Tag Archives: wolf management

Local business push for lowered wolf hunting, trapping in Yellowstone region

Arguing that the presence of wolves in the Yellowstone region is a economic asset, a local group of businesses is asking Montana to scale back trapping and hunting of wolves in the area.

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Biologists Say Wolves Improve Yellowstone Ecosystem

Yellowstone biologists say wolves have improved Yellowstone’s ecosystem since reintroduction in 1995.

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Montana FWP: Court Decision Makes Wolf Management Impossible

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WolfThe assumption from the folks at the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Department is that the state's wolf population needs "management" -- but a recent court decision holding them protected under the Endangered Species Act makes it impossible.

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Reaction to Wolf Legal Decision: It Depends on Your Point of View

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The decision by U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy to extend full protection to gray wolves in the the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem under the Endangered Species Act has generated a slew of responses -- some thoughtful, some passionate, some profane. Here's a sampling of the responses.

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Judge: Wolves Are Again Protected as Endangered

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U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy has ruled that a government plan to remove protection for the gray wolf from only part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem was unlawful and ordered the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to grant it full protection.

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Last of Yellowstone Druid Pack Killed Near Butte

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The last remaining member of Yellowstone's infamous Druid Pack is no more, as the two-year-old female was killed by a Butte-area stockman defending his cattle against her attacks.

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