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September 28, 2010 in Idaho, Region
Idaho, Montana propose wolf hunts
BILLINGS – Documents released Monday show that Montana is seeking federal approval to kill 186 endangered gray wolves in a special “conservation hunt,” and neighboring Idaho wants permission to remove up to 50 of the predators that officials say are eating too many elk in the Lolo area.
The proposals to kill the wolves come despite a court ruling that restored the animals’ endangered species status.
In separate applications filed with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Idaho and Montana said their new plans to kill wolves were permissible under the Endangered Species Act. Wildlife managers contend the Aug. 5 ruling did not account for the growing impact of wolves on livestock and big game herds across the Northern Rockies.
The proposals have drawn criticism from wildlife advocates who accuse the states of making an end-run around the courts.
Lost wolf pup finds temporary home 
TLMule on September 28 at 1:42 p.m.
The “experimental nonessential population” has saturated all the prime habitat. Idaho has offered the excess wolves for adoption to all the other states, and no one wanted them.
nowolves on October 01 at 6:03 a.m.
Read the article again & just visuallize of how much of our tax dollars are being spent…..states are spending money trying to figure out how to solve the problems their wildlife department have lead them to…..now they want to pay people to kill wolves… A great way to spend our tax dollars!
How may of you have heard that school districts are cutting staff…..yet we got money for this garbage! This animal is has been one of the biggest expenses in wildlife budgets for some states…..support bill HR6028 to remove them from federal protection! eNOUGH IS eNOUGH!
ImmerTreue on October 01 at 9:04 a.m.
Nowolves, or should I say Reality 22. Same bogus arguement used on another site. All of a sudden you are concerned with schools cutting staff because of money spent on wolves. Before that it was pro wolf meant antihunting. If you are so concerned about wasted money that could have been used for better things, such as education, why don’t you bring up W’s folly, better known as Iraq. Almost a trillion dollars spent there and still no WMD. The money spent on wolves is chump change in comparison. As I replied to your comment elswhere, the priorities of people in this country are skewed. Pay your professional athletes millions, but can’t pay the teachers, police, firefighters, sanitation workers…..Wolves have nothing to do with furloughed teachers.
nowolves on October 01 at 1:03 p.m.
Immer …. mom always says “two wrongs don’t make a right”. Your arguments hold no water….spending millions on this animal that ravishes / diminishes game herds “North Yellowstone Clam Lake and Lolo.” when it is not managed is irresponsible.
No “all of sudden” on this one, I have always preached the total waste of money on this animal! And yes, I’m still advocating the fact that the majority of the remaining pro-wolf groups and individuals really have a “anti-hunting” interest or motive.
I’m sure you meet a lot of readers on these blogs….. I’m sure your also finding the true wolf lovers that are discussed with the “hatred” - that is building against this high maintenance animal because these groups continue to push their anti hunting agenda!
nowolves on October 01 at 1:16 p.m.
Immer, Do you feel that the State of Utah should be beefing up on wolf biologists, training there wildlife managers on how to handle wolf depredations, and starting to set money aside for the law suits that are surely coming OR spending that money on new schools, better roads and better fiscal spending? Simple question ….. please answer!
ImmerTreue on October 01 at 2:43 p.m.
Better fiscal spending. But I’m not from Utah, so I don’t know all of Utah’s problems. This is a problem in most states, including those without wolves. This problem has preceded wolves. We’ve gone from a national surplus to a national debt in a short period of time due to W’s cuts and his war, then bailing out banks (first done by Bush, and continued by Obama) which jeapordized the fiscal health of the entire country. This has affected all states, including Utah. Money spent on wolves is chump change.
nowolves on October 01 at 4:44 p.m.
Immer, I’ll take that as you would rather that the money be spent on wolves. Now let’s talk about chump change…..The formula for the chump change is:
Confirmed Depredation + Non Confirmed Depredation + Livestock harassment & herding costs + Species Management + Depredation Management + Legal wrangling + Loss of game herds = Cost of having wolves
Now let’s only talk about just one component “Legal wrangling”. It is my understanding that the cost associated with the Equal Access to Justice Act were 5.2 Billion dollars in the last two decade. How much of that chump change went to groups like Depletors of wildlife and The Humane Society of the US for their prolonging wolf management? When that question is answered let’s move on to some of the other components!
Also, Denny Rehberg must be hearing from the “Radical fringes” in his quotes today! “I recognize that the frustration is well past the boiling point and federal legislation is likely necessary,” Rep Denny Rehberg,