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Hailey Rancher Kills Wolf Said to Have Killed Horse

By Wolves
USDA confirmed the wolf depredation and conducted flyovers in the area hoping to kill the predator. The Swigerts also reached out to Idaho for Wildlife, which helped organize an on-the-ground hunt for the wolf. The situation received regional media attention. Idaho for Wildlife's Alder said his group posted "elite, highly trained retired special forces officers" to guard the Swigerts' home.
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EDITORIAL: Federal regulations should be based on reality, not agendas

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The agency agreed to determine whether to grant the chicken "threatened" status under ESA by March 31. As part of that settlement, the agency agreed to not consider granting the bird the less-significant "warranted but precluded" designation. He notes ESA requires the federal government to make determinations on species' listing "solely on the basis of the best scientific and commercial data available" while also taking in account state efforts to preserve animals.
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Deer hearing in Harrisburg draws emotion

By Hunting
At least I do," Causer said. What they're hearing is that there's a lot of unhappiness out there, said Rep. Joe Emrick (R-Northampton County) took exception to that, citing a commission-sponsored telephone survey of Pennsylvania residents selected at random. The hunters are the experts," he said. Two sportsmen's groups also offered testimony.
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Ranchers and national agencies work to protect private sage grouse in 11 states

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The BLM has proposed a major initiative to do the same on its lands. But not everyone's in favor of cutting down more trees. A sage grouse endangered species listing could restrict development, energy exploration and ranching. Sage grouse numbers declined sharply in the early 1900s and again after World War II. About 140,000 to 500,000 of the birds survive today, scientists estimate. The 2-foot-tall creatures depend on sagebrush.
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