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Wolf Pelts Piling Up
The Wolf Hunts By the Numbers
The spuds boycott has been a dud. Pro-wolf petitions are rolling.
Hunters are having a blast.
By Amy Linn, 10-26-09
As Montana’s wolf hunt wags on, and so does the one in neighboring
Idaho, it’s interesting to note what’s come to pass—and what hasn’t..
Here are a few factoids to chew on:
--More than 70 wolves have been killed in Idaho, where hunters are
allowed to bag 220 wolves total.
--Twenty three wolves have been shot during Montana’s wolf hunting
season, 11 of them this past weekend alone, according to the Great
Falls Tribune. The state quota is 75.
--Wolf hunting has already been shut down in the southern section of
the Montana outside Yellowstone National Park, because the 12-wolf
quota there has been met.
--Before the start of the hunts this fall, wildlife officials in both
Montana and Idaho predicted that shooting a wolf or even seeing one
would be tough. Some chin scratching has now ensued.
--Defenders of Wildlife has launched an online petition urging
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to undo his action this spring, when he
took wolves in the Rockies off the Endangered Species list and
stripped them of federal protections. The group hopes to get 100,000
signatures. It has 90,347 so far.
--Friends of Animals has a similar petition drive. The group is asking
wolf fans to send letters to Idaho Gov. C.L. Otter and Montana Gov.
Brian Schweitzer and is urging them to boycott the two states and
everything they produce, from Idaho spuds to huckleberry syrup. FOA
aims to hunt down 1,000 signatures for its petition. It has just 574
so far.
--The wolf hunt in Montana has raised some $245,000 for the state in
license fees alone, according to the Helena Independent Record. It
will continue to raise hackles, as well. |
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