Senate committee OKs bill on Mexican gray wolf release Arizona Lawmakers need a reality check! they cant skirt Federal Law!! PHOENIX (AP) – The Arizona Senate attorney responsible for reviewing the constitutionality of legislation says a measure requiring prior state approval for the release of Mexican gray wolves into the wild is likely pre-empted by federal law. The Senate’s Republican-controlled …
Wolf delisting decision not based on the facts | Opinion | Eugene, Oregon
Last fall, the state Fish and Wildlife Commission voted 4-2 to remove protections of the state Endangered Species Act for gray wolves. It was a flawed decision, and the state Legislature could make it worse. Oregon’s law requires that listing decisions be based on “documented and verifiable scientific information,” which would be defined “by a scientific peer review panel of …
Idaho to Renew Aerial Wolf Slaughter
Idaho to Renew Aerial Wolf Slaughter Plan Highlights Critical Need to Extend Federal Monitoring of Idaho Wolves VICTOR, Idaho— Ignoring recent research indicating Idaho officials could be overestimating the state’s wolf population, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services announced plans today to allow gunners in helicopters to start shooting wolves in the Lolo Elk Management Zone of the …
Bill to bar Wyoming wardens from wolf, grizzly cases fails | Idaho Statesman
They need to enforce the Law, whether the animal is on the ESL or not!! A poacher is a Poacher! CHEYENNE, WYO. A Wyoming legislative committee has defeated a bill to bar state game managers from investigating or prosecuting people for killing wolves and grizzly bears as long as the animals remain federally protected. Sponsor Sen. Larry Hicks, a Baggs …