BOISE, Idaho — Despite a recent federal court ruling that could reopen Endangered Species Act protections for wolves, Idaho still controls its wolf management — for now. "Idaho has managed a wolf ...

CARMEN (Idaho Capital Sun) — Idaho rancher Jay Smith has a wolf problem. Over the last 20 years, Smith said wolves have killed more than 200 of his cattle and caused major financial harm to his family ...

The number of livestock killed by wolves in Idaho is on the decline, Idaho Department of Fish and Game Director Jim Fredericks told a committee of Idaho legislators Monday. During a meeting of the ...

BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) – Thirty years after wolves were brought back from near extinction in the U.S. Rocky Mountains, the state of Idaho is back in the wolf-killing business. Based on direction ...

Idaho Department of Fish and Game biologists estimate the state’s wolf population at 1,235 as of May 2024, down 7.35% from 1,333 a year earlier. Other estimated totals for May were 1,642 for 2019, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After they were captured in Canada, the wolves released in Yellowstone National Park initially stayed in acclimation pens, like ...

U.S. biologists reintroduced wolves in 1995 after decades of eradication efforts. Wolf reintroduction met fierce opposition from ranchers, politicians and hunters. Carter’s Hope became the first ...

Ranchers Jay and Chyenne Smith raise Black Angus cattle near the tiny town of Carmen, Idaho. The ranch is located just over the ridge from one of the original sites of wolf reintroduction, and the ...

After they were captured in Canada, the wolves released in Yellowstone National Park initially stayed in acclimation pens, like this wolf pictured in the Crystal Creek pen on Jan. 26, 1996. (Photo ...