Draft rule ends protections for gray wolves

Denver Post Posted 5/6/2013 BILLINGS, Mont.—Federal wildlife officials have drafted plans to lift protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states, a move that could end a decades-long recovery effort that has restored the animals but only in parts of their...

Ranchers, critics approve of wolf kill rule

By MATTHEW WEAVER Capital Press Posted 4/29/2013 SPOKANE — Ranchers and critics alike say they mostly agree with a new rule permitting Eastern Washington livestock or pet owners to kill a wolf that is attacking their animals. The Washington Fish and Wildlife...