Obama's first WTF??
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noharleyyet
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JoseCuervo
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He did not do it just for wolves, he did it for all the 11th hour regulations that Dubya issued on his way out the door.
Nothing wrong with having some review of the final actions of the worst president in the history of the Union.
Nothing wrong with having some review of the final actions of the worst president in the history of the Union.
Really, I thought delisting the wolves had nothing to do with Bush and 11th hour regulation......... Last I heard it was a ruling by a judge. But hey, just like a judge, Obama knows more about wolves than those stupid biologists and F&G right? He did spend like 120 days in the senate without campaigning 
getting smart , so he must have used the rest of his free time in the woods studying wolves to make him such an expert to make any kind of decision.
Gray wolf to remain regulated until rules can be reviewed
By Lee Bergquist of the Journal Sentinel
Posted: Jan. 21, 2009
The hand of the new administration quickly touched Wisconsin and the gray wolf when President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed an executive order providing time to review pending actions affecting the environment and other areas of government.
The order means that the wolf - whose numbers are growing in Wisconsin - will remain regulated under the Endangered Species Act until rules removing key protections can be re-examined.
Last week, the Interior Department and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said they had rewritten the regulations affecting the treatment of wolves in the Upper Midwest and several Rocky Mountain states to satisfy objections raised by federal judges.
The judges were ruling on lawsuits by environmental groups that challenged an earlier decision that took the wolf off the Endangered Species List for more than a year in the Midwest.
Removing the wolf from the list allowed the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to issue permits to landowners to kill wolves that were shown to be killing livestock or pets.
Judge sought clarification
Wisconsin had the authority between March 2007 and September 2008. But wolves were relisted after a judge in Washington, D.C., sought clarification on how officials could remove protections where wolves are recovering, but not everywhere in their native range.
Last week's decision had been applauded by the DNR and hunting and farming groups, which worried that wolves are harming livestock and attacking hunting dogs and pets.
Obama's action will allow the Interior Department time to stop the regulation of wolves in "piecemeal fashion," said Michael Robinson of the Center for Biological Diversity in Pinos Altos, N.M. He said wolves still remain absent from 95% of their historic range.
In Wisconsin, the wolf population has grown from 250 in 2000 to an estimate of 537 to 564 last winter, according to the DNR.
The agency goal for recovery is 350 wolves.
The latest development has no immediate effect, according to Adrian Wydeven, a wolf ecologist with the DNR.
But if Obama's review continues until spring, he said, conflict between wolves and property owners could once again rise.
Wolf attacks on livestock and other domestic animals tend to increase in spring after wolves have litters and need more food for their young, he said.
A spokeswoman for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the agency hopes the review will move quickly.
"It is really just a delay, in our minds, so the administration can take some time to come up to speed," said Laura Ragan, a biologist for the agency.
getting smart , so he must have used the rest of his free time in the woods studying wolves to make him such an expert to make any kind of decision.Gray wolf to remain regulated until rules can be reviewed
By Lee Bergquist of the Journal Sentinel
Posted: Jan. 21, 2009
The hand of the new administration quickly touched Wisconsin and the gray wolf when President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed an executive order providing time to review pending actions affecting the environment and other areas of government.
The order means that the wolf - whose numbers are growing in Wisconsin - will remain regulated under the Endangered Species Act until rules removing key protections can be re-examined.
Last week, the Interior Department and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said they had rewritten the regulations affecting the treatment of wolves in the Upper Midwest and several Rocky Mountain states to satisfy objections raised by federal judges.
The judges were ruling on lawsuits by environmental groups that challenged an earlier decision that took the wolf off the Endangered Species List for more than a year in the Midwest.
Removing the wolf from the list allowed the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to issue permits to landowners to kill wolves that were shown to be killing livestock or pets.
Judge sought clarification
Wisconsin had the authority between March 2007 and September 2008. But wolves were relisted after a judge in Washington, D.C., sought clarification on how officials could remove protections where wolves are recovering, but not everywhere in their native range.
Last week's decision had been applauded by the DNR and hunting and farming groups, which worried that wolves are harming livestock and attacking hunting dogs and pets.
Obama's action will allow the Interior Department time to stop the regulation of wolves in "piecemeal fashion," said Michael Robinson of the Center for Biological Diversity in Pinos Altos, N.M. He said wolves still remain absent from 95% of their historic range.
In Wisconsin, the wolf population has grown from 250 in 2000 to an estimate of 537 to 564 last winter, according to the DNR.
The agency goal for recovery is 350 wolves.
The latest development has no immediate effect, according to Adrian Wydeven, a wolf ecologist with the DNR.
But if Obama's review continues until spring, he said, conflict between wolves and property owners could once again rise.
Wolf attacks on livestock and other domestic animals tend to increase in spring after wolves have litters and need more food for their young, he said.
A spokeswoman for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the agency hopes the review will move quickly.
"It is really just a delay, in our minds, so the administration can take some time to come up to speed," said Laura Ragan, a biologist for the agency.
Tom
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"It is really just a delay, in our minds, so the administration can take some time to come up to speed," said Laura Ragan, a biologist for the agency.
The audacity of hope, we've got it! I remember visiting some town where Abe Lincoln got started, they told us about the bounty on wolf ears, the government would pay a person back then, so people and livestock would be safer.
The audacity of hope, we've got it! I remember visiting some town where Abe Lincoln got started, they told us about the bounty on wolf ears, the government would pay a person back then, so people and livestock would be safer.
BigHornRam
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From the Missoulian.......
"The wolf delisting was scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on Jan. 27, and would have taken effect 30 days later. Obama's action put that move on hold until his staff can complete a legal review.
Rose said there is no timeline yet for how long that process might take. However, her department has a number of senior administrative positions vacant and awaiting new political appointees."
Interesting to see Obama's new political appointees. Doubt they will be pro delisting, but there's always HOPE!
"The wolf delisting was scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on Jan. 27, and would have taken effect 30 days later. Obama's action put that move on hold until his staff can complete a legal review.
Rose said there is no timeline yet for how long that process might take. However, her department has a number of senior administrative positions vacant and awaiting new political appointees."
Interesting to see Obama's new political appointees. Doubt they will be pro delisting, but there's always HOPE!
shoots-straight
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In the good old days, pre Bush, an out-going president had certain perks he was afforded while leaving office. Bush changed all that by over turning a bunch of 11th hr Clinton actions.
Looks like a pay back at our expense.
Looks like a pay back at our expense.
JoseCuervo
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Oh but that was different, that was something Dubya did.... Obviously a complete PASS by the GOP faithful.
piutemike
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said Michael Robinson of the Center for Biological Diversity in Pinos Altos,
N.M. He said wolves still remain absent from 95% of their historic range.
Ya, same with the American Indians, maybe we should give back their historic range too
said Michael Robinson of the Center for Biological Diversity in Pinos Altos,
N.M. He said wolves still remain absent from 95% of their historic range.
Ya, same with the American Indians, maybe we should give back their historic range too
cjcj
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Gray wolf's shooting death investigated
Jan. 27, 2009 09:22 AM
Associated Press
PINETOP - Federal agents are investigating the suspicious death of an endangered Mexican gray wolf near Pinetop.
The female wolf was found on Jan. 19. It had died from a gunshot wound and was dumped along Highway 260.
The wolf was part of the Moonshine Pack in the Mexican Wolf Reintroduction Project in Arizona and New Mexico.
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"Every wolf we have helped put back on the landscape deserves a chance to survive in the wild," Benjamin Tuggle, regional director for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Southwest region, said in a statement. "We feel confident that our investigations will identify the responsible parties and they will be brought to justice."
The Mexican wolf was exterminated in the wild in the Southwest by the 1930s. In 1998, the government began reintroducing wolves along the Arizona-New Mexico line in a 4 million acre-plus territory interspersed with forests, private land and towns.
Biologists had hoped to have at least 100 wolves in the wild by now; the population is estimated at around 50.
A recent conservation assessment of the Mexican gray wolf says that in the Southwest, the illegal killing of wolves is the single greatest source of deaths among the reintroduced population. Out of 62 wild wolf deaths documented between 1998 and July 2008, 28 were attributed to illegal shooting.
The area where the most recent dead wolf was found last week experienced heavy use over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, and authorities hope the public can help them solve the case.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife asks anyone with information to call 928-339-4232. A monetary reward is being offered.
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Jan. 27, 2009 09:22 AM
Associated Press
PINETOP - Federal agents are investigating the suspicious death of an endangered Mexican gray wolf near Pinetop.
The female wolf was found on Jan. 19. It had died from a gunshot wound and was dumped along Highway 260.
The wolf was part of the Moonshine Pack in the Mexican Wolf Reintroduction Project in Arizona and New Mexico.
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"Every wolf we have helped put back on the landscape deserves a chance to survive in the wild," Benjamin Tuggle, regional director for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Southwest region, said in a statement. "We feel confident that our investigations will identify the responsible parties and they will be brought to justice."
The Mexican wolf was exterminated in the wild in the Southwest by the 1930s. In 1998, the government began reintroducing wolves along the Arizona-New Mexico line in a 4 million acre-plus territory interspersed with forests, private land and towns.
Biologists had hoped to have at least 100 wolves in the wild by now; the population is estimated at around 50.
A recent conservation assessment of the Mexican gray wolf says that in the Southwest, the illegal killing of wolves is the single greatest source of deaths among the reintroduced population. Out of 62 wild wolf deaths documented between 1998 and July 2008, 28 were attributed to illegal shooting.
The area where the most recent dead wolf was found last week experienced heavy use over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, and authorities hope the public can help them solve the case.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife asks anyone with information to call 928-339-4232. A monetary reward is being offered.
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