judge Molloy
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Judge Molloy could allow hunts to procede or stop them despite the on-going sale of tags- I’ve also wondered if some middle ground ruling is possible, given the intense emotion on both sides of the issue. I’d like to see a new delisting rule crafted. The content of the current rules bothers me more than…
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This was leaked to me. It is what any Idaho Fish and Game employee is supposed to tell the public or the media if the ask about Judge Molloy’s decision. RM – – – – – Talking Points for Federal Court Decision on Wolves Federal District Judge Molloy issued a preliminary injunction against wolf delisting…
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A Stay of Execution for the Wolves. The New York Times. The Times writes: “This deep-set hostility has only a little to do with ranching. It is really driven by the competition between human hunters and wolves for the same game animals: elk and deer. And underneath it all is a false myth — the…
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Foes of wolf protections discuss strategy. No decision yet on whether to appeal district judge’s ruling. By Associated Press. If they appeal, the temporary injunction could remain in place for 15 months or longer while the appeal being considered.
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Trophic Cascade: Keeping the Carnivore; Saving the Forest. (Second of Two Parts). By Deb Donahue. Wyomingfile.com Folks certainly liked the first part judging from the comments. I didn’t know there would be a second part. RM. – – – – – Donahue is a lawyer and public lands law expert – – – – –…
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A Wolf Plan that Works. “It seems as if most people in the New West would prefer to see the wolf controversy resolved, and agencies could quickly do this. Will it happen?” By Bill Schneider. New West. – – – – Interesting. I don’t necessary agree. RM. Here is an article on the same subject…
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Livestock leaders object to wolf relisting. Patricia R. McCoy. Capital Press This article in a prominent ag newspaper says, among other things, that the Idaho Wolf Plan Plan went through 17 drafts and that the members worked hard and negotiated in good faith. Now those who didn’t like the product have litigated (bad bad!). They…
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This news release was issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today (July 22) in the wake of Judge Malloy’s decision returning the wolf in the Northern Rockies to the endangered species protections of various kinds (from experimental, non-essential to endangered, depending on the area). Those wolves in extreme northern Idaho and NW Montana…