Wolf Crossing

Wolves: Ranchers deserve to protect their property
by Bill Moore, guest opinion
Wednesday May 06, 2009, 8:30 AM

Boo! Scat! Go away! Imagine if that’s all you could do on your own property to try to protect your family, your pet or your livelihood from a marauder intent on maiming or killing.
But that’s what Oregon ranchers are stuck [...]

http://westinstenv.org/wildpeop/2008/09/03/alaska-wolf-and-bear-hunting-ban-ballot-measure-defeated/
An Alaskan ballot initiative that would have prohibited shooting of a free-ranging wolf, wolverine, or grizzly bear from an airplane went down to defeat Aug. 26, 2008, with voters splitting 44.4% for the measure and 55.6% against (with 98% of precincts reporting).
Measure 2, the Alaska Wolf and Bear Protection Act, appeared on the statewide August [...]

New county ordinance bans wolf release with little hope of enforcement
By: Donna Rescorla, The White Mountain Independent
05/09/2008
HOLBROOK - The Navajo County Board of Supervisors passed a new ordinance - that has little chance of enforcement - for the message it sends.

     An ordinance prohibiting the release of wolves and specifying criminal penalties for violations was [...]

http://www.abqjournal.com/abqnews/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7070&Itemid=2 

Written by Bruce Daniels - ABQnewsSeeker   

Association representing N.M.’s 33 counties votes against reintroduction. The New Mexico Association of Counties, which represents the state’s 33 counties, voted unanimously at their meeting in Elephant Butte earlier this month, to oppose the reintroduction of Mexican gray wolves into the state, the Farmington Daily Times reported today [...]

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http://mainehuntingtoday.com/bbb/2008/01/30/and-whats-wrong-with-the-endangered-species-act/
Posted by Tom Remington on January 30, 2008
It’s getting worse before, if ever, it will get better. Abuse of the Endangered Species Act is at an all-time high and rising like a rocket. Something [...]