Wolves back on the protected list in USA

[RobSutton]

There's a USA web site called Endangered Earth Online run by the Centre for Biological Diversity that I look at spasmodically that has been running a campaign to get the Grey Wolf back on the protected list - they have just posted this latest news. I reckon conservation in the USA is having a pretty tough time with the current administration and this seems like good news to me.

Wolves Win as Feds Give Up on Suit

In a happy ending to the Center for Biological Diversity's fight to ensure protections for northern Rockies gray wolves, the Bush administration announced this week that it's giving up and putting the wolf back on the endangered species list. Thanks to a suit filed by the Center and 11 allies in April, this summer a judge reversed the administration's March decision to remove the wolves' protections, ending a period of indiscriminate wolf slaughter in Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, and parts of Oregon and Washington. But that reversal was temporary. Now, right before public wolf hunting was planned to begin this fall, the administration has decided to withdraw its rule alleging that wolves don't need Endangered Species Act protection -- just in time.

I don't know why but I think wolves are one of those totemic species for conservation so good luck to them over there.

[Dutchess]

Hi Rob, thanks for this good news.

D.

[Jez]

How come the Wolves are on the protection list now? I mean the killing of Buffalo was how the west was one right?!? Shame they didn't think about the two at the time eh. Channel 4's doc on the pagans clearly showed Wolves In the true colours, A good thing, to have the real insight!

[Shadowstar]

Best news this year