Wolves
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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…
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New study shows elk move into Yellowstone Park or unaccessible private lands. We’ve all witnessed, or heard the stories about, how elk move to areas with less access or are closed to hunting, well this study basically demonstrates this. They do it more so in reaction to hunters than wolves. Study: Elk more likely to…
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Accuses groups of being party to may become “one of the worst wildlife management disasters since the destruction of bison herds in the 19th Century.” I’m not going to say much more about this other than to observe that RMEF seems to be adopting the same type of hyperbole that they accuse the pro wolf…
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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
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Numerous charges have been filed This is in relation to a story that was first reported last year in March about someone who allegedly tried to send a package that was dripping blood and contained a wolf pelt. Charges for killing the wolves have not been filed yet but charges for state game violations have…
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5-year “demonstration project” to compensate ranchers and fund proactive, non-lethal activities. The USFWS has announced how it will disperse $1 million annually to the states with wolves for 5 years. This funding was approved in the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act of 2009 which created several wilderness areas such as the Owyhee Wilderness in southern…
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A group of up to three wolves may be living on the Lower Peninsula For many years there have been lone wolves reported on the Lower Peninsula but this is the first confirmation of more than one. The wolves may have crossed the frozen lake near Mackinac Bridge to get there from the Upper Peninsula…
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“Wildlife Services agents no longer need FWP authorization to kill wolves at or near confirmed livestock depredation sites.” This is about the worst scenario for wolves of Montana that could be concocted by the state, especially while the decision to delist them is being considered in the courts. This nudges wolves even closer to a…