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Otter halts IDFG deer kill on Jones’ elk ranch
Posted by on 12 Mar 2007 | Tagged as: wildlife disease, Elk
Here’s an ironic one -
Otter halts IDFG deer kill on Jones’ elk ranch
3/9/2007Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter on Thursday questioned the Idaho Department of Fish and Game practice of euthanizing wild game that has come into contact with domestic elk, halting an operation on an elk ranch near Blackfoot.
“After reviewing the situation on Thursday the governor directed that all options short of lethal control be considered carefully before any animals are killed,” Otter spokesman Mark Warbis said. “His preference is to explore every other option that preserves the wildlife.”
1905 Montana legislature’s action spread mange throughout Montana and Wyoming
Posted by admin on 02 Mar 2007 | Tagged as: Wolves, wildlife disease, Coyote
Billings Gazette reporter Mike Stark has finally done the needed spade work to come up with the story of how mange was spread into the canid population of the area, including now one wolf pack in Yellowstone.
Mange threatening wolves. By Mike Stark. Billings Gazette.