It is Very troublesome the feds will stop the Oversight monitoring of wolves due to lack of funding. All they need to do is take money from USDAS WS Demon Squad…… They need to be shut down anyway due to their Lawlessness, poisoning of pets, use of Snares, traps, Dogs to kill the animals their worthless agents trap, their outright lies in their reports, their hiding of actual facts but to name a few!!! We no longer need to support Welfare Ranchers, I am tired of my Tax dollars being used to insure they can make a profit!! The Government does not do that for any other business why should they be allowed to do it for Welfare Ranchers?
HELENA – Montana’s wolf counts dropped slightly but remained well above mandated minimums in the final year of federal oversight of state management.
In its annual report released Friday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in collaboration with other federal, state and tribal agencies, detailed 2015 wolf populations in the Northern Rockies. At least 1,704 wolves in 282 packs were observed in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming last year, determined by federally mandated minimum counts in the three-state area.
An additional 200 wolves in 34 packs are estimated in Oregon and Washington.
“The wolf population has exceeded recovery goals identified by the service and partner biologists in 2002. Wolves continue to expand their range westward in eastern Oregon and Washington,” USFWS said in a news release.
Source: Gray wolf count stable as federal oversight set to expire | Montana & Regional | missoulian.com