Government makes decision on gray wolf protection

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By MATTHEW BROWN and JOHN FLESHER
Associated Press Writers
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- The Bush administration on Wednesday announced plans to remove gray wolves in the western Great Lakes and northern Rocky Mountains regions from the federal endangered species list ...

Previous attempts by the federal government to remove wolves in both regions from the endangered list and return management authority to the states have been overruled by courts.

In the northern Rockies, the Fish and Wildlife Service tried to address the courts' concerns by excluding Wyoming, where officials had sought a "predator zone" covering almost 90 percent of the state where the animals could be shot on sight. Federal officials said Wyoming law would have to change before wolves there could be taken off the list, and Wyoming Attorney General Bruce Salzburg said Wednesday that it was "probable" that the state would challenge the latest federal plan in court.

In the western Great Lakes region, the federal government made no policy changes. The Fish and Wildlife Service disagreed with the judge's ruling and restated its case ...

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[liberal N proud]

1. Doing what he can before leaving office to destroy the planet

[RiverStone]

6. He has already destroyed his own reputation, might as well take out wolves on his way out

Gawd, can't this prick just get the fuck out of our government already!? :mad:


Hopefully, Obama will reverse this bullshit.

[Submariner]

2. What a despicable excuse for a human being

[NOW tense]

3. Maybe Bush believes his campaign commercial that wolves are the terrorists.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU4t9O_yFsY

[byronius]

4. Forever, in stone, the Worst American President.

[riverdeep]

5. This on the heels that Palin is suing the Fed Gov for allowing whales to

remain on the endangered species list. This is the woman who made fun of spending research money on studying bears and crabs as pork.


"Palin is also opposed to the whales' new status as it will harm major Alaskan development projects."

(Palin angers whale conservationists)
http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/sarahpalin,0,palin-angers-whale-conservationists,71392

The Republican motto should simply be "KILL, KILL, DIE, DIE!!." They love their death, whether human or otherwise (except of course, the almighty fetus).

[acmavm]

7. Damn. Maybe we SHOULD allow hunting from helicopters and small

aircraft. AS long as the prey are bush** administration thugs. Just take 'em out on the tundra and tell 'em to run for it.