Wolves in the News

[2lumpy]

This today from Big Game Forever. If your following the wolf management issues, this might be of interest.


Western Great Lake Wolves delisted today!


Folks,

Huge breaking news today. Wolves are now officially delisted in the Western Great Lakes. Interior Secretary Salazar made the announcement this morning. The delisting rule takes affect in 30 days. Wisconsin plans to start managing wolves on February 1, 2012. We are waiting from official announcements from Minnesota and Michigan as well.

Another very important aspect of the delisting is that USFWS has rejected arguments that two species of wolves exist in the Western Great Lakes. What this means is that all wolves can be managed without complications that could result from two different wolf species designations.

The publication of this delisting rule does not stop litigation challenges to the Western Great Lakes delisting. Watch for any legal challenges to the delisting in coming weeks that could stop management actions in Wisconsin, Michigan or Minnesota.

However, this is another important step forward that deserves our support. More importantly it confirms what Big Game Forever and sportsmen all over America have been saying. Wolves are not endangered. It is now time for states to be able to manage their wolf populations.

--
Ryan Benson
http://biggameforever.org/
[email protected]

DC

 

[huntin50]

More good news. Wolves are far from being endangered.

 

[2lumpy]

LAST EDITED ON Dec-21-11 AT 11:51AM (MST)[p]That's bad news IMO. Loosing the dinosaurs hasn't hurt us all that much. Keeping wolves a little closer to the edge can't be all bad.

Oh hell, we don't want them gone from the planet we just want'em controlled, like all big game.

Press Release:

http://www.northlandsnewscenter.com...listed-From-Endangered-Species-136002508.html

DC

 

[TOPGUN]

2lumpy---Say what?

 

[RANGER690]

This is a great hurdle, living in Northern Wisconsin ive seen the deer population devastated. Time to take control. Now we need a season on them. The bear, bobcat and coyotes are also out of control. It takes about 7-8 years to draw a bear or bobcat tag and i see more bear than deer. These draws are big DNR money makers so we probably wont see them handing out more tags.