Idaho Wolves
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Anatomy of a Wolf Attack. To retaliate or not to retaliate? The question makes bedfellows of traditional foes. By Carissa Wolf. The Boise Weekly. This is a very long and thoughtful discussion over the growing effort in Idaho (certainly not Wyoming) between wolf advocates and livestock growers, trying to prevent wolf attacks on livestock and…
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The story about the Forest Service employees from Utah, who were airlifted out of Idaho’s Sawtooth Wilderness because they heard wolves howling nearby, has prompted an editorial in the Missoulian. 10-17. Read Missoulian editorial. – – – – – It turns out the Idaho Statesman also had an editorial on Oct. 17, although it was…
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The poor dears! Story in the Idaho Mountain Express. By Steve Benson.
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This is from Wild Bill (Bill Schneider) over at New West. Read column.
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Here is a list of the Idaho wolf packs and estimated numbers at mid-year. The list is from Ed Bang’s report. In each case, he has listed the name of the pack, the number of adults, third is the number of pups, 4 th is the total pack size. Last is the ID number they…
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The news on this is sketchy, but I’ve heard rumors are building about two wolves or hybrids that had been circling parked vehicles on the highway at Fairfield, ID. That is a small town on the Camas Prairie about 30 miles SW of Hailey, ID. The canids were said to be skinny and acting aggressive,…
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On Sept. 22, Ed Bangs sent out email giving the mid-year population esimates for wolves in the 3 state experimental wolf recovery area. The news media are now picking up the story. Most of the media are taking an unreflective straight approach, saying the wolf population is up by 20%. Yesterday, however, the Idaho State…
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I’ve gotten phone calls and emails about Wildlife Services’s first day of “control” of wolves in West Central Idaho. This is second hand — Wildlife Services [WS] didn’t contact me. I heard they killed two of the Lava Ridge pack and might have hit two in the Lick Creek Pack and one in the Gold…