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UI hosts panel discussion: ‘Wolves in the West’

Wolf specialist Ed Bangs, pictured collaring a gray wolf, says the species has fully recovered in the Northern Rocky Mountain states. (File Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
By Rich Landers richl@spokesman.com(509) 459-5508
Wolf specialist Ed Bangs, pictured collaring a gray wolf, says the species has fully recovered in the Northern Rocky Mountain states. (File Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
Wolf specialist Ed Bangs, pictured collaring a gray wolf, says the species has fully recovered in the Northern Rocky Mountain states. (File Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

PREDATORS — With wolf-related issues burning or smoldering all over the place, a high-level panel is coming together for a public discussion at the University of Idaho Thursday night (April 5).

The Environmental Law Society is focusing on wolves, one of the most politicized and difficult issues in environmental law.

  • Ed Bangs (former U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Wolf Recovery Coordinator) will provide the scientific background;
  • Professor Dale Goble (University of Idaho College of Law) will describe the law surrounding wolf de-listing;
  • Professor John Freemuth (Boise State Masters of Public Administration Program) will talk about what public policy makers consider when negotiating their way through divergent interests to a workable solution.

The presentation is set for Thursday, 6:30 p.m.,  Room 104, Menard Law Building

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Outdoors Blog." Read all stories from this blog