Gray Wolf Hunts Planned After De-Listing
March 29, 2008
A gray wolf rests in tall grass in this undated photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The good news for gray wolves is that they've been taken off the Federal Endangered Species Act list in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. The bad news? Idaho is finalizing plans to allow their public hunting in fall 2008. (AP Photo/US Fish & Wildlife)
(AP) -- Good news for gray wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains: They no longer need federal protection. The bad news for the animals? Plans are already in the works to hunt them.
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puzzledtrees - Mar 29, 2008
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This is insane, relocate wolves to ecosystems that are dying because wolves are needed for balance. Wolves are precious.- report abuse
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RAL - Mar 30, 2008
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Maybe the 'environmentalists' can trap a few of them and bring them back home so they can snack on their own pets and kids instead of somebody elses.- report abuse
