Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Document casts further doubt on Wyo's wolf plan A document released Monday further signals that Wyoming might not be part of in a new federal plan to remove wolves -- once again -- from the endangered species list. It appears the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will at least call on Wyoming to drop its "dual status" plan for wolves, and classify the canines as trophy game animals throughout the state, officials confirmed. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Monday released a draft version of a formalized agreement -- called a memorandum of understanding -- meant to address concerns about a possible lack of genetic exchange among the three main wolf populations in Wyoming, Montana and central Idaho. The lack of interbreeding among the three wolf populations -- and an apparent disregard for its importance -- was cited as one of the central inadequacies of the Bush administration's plan to delist wolves, in a recent U.S. District Court ruling. This new formal agreement to ensure "genetic connectivity" could potentially be signed by the Fish and Wildlife Service and the states in the Northern Rockies....

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