US judge raises questions about removal of gray wolves from endangered list in Idaho, MontanaSeptember 9th, 2009 Judge faults removal of wolf from endangered listBILLINGS, Mont. — Hunters can keep stalking gray wolves for now in the Northern Rockies, but the killing may be short-lived after a federal judge found problems with the recent removal of the animal from the endangered species list.
Federal judge says gray wolf hunts OK in Idaho, MontanaSeptember 9th, 2009 Federal judge says wolf hunts OK in Idaho, MontanaBILLINGS, Mont. — A federal judge said gray wolf hunts can go on for the first time in decades in the Northern Rockies, just months after the animals were removed from the endangered species list.
Federal judge rules in favor of controversial wolf hunts in Montana, IdahoSeptember 9th, 2009 Federal judge says gray wolf hunts can continueBILLINGS, Mont. — A federal judge said Wednesday that gray wolf hunts in the Northern Rockies can go on, denying a request by environmentalists and animal welfare groups to stop the first organized wolf hunts in decades in Idaho and Montana.
China wants mountain lakes on World Heritage ListSeptember 1st, 2009 URUMQI - China is planning to include four mountain lakes in the country's northwest on the World Heritage List, an expert said Tuesday. The lakes will be entered as a single unit on the list.
First public wolf hunt in decades under way in lower 48, judge eyes request to haltSeptember 1st, 2009 Wolf hunt is on in Idaho _ for nowBOISE, Idaho — Gray wolves were back in the cross hairs of hunters on Tuesday, just months after they were removed from the federal endangered species list and eight decades since being hunted to extinction across the Northern Rockies. Hunters in Idaho began stalking gray wolves in a handful of districts in the central and northern mountains.
Wolf hunts to open in Northern Rockies as judge considers request to halt killingAugust 31st, 2009 Wolf hunts to open, judge eyes injunction requestMISSOULA, Mont. — Gray wolf hunting was set to begin in the Northern Rockies, even as a federal judge eyed a request to stop the killing of the predators just four months after they were removed from the endangered species list.
Wolf hunts to proceed in Northern Rockies as judge weighs injunction requestAugust 31st, 2009 Wolf hunts are on as judge eyes request to stopMISSOULA, Mont. — Gray wolf hunting will begin in the Northern Rockies as a federal judge considers an injunction request by environmental and animal welfare groups to stop the predators from being killed.
Wolf hunts to proceed in Northern Rockies as judge weighs request to stop themAugust 31st, 2009 Wolf hunts are on, but it's uncertain for how longMISSOULA, Mont. — Wolf hunting will begin in the Northern Rockies as a federal judge weighs a request by environmental and animal welfare groups to stop the predators from being killed.
US ranchers, environmentalists concerned about release of rare wolves in northern MexicoAugust 13th, 2009 Wolf release in Mexico sparks concern in USALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — American wildlife officials and ranchers are raising questions over a plan to release a rare North American gray wolf to its historic range in northern Mexico: Will it stay south of the border and what can be done if it threatens livestock?
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No 2 howls are alike, conservation groups push for special protection of wolf subspeciesAugust 11th, 2009 Groups push for special wolf protectionsALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — They're all gray wolves, but the Mexican gray wolf is notably different than its faraway cousins, and conservationists now say the animals need specific protection under federal law to avoid extinction.
Conservationists ask for federal inquiry into deaths of endangered wolf pups in NMJuly 9th, 2009 Groups seek federal probe of NM wolf pup deathsALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Conservation groups asked the federal government Thursday to investigate the deaths of three endangered Mexican gray wolves found dead in southwestern New Mexico.
ID, Mont. ready for first open wolf hunts in lower US after endangered status liftedJuly 8th, 2009 States ready for first open wolf huntsBILLINGS, Mont. — Montana and Idaho are moving to host the first open gray wolf hunts in the lower 48 states after the animal's removal from the endangered list across much of the Northern Rockies.
AP NewsBreak: Groups suing over removal of Great Lakes wolves from endangered species listJune 15th, 2009 Groups: US moved too fast on gray wolf de-listingTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Environmental groups are suing the federal government over its decision to remove gray wolves in the upper Great Lakes region from the endangered species list.
Lawsuits over hunting of gray wolves filed in federal courts in Montana, WyomingJune 2nd, 2009 Lawsuits over wolf hunting filed in Mont., Wyo.BILLINGS, Mont. — A pair of federal judges will decide which states in the Northern Rockies have enough gray wolves to allow public hunting, as the bitter debate over the region's wolves heads to courts in Wyoming and Montana.
After endangered status stripped, gray wolf hunting to start this fall _ except in WyomingMay 3rd, 2009 Wolves no longer protected in Northern RockiesBILLINGS, Mont. — Wolves in parts of the Northern Rockies and the Great Lakes region come off the endangered species list on Monday, opening them to public hunts in some states for the first time in decades.