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  • Missoula hosts Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee meeting today and tomorrow

    Ralph Maughan

    They will claim whitebark pine are not necessary to delist Yellowstone area grizzly bears- They tried to delist the Greater Yellowstone grizzly population back in 2007, but skeptical bear conservationists sued because of the collapse of the thought-to-be-vital whitebark pine in the Greater Yellowstone. Bears feed voraciously on their protein and fat-filled nuts in the fall at…

  • Peer Review concludes that Wyoming Gray Wolf Management Plan is Deficient

    Ken Cole

    The final peer review report commissioned by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and conducted by Atkins, a global consulting firm, who enlisted 5 prominent biologists to review and comment on  Wyoming’s Gray Wolf Management Plan, has found that the Plan is deficient primarily because of its vagueness with regard to maintaining a buffer number…

  • Deal reached between Wyoming and US Fish and Wildlife Service.

    Ken Cole

    Only 100 wolves outside Yellowstone. Wyoming and the USFWS have reached a deal which would only maintain 10 breeding pairs or 100 wolves outside of Yellowstone National Park. There would also be a “flex” zone which they say would allow wolves to “migrate” to and from Idaho during the winter so that genetic connectivity could…

  • Orrin Hatch Reintroduces Wolf Legislation

    Ken Cole

    Bill already has opposition in the Senate Yesterday, Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) reintroduced a bill (S.249) described as “[a] bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that Act shall not apply to any gray wolf (Canis lupus).” This, in effect, could lead to the eradication of wolves anyplace in the U.S.…

  • Judge's ruling could threaten state's ability to kill wolves

    Ken Cole

    This is a very important case Judge Molloy has issued a order asking the defendants and plaintiffs why the 10(j) lawsuit “should not be dismissed as moot due to the absence of a population meeting the statutory requirements for 10(j) status.” If the lawsuit is dismissed wolves in all of the Northern Rockies could lose their…

  • Montana state officials defend wolf appeal

    Ken Cole

    Delisting could take years Even if the states win an appeal of Malloy’s wolf decision it may take years before the other issues in the case are resolved. The legislatures of the respective states have only committed to maintaing a population of 300 wolves total. Regardless of the commitment of the game agencies the legislatures…

  • Servheen predicts Glacier National Park area grizzlies could be delisted in next 5 years

    Ralph Maughan

    Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem griz said to be doing well- The Greater Yellowstone ecosystem grizzlies were delisted a couple years ago, but then relisted by Judge Molloy. Now the head of the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee foresees delisting the larger population of Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem grizzlies. That is Glacier National Park, the Great Bear…

  • Balyeat bill would cap wolves in state

    Ken Cole

    Senate Bill 183 would limit the number of wolves in Montana to 225. Montana State Senator Joe Balyeat (R-Belgrade) has introduced Senate Bill 183 which would limit the number of wolves in Montana to just 225. Currently the estimated number of wolves in Montana is around 500 according to the recently released Montana Gray Wolf…

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