[Ninong]

The Republican governor of Idaho intends to authorize the killing of almost all of the gray wolves in the state as soon as the Republican Bush Administration strips them of protection under the endangered species act. In fact, Gov. C. L. "Butch" Otter said he is looking forward to killing a wolf personally. "Butch" loves killing animals. He loves his guns and his killing and all that good stuff. That's why he's a member of the National Rifle Association and Safari Club International, a group of right-wing "sportsmen" who just love to kill endangered species -- the rarer, the better. You get extra points for killing something that is almost extinct. If you don't believe me, just follow that link and read it for yourself. Try not to gag.

I think the governor is also an official cowboy or something like that. It's all on his website with the other crap. He's also a devout Roman Catholic, so I guess he's killing wolves in God's service? How many wolves would Jesus kill? I wonder if he'll invite Darth Cheney to join in on the 'sport?'

"I'm prepared to bid for that first ticket to shoot a wolf myself," Otter said earlier Thursday during a rally of about 300 hunters.

You can read all about it here. Try not to throw up on your keyboard.


Canis lupus


Homo ignoramus microphallus

One of the wolves "Butch" wants to kill.

Wikipedia article on Canis lupus.

[SPasse]

Ninong,

It would be interesting to see how much impact a resurgent Grey Wolf population is having on the cattle industry in Idaho.

Regards,

Scott

[reefheadhbyst]

if they kill 85 % wont they be on the endgered lis
t again duh

[Ninong]

Originally Posted by SPasse

Ninong,

It would be interesting to see how much impact a resurgent Grey Wolf population is having on the cattle industry in Idaho.

Regards,

Scott

Defenders of Wildlife

Why is there a Defenders of Wildlife Compensation Trust?

The goal is to shift economic responsibility for wolf recovery away from the individual rancher and toward the millions of people who want to see wolf populations restored. When ranchers alone are forced to bear the cost of wolf recovery, it creates animosity and ill will toward the wolf. Such negative attitudes can result in illegal killing.

Do wolves kill livestock frequently?

No. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), the highest reported livestock loss rates in Minnesota are only a fraction of one percent. Livestock loss rates in the northern Rockies also have been low. In comparison, wolf losses represent one of the lowest causes for livestock losses in general. Statistics offer little consolation, however, to those who suffer losses.

How does the program work?

A federal, tribal or state wildlife agent confirms through an investigation including necropsy techniques and the presence of tracks, hair and scat in order to determine that a wolf has killed livestock. An investigation report is sent to Defenders and we contact the rancher to help determine the livestock value. A check from Defenders is sent to the rancher after receiving the agent’s report. We pay full market value for calves and lambs for confirmed livestock kills by wolves and grizzly bears. We pay 50 percent of market value for probable losses when the evidence is strong, but not conclusive that the predators have killed livestock.

How is the livestock value determined?

Defenders takes the rancher's assessment of the animal's value and compares it with current auction reports and livestock prices as reported in regional newspapers. If there is a significant difference, the local county extension agent determines the price. Our maximum payment per animal is $3,000. The Trust does not compensate the rancher if the livestock is covered by an insurance program or an existing state program.

[wasp]

id tell him ,if you can catch one and choke it with your bare hands id be for it, carrying a gun doesnt make you a man, look at his pic..............guess he needed the shotgun for a prop.......................leave the wolves alone and grow more potatoes

[Ninong]

Gov. Butch Otter Will Include Hunters In Wolf Management Plan

Yesterday, Idaho Governor Butch Otter addressed around 300 sportsmen and women on the steps of the state house and talked about the upcoming de-listing of the gray wolf and promised those in attendance that the plan for reducing wolf populations to as few as 10 packs and keeping them in check, would involve hunters. Too often we see state fish and game taking it upon themselves to reduce problem wildlife without giving hunters a chance.

Without giving any specific details in his address, Otter did do a little, "We told you so" bantering while pointing his finger in a direction we can only assume was directed at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other wolf advocate groups and individuals - a collective Them.

Here.



Not So Fast There, Hotshot!

Gray wolves back on the Endangered List.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Sept. 23 asked a judge in Montana to return gray wolves in the Northern Rockies to the endangered list, reversing a proposal to drop them earlier this year. That followed the judge's order in July barring plans for public wolf hunts in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.

And just yesterday, a federal court overturned the Bush administration's decision to remove gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region from the endangered species list.

So that means none of the wolf populations in the United States have been removed from the Endangered Species List. Alaska doesn't count. Their wolves have never been on the Endangered Species List.

Dick Cheney and Sarah Palin will be so disappointed. Which reminds me, why doesn't Dick Cheney invite Sarah Palin to go hunting with him? Then McCain could choose a new running mate? One who speaks in complete sentences.

[LCP136]

The fact that someone could point a gun at a wolf and pull the trigger sickens me. Why would someone like that be running our country?(no offense if you are a supporter)

[Ninong]

YouTube video about wolves. (3 min, 20 sec)

Another YouTube video about Sarah Palin's love affair with wolves. (1 min, 2 sec)

Attached photo of two young Alaskans looking for something to kill.

[Ninong]

Bush Still Trying to Kill Off the Wolves Before Leaving Office

The Bush administration is trying again to take the gray wolf of the northern Rockies off the federal endangered species list.

Having lost in court this summer in a legal battle with conservationists, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has decided to reopen for public comment its 2007 proposal to delist the wolves.

"The position of the service is, we think the wolves no longer need the protection of the Endangered Species Act. We're asking the public to weigh in to that," Ed Bangs, wolf recovery coordinator for Fish and Wildlife, said in an interview yesterday.

Wolf advocates immediately protested.

"This is the Bush administration's last-gasp attempt to remove protections for wolves," said Louisa Wilcox, a senior wildlife advocate for the Natural Resources Defense Council in Livingston, Mont.

"It looks like they're launching an all-out run to ram the same flawed package back through," said Jamie Rappaport Clark, executive vice president of Defenders of Wildlife and a director of Fish and Wildlife during the second Clinton administration.

Now that they realize Sarah Palin won't be in the White House next year to supervise aerial shooting of wolves, they're desperate to get around the rulings of two federal judges.