4-26 SS Wolf Control

4-26 SS Wolf Control

 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, State Agencies Released the 2012 Annual Report for the Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf Population. The report monitors the wolf population to ensure that it continues to thrive under professional state management and no longer needs federal protection under the Endangered Species Act. I talked with Mike Keckler, Communications Bureau Chief at Idaho Fish and Game and was surprised by his view on management via hunting and trapping. “We feel like we are beginning to make progress in bringing the wolf population into balance with other big game species. The latest figures for  2012 indicate that the minimum number of wolves in Idaho is 683 and is down 11% from the previous year. This is because of the fact that we have been able to conduct regulated hunting and trapping seasons. Our hunters and trappers are working hard and they are helping us manage the wolves in a way that is better balanced and we think in the long run is going to be good not only for humans, livestock, wildlife, it’s for is also going to be good for wolves because hunters in particular feel like they are contributing and they feel empowered by the fact that they are able to hunt the wolf and therefore much of the animosity that we had seen previous to the hunting season is beginning to subside. 

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