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• Wolf population rose last year in Northern Rockies

  March 11, 2010 in Idaho The wolf population in the Northern Rockies rose last year, but at the slowest rate in nearly 15 years, according to a report released Thursday by U.S. Fish and Wildlife …

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  Out & About

  February 28, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C12 Sky-high skiers fly at Schweitzer

• Yellowstone wolves decline in ’09

  February 21, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C13 PREDATORS – The number of wolves in Yellowstone National Park declined about 23 percent in 2009, a change park biologists say is typical of natural fluctuations for wildlife species. Yellowstone’s …

• Idaho closes another wolf hunting area

  February 2, 2010 in Idaho State wildlife managers say another Idaho wolf hunting zone has been shut down after hunters filled a state quota. 8

• Tapeworms infect wolf packs

  January 20, 2010 in Outdoors, City on Page A5 A Washington State University wildlife researcher said he was “absolutely shocked to see such a high prevalence” of tapeworms found in Rocky Mountain gray wolves. “Some of these wolves had … 1

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  Wolves became game for hunters

  December 27, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C13 Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s March decision to remove the gray wolf from the endangered-species list in the Northern Rockies gave the green light to open the first wolf hunting seasons …

• Idaho shuts another wolf hunting zone

  November 17, 2009 in Idaho State officials say hunters have reached their limit for killing wolves in a hunting zone in northern Idaho.

• Idaho may consider extending wolf hunt season

  November 16, 2009 in Idaho, Region Idaho wildlife officials are thinking about extending the wolf hunting season in certain hunting zones across the state.

• Idaho prepares to shutter wolf hunt in 3 zones

  October 20, 2009 in Idaho Wolf hunters in some parts of Idaho are nearing their quotas, prompting state wildlife managers to prepare to shutter the season there once the legal harvest limit has been reached. 4

• State’s first wolf tag fetches $8,000 at auction

  October 20, 2009 in Idaho State wildlife officials say the first wolf hunting tag ever printed in the state has sold for $8,000 to the highest bidder.

• Wolf advocates won’t appeal ruling allowing hunts

  September 15, 2009 in Idaho, Region Wolf advocates have decided not to appeal a federal judge’s decision that let wolf hunting seasons go forward in Idaho and Montana.

• Ruling allows wolf hunting to go on

  September 10, 2009 in Idaho on Page A5 Wolf hunting can continue in Idaho, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, but he hinted that the bigger court case behind the request may land the wolf back on the endangered …

• Man cited for wolf poaching

  September 9, 2009 in City, Idaho An Eagle, Idaho, man was cited by the Idaho Fish and Game department this week for poaching after he shot a wolf outside an approved hunting zone.

• Gray wolf hunts can continue, federal judge says

  September 9, 2009 in Idaho, Region A federal judge said gray wolf hunts can go on for the first time in decades in the Northern Rockies, just months after the animals were removed from the endangered … 5

• Trust the real experts in wolf debate

  September 3, 2009 in Outdoors on Page B1 Wolves are running a spectrum of emotions in the thoughts of people across the nation this week. Certainly it’s news to ask a hunter why he wants to kill a … 2

• Real estate agent takes Idaho’s first gray wolf

  September 1, 2009 in Idaho Gray wolves were back in the cross hairs of hunters on Tuesday, just months after they were removed from the federal endangered species list and eight decades since being hunted … 1

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  Groups ask judge to block wolf hunts in Idaho, Mont.

  August 21, 2009 in Outdoors, Idaho A coalition of environmental and animal rights groups asked a federal judge Thursday to stop wolf hunting seasons in Idaho and Montana planned for this fall. 1

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  In brief: Wolf, two pups captured, tagged and released

  August 1, 2009 in City on Page B3 An adult male wolf was captured and outfitted with a satellite-tracking collar in northern Pend Oreille County Friday. The collar will help state biologists monitor Washington’s second confirmed wolf pack, …

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  Gray wolf collared in Pend Oreille County

  July 31, 2009 in Outdoors, City An adult male wolf was captured and outfitted with a satellite-tracking collar in northern Pend Oreille County Friday. 3

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  State may have second wolf pack

  July 13, 2009 in Outdoors, City Acting on a tip from loggers, wildlife biologists have confirmed the presence of a wolf pack with pups in northeast Pend Oreille County. At sunrise Friday, Scott Fisher played digital …

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  Wolf-hunting goes to court in two states

  June 3, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A4 BILLINGS, Mont. – A pair of federal judges will decide which states in the Northern Rockies have enough gray wolves to allow public hunting, as the bitter debate over the …

• Lawsuits over wolves filed in two courts

  June 2, 2009 in Idaho, Region BILLINGS — A pair of federal judges will decide which states in the Northern Rockies have enough gray wolves to allow public hunting, as the bitter debate over the region’s …

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  Twisp wolves ‘well-behaved’

  May 26, 2009 in City on Page A4 TWISP, Wash. – Despite the controversy that surrounds them, the gray wolves that made a home for themselves near Twisp are acting rather neighborly, so far. There has been one …

• Wolf off endangered list in Northern Rockies

  May 4, 2009 in Idaho, Region Wolves in parts of the Northern Rockies and the Great Lakes region come off the endangered species list today — opening the way for public hunting of the animals to …

• Feds propose delisting wolves in Idaho, Montana

  April 1, 2009 in Idaho The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday formally called for removing gray wolves from the endangered list in Montana and Idaho while maintaining federal protections in Wyoming, a decision …

• Gray wolves de-listed in Idaho, Montana

  March 6, 2009 in Idaho Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says he is upholding a decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove gray wolves in the Northern Rockies, including in Idaho and Montana, …

• NIC hosting film, discussion on wolves

  February 3, 2009 in City on Page A7 “An Evening with Wolves” features a presentation of an award-winning film titled “Wolves,” narrated by Robbie Robertson, and a panel discussion by local residents. The free event will be from …

• In brief: Bill declares surplus of wolves in Idaho

  February 3, 2009 in City on Page A5 Idaho would declare a surplus of wolves and offer the extras to any state that wants them under legislation that unanimously cleared the Senate Resources Committee on Monday. “We can …

• Gray wolves leave Wolf Haven for Mexico

  January 23, 2009 in Region Six female Mexican gray wolves left Wolf Haven International, located north of Tenino, Wash., on two separate flights to Houston, Texas, and then onto a charter flight to Mexico.

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  Wolf decision not the final word

  January 15, 2009 in City, Idaho, Region Westerners might want to hold off for a bit before reacting too strongly to the government’s announcement that wolves in most northern states should be removed from the Endangered Species …

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