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  Exhibit sets record straight on Quileutes

  January 28, 2012 in City on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Elaborate headdresses, drawings of rituals and a basket, all with wolf themes, are part of a new exhibit at the Smithsonian trying to make a point: The Quileute …

• Idaho wildlife official clears wolves in dog death

  January 17, 2012 in Outdoors, Idaho WALLACE — A state wildlife official says an investigation has failed to find clear evidence that a dog died in an attack by wolves last week in northern Idaho. 11

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  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

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  Fish and Wildlife appointee criticized

  January 8, 2012 in Outdoors, City on Page B2 The appointment of an Eastern Washington environmentalist to the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission has upset some rural officials, who say their small-town values are unfairly being pushed aside in … 3

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  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 …

• Gray wolves rebound but face uncertain future

  December 21, 2011 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 it to individual … 3

• Field reports: State Parks staff to be cut 30 percent

  December 11, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C11 PUBLIC LANDS – Nearly a third of Washington’s year-round state parks staffers are being notified this week they likely will be laid off as a result of lagging sales of …

• 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

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  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

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  Idaho wolf trapping season opens Tuesday

  November 13, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C12 The first wolf trapping season since the predators were reintroduced to the Rocky Mountains will open in selected areas in the north half of Idaho on Tuesday. Demand is high …

• Idaho wolf trapping season starts next week

  November 11, 2011 in Outdoors, Idaho Idaho’s first wolf trapping season since the predators lost federal protections this year starts Tuesday, and a trapping supply shop says it’s already boosted revenue. 4

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  Wolf hunts get court hearing

  November 9, 2011 in Outdoors, City on Page A13 PASADENA, Calif. – Wildlife advocates appeared in federal court Tuesday seeking to stop gray wolf hunts that are already well under way in the Northern Rockies, arguing that Congress overstepped …

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  Panel considers wolf plan

  November 4, 2011 in Outdoors, City on Page A5 Washington is already home to five packs of gray wolves, and state wildlife managers are planning for more. On Thursday, the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission deliberated on a wolf … 6

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  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 … 3

• Yellowstone wolf skeletons studied

  October 16, 2011 in Outdoors, Region on Page B3 BILLINGS – Yellowstone National Park wolves tend to be healthier than wolves in other areas, based on an examination of about 160 of their skeletons over the last three years, … 1

• 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 …

• Field reports: Columbia refuge mulls camping, hunting changes

  October 2, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C11 OUTPLAN – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is preparing a new management plan for the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, which could mean changes for campers, hunters and anglers. The …

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  Idaho targets wolves

  September 15, 2011 in Outdoors on Page K10 An archery hunter near Bozeman killed the first wolf to be harvested in the gray wolf hunting seasons that opened in Montana earlier this month. And at least 10 gray … 1

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  Captive wolf on the lam

  September 15, 2011 in Idaho on Page A1 When Mark Earls saw a shaggy, white wolf crossing a road in North Idaho’s Hoodoo Valley, he pulled out his cellphone to snap a picture of it. “What boggled him … 42

• Montana begins wolf hunt season

  September 4, 2011 in Region on Page B7 BILLINGS – Gray wolf hunts are under way in Montana and Idaho as state officials seek to sharply reduce the predator’s numbers in hopes of curbing attacks on livestock and …

• Federal poaching trial rescheduled

  September 1, 2011 in Idaho on Page A12 The federal trial for a Methow Valley ranch family accused of killing protected wolves and trying to smuggle pelts out of the country has been rescheduled to Jan. 30. The …

• Landers: Idaho wolf tag sales lagging, so far

  September 1, 2011 in Sports, Outdoors on Page B1 Idaho wolf tag purchases are barely better than home sales. Maybe it’s the economy or the recent lawsuits that threatened to stall the hunting season again, but wolf permits are … 1

• Landers: Idaho wolf tag sales lagging

  August 31, 2011 in Sports Idaho wolf tag purchases are barely better than home sales. 2

• Groups ask court to halt wolf hunts

  August 14, 2011 in Outdoors, City, Idaho on Page B3 BOISE – Environmentalists have asked a federal appeals court for an emergency injunction to halt wolf hunts scheduled to start in a few weeks in Idaho and Montana. The request … 1

• Idaho panel sets wolf hunting season, quotas

  July 29, 2011 in Idaho The Idaho Fish and Game Commission adopted a 10-month-long wolf hunting season in the upper Clearwater River basin Thursday and also increased the trapping season beyond what was recommended by … 2

• Idaho commission approves wolf hunt rules, dates

  July 28, 2011 in Outdoors, Idaho The Idaho Fish and Game Commission has approved a new set of rules guiding public hunting and trapping of wolves in the state’s forests and backcountry. 4

• 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

• Idaho wolf hunting plan: No limit

  July 8, 2011 in Outdoors, Idaho, Region Idaho is planning a fall wolf hunt with no overall limit - and no limits in four zones, the Panhandle, Lolo, Selway and Middle Fork zones - because of “documented … 16

• Wolf’s delisting could imperil other species

  June 27, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Endangered Species Act has long had its foes, particularly in the West. But in recent months, the law has taken an unprecedented hit from Congress. Republicans, led … 18

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