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Idaho Lawmakers Approve Spending $400,000 To Kill Wolves . News | OPB

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Idaho lawmakers have approved spending $400,000 to kill wolves. The Spokesman-Review reports that the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee approved the money Tuesday for the Idaho Wolf Depredation Control Board. The 15-5 vote maintains the operating budget at the same level as the previous two years for the board tasked with killing problem wolves preying on livestock or wildlife. The board killed 72 wolves in 2015. …

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A once-proud conservation group has lost its way — High Country News

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Rocky Mountain Elk Foudation has definitely taken a turn for the worse… We are looking for the page where they claimed animals were healthier without human management Recently, the family of Olaus J. Murie demanded that the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation cancel the organization’s Olaus J. Murie Award. The surprising reason? The foundation’s “all-out war against wolves is anathema to …

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Join Us ~ Ranching with Wildlife Workshop – March 26th in Petaluma, CA 

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“Come learn about the Marin Livestock and Wildlife Protection Program and nonlethal solutions to reduce wildlife conflicts in agricultural areas including livestock guardian animals and new innovative techniques like Foxlights and other disruptive stimuli based predator deterrents. This workshop is free and open to the public but we are asking attendees to RSVP ~ cosponsored with the Marin County Department …