This week represents a pivotal time for America’s wolves as Judge Molloy considers the arguments in a court case which could lead to placing wolves back on the Endangered Species List.
This week represents a pivotal time for America’s wolves as Judge Molloy considers the arguments in a court case which could lead to placing wolves back on the Endangered Species List.
[large thumbnail url=”judge-rejects-alaskas-unimak-plan-but-sets-hearing” filename=”news” year=”2010″ month=”06″ day=”07″] [thumbnail icon url=”judge-rejects-alaskas-unimak-plan-but-sets-hearing” filename=”news” year=”2010″ month=”06″ day=”07″] A federal judge refused to issue Alaska a temporary restraining order on Thursday, June 3 and instead scheduled a hearing for Monday, June 7.
[large thumbnail url=”gaining-insight-in-to-jim-beers-anti-governmentanti-wolf-campaign” filename=”news” year=”2010″ month=”05″ day=”21″] [thumbnail icon url=”gaining-insight-in-to-jim-beers-anti-governmentanti-wolf-campaign” filename=”news” year=”2010″ month=”05″ day=”21″] 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.
[large thumbnail url=”july-15-judge-to-hear-arguments-on-wolf-delisting” filename=”news” year=”2010″ month=”04″ day=”27″] [thumbnail icon url=”july-15-judge-to-hear-arguments-on-wolf-delisting” filename=”news” year=”2010″ month=”04″ day=”27″] According to the Helena Independent Record, Judge Donald Molloy will hear arguments from both sides in order to determine the merits of the case.
[large thumbnail url=”maughan-blog-loss-on-helicopters-in-wilderness” filename=”news” year=”2010″ month=”02″ day=”19″] [thumbnail icon url=”maughan-blog-loss-on-helicopters-in-wilderness” filename=”news” year=”2010″ month=”02″ day=”19″] According to a post on Ralph Maughan’s blog, a judge will allow Idaho Fish and Game to use helicopters to conduct research in the Frank Church Wilderness.
[large thumbnail url=”environmental-groups-sue-to-protect-rare-alaskan-wolf” filename=”news” year=”2010″ month=”01″ day=”13″] [thumbnail icon url=”environmental-groups-sue-to-protect-rare-alaskan-wolf” filename=”news” year=”2010″ month=”01″ day=”13″] Three groups, including Greenpeace, have filed suit against the US Forest Service to stop a project which would impact over 3,000 acres of land and log over 70 million board feet of timber, as well as introduce miles of new roads into a delicate ecosystem, which is home to some very rare wolves.
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September 9, 2009
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