Conservationists declare victory as Idaho halts controversial wolf kill SALMON, IDAHO | BY LAURA ZUCKERMAN Conservationists declared victory on Wednesday in a legal battle over Idaho’s systematic killing of wolves in a national wilderness area after the state notified federal land managers it did not intend to reinstate a controversial kill program. The state Department of Fish and Game hired a hunter …
Idaho Won’t Use Hired Wolf Killer in Frank Church Wilderness
Idaho Won’t Use Hired Wolf Killer in Frank Church Wilderness Buy Now KATHERINE JONES, IDAHO STATESMAN FILE PHOTO Released from his cage at the edge of the Frank Church Wilderness on Jan. 14, 1995, Moon Star Shadow was the first Canada wolf reintroduced in Idaho. 11 hours ago • KEITH RIDLER Associated Press (2) Comments BOISE (AP) | The U.S. Forest …
Idaho gets a new 275,000-acre Boulder-White Clouds Wilderness centered on an amazing peak
Idaho gets a new 275,000-acre Boulder-White Clouds Wilderness centered on an amazing peak Posted on August 4, 2015 | By Joel Connelly0 The Northwest has its newest wilderness, 275,000 acres surrounding 11,815-foot Castle Peak in south-central Idaho, where the mining industry once plotted to gouge out a giant molybdenum mine. The Boulder-White Clouds Wilderness was made possible by a dogged 15-year effort …
Poachers Kill More Game Animals than Wolves, North Idaho Officials Say
LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Poachers are likely killing far more game animals than wolves are, state wildlife officials in northern Idaho say. Officials tell the Lewiston Tribune in a story on Friday that last year in northern Idaho they confirmed poaching of 30 elk, four moose, 13 mule deer and 57 whitetail deer. Officials say a realistic detection rate is 5 percent, …