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Montana and Idaho
Wolf Action Alert!
Speak out about the proposed Montana and Idaho wolf hunting seasons!
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is proposing to allow hunters to kill up to 220 wolves across Montana this fall. The public comment period has passed, but you can still speak out. Click here for the Montana FWP website wolf page.
The Idaho Department of Fish & Game has laid out their framework for wolf management, and is preparing proposals for a fall wolf hunting and wolf trapping season with NO QUOTAS in much of the state. Click here to read the June 30 news release. The proposals will be adopted at the IDFG Commission meeting in Salmon July 27-28, 2011.
While the Western Wolf Coalition does not embrace wolf hunting, we recognize that the public hunting of wolves will be a regular component of wolf management. It is important to voice your support for wolves, and to remind the Departments and Commissioners to manage wolves conservatively, using the best available science.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper.
Contact the Idaho Department of Fish & Game
Contact the Idaho Department of Fish & Game Commissioners directly
Contact Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
Contact Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commissioners directly
WOLF-BORN HYDATID DISEASE: FACT VERSUS FALLACY
There's an uproar over wolves carrying the disease, but they're not the only ones
Many people are in an uproar over wolves and some of those same people are worried about hydatid disease, claiming wolves are carrying and spreading the disease.
While there is some truth to that claim, wolves are not the only carriers of the disease.
Any canine can carry and spread the disease, from wolves and coyotes to the family pet. It depends on the circumstances, not the species.
The disease is caused by a tapeworm and there are nine different strains of the disease, according to Gary McCallister, professor of biology at Mesa State College in Grand Junction, Colo. He has researched hydatid disease in Southern Utah, western Colorado and the Navajo Indian reservation.
Hydatid eggs are too tiny to see. When these eggs pass out of an infected canine they can fall on and stick to anything -hair, plants, grasses, he said.
Read the whole story HERE
EDITORIAL: THE CASE FOR LARGE PREDATORS
Published: Saturday, July 23, 2011, 4:03 PM
by The Oregonian Editorial Board
New research adds insight to the debate in Oregon over wolves and cougars
IDAHO TO OFFER LOOSER WOLF HUNT RULES
by JOHN MILLER and MATTHEW BROWN - Associated Press, June 30, 2011 - The Idaho Statesman
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho wildlife managers will propose a wolf hunt without quotas in much of the state, but hunters so far have purchased only a fraction of the tags needed to kill the rangy predators, compared with the first hunt in 2009.
COMMUNITY EFFORT FOUNDATION FOR OREGON WOLF COMPENSATION PLAN
by KATY NESBITT, June 28, 2011 - The Observer
ENTERPRISE — The Oregon Senate last week unanimously approved the Wolf Depredation Compensation Bill creating a compensation program that addresses wolf depredation of livestock.
SALAZAR, FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE NOMINEE TO DISCUSS WOLF DELISTING IN WYOMING VISIT
by JEREMY PELZER, June 28, 2011 - Casper Star Tribune
CHEYENNE -- Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service director nominee Daniel Ashe will visit Wyoming within the next month to reach a deal on delisting Wyoming wolves.
AFTER IDAHO GETS WOLVES DELISTED, CONGRESS TAKES AIM AT ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
by ERIKA BOLSTAD, June 26, 2011 - The Idaho Statesman
Rep. Mike Simpson's success in getting wolves delisted in Idaho and Montana has put other animals in the cross hairs, but he says lawmakers shouldn't meddle with the process.
