Senate adopts wolf resolution

There was no debate and it was by a unanimous vote that the Idaho Senate this morning adopted HJM 1, a non-binding memorial to the president and Congress urging the de-listing of the wolf in Idaho. Sen. Monty Pearce, R-New Plymouth, acknowledged that some might not think the measure’s still timely, since the Obama Administration on Friday announced it’d go ahead with the de-listing. But, he said, “It’s not in the federal register yet.” And, Pearce said, “I think this document that we have before us will also be good evidence in court. … We’ve already been warned that we’re going to go to court. So here is the directive.” If the de-listing decision is challenged in court, he told the Senate, “It’ll be the first time we’ve gone to court on this issue with the Justice Department on our side.”