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Wolves not endangered in Rockies? Activists arm for fight
Wolves not endangered in Rockies? Activists arm for fight
Summary: The state of Wyoming has decided that once nearly extinct wolf populations have “officially recovered” and no longer need protection, putting an end to 17 years of recovery efforts. Idaho state Sen. Jeff Siddoway has already proposed a cruel and primitive means of killing wolves by live baiting and trapping, which would allow ranchers to use tied up dogs to lure wolves and shoot them on sight when they show up.
“Wyoming has a law that says you can kill wolves … at any time of year in circumstances where they’re threatening livestock or pets,” Tim Preso, managing attorney for Earthjustice in Montana, told the Los Angeles Times. “The unseemly spectacle we’ve seen at some public meetings is folks who have anti-wolf sentiments have been confirming with state Fish and Game personnel that it would be legal to go adopt a dog from the pound, stake it out in wolf territory and shoot wolves as they come to attack the dog.”
Full Article: http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-wyoming-wolves-20120904,0,2035222.story"