From: George Wuerthner [mailto:gwuerthner@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2016 3:57 PM
To: Meril, Rick
Subject: RE: Livestock instructions
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2016 3:57 PM
To: Meril, Rick
Subject: RE: Livestock instructions
This is from John Carter in Utah.
For those who care about wolves and may not be in tune with just how totally evil the western livestock industry and its apologists are, I copied this from a set of Annual Operating Instructions for allotments here where I live. Basically kill them all is the message. No responsibility for livestock owners.
"VII. Wolf Management: Wolves in Idaho are no longer under the protection of the federal Endangered Species Act. On May 5, 2011, wolf management in all of Idaho reverted to state management under state code 36-1107 and Idaho's 2002 Wolf Conservation and Management Plan. [PDF, 662 KB] Simply put, the law says wolves molesting or attacking livestock or domestic animals may be disposed of by livestock or domestic animal owners, their employees, agents and animal damage control personnel.
Are wolves on the Endangered Species List?
Are wolves on the Endangered Species List?
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The delisted zone (highlighted on the map) is the only area where the State of Utah has authority to manage or kill wolves. In the rest of the state, wolves are still considered an endangered species and fall under federal control.
No permit from Fish and Game is necessary. The incident must be reported to the Fish and Game director within 72 hours, with additional reasonable time allowed if access to the site where taken is limited. Wolves so taken shall remain the property of the state.
Livestock and domestic animal owners may take all nonlethal steps they deem necessary to protect their property. A permit must be obtained from the director to control wolves not molesting or attacking livestock or domestic animals
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No permit from Fish and Game is necessary. The incident must be reported to the Fish and Game director within 72 hours, with additional reasonable time allowed if access to the site where taken is limited. Wolves so taken shall remain the property of the state.
Livestock and domestic animal owners may take all nonlethal steps they deem necessary to protect their property. A permit must be obtained from the director to control wolves not molesting or attacking livestock or domestic animals
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Control is also permitted by owners, their employees and agents pursuant to the Idaho department of fish and game harvest rules. "Molesting" means the actions of a wolf that are annoying, disturbing or persecuting, especially with hostile intent or injurious effect, or chasing, driving, flushing, worrying, following after or on the trail of, or stalking or lying in wait for, livestock or domestic animals. http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/wildlife/wolves/?getPage=167 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - Idaho State Office - Toll-free at: 877-661-1908 To report suspected wolf depredations on livestock or pets, contact USDA Wildlife Services: Toll-free at: 866-487-3297 or 208-378-5077"
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http://www.thewildlifenews.com/2014/12/29/female-wolf-shot-near-beaver-utah/
The three year old had been collared near Cody, Wyoming-
Wolves continue to pass through and perhaps live in Utah. A small three-year old female, weighing 70 pounds, has been shot by a coyote hunter near the southern end of the Tushar Mountains of south central Utah. This was about 5 miles east of the town of Beaver, Utah. Earlier in December a photo was taken of what looked like a wolf as it was crossing Utah Highway 14 to the east of Cedar City. That is in the mountains of the Markagunt Plateau about 50 miles south of where this wolf was shot.
The traditional excuse for shooting the wolf was given. The shooter said he thought it was a coyote. This usually means a fine of $500 or less if there is any prosecution at all because there will be no federal prosecution due to the U.S. Justice Department’s “McKittrick Policy.” This policy is 16 years old. The Justice Department refuses to go to court against those persons who kill endangered wildlife unless it can be proved that they knew they were targeting a protected animal.
Utah is a state with a new coyote bounty. The state gives a $50 bounty for coyotes. The bounty was reestablished in the state with the passage of the Mule Deer Preservation Act. That was about two years ago. In its second year about 7000 coyotes were bountied.
Kirk Robinson, head of the Western Wildlife Conservancy said in Salt Lake City, “This is a very sad day for wolf conservation and for Utah, . . . . “All competent wildlife biologists already know that coyote hunting, including our state bounty program, is ineffective, and therefore a waste of money — and now we see that it is also a threat to other wildlife and to wolf recovery.”
Some conservation groups think this was the wolf that recently showed up on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, but that was 200 miles to the south. It is likely that wolves wander fairly frequently into Utah and through the state. There is some evidence they establish a pack every so often, but that has never been confirmed. Many wolf reports are made in Utah. Over the years two wolves have been confirmed killed in Utah or right on the Idaho/Utah border. “Limpy,” the famous Yellowstone wolf, migrated to near Morgan, Utah were he was caught in a coyote trap in 2002. Wolf manager Mike Jimenez came south and picked up the wolf and released him near Grand Teton National Park. Limpy soon made it back to Yellowstone’s northern range.
It is now obvious that long range dispersal of wolves from the Northern Rockies is fairly common.
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