Wolf Delisting Decision - ICIE Saturday Summary 3/7/09

Clive Strong, Idaho Attorney General’s office, reported to the Senate Resources and Environment Committee on the decision by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to delist the gray wolf in Idaho and Montana. The decision will be printed in the Federal Register and will final 30 days after printing. The state is expecting a lawsuit to be filed because the delisting does not include Wyoming. Idaho has over 800 wolves documented which are far in excess of what was required for delisting.