Montana more than doubles number of wolves that may be killed
The state of Montana is planning to greatly increase the number of wolves hunters will be allowed to kill this fall. That is unless a federal judge rules in favor of an Earthjustice lawsuit intended to protect wolves.
Montana recently approved plans to allow hunters to kill 186 wolves, up from the 75 wolves allowed in last year's hunt. <Check out what the New York Times has to say!>
But hunters' plans may be stopped if U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy rules before the Sept. 4 start of the hunt and finds the federal government illegally removed wolves from the Endangered Species Act list in Montana and Idaho.
If the hunt goes forward, the increase wolf killing is expected to reduce the overall wolf population in Montana by up to 22 percent, from an estimated 524 at the end of last year to 411 at the end of 2010.
In Idaho, quotas for the fall wolf hunt will be decided in August. State wildlife officials there have already said they will allow trapping and the use of electronic calls in this year's wolf hunt.
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Hey Russell - if you stop hunting (KILLING) the deer, elk and moose, you won't have to worry
about their populations suffering, you jackass. Let nature take it's course and let wolves be
wolves. There is no need to kill any of them. How proud you and all of the other killers must feel when you wipe out a defenseless animal. Must make up for something that you are lacking.
Why don't they move the wolves to other states too. Like Texas and Colorado or Ohio. Russell keep up the great work. Somewhere back East. Wendy you need to look at my wolf pelt.
This is another outrage that they are getting to hunt these magnificent animals as it is to increase the amount is just about blood lust period. The Obama administration is not very wolf friendly. sesli sohbet
people are arrogant and stupid. they think the world revolves around them and they have no concept whatsoever of how nature balances itself with each creature playing its own role. the people of the west are only concerned about how much money goes into their pockets and have no clue about the wider implications of destroying wolf populations. we have worked so hard to get these animals back to their original habitat, and now this can all be undone by a bunch of stupid, narrow-minded, ignorant ranchers and politicians. you should all rot in hell.
i am and so disappointed in what has been established in Idahos community and what the HECK
they are thinking.wolves are magnificent creatures and people(HUNTERS)don't need to kill wolves for fun or to the number of how many wolves there are in the country(U.S.A).wolves live off on food water shelter(burrows)and air people(hunters)who kill for fun should be demolished,i not sorry for what i said but my anger who killed the wolves who have done nothing to hurt the people.SOMETIMES there are killings and stores' about a kill on a farm were a goat or any other animal was killed by a wolf. imagine this,you were once never hungry had money and had a good life until you lost all your money and couldn't buy enough food you live buy a farm you didn't want to die of starvation.then you killed...an animal just to support yourself.yes imagining this is horrible,and yes this may backfire on what i said but i said what i said and as i always do...i hope,this has finally come to you'r mind that what i said has (FINALLY)got you'r senses right about wolves the right way,and mybe just maybe things will change nicley for wolves.I PRAY A GOOD LIFE FOR THEM AND ALWAYS THEM AND TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE AND SPECIES.GOD BLESS ALL and goodbye
Nature does not need man to regulate, control or "manage" her in any way. The more we mess with the natural ecosystem, the more we screw it up. If people would just leave the wildlands and the wildlife alone, they will take care of themselves but of course they won't.. hence the repetitive problems and the needless cruelty that we see happening today, saw yesterday and will probably see again tomorrow. It all revolves around money.. surprise, surprise.. if it's not the wildlife agencies making money off of hunting licenses, then it's the ranchers exploiting the land to graze their cattle..just about everything that happens to the wildlife is due to people eating meat; either the kind they've hunted themselves or the kind someone else killed for them and they got at their local fastfood outlet.. perhaps going vegetarian might help.. but of course I'm not stupid enough to think anyone's going to go vegetarian just to save our wildlife both in the oceans and on the land.. I guess this sounds pretty soapbox and preachy about vegetarianism, but if you think about it, it would have a huge impact on everything if everyone went vegetarian.. but then again, if they did that what would I feed to my cats and dogs? I guess I'm glad we're not all vegetarian after all.. Oh hec, just forget I ever said anything..
I pray that this judge will be wise and stop this sickness. Ken Salazar has a lot to answer for.
This policy is sickening. I live in Texas, where only a generation ago, the Texas Red wolf became extinct directly because of the free-for-all hunting of predators in this state. Now the Texas Parks and Wildlife has to spend massive energy and money promoting deer hunting because the whitetails have been so successful in the absence of these predators that they're actually a big road hazard.
There is so little of the wild left. Why oh why must we destroy it all? What is wrong with humans?
The wolf must be destroyed to satisfy the greed and sense of entitlement of hunters and ranchers. They got used to killing deer off their cars and to letting cattle graze freely on federal lands. A return to the old ways of hunting and ranching is not part of their plan. I pray God that judge Molloy see things as they are and restore the much needed protection to the wolves.
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