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  • Idaho scientists find fabled worm

    Ken Cole

    The Giant Palouse Earthworm persists. The significance of this discovery could be pretty great. The earthworm has been the subject of a petition to list it as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act but it was denied protection because too little was known and there hadn’t been a specimen seen for many years.…

  • March Idaho Wolf Management Progress Report released

    Ken Cole

    28 wolves killed in control since the beginning of the year The Idaho Wolf Management Progress Report has been released by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. So far the report says there have been 28 wolves killed for 14 livestock animals taken. This doesn’t make sense when you consider that last month’s depredation…

  • Could Idaho's wolves be a tourist attraction?

    Ken Cole

    Can wolf watching make money outside of Yellowstone? People have been paying for wolf outings in Yellowstone for years now and it is pretty big business there. Can it work in Idaho too? I think it depends on many variables. Could Idaho’s wolves be a tourist attraction? Some see potential for ‘hunting’ the predators with…

  • IDFG releases Video Summarizing Wolf Hunt

    Ken Cole

    Cal Groen Claims that the balance in the Lolo “is completely out of whack” People have been discussing this on another thread but I thought it deserved its own. Some of the same old arguments on why even more wolves need to be killed next year are being made and how IDFG will allow even…

  • State biologist clarifies wolf myths

    Ken Cole

    They really aren’t the huge, vicious “Canadian” wolves. Jon Rachel of the Idaho Fish and Game talks about wolves and debunks many of the myths that the wolf haters wish were true. State biologist clarifies wolf myths By JON DUVAL – Mountain Express

  • Idaho wolf hunt finally ends

    Ralph Maughan

    Were more or fewer wolves killed than expected? People will ask that question, but it’s hard to answer because there were so many different predictions. I said “it depends.” Here are some stories. Idaho wolf hunt draws to a close. By Roger Phillips. Idaho Statesman. First wolf-hunting season a success, official says. Betsy Z. Russell.…

  • Idaho poacher gets lifetime hunting ban

    Ralph Maughan

    Idaho Falls, Idaho man killed 5 elk, left four- He also goes to jail for 2 months, can’t possess a firearm in the field and pays a fine. But is the penalty all that tough? Idaho poacher gets lifetime hunting ban. The Associated Press

  • Boise, Idaho residents may approve more money to conserve The Foothills

    Ralph Maughan

    Despite recession, protecting Foothills is popular- Time for new levy? Many Boiseans are ready, again, to pay for Foothills open space. By Cynthia Sewell. Idaho Statesman.-

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