Feds cancel permit for Idaho wolf-killing derby

[Omaha Steve]

I have been so busy this week, I totally missed this. I would have put it in LBN!

OS

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20141126/us--wolf_derby-3be771d608.html

Nov 26, 4:26 PM (ET)

By KEITH RIDLER

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Environmental groups have won the latest battle in their effort to halt a wolf- and coyote-shooting derby in Idaho, but a pro-hunting group says the contest with cash prizes for whoever kills the most predators will go on as planned early next year.

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management, facing two federal lawsuits from conservation groups, canceled a permit late Tuesday issued to derby organizer Idaho for Wildlife on Nov. 13.

The agency didn't mention the lawsuits in a statement but said modifications to derby rules made by the pro-hunting group after receiving the permit left it unclear if the permit could still apply without another round of analysis.

"We were expecting a fight, so it's nice to see the BLM had a change of heart," said Laura King, an attorney for the Western Environmental Law Center. "This is some of the wildest land in America. It is a safe haven for an iconic species that is just getting its foothold in the West."

FULL story at link.

[jmowreader]

1. Unfortunately, it's still on

They found lots of farmers that will let them hunt private land.

Weird thing: wolves read newspapers. They had the first one last year, and if someone kills a wolf this year it'll be the first in contest history.