Wolves
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Recently, there have been a few government wolf updates published. Wyoming Status Reports (which sometimes have information from states like Washington, Oregon, Utah and Colorado): 11/27/2009 11/13/2009 10/30/2009 Idaho, as has been the case since wolves were delisted in the first time in 2008, has provided little information other than numbers. Their reports don’t mention…
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About the shooting of the Basin Butte Pack. Todd Grimm from Wildlife Services and Suzanne Stone from Defenders of Wildlife were interviewed for a segment on BSU Radio. “One of the main concerns we had is that a hunter may take a collared wolf from this pack. If that happened we would no longer be…
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Strong evidence that aspen groves are becoming healthier with presence of wolves. Healthier aspen groves support more bird species, which may in turn help the overall health of forests. One thing mentioned in the article is that the pine beetle infestations seen throughout the west could be impacted with greater diversity and larger populations of…
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Two Programs and an interview. Tonight (Thursday, October 15th) Idaho Public Television will focus on wolves in Idaho. They will start off the night with an episode of Outdoor Idaho and open up discussion about wolves following the program on Dialogue where you can call in to ask questions of the panelists. Panelists include: Jon…
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Two Oregon counties commit $40,000 taxpayer dollars but ranchers want more. Ranchers ask for more subsidies in Oregon and receive taxpayer dollars to kill wildlife. Rather than adapting to a changing circumstance by doing more to proactively protect their livestock from predators they ask for the Federal Government to step in with funding while two…
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Hunter reportedly shot the wolf from the road Eagle man cited for poaching a wolf outside a designated hunting zone Idaho Statesman
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Judge also indicates that delisting opponents may prevail in larger case. New Expanded story. Federal judge says gray wolf hunts can continue. Good chance plaintiffs may win in the end. By Matthew Brown. AP Here is the judge’s actual ruling.pdf Newer stories. 9/10. Wolf hunt will go on for now, court says. But the judge…
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George Wuerthner has written an essay exploring the reaction of many people to the wolf hunt. Are Hunters Stupid?–The Unintended Consequences of Wolf Hunting . New West.