![]() ![]() Specifically, livestock confirmed and probable losses to wolves average under 200 sheep or cattle per year, and a federally-funded program provides compensation for confirmed livestock lost to wolves. Combined with wolves, these three predators affect under 0.01 percent of the total 2.5 million head of livestock. There are more than 20,000 black bears and approximately 4,000 mountain lions in Idaho. Current and longer-term elk and deer populations and hunting success levels do not justify a cap of only 500 wolves in Idaho.ģ) The State of Idaho claimed in the 2002 state wolf management plan and subsequent delisting hearings that it was the state’s intent to manage wolves like bears and mountain lions. IDFG plans to cull ungulates where CWD has appeared, but wolves provide additional and perhaps even more effective influence on reducing diseases from elk and deer herds. To the contrary, a healthy wolf population would be an asset to combatting the Chronic Wasting Disease which is beginning to appear in deer herds in Idaho. Idaho’s proposed 500 cap on the wolf population is politically driven and not ecologically justified.Ģ) Elk hunters’ success remains above the ten year average and last year marked the eighth year in a row where elk harvest eclipsed 20,000, which has happened only one other time dating back to the 1930s indicating that wolves are clearly not a threat to elk or hunter success. The US Fish and Wildlife Service did not establish a cap for Idaho’s wolf population in the 2009 Delisting Rule but only a minimum number. The State of Idaho is home to approximately 4,000 mountain lions, 20,000 black bears, 120,000 elk, and 400,000 deer. Proposed Gray Wolf Talking Pointsġ) There is no ecological basis or justification for reducing wolf numbers to only 500 statewide. Remember to personalize your points so that they are counted as a unique entry. ![]() You can submit your official comments below, but we thought we’d give you a guide with proposed talking points that we think are the most important to address. You do not have to be a resident of Idaho in order to submit comments, and all comments will be considered in the official record. Now is the time to stand up against the allowance of these horrific practices and let your voice be heard. The plan itself is rife with a continuation and expansion of some of the lethal practices and attitudes that have led to numerous wolves being killed recently, and a law being passed in May of 2021 aiming to kill 90% of the state’s 1500 wolves. This plan will guide the futures of many wolves in Idaho over the next 5 years and set precedents for plans well beyond that. The 2023-2028 Wolf Management Plan is available for public view from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. New Wolf Families Emerge in Northern California: An Encouraging Development for Biodiversity.A Wild Opportunity: Several of Trumpet’s Pups To Be Cross Fostered.Trump Compares Political Opponents To “Pack of Rabid Wolves”.Asha, wandering Mexican wolf captured near Taos last winter, returned to wild.Historic Win: New York Passes Bill to End Wildlife Killing Contests. ![]()
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