Now personally I like Wolves, and I would not mind having them around - - -

- - - but if I raised free ranging livestock I might well have a different view - - - like the Governor of Idaho


"WASHINGTON — Hunters, trappers and others wiped out nearly a third of Idaho's wolves last year after the state took over management from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. But about 750 survived, and Gov. Butch Otter wants federal money as reimbursement for Idaho having to host them.

Otter says the federal government needs to give the state and ranchers more money to compensate for the wolves. Fish and Wildlife, though, wants to cut back on money for Idaho since the wolves are no longer on the endangered species list.

Read more here: http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/03/08/141197/idaho-gov-otter-wants-more-federal.html#storylink=cpy

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/03/08/141197/idaho-gov-otter-wants-more-federal.html