Jim Beers, a retired member of the US Fish and Wildlife Service – Program Coordinator for ADC (now Wildlife Services) – has been actively on a campaign against the wolf reintroduction for many years. The recent claims are that the entire wolf reintroduction program can be tied to theft, fraud and illegal activity.

The controversial Lolo zone contains unhealthy elk herds, two of which have seen massive declines in their numbers since the mid-80s. Wolves will pay the price of trying to recover the struggling herds… in blood.

According to the Helena Independent Record, Judge Donald Molloy will hear arguments from both sides in order to determine the merits of the case.

Terry Winckler in a post on the EarthJustice blog – UnEarthed – talks about the legal efforts seeking to restore the Endangered Species Act protections to wolves.

Ken Cole, one of the webmasters for Ralph Maughan’s wildlife blog, posted a well written and presented overview of the Lolo ecosystem and the position being taken by Cal Groen.

In an article on the Idaho Mountain Express, state biologist and big game manager Jon Rachael says the wolf hunt went well, but also dispels some myths about wolves.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced grants will be going to livestock producers to fund non-lethal wolf management projects to reduce conflicts with the apex predator.

Idaho’s first wolf hunt in decades comes to an end after sunset on March 31, 2010 – with the quota being unmet.

Michael Gibney of the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, followed Yellowstone wolf biologist Doug Smith for a day and captured a fascinating glimpse of the world through his eyes.

Ken Cole, writing on Ralph Maughan’s blog, posed this question, and discovered a very disturbing answer.