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Montana greatly extends wolf hunting season-
Idaho to kill supposed large population of Lolo wolves with helicopters-
Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission has extended their wolf hunt not for just a month but for a month and half, with maybe more to follow. Having reached only half their dead wolf quota in early December [...]
Continue Reading →As I’ve argued for a long time, this is probably because there are few wolves to kill-
It is a political article of faith in much of Idaho that wolves are the reason for the relatively low elk numbers in the area called “the Lolo.” The belief also blames wolves for the failure of elk [...]
Continue Reading →Idaho politicians’ long hoped for campaign to kill Lolo wolves has begun with small “success”-
Idaho F&G kills Lolo wolves from helicopter. Lewiston Tribune.
“. . . the hunting has been halted because it hasn’t been as successful as expected, an Idaho Department of Fish and Game official says.”
After about [...]
Continue Reading →Predetermined outcome?
Brian Kelly, the new director of the USFWS office in Boise, states that Idaho’s Lolo Zone 10(j) wolf killing proposal has been put on hold so that the agency can conduct a NEPA review. This is good news but I’m betting that they will try to figure out how to get out of [...]
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