04-21-2011, 01:26 AM
"Gov. Butch Otter signed a bill that declares a disaster emergency due to the number of wolves in the state — even though he disputes that the Legislature should have the authority to declare such an emergency.
"The uncontrolled proliferation of imported wolves on private land has produced a clear and present danger to humans, their pets and livestock, and has altered and hindered historical uses of private and public land, dramatically inhibiting previously safe activities such as walking, picnicking, biking, berry picking, hunting and fishing," the bill says. "...it is the intent of the legislature to regulate the presence of Canadian gray wolves in Idaho in order to safeguard the public, wildlife, economy and private property against additional devastation."
Read more: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2011/04/19...z1K7Gf0wYI
Berry picking? I also hear that trips to Grandmother's house while carrying a picnic basket have gotten significnatly more dangerous.
These people are out of their minds and it makes me sick. Northern Rockies gray wolves total around 1,500, which is still a very fragile number in terms of long term sustainability of the population.
700 of them live in Idaho, and the gov't now plans to thin that to 150. Montana also plans to kill hundreds of wolves.
"The uncontrolled proliferation of imported wolves on private land has produced a clear and present danger to humans, their pets and livestock, and has altered and hindered historical uses of private and public land, dramatically inhibiting previously safe activities such as walking, picnicking, biking, berry picking, hunting and fishing," the bill says. "...it is the intent of the legislature to regulate the presence of Canadian gray wolves in Idaho in order to safeguard the public, wildlife, economy and private property against additional devastation."
Read more: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2011/04/19...z1K7Gf0wYI
Berry picking? I also hear that trips to Grandmother's house while carrying a picnic basket have gotten significnatly more dangerous.
These people are out of their minds and it makes me sick. Northern Rockies gray wolves total around 1,500, which is still a very fragile number in terms of long term sustainability of the population.
700 of them live in Idaho, and the gov't now plans to thin that to 150. Montana also plans to kill hundreds of wolves.