Previously ‘settled’ wolf issue back to square one

A new year has rolled around but some things haven’t changed in dealing with the federal government. Last week the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, it its mission to delist the grey wolf in the northern Rocky Mountains, announced it will try and remove the predator without Wyoming in the process. Last year the USFWS tried to delist the canine and had approved Wyoming’s management plan. But after a federal judge blocked the delisting in July, the USFWS abandoned Wyoming’s plan. The governor issued an emergency rule to address the judge’s concerns about the number of breeding pairs in the state and the paths to genetic diversity. But the state has maintained its position on having dual status and created trophy game and predator zones. And therein lies the big problem. After approving the dual status last year, the USFWS has completely backed away from supporting Wyoming’s plan....