Wolf Management

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A coalition of environmental groups has filed notice that they intend to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over the agency's decision to end federal protections for wolves in Wyoming.

In a move lauded by Wyoming's Republican Congressional delegation, the management of the gray wolf in Yellowstone will be handed over to Wyoming wildlife experts.

The federal government plans to announce an end to protections for wolves in Wyoming later this month.

The federal government plans to announce an end to protections for wolves in Wyoming later this month.

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has donated $51,000 for government efforts to control the gray wolf population in Montana. The conservation and hunting group says the money will be paid directly to Wildlife Services...

Wolves and wolf management are issues that have certainly been buzzing and circulating across the entire mountain west region for some time now, with recent discussion to end federal protections of the animals and allow wolf hunts. Public sentiment toward the wolves have not commonly been seen as popular, especially with recent actions of wolves in the Jackson area; but now, that public opinion is being sought by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to gather feelings toward the new wolf management and wolf hunting regulations.

In the continuing quest to remove wolves in Wyoming from the federal list of endangered species, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department has drafted new regulations covering wolf management and wolf hunting. The draft regulations will be presented in Laramie on Wednesday, March 28th at 6 p.m. in the Albany County Fairgrounds Cafeteria.

After years of court battles, federal negotiations and legislative challenges, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is now preparing to take over management of the wolf population in the state.