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Key committee approves Oregon wolf delisting

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Wolves were correctly removed from Oregon’s list of endangered species, according to a key legislative committee. SALEM — The removal of wolves from Oregon’s list of endangered species has been approved by a key legislative committee, potentially jeopardizing a lawsuit that challenges the delisting. Last year, Oregon wildlife regulators found that wolves had sufficiently recovered to delist them under the …

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Wildlife officials to kill wolves in remote Idaho region | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KCBY

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LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — — LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) Federal wildlife services and Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials have joined forces to kill wolves in the Clearwater Region for the third year in a row. The Lewiston Tribune reports that elk herds have been struggling in the remote country for nearly two decades. “Our policy is to not release …

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Environmental groups want Supreme Court to stop wolf cull

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Two non-profit environmental groups filed a petition with the Supreme Court of British Columbia last week challenging the provincial government’s legal authority to shoot wolves in the South Peace and Selkirk regions. The petition, filed by the Pacific Wild Alliance and Valhalla Wilderness Society Jan. 18, would have the court halt the wolf cull until the province meets its legal …