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Wolf Delisting Rule
Target Date of March 28
As you read this updated news on the delisting of the wolf, there is a
good chance that the target date of March 28, 2008 will go through.
However, that is a big if as pending lawsuits could delay the effective
date of the fi nal rule. On Thursday, February 21, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Services fi led a rule that would remove gray wolves in the Northern Rocky
Mountains from the federal endangered species list. The rule was then posted
in the Federal Register on February 27, and will go into effect 30 days later
on March 28. If the rule takes effect, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana will
take full management responsibility for wolves. Each state has an approved
wolf population and management plan that will maintain population and
breeding pair objectives and allow wolves to be managed as a native species
similar to other big game.. The Fish and Wildlife Service will continue to
monitor wolf recovery for fi ve years after the delisting rule takes effect.
The Service would consider
putting wolves back on the
endangered species list if
populations drop below
10 breeding pairs or 100
wolves in each of the three
states – Idaho, Montana and
Wyoming – and would be
reviewed should populations
drop below 15 breeding
pairs or 150 wolves for three
consecutive years. Wyoming
must maintain seven breeding
pairs outside Yellowstone
National Park. Any major
changes in state laws,
diseases, or other concerns
could also cause relisting.
5FRESH SIGN5
Edited by David King
N U M B E R S
$285 Million
The expected
fi rearms sales from
women this year
2.4 Million
Number of American
women of all ages
who hunted in 2004
72%
The increase in
participation of women
who hunt in the last
fi ve years
95%
Women who approve
of women going
hunting according
to a NWTF survey
April/May 11