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| Year of the wolf | |
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| Topic Started: Jan 8 2007, 06:03 AM (44 Views) | |
| Deleted User | Jan 8 2007, 06:03 AM Post #1 |
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Year of the wolf: 2007 could be decisive year in long-running debate By WHITNEY ROYSTER Star-Tribune environmental reporter JACKSON -- For Jack Turnell, the future of wolves in Wyoming will hit close to home. Turnell lives about 12 miles west of Meeteetse along the Greybull River. His home area, and the grazing area for his cattle, has been proposed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as trophy game country for wolves. Wyoming's current plan for wolves, once they're removed from federal protection, is to classify them as predators outside national parks and wilderness areas, allowing them to be shot on sight. That plan has been rejected by the federal government out of concern it wouldn't do enough to ensure wolves will not again become endangered. The new federal proposal would expand the area where wolves are considered trophy game -- subject to regulated killing -- to a broader area of public and private land in northwest Wyoming. The line would extend east to Cody and down through Meeteetse, to Pinedale and Alpine and to the Idaho border. Turnell said he would rather the trophy game area stay in the wilderness areas and national parks, as Wyoming originally proposed. But in order for that to happen, the state will likely need a victory in court. The back-and-forth between Wyoming and the federal government has been ongoing for several years, but it appears that 2007 could be a watershed year for wolf management. The new federal proposal to resolve the dispute with Wyoming has resulted in discussions that could herald a new direction in the future of wolves in Wyoming. Gov. Dave Freudenthal said he isn't certain about the prospect of an agreement with the federal government -- and wolf delisting -- in 2007. "It's too early to tell," he said. "Everybody's busy evaluating the federal proposal. I'm optimistic about resolving the differences surrounding our wolf plan, but I remain cautious." What does appear likely is that the federal government will move ahead with delisting in Idaho and Montana this year, giving those states management control of wolves. Actual delisting for those states would likely occur in early 2008. Whether Wyoming joins them is unclear. State Rep. Pat Childers, R-Cody, has said any decision on wolf policy will be developed with public input. Negotiations with the Fish and Wildlife Service began in December in hope of reaching consensus for ratification in the 2007 legislative session. If no agreement is reached between the state and the federal government, the prospects for delisting in Wyoming will return to the courts. The state is suing in federal court to force acceptance of the current Wyoming wolf plan, and resolution of that case is not expected in the coming year. One thing that is almost certain is that wolves will continue to expand in numbers and territory in 2007 -- though with that also comes the likelihood of increased killings of wolves by federal agents. http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/...2580083c751.txt |
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