Carter Niemeyer helped capture the wolves that were brought to Yellowstone National Park and Idaho in the 1990’s. He had began his career as a government trapper in Montana in the mid 1980’s. In 2000 he became the Idaho wolf recovery coordinator for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. He served in that capacity until his retirement in 2006. …
Idaho Fish and Game will keep monitoring wolves improperly collared in wilderness
I cant believe the feds are allowing them to monitor these wolves!! Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials intend to monitor four wolves they improperly radio-collared in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness during an elk research project. “The only way to remove those collars would be to go back in with helicopters,” IDFG spokesman Mike Keckler said …
Idaho, Montana wolf math doesn’t add up | Idaho Statesman
Once a species is removed from the endangered species list, as the northern Rockies gray wolf was back in 2011, obtaining accurate annual population estimates is a critical component of the ensuing 5-year monitoring process put in place under the Endangered Species Act. In Idaho and Montana, for a variety of important reasons, the wolf population estimates compiled by state …
Feds take action after Idaho collars wilderness wolves | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KBOI
I Still find it hard to believe they say they didnt communicate with the Helicopter crew… you dont have 2 different sizes of collars when your only collaring ELK… BOISE, Idaho (AP) The U.S. Forest Service on Wednesday issued a notice of non-compliance to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game after the state agency violated an agreement by using …