Boise, ID – A summary judgment ruling in Idaho District Court yesterday will prevent the state of Idaho from authorizing wolf trapping and snaring in grizzly bear habitat during non-denning periods.

BOISE — Idaho Fish and Game rules for trapping and snaring wolves violate the Endangered Species Act because the standards threaten protected grizzly bears, 13 conservation groups claim in a lawsuit.

Idaho cannot authorize wolf trapping and snaring in grizzly bear habitat during the bears’ non-denning period, a federal judge in Boise has ruled. Grizzlies are protected by the federal Endangered ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Last March federal magistrate judge Candy Dale made a ruling outlawing trapping and snaring of wolves outside the grizzly bear den ...

A member of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission wants to eliminate trapping setbacks on closed roads in Mineral County, increase the statewide wolf quota and extend hunting season dates in ...

ST. PAUL -- A federal court recently outlawed Minnesota's wolf hunting and trapping seasons, but wolf supporters are not ending efforts to redraw state laws in the animals' favor. Three bills were ...

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BOISE — More than a dozen environmental groups on Monday filed a lawsuit seeking to block Idaho’s recently expanded wolf trapping and snaring regulations. The Center for Biological Diversity and ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials will make available up to $200,000 to be divided into payments for hunters and trappers who kill wolves in the state through next summer. The Idaho Department of ...

BOISE, Idaho— In a victory for conservation groups, a federal judge issued a ruling late Tuesday preventing Idaho from allowing wolf trapping and snaring in grizzly bear habitat between March 1 and ...