Latest Montana wolf news from Montana Fish, Wildlife, Parks- There is some interesting news here, mostly regarding research about to be published or recently published. Ralph Maughan – – – – – – – MONTANA WOLF PROGRAM WEEKLY REPORT To: Interested Parties From: MFWP Wolf Program Coordinator, Carolyn Sime Subject: Wolf Program Activities and Related…
Is this the kind of political environment the federal government ought hand wolf management over to? We are amidst a recession. The state of Idaho is cutting funding for social services across the board – including education for our children. For anyone who ever doubted the depth of the political dysfunction/delusion that afflicts the great…
Can Delisting Occur Without Wyoming? Legislature opts against new wolf rules.Casper Star-Tribune Online – Wyoming The Wyoming legislature has decided not to change its wolf management plan which has not been accepted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. For delisting to occur, among other things, Wyoming must submit an acceptable plan to the USFWS.…
2008 was a year of no growth. It ended with 2 breeding pairs of wolves- Update (2/6/09) Feds: Killings hamper Mexican wolf population – AP Update (2/6/09) CBD Press Release – Mexican Wolf Breeding Pairs Drop to Two in 2008: Federal Trapping and Shooting Brings Reintroduced Population of Endangered Species to Brink of Collapse ~ be Here is the…
Ranchers and Wildlife Services are asking for county tax dollars to do it. Ralph Maughan posted about this recently when it was a big secret, but now it is out in the open. Wildlife Services in Idaho is seeking flexibility to kill wolves several months after depredations have occurred. They have identified 26 packs which…
NW Montana wolf shows up in Southeast Idaho too. Idaho wolf B-271M, which was born to the Steel Mountain Pack, has shown up again west of Cody, WY after disappearing from Yellowstone’s wolf watchers last summer. Will he form a successful pack? Also, there is a wolf from NW Montana in Southeast Idaho which is…
It looks like the freeze of all unpublished Bush regulations stops the current run to delist the wolf- Obama Rule Halts Wolf Delisting. Center for Biological Diversity. News Release This is very happy news because we just learned that Idaho has some very nasty plans for the wolves if they are delisted — a quick…
A last of the Bush Administration special- Here’s the link to the USFWS News Release– OR read it below Contacts (Northern Rocky Mtns) Ed Bangs 406-449-5225, x204 Sharon Rose 303-236-4580 (Western Great Lakes) Laura Ragan 612- 713-5157 Georgia Parham 812-334-4261, x203 Wolves in Wyoming to Remain Protected by Endangered Species Act Deputy Secretary of the…
Dr. Ralph Maughan is professor emeritus of political science at Idaho State University. He was a Western Watersheds Project Board Member off and on for many years, and was also its President for several years. For a long time he produced Ralph Maughan’s Wolf Report. He was a founder of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition. He and Jackie Johnson Maughan wrote three editions of “Hiking Idaho.” He also wrote “Beyond the Tetons” and “Backpacking Wyoming’s Teton and Washakie Wilderness.” He created and is the administrator of The Wildlife News.