Wyoming governor eyes congressional fix on wolf delisting. However, Jackson ruled the Wyoming plan that took effect in 2012 failed to contain legal guarantees that the state would maintain a buffer wolf population above the required minimum of 100 wolves and 10 breeding pairs outside of Yellowstone National Park and the Wind River Indian Reservation.
A survey released by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department early this year said there were at least 306 wolves in at least 43 packs — including more than 23 breeding pairs — in the state at the end of 2013. Wyoming held wolf hunts in a trophy management zone bordering Yellowstone in 2012 and 2013. Jackson’s order ending state management came on the eve of this year’s scheduled hunt, stopping it.
Jackson ruled she was not satisfied by a last-minute effort by Mead’s administration to try to make the buffer population requirement legally binding as an administrative rule until the state Legislature could take action early next year to codify it in law. Wyoming's Congressional Delegation Will Go To Congress To Get Wolves Delisted. Wyoming’s Congressional Delegation is drafting legislation that would remove wolves from the endangered species list in the state.
Montana and Idaho had their wolves de-listed via federal legislation and U-S Senator Mike Enzi says the delegation is gathering support for its own bill. The proposed legislation would put Wyoming’s wolf management plan into law. That plan allows wolves to be shot on site in most of the state. While a federal judge recently restored federal protections for the Wyoming wolves, Enzi says she admitted that the state plan was working. “The judge who made the ruling even said yes there are more wolves since Wyoming managed it, there are more mating pairs since Wyoming managed it, and there are less conflicts with wild game, and with humans and cattle. Enzi says that Senators from other states who are also interested in de-listing wolves say they will support the legislation.
Conservation groups oppose Wyoming wolf management. The Spokesman-Review: Court reinstates endangered status for Wyoming wolves. UPDATE: Wyoming governor responds to ruling.
ENDANGERED SPECIES — Federal protections for gray wolves in Wyoming were reinstated today after a judge invalidated the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2012 statewide Endangered Species Act delisting of the species, according to Earthjustice.
All Yellowstone Park wolf GPS collared wolves were killed in the wolf hunt. Montana and Wyoming hunts ruin Park’s study of how many elk wolves eat, wolf movements, pack territories- While the official stance of Yellowstone Park is that the three state wolf hunt that has been going on along the Park’s boundaries has not jeopardized the Park’s wolf population (now down to 81 wolves), it certainly killed the Park’s wolf project’s research on wolf habits such as how many and where wolves eat elk, bison, deer, and the like.
Not only that, but the loss of the 3 GPS collars which tracked wolf movements 24/7 makes it so it cannot be known if the wolves have killed what they eat or whether they find a carcass (or steal it from lion, bear, coyotes, etc.). Other Yellowstone wolves killed in the wolf hunt while on a foray outside the Park had regular (standard) collars. Uncollared wolves were killed too, and most of these carcasses probably gave no indication they were basically Park wolves. Mobile Site Preview. Helena IR - Mobile. Draft Wyoming Wolf plan is available for public comment. Draft Game and Fish wolf management program emphasizes elk, very small wolf population- Wyoming Game and Fish, anticipating federal delisting of the wolf in Wyoming, has a new draft wolf plan out for public comment.
Comments are sought on how the wolves will be managed in the wolf “trophy game zone,” but not on the fact that the wolf will receive protection in only about 12% of the state (unlike now, where it is protected statewide). Outside the trophy hunting zone, the national parks and the Wind River Indian Reservation, the wolf will be classified as a “predatory animal” to be killed for any reason if desired. However, there will be reporting requirements after a kill.
Feds About To Toss Wolves To The Hunters. Wyoming Wolves Attack Far Fewer Cattle Than Ranchers Claim. Conservationists and animal rights activists were appalled at the Federal government’s recent decision to kick Wyoming wolves off of the Endangered Species List.
Careful examination of wolf population statistics reveal that Wyoming ranchers may have achieved this de-listing by exaggerating statistics about wolf attacks on grazing cattle. Ranching With Wolves - The Huffington Post. The U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)'s recent decision to lift the federal regulation protecting wolves in Wyoming -- and allow hunters and ranchers to shoot wolves on sight across 90 percent of the state -- has reignited the decades-old conflict between wildlife conservation objectives and the ranching industry. Native predator species, such as coyotes, bears, wolves and mountain lions, are critical to the functioning of ecosystems, helping to keep nature in balance. But as livestock farms and ranches have expanded, problems have often occurred where large predators come into direct contact with farmed animals, such as sheep and cattle. War on wolves in Wyoming. Wyoming is trying to pass a law that would allow the unlimited killing of wolves and wolf pups.
The state is lobbying to allow wolf hunting to appease ranchers who feel the high wolf populations have been attacking livestock. The new law would remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list, which could make them targets for hunters searching for easy prey. Attorney Doug Honnold for Earthjustice, a non-profit legal organization supporting environmental rights, spoke to Jane Velez-Mitchell about the campaign to end the slaughter of wolves. Ming Game & Fish Department. Wildlife Information.
Wgfd.wyo.gov/web2011/Departments/Wildlife/pdfs/WOLF_MANAGEMENT_PLAN_FINAL0000348.pdf. Www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/species/mammals/wolf/2012April30Regulations_wolf hunt_Ch47_Signed04252012.pdf. CBD ALERT: New Wyoming Wolf Plan Will Allow Killing of Hundreds of Wolves… Eleven member wolf pack in winter, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming (2001) For Immediate Release, April 30, 2012 CHEYENNE, Wyo.— The U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that Wyoming has passed legislation and an amendment to its wolf-management plan that will meet federal approval and trigger removal of Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in the state. The new law and plan — to take effect later this year when wolves are removed from the federal endangered species list — increase the area of Wyoming where wolves would be designated “predators” and could be killed without limit; they also keep in place a “trophy game management area,” where hunting will be allowed to dramatically reduce wolf populations.
Since wolf hunting and trapping seasons opened last fall, 378 wolves have been killed in Idaho , which has no cap on killing and several ongoing open seasons. Background Michael J. Center for Biological Diversity P.O. Silver City, NM 88062 Like this: Like Loading... The Ranger, Riverton and Lander, Wyoming Daily Newspaper. Oct 11, 2012 - From staff reports The Fremont County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of 44 sheep that reportedly were killed by dogs running at large north of Riverton.
Deputies were notified of the issue at about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, when the owner of the sheep reported finding 50 to 75 of the animals dead or injured in their corral at 39 Jennings Road. "It appears the dogs entered into a feed lot and ran the sheep against the outer railings," Lee said. Speak Out for Wyoming Wolves. Protect the Wyoming Wolf. Yellowstone National Park Map. Wyoming plans to kill most wolves outside Yellowstone. Western gray wolf. PHOTO COURTESY USFWS. Feds nearly ready to accept state management plan By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY —Wyoming officials are pressing ahead with their plan to kill most wolves living outside Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks.
2 Teton collared wolves killed. Rash of killings of wandering park wolves spark calls for hunt buffer zones. Posted: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 12:00 am 2 Teton collared wolves killed By Mike Koshmrl, Jackson Hole, Wyo. Jackson Hole News&Guide | Hunters have killed two radio-collared wolves that roamed Grand Teton National Park, localizing a debate about the legal killing of “park” wolves used for research. Yellowstone Wolves Bring Estimated $7-10 Million in Annual Tourism Revenue. “The truck’s plates say it all: “4WOLVES.” Inside are an Iowa couple who return to the Yellowstone country year after year to be campground hosts in the nation’s first national park.
They return for the stunning scenery, for the wide open country that is the Lamar Valley, for herds of elk, for shaggy bison and for wolves. Today’s Yellowstone is a different place than 1995′s Yellowstone. Biologists and ecologists can see it on the ground. Outdoor educators see it in their businesses. Travel the road from Cooke City into the Lamar Valley and you’ll see it too. Jim Halfpenny is an outdoor educator who specializes in large carnivores.
“There were fifty-four classes on wolves taught in the first half of 2000 from eleven different organizations. Economically, the story has been extremely bright. A follow-up study to check the accuracy of the predictions is about a year away from publication, but the preliminary numbers look very similar, said Duffield. Like this: Like Loading...