Handling wolves While lawmakers are in session, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is expected to update its wolf count. The census may spark talk about how to manage the animals when they are no longer listed as endangered under federal or state law, said Moses Lake Republican Judy Warnick, the incoming chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture, Water …
Decision on North Carolina red wolves looms in 2015 | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com
RALEIGH, N.C. In the 27 years since federal officials reintroduced the red wolf in the wild, a restoration program has mustered about 100 of the carnivores in a handful of North Carolina counties. A decision looms in early 2015 on whether to continue efforts to maintain the only wild population of the species. How the species’ existence will play out, …
Lions and wolves and bears — oh my! – The Times: Local
Mountain lions, gray wolves and American black bears — now returning in limited numbers to Illinois — have been added to the state’s list of protected species. “Wolves, mountain lions and black bears have been absent from Illinois for more than 150 years,” said Illinois Department of Natural Resources Director Marc Miller in a statement. “As the populations of these …
Minn. cattle group asks for federal wolf ruling
Cattlemen at their finest….. making statements that arent even close to true! The Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association is urging Secretary of Interior Sally Jewel to immediately appeal a recent federal court ruling that restored endangered species protection to wolves in Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin. The Minnesota group also is asking Minnesota’s top elected officials to urge Jewel to appeal the …