Wolves

  • Budget bills rejected in the Senate.

    Ken Cole

    Wolves still protected under the Endangered Species Act Both of the budget bills which contained language which would have delisted wolves were defeated in the Senate this afternoon. It appears that another short term continuing resolution will be brought up to fund the government once the current CR expires on March 18th. Senate rejects rival…

  • Lords of Nature presented by WWP at the Idaho Outdoor Association

    Ken Cole

    Tonight, March 8 · 7:00pm – 8:30pm Location Idaho Outdoor Association 3401 Brazil Street Boise, ID Wolves and cougars, once driven to the edge of existence, are finding their way back — from the Yellowstone plateau to the canyons of Zion, from the farm country of northern Minnesota to the rugged open range of the…

  • Earthjustice's lawyers chastise Schweitzer for comments on wolf management

    Ken Cole

    Earthjustice’s lawyers chastise Schweitzer for comments on wolf management. By ROB CHANEY of the Missoulian

  • Where do wolves stand?

    Ken Cole

    Also, a discussion about wolf delisting Here is an article that reasonably sums up where wolves are in the political landscape. Contrary to what I’ve read in other articles, it appears that Carter Niemeyer supports delisting only conditionally. He will likely be marginalized for it. Niemeyer said that while he agrees wolves should be off…

  • Feds, environmental groups file arguments on wolf recovery with Molloy

    Ken Cole

    Molloy asked whether the 10(j) rule is even applicable Parties to the lawsuit challenging the changes made to the 10(j) rule for the experimental, non-essential populations of wolves in Central Idaho and the Greater Yellowstone filed their arguments yesterday. At issue now are not the changes made to the 10(j) rule in 2008 which ease…

  • Three Men vs. Fifteen Hungry Lions. [VIDEO]

    Ken Cole

    Over the years we have heard so many times from manly-men hunters who go out into the back country with their high powered rifles, handguns, and what have you, to then come back home with tales of being scared by wolves. A recent story comes to mind but there are many others as well. Maybe…

  • Skinned corpse of wolf discovered in Washington State

    Ken Cole

    State won’t say from which pack This is bad news for Washington’s small wolf population but it sounds like the the case of a previous poaching incident from 2009 is still open and progressing. We’ve heard rumors that charges may be filed soon in the poaching of wolves from the Lookout Pack in north central…

  • Four New Wolf Delisting Bills Introduced

    Ken Cole

    They’re all bad for Idaho wolves Yesterday Orrin Hatch, Max Baucus, and Jon Tester introduced bills into the Senate, and Denny Rehberg introduced two bills into the House. All of them would delist wolves but there are three approaches taken. S.249 and HR 509 would delist all wolves nationwide and prevent them from ever receiving…

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