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Washington state wolves

  • Extra security planned for Spokane meeting on wolves

    Ralph Maughan

    This story is from the Spokane Spokesman Review.  Was there extra security at the other delisting meetings. Link to “Extra Security Planned.”  By James Hagengruber. Note: the Spokesman Review  is a link unfriendly newspaper. Hope the link above continues to work, at least for a while.

  • Utah wolves are in line to lose protection in the delisting

    Ralph Maughan

    Technically there aren’t any wolves in Utah, although there really are probably a few in northern Utah. Nevertheless, Northern Utah was included in the Northern Rockies wolf delisting. So was Eastern Oregon and Eastern Washington. All these places would highly likely to see wolf in-migration. I can see only one reason for this — it’s…

  • Interior Department Announces Delisting of Western Great Lakes Wolves and Proposed Delisting of Northern Rocky Mountain Wolves

    Ralph Maughan

    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…

  • Howls and prints indicate return of wolves to Washington State

    Ralph Maughan

    “Although there’s no evidence a wolf pack is living in the state [the state of Washington], experts say it’s just a matter of time. To prepare for the return, the state has formed a panel of 18 hunters, ranchers, environmentalists and biologists to help write a wolf management plan.” Rest of the story in the…

  • Washington State wolf plan working group is selected

    Ralph Maughan

    In anticipation that wolves from Idaho and/or British Columbia will disperse to Washington state, “Eighteen citizens have been selected as members of a working group to guide the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) in developing a plan for conservation and management of gray wolves that are expected to make their way to” the…

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