Every Government agency seems to want some sort of control….. Feds control the ESL!! PHOENIX — An Arizona Senate committee has passed a measure requiring prior approval for the release of Mexican gray wolves into the wild. Sen. Gail Griffin of Hereford sponsored the legislation requiring the Arizona Game and Fish Commission to approve any release of a Mexican gray …
Feds eye new locations for Mexican wolf release program
Feds eye new locations for Mexican wolf release program FLAGSTAFF — Wildlife officials are working to identify new locations to release Mexican gray wolf packs that have been raised in captivity. Federal forest and wildlife officials are looking at nine locations across the Sitgreaves and Tonto national forests as potential sites for wolf releases. Wildlife officials say the expanded release …
Sweden resumes wolf hunt despite controversy
Sweden is to resume its wolf hunt in what authorities have described as a bid to limit inbreeding and maintain healthy stocks, but environmentalists argued Thursday that the hunt violates EU law. The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has authorised the killing of 16 wolves in specific territories in a hunt that starts Friday and ends February 17. The most …
Nearly 20% of Finland’s wolves killed during month-long cull
Nearly one fifth of Finland’s endangered wolf population was killed in a controversial month-long cull which ended Sunday, authorities said on Monday. Authorities gave permits to licensed hunters to kill 46 of Finland’s estimated 250 grey wolves in a cull intended to curb illegal poaching. “The catch was altogether 43 wolves… meaning that three permissions were left unused,” Sauli Harkonen, …