Tag: wolves
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Simple Solutions for Coexistence of Wolves and Livestock
These nonlethal control methods are cheaper than lethal wolf management, and…
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Rare Alaskan Wolves Considered for Endangered Species Act Listing
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that Alaska’s Alexander Archipelago wolves may need protection under the Endangered Species Act because of unsustainable logging in the Tongass National Forest and elsewhere in southeast Alaska. The agency will now conduct an in-depth status review of this rare subspecies of gray wolf, which lives only in…
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Idaho Passes Bill to Kill Hundreds of Wolves
The Idaho Legislature yesterday passed House Bill 470, a bill to create a new lethal “Wolf Depredation Control Board” to administer a fund for widespread killing of wolves in the state. The bill, expected to be signed into law by Gov. Otter (R-ID), sets aside $400,000 in state funds to kill roughly 500 wolves, leaving just…
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Wolf Killing Contest Disguised as Holiday Family Fun in Idaho
By Alicia Graef This year while most people will be enjoying a holiday break and winding down after Christmas, a hunters’ rights group in Idaho has something special planned to bring people together: it will be hosting the first predator killing contest in decades to take out wolves and coyotes the weekend of Dec. 28-29. [caption id=”attachment_315890″…
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Wolves Poised to Lose Endangered Species Act Protections
The proposed rule removes federal Endangered Species Act protections for all gray wolves in the lower48 states and would be disastrous for …