http://westinstenv.org/wildpeop Western Institute for Study of the Environment Commentary Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:21:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en by Tony Mayer, SaveElk.com, IdahoForWildlife.com Dear Representative Barrett, Thank you for forwarding Governor Otter's Aug. 30th letter to Sec Int Ken Salazar regarding wolf management in Idaho [here, 3.8 MB]. [Note: Gov. Otter's 7 page letter is in a huge file that cannot be easily converted to text. Sorry.] It is welcome news ... http://westinstenv.org/wildpeop/2010/08/31/a-response-to-governor-otters-letter-to-sec-salazar/ The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has appealed last September's ruling [here] by (who else?) Judge Donald Molloy relisting grizzly bears. Molloy ordered the USFWS to place the abundant bears back onto the Endangered Species list because, as the Judge alleged, global warming is killing the white pines which are ... http://westinstenv.org/wildpeop/2010/08/29/nutty-grizzy-decision-appealed/ by Rod Halvorsen The effort to reduce wolf populations in the Lolo zone is to be commended, but will represent a minor effort in controlling the game and stock depredations and destruction of jobs, businesses, general economic health, forced lifestyle changes and spread of disease caused by wolves and perpetrated ... http://westinstenv.org/wildpeop/2010/08/29/lolo-wolf-reductions/ Black Bear Blog, August 7, 2010 [here] Editor’s Note: Below is a press release sent out by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation in response to the recent ruling by Judge Donald Molloy to return gray wolves in Idaho and Montana back to Federal protection. Perhaps if the RMEF had been ... http://westinstenv.org/wildpeop/2010/08/07/rmef-calls-on-congress-to-reform-endangered-species-act/ Thursday U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy ordered the US Fish and Wildlife Service to place Rocky Mountain wolves back on the Endangered Species list. Judge orders protections reinstated for wolf By MATT VOLZ, AP, Idaho Statesman, 08/05/10 [here] A federal judge has ordered endangered species protections reinstated for the gray wolf in Montana ... http://westinstenv.org/wildpeop/2010/08/07/molloy-relists-wolves/ The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service - Wildlife Services (APHIS-WS) has proposed a program to control wolves in Idaho including lethal removal of wolves to mitigate livestock depredation problems and wolf impacts on ungulate populations. An Environmental Assessment (EA) [here] has been prepared in cooperation with ... http://westinstenv.org/wildpeop/2010/08/05/federal-wolf-control-in-idaho-proposed/ The following very annoying piece of accusatory idiocy drained into the Internet last week: When It Comes to Wolves, It’s the Habitat, Stupid Leaders with the Montana Wildlife Federation argue increasing habitat functionality is the conservative, financially smart way to boost game herds where needed. By Skip Kowalski and Tim Aldrich, New West, ... http://westinstenv.org/wildpeop/2010/08/02/whom-is-stupid/ The facts are coming to light regarding the June 17 fatal attack by a grizzly bear on Erwin Evert, noted botanist. For background see [here, here]. On July 16 the US Fish and Wildlife Service released the Investigation Team Report -- Fatality of Erwin Evert from a bear attack in Kitty Creek ... http://westinstenv.org/wildpeop/2010/07/25/truth-coming-to-light-re-grizzly-bear-fatal-attack/ "If we don’t get some reform in federal laws very soon, we’re all going to be living in Jurassic Park." Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation News Release, July 21, 2010 [here] MISSOULA, Mont.—With their latest petition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, animal rights activists are preparing to sue for ... http://westinstenv.org/wildpeop/2010/07/25/attention-all-states-prepare-to-be-sued-over-wolves/ LOBO WATCH Editorial News/Press, July 20, 2010 [here] by Toby Bridges There are now a number of very dark clouds hanging over the fish and wildlife arm of the U.S. Department of the Interior. And the ... http://westinstenv.org/wildpeop/2010/07/25/has-the-us-fish-and-wildlife-service-become-a-rogue-agency/