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• Twisp man pleads guilty in wolf killing case

  April 4, 2012 in News, Outdoors, City A Twisp man pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to kill a protected wolf and send its pelt to a friend in Canada in return for the friend’s help in illegally … 4

• Field reports: Hundreds of bald eagles wintered in Oregon

  April 1, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C9 WILDLIFE – The Oregon Wildlife Commission took bald eagles off the state endangered species list recently, five years after the big birds were removed from the federal list. In 1963, …

• Feds extend comment period for caribou habitat

  March 20, 2012 in Outdoors, Idaho Citing requests from Idaho’s governor, local governments and the Kootenai Tribe, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced a 60-day extension for public comment on a proposal to designate …

• Hungry wolf pack rearranges balance in Yellowstone Park

  January 15, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Typically content to stay in Yellowstone National Park’s remote Pelican Valley where they specialize in killing bison, Mollie’s wolf pack has migrated more than 20 miles to the Lamar Valley … 1

• Out & About: More highlights in 2011 outdoors

  January 8, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 OUTFIELD – Notable additions to last week’s 2011: The Year Outdoors:

• Wolf protection ends in Midwest

  December 22, 2011 in Outdoors, Nation/World on Page A8 ATLANTA, Mich. – After devoting four decades and tens of millions of dollars to saving the gray wolf, the federal government wants to get out of the wolf-protection business, leaving …

• White House moves to clarify endangered species listings

  December 9, 2011 in Outdoors, Idaho, Region The Obama administration proposed a new rule today that would end a practice in which some endangered species were classified differently in neighboring states. 3

• Panel approves proposed wolf plan

  December 4, 2011 in Outdoors, City on Page B3 OLYMPIA – The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission on Saturday approved a proposed plan for managing gray wolves, a decision sure to spark criticism from hunting and livestock groups that … 1

• Forest road plan aims at bear safety

  November 29, 2011 in Outdoors, Idaho on Page A5 Keeping people away from grizzly bears is the goal of forest plan amendments for the Idaho Panhandle, Kootenai and Lolo national forests, which will restrict motor vehicle travel into prime …

• Commission will consider wolf proposal next weekend

  November 27, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C12 After four years of development, extensive public review – and lingering controversy – the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will consider adopting a plan for managing wolves as they re-establish … 6

• State’s wolf plan meeting today

  November 3, 2011 in Outdoors, City on Page A8 As Washington Fish and Wildlife officials are slashing budgets for existing programs, they’re meeting in Spokane today to deal with yet another new challenge – wolves. The state Fish and … 5

• Washington groups petition to strip protections from wolves

  October 5, 2011 in City ELLENSBURG, Wash. (AP) — Two groups have filed a petition with the Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife to strip endangered species protections from gray wolves in the eastern …

• Hundreds of plants, animals up for new protections

  September 29, 2011 in Nation/World The Obama administration is taking steps to extend new federal protections to a list of imperiled animals and plants that reads like a manifest for Noah’s Ark — from the … 8

• Getting a nose count

  September 24, 2011 in News on Page A1 Next summer, grizzly bears will follow their noses to census sites. Enticed by the smell of fermented cow blood and fish guts, they’ll crawl through corrals of barbed wire to … 2

• Field reports: Rare pygmy rabbits breeding in basin

  July 24, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C9 WILDLIFE – For the first time in a decade, the endangered Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit appears to have successfully bred in its historic range. A litter of kits has been …

• Area wolf poaching case to trial in September

  July 24, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C9 The case of a Methow Valley ranch family accused of killing protected wolves and smuggling their hides out of the country is set for federal trial in Spokane this fall. … 2

• Pygmy rabbits breed successfully

  July 23, 2011 in Outdoors, City on Page A12 For the first time in a decade, the endangered Columbia Basin pygmy rabbit has successfully bred in its historic range. A litter of kits has been confirmed in a 6-acre …

• Gray wolves go back to state control

  May 4, 2011 in Idaho, Region The Obama administration today announced it is lifting endangered species act protections for 5,500 gray wolves in eight states in the Northern Rockies and Great Lakes. 14

• Otter, officials to discuss wolf hunt

  April 17, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page B3 LEWISTON – Officials with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game plan to meet with Gov. Butch Otter on Monday to discuss a public wolf hunting season. “We will be … 2

• Researcher explains threats to wolverine in its remote range

  April 10, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C10 Perhaps the only critter at top of the food chain that’s rarer and more set apart than a wolverine is the wolverine researcher. “Worldwide, maybe a dozen people are working … 11

• Budget would delist wolves

  April 10, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page B1 BILLINGS – Gray wolves in Montana and Idaho would be taken off the endangered list under the budget bill pending before Congress, two Western lawmakers said. Inclusion of the language … 2

• Tsunami one more disaster for albatross

  March 27, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C14 The albatross has had more ups and downs with Japan’s seismic events than the courtship flight of a snipe. While the world focuses on Japan’s March 11 earthquake disaster, a …

• Out & About: Art Wolfe to share photos at Whitworth

  February 27, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C12 Art Wolfe to share photos at Whitworth OUTSEE – Wildlife photographer and Public TV “Travels to the Edge” host Art Wolfe will give a lecture and slide show Tuesday, 7 …

• Feds may kill owls to save owls

  February 7, 2011 in City on Page A6 PORTLAND – Federal wildlife officials looking to protect the spotted owl will likely recommend shooting the threatened species’ biggest menace – a larger, more aggressive type of owl – according … 1

• Idaho panel suspends wolf management

  December 9, 2010 in Idaho on Page A5 The Idaho Fish and Game Commission on Wednesday endorsed a decision by Gov. Butch Otter to halt state management of wolves.

• Wolf talks at impasse, Schweitzer says

  December 7, 2010 in Idaho, Region on Page A5 BILLINGS – Montana’s governor said negotiations to remove gray wolves from the endangered species list have hit an impasse after Wyoming and Idaho refused to go along with an Interior …

• State, federal leaders continue wolf talks

  December 3, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A12 BILLINGS – Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and governors from three Northern Rockies states resumed negotiations Thursday to remove the region’s wolves from the endangered list, but reached no conclusions. Western …

• Wolf negotiations resume, but no consensus

  December 2, 2010 in Region Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and governors from three Northern Rockies states resumed negotiations today to remove the region’s wolves from the endangered list, but reached no conclusions. 1

• Salazar, states discuss wolf management

  November 30, 2010 in Idaho on Page A6 After years of legal wrangling over wolf management, the Obama administration and the governors of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming on Monday discussed crafting an end-game – including whether Congress should …

• North Idaho sheriff denies raffle targets wolves

  November 28, 2010 in City on Page B7 GRANGEVILLE, Idaho – A northern Idaho sheriff said he is not advocating the illegal shooting of federally protected wolves by offering a hunting rifle and a shovel as the prize … 3

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