Environmental

Idaho Suspends Wilderness Wolf-killing Plan in Face of Court Challenge

POCATELLO, Idaho–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014.  Faced with a legal challenge by conservationists and an imminent hearing before a federal appeals court, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game has abandoned its plan to resume a professional wolf-killing program in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness during the coming winter.

In a sworn statement submitted to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit on July 24, 2014, IDFG Wildlife Bureau Chief Jeff Gould stated…

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