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  • How ID-WY-MT lost their "coveted" wolf delisting

    Ralph Maughan

    Wyoming’s wolf free-fire, “wolves-are-vermin” zone killed delisting- We can’t say this for certainty, but Judge Molloy’s decision which caused the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to throw in the towel for the time being on wolf delisting, had its origins in orgy of wolf killing in Wyoming immediately after the wolf was delisted. This is…

  • Rocky Barker: Judge appears to tip his hand in wolf lawsuit

    Ralph Maughan

    Judge appears to tip his hand in wolf lawsuit. Letters from the West. Idaho Statesman. Barker speculates that the death of wolf 253 could play a key role in the great delisting lawsuit. In way of correction or perhaps addition, there were many stories about 253 before and after the piece by Louisa Willcox. I…

  • Another essay on wolf 253. Video

    Ralph Maughan

    The Delisting of wolf 253– Brian Connolly wrote “recently I sent out a few EarthDay e-cards with the statement: If enough of us speak up for the universe, It will tilt in our direction. I borrowed ‘speak up for the universe’ from Norman Maclean’s father.” “Mike O’Connell and I and some wonderful photographers are doing…

  • Kathie Lynch: Druid 253 – Rest in Peace

    Ralph Maughan

    Druid 253, Rest in Peace By © Kathie Lynch It has been nearly a week since I returned from Yellowstone, and I still find it hard to muster my usual enthusiasm. The feelings of anger and despair caused by the cold-blooded murder of Druid wolf 253M, combined with the daily horror of watching bison march…

  • Wolf's death stirs fears for species' fate. Utahns mourn loss of 253M; advocates heat up criticism of delisting

    Ralph Maughan

    Wolf’s death stirs fears for species’ fate. Utahns mourn loss of 253M; advocates heat up criticism of delisting. By Patty Henetz. The Salt Lake Tribune. This is Patty Henetz’s second artice on 253. I see she contacted a number of folks who post here.

  • Wolf 253M gunned down for fun near Daniel, Wyoming

    Ralph Maughan

    For years people have been asked me whatever happened to famous wolf 253M, the wolf that went to Utah and later became the beta male of the Druid Pack in Yellowstone Park. I thought by now this 3-legged wolf would have passed on, but it has now been confirmed that he was gunned down near…

  • Wyoming ranchers outside wolf zone say they'll only target offending animals

    Ralph Maughan

    Wyoming ranchers outside wolf zone say they’ll only target offending animals. By Chris Merrill. Casper Star Tribune. The ranchers in article say the Wyoming wolves in their new “vermin” zone come Friday won’t be immediately indiscriminately killed. It would cost too much. These predator control boards that have been set up are in fact rolling…

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