves could be the outcome of proposal. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service met Monday with Governor Dave Freudental and Senator Mike Enzi of Wyoming and others in Cheyenne, to discuss the details of a new plan that would give Wyoming management of all wolves in the state outside of the national…
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Yes, they are killing more wolves after livestock attacks. This will not reduce the wolf population unless, other things being unchanged, the mortality rate reaches 30 to 40% a year. A more significant question is “does this do any good and is it cost-effective?” Does it make economic sense to call out the Wildlife Services…
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The large canid that killed sheep for over a year in northeast central Montana and which was finally shot about a month ago, might not have been a wolf afterall, but the possibility that it was a wolf has not been ruled out. As in life, controversy continues over the animal’s nature and origin even…
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This is the second wolf population estimate this year. The official final figures will be released about next March or April 2006. The estimate is for wolves in the 3-state Northern Rockies “experimental, non-essential” wolf population area. That means Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. Yellowstone National Park is mostly in Wyoming, but part is in Montana…