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USFWS abandons critically endangered red wolves 

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  There is still mystery and majesty in the American landscape, in the form of a little-known and critically-endangered speciesindigenous to the east coast – A shy, modestly sized native singer who used to roam large portions of the US from New York to Florida and westward to Texas. After an initially brilliant cooperative recovery effort, though, this jewel is …

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Senate committee OKs bill on Mexican gray wolf release 

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Every Government agency seems to want some sort of control….. Feds control the ESL!! PHOENIX — An Arizona Senate committee has passed a measure requiring prior approval for the release of Mexican gray wolves into the wild. Sen. Gail Griffin of Hereford sponsored the legislation requiring the Arizona Game and Fish Commission to approve any release of a Mexican gray …

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Feds eye new locations for Mexican wolf release program 

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Feds eye new locations for Mexican wolf release program FLAGSTAFF — Wildlife officials are working to identify new locations to release Mexican gray wolf packs that have been raised in captivity. Federal forest and wildlife officials are looking at nine locations across the Sitgreaves and Tonto national forests as potential sites for wolf releases. Wildlife officials say the expanded release …

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Sweden resumes wolf hunt despite controversy

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Sweden is to resume its wolf hunt in what authorities have described as a bid to limit inbreeding and maintain healthy stocks, but environmentalists argued Thursday that the hunt violates EU law. The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has authorised the killing of 16 wolves in specific territories in a hunt that starts Friday and ends February 17. The most …