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		<title>Oregon House votes to pay ranchers when wolves kill livestock</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2011/06/27/oregon-house-votes-to-pay-ranchers-when-wolves-kill-livestock/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ SALEM, Ore. â€” The Oregon House unanimously passed a bill Wednesday to pay ranchers for livestock lost to wolves moving into the state.

The legislation had appeared dead, but was revived after ranchers, conservation groups, and the governor&#8217;s office spent three days in a closed room last week hammering out details of the $100,000 package widely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking down H.R. 1</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2011/03/01/breaking-down-h-r-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 00:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a breakdown of everything in H.R. 1 that is either ecologically, or environmentally damaging, including SEC 1713.

Here is the cleverly written SEC. 1713.
Before the end of the 60-day period beginning on the date of enactment of this division, the Secretary of the Interior shall reissue the final rule published on April 2, 2009 (74 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Montana governor authorizes wolf killing, but federal law still outlaws it</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2011/02/18/montana-governor-authorizes-wolf-killing-but-federal-law-still-outlaws-it/</link>
		<comments>http://howlcolorado.org/2011/02/18/montana-governor-authorizes-wolf-killing-but-federal-law-still-outlaws-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Montana governor Brian Schweitzer appears not to care for federal law, and has no faith that a scientifically-driven, or even legislatively-drivenÂ solution is forthcoming.

Even when a governor says it&#8217;s okay, it isn&#8217;t.
Wolves are protected under federal law, and Schweitzer&#8217;s defiant decision to order Wildlife officials not to investigate poaching, and authorizeÂ the killing ofÂ entire packs for hunting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Utah senator puts name to wolf delisting bill</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2011/01/26/utah-senator-puts-name-to-wolf-delisting-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://howlcolorado.org/2011/01/26/utah-senator-puts-name-to-wolf-delisting-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Utah continues it&#8217;s stance as probably the most anti-wolf state in the US as congressman Jim Matheson, who represents that state, puts his support behind yet another wolf-delisting bill.

Washington â€˘ Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah, is among the co-sponsors of the latest congressional effort to remove the gray wolf from the Endangered Species List.
The bill, sponsored [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biologist calls Montana wolf resolution weak</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2011/01/26/biologist-calls-montana-wolf-resolution-weak/</link>
		<comments>http://howlcolorado.org/2011/01/26/biologist-calls-montana-wolf-resolution-weak/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Montana House passed a resolution last week calling for the de-listing of gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act on a 99-1 vote. The lone dissenter was Democrat Mike Phillips of Bozeman. House District 3 Republican Jerry Oâ€™Neil supported the resolution, which goes onto the state Senate.

Oâ€™Neil said he expects the Senate to pass [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maine bill proposes new requirements for wolf hybrids</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2011/01/26/maine-bill-proposes-new-requirements-for-wolf-hybrids/</link>
		<comments>http://howlcolorado.org/2011/01/26/maine-bill-proposes-new-requirements-for-wolf-hybrids/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 20:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article which appeared on the WLBZ-TV Web site outlines the new requirements around owning wolf-hybrids in Maine should a bill pass in to law.

AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) &#8212; A bill now before the Maine Legislature sets up strict new requirements for anyone running a wolf hybrid kennel or sanctuary.
Questions about the safety of wolf [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defenders backs Michael Bennet in CO Senate race</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2010/10/21/defenders-backs-michael-bennet-in-co-senate-race/</link>
		<comments>http://howlcolorado.org/2010/10/21/defenders-backs-michael-bennet-in-co-senate-race/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 23:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund, the political arm of the non-profit organization, endorses political candidates in each election cycle based on their record as it relates to ecological and wildlife conservation issues. The action fund has weighed in on Colorado&#8217;s most visible nationally relevant race.
Â 
Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund has endorsed Michael Bennet because [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Governor: Idaho wonâ€™t manage wolves</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2010/10/20/governor-idaho-won%e2%80%99t-manage-wolves/</link>
		<comments>http://howlcolorado.org/2010/10/20/governor-idaho-won%e2%80%99t-manage-wolves/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost two weeks after the deadline that Gov. Butch Otter set for a wolf management agreement, the governor is making good on his threat to withdraw state support for federal management efforts.

the federal government,&#8221; Otter wrote in an Oct. 18 letter to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. &#8220;I am directing the Idaho Fish and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idaho pushes forward bill to protect hunter identities</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2010/02/25/idaho-pushes-forward-bill-to-protect-hunter-identities/</link>
		<comments>http://howlcolorado.org/2010/02/25/idaho-pushes-forward-bill-to-protect-hunter-identities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:40:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An Idaho committee hasÂ voted to accept a billÂ which would protect the identities of hunters after those who shot wolves during the 2009 hunting season received harrassing calls and e-mails.

Hunters will be extended additional protections in Idaho if Bill HO531 passes and gets signed in to law. The bill was proposed by Rep. Judy Boyle (R-Midvale) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Official statements on PAW from Colorado&#8217;s politicians</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2009/10/29/official-statements-on-pawfrom-colorado-politicians/</link>
		<comments>http://howlcolorado.org/2009/10/29/official-statements-on-pawfrom-colorado-politicians/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:50:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Colorado politicians were contacted by HOWLColorado for their official statement of position on the PAW act.]]></description>
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