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  • WWP & Wolf Recovery Foundation Litigates Big to Protect Wolves in Central Idaho

    Brian Ertz

    ~ by Jon Marvel Friends, On December 31, 2009 Western Watersheds Project and the Wolf Recovery Foundation welcomed the New Year by filing litigation in federal court challenging the federal government’s mismanagement of public lands and wolves in Central Idaho. Read the Associated Press article : Groups Sue to End Idaho wilderness copter landings –…

  • Fur flies over first Swedish wolf hunt

    Ralph Maughan

    Wolves fall quickly in first Swedish wolf hunt in a half century- Hunters kill 20 wolves in first Swedish hunt in 45 years. AFP. Twenty out of the 27 wolf quota were killed the first day. There were 182 – 217 wolves. The Swedish Parliament limited the population to 210.

  • Southern Mountains Idaho wolf hunt zone closes

    Ralph Maughan

    The quota of ten wolves has been met. Five hunting zones now closed- Here is the Idaho wolf hunt map data. 139 wolves have been legally shot. 81 remain in the total state quota.

  • 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…

  • Federal agents hunt for wolves from 5 Montana packs

    Ken Cole

    Up to 22 wolves could be killed in Montana “Carolyn Sime with Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks says it is unusual to have so many livestock attacks this late in the year.” This couldn’t be what happens when you disrupt pack structure with a hunt could it? These questions need to be asked of wolf…

  • 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…

  • Sweden allows first wolf hunt in 45 years

    Ralph Maughan

    Killing wolves will build public support says Swedish environmental protection agency- Sweden allows first wolf hunt in 45 years. Times of the Internet – – – – – Peter Kiermeir called this hunt to our attention. He wrote:  “More or less unnoticed by the rest of the world another controversial wolf hunt is planned for…

  • Wolf work mounts: With 1st Montana hunting season done, canine hides in taxidermists’ hands

    Ralph Maughan

    On mounting a wolf for display- Wolf work mounts: With 1st Montana hunting season done, canine hides in taxidermists’ hands. Written by Rob Chaney. Missoulian.

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