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The Turner Endangered Species Fund is a virulent proponent of the "WildLands Project". Mike Phillips, Executive Director of the TESF said to an audience of 600 on 2/24/00 in Duluth, Minn (in summary) "the goal of wolf recovery is to drive 30,000 ranchers off public lands" go HERE for more
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http://www.NaturesWolves.com

Wolf Crossings, by Gila Livestock Growers Association. This is a website dealing with ranchers and wolves (which are coming soon to Oregon).

http://www.wyoag.com/Ingalls/predator.htm

http://home.centurytel.net/PAW/home.htm

http://www.aws.vcn.com/

http://www.defenders.org/wolfcomp.html

http://www.cowboysandcattlecountry.0catch.
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http://www.cowboysandcattlecountry.0catch.
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Articles, Reports and Testimonies

Wolves on the horizon, Jim Beers 8/21/05.

Livestock health: regarding Neospora caninum: Wolves have by
far the highest infection rate for the disease. This is a devastating
disease for cattle producers
Transmission of Neospora Caninum between
wild and domestic animals, UC Illinois-pdf document
Recognizing and Preventing Neospora caninum Infections
Potentially Transmitted by Dogs, Coyotes and Wolves

WOLF BLOG: http://wolfcrossing.org/blog/

PRESS RELEASE Walden: Relocate wolves to nearest wilderness, keep livestock producers informed, 5/7/09

Endangered Wolves Endanger Livestock, 4/29/09, The Record Courier.

Ore. ranchers cry for wolf hearings, The Olympian April 17, 2009. "Endangered species laws forbid ranchers to kill wolves caught in the act of attacking livestock"

Lands bill includes federal wolf-kill compensation, Capital Press 3/31/09

Removal of wolf protections upheld, Washington Post, posted to KBC 3/10/09

Biologists say wolves are spreading into Oregon but without conflict, Oregonian, posted to KBC 10/9/08.

Sheep producer is angry 'the wolves win', Capital Press 10/5/08. "'We are close to 30 farms that have depredation problems this year,' Wydeven said. 'Five years ago, it was five or six farms.' ...'If you have a poodle outside your house and a wolf comes up and is going to kill him, what are you going to do? Are you going to stand there and watch? Or if the gun is in the closet are going to get it and shoot?' the farmer asked....The only legal way to kill a wolf right now is if one was attacking a human being..."

Letter to KBC from Paula Statzer on wolves, 10/5/08

Judge restores protections for N. Rockies wolves, Capital Press, posted to KBC 7/21/08

Wildlife officials confirm wolf pack in NE Oregon, Capital Press 7/21/08

Wolves are being planted by the feds in rural America. HERE is video of the Yellowstone Story, wolves and the elk herd, HERE for nice slide show, posted 4/2/08

NEWS RELEASE: USFWS: Northern Rocky Mountain Wolves Removed From Endangered Species List as of March 28, 2008

Slideshow www.saveourelk.com

12/19/07 - Letter to KBC about wolves from UK.
12/21/07 Response to Hannah from Paleontologist Gail Hildreth
12/21/07 - Response from retired EPA scientist Joseph Greene. Also sent by Joseph: Something for Hannah to read!
11/18/07 - Rerun of response by Jim Foley to letter by Debra
*12/28/07 - Response to Hannah from Laura Schneberger, www.wolfcrossing.org

Student's death confirmed as continent's first fatal wolf attack, CanWest News Service, posted to KBC 11/15/07. "SASKATOON -- A coroner's inquest has found that Ontario student Kenton Carnegie was killed by a pack of wolves in northern Saskatchewan two years ago, making it the first documented case of fatal wolf attack in the wild in North America."

Need funds for Carnegie legal defense fund, Agencies deny he was killed by a wolf: by 10/24/07

Latest Mexican Wolf Update, News and Views, posted 11/15/07

PRESS RELEASE: Groups Seek Remedy for Wolves Impacted by Cows, Wolf Crossing, 10/19/07: “This is a backdoor attempt to permanently force out of business people who have created endangered species habitat. These are the very allotments where habitat has been created by the rancher’s excellent livestock grazing management. The irony is wolves would not be on those ranches harming people, if the habitat were not spectacular they would still be in the wilderness where habitat is obviously lacking.”

Dear KBC,You have been very helpful to our family regarding our son Kenton's death (by a wolf). We are now asking if you would consider distribute the letter below to assist us with our legal defense fund. Kim Carnegie. 10/13/07

Please help: On November 8, 2005, our son, Kenton Joel Carnegie was attacked and killed by wolves, Oct 5, 2007

State, Federal Wolf Managers Offer Mid-Year Wolf Population Report, 9/28/07 Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife News

Reward Offered in Wolf Shooting, Fish and Wildlife Service 8/9/07. (KBC NOTE: rumor has it that there is a $10,000 reward for the guy who shot it).

Wolf Ideologues & Responsibility, 7/30/07 by Jim Beers, retired FWS biologist. "On 8 November 2005 Kenton Carnegie a 22 year-old college student from Ontario was working at a mine in northern Saskatchewan when he went for a walk. Hours later his body was found at the edge of a lake in snow covered with wolf tracks. He had been chased and knocked down several times before he was killed and worse."

Dear KBC: Why kill wolves? 8/2/07

Have your dogs, kittens, calves, lambs, horses, children been eaten by wolves that the government placed in your backyard? If so go to www.wolfcrossing.org They invite you to submit information regarding your experiences with wolves, and they could use some wolf bloggers from your part of the country. 5/22/07.

Amendment HB2295 to allow a wolf to be taken without a permit before it bites into the flesh of livestock, Cattlemens posted 4/15/07 WRITE BEFORE WEDNESDAY!

PRESS RELEASE: Ranking Member Rob Bishop's Statement From Today's Hearing On Yellowstone National Park Bison; "It Is A Bit Unsettling That We Are Devoting Precious Time Today To Readdress An Issue Which Is Driven More By Politics Than Actual Science" Steve Hanson, House Committee on Resources 3/20/07.

Oregon ranchers: Wolf delisting OK, H&N, posted to KBC 3/13/07

Gray wolves kill horse in Catron, www.albqjournal.com 2/1/07

Wife Clubs Mountain Lion That Attacked Husband

January 26, 2007

NBC4 TV

FWS: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is removing the western Great Lakes population of gray wolves from the federal list of threatened and endangered species and proposing to remove the northern Rocky Mountain population of gray wolves from the list. 1/29/07

Government Wolves Terrorize NM Family

1/27/07 Liberty Matters

Do you want wolves in your neighborhood? They are coming soon to Oregon; please check out the photos in the following article: A cattleman's perspective on wolf depredation, 1/27/07

Winter '06---2 day old colt

FWS action regarding NM Horse kill, 1/27/07

Feds won't kill excess wolves, Casper Star Tribune 1/22/07. "Wyoming is currently home to about 23 wolf packs outside Yellowstone National Park, 16 more than required under federal wolf recovery guidelines...State officials estimate it will cost about $2.4 million to manage the state’s wolf and grizzly programs during the year after delisting, and $2 million for each year after that." (KBC NOTE: OREGON! Plans are to introduce wolves in Oregon...have you the resources to manage them?)
Dogs killed by wolves hits record in northern Wisconsin, Business North, posted 1/22/07

Commentary: Wolves are not an economic or ecologic advantage for the region, by Jean Mallory, president of Wallowa County Stockgrowers, posted 1/21/07. "In Wallowa County alone, that would equal a $1,012,500 per year loss, just due to calf ADG reduction. This does not include unbred cows due to lack of bull coverage, reduced cow condition, death loss, or injured animals."

Wolf Crossings, by Gila Livestock Growers Association. This is a website dealing with ranchers and wolves (which are coming soon to Oregon). Posted 1/15/07

Idaho gov calls for wolf kill, Houston Chronicle, posted 1/12/07. (KBC Note: perhaps after wolfs are introduced in Oregon we will have the same scenario to look forward to.)

Why shepherds need not watch their flocks by night, Sunday Telegraph, posted 12/28/06. "They are killing our living. Each animal they kill is worth 4,000 shekels (£500) and if you let them alone they would kill 15 to 20 head per 100 cattle. In the past two months I've lost six calves to them."

Agents, landowners killing more wolves, Billings Gazette, posted 12/6/06. "So far this year, wolves in the three states have killed 170 cows, 344 sheep, eight dogs, a horse, a mule and two llamas, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service. The kills - greater for sheep and cattle than any other year - are almost certainly higher than the numbers show because confirming wolf kills can be difficult." (KBC NOTE: wolf introduction is being planned for Oregon).

SHIBBOLETHS by Jim Beers 12/1/06, "Until we accept the simple and straightforward notion that we can have and indeed do have TOO MANY of this and that species, we and our children will remain hostage to these environmental and animal rights social activists and their radical agendas."

Raccoons invade California enclave, yahoo.com, posted 11/19/06. This is for entertainment of the rural folks wheret the urban gov't agencies have planted near farms and ranches.

Thanking Russia Re: Wolves RUSSIAN REALITIES & AMERICAN ARTIFICE, posted Nov 6, 2006, by Jim Beers, retired USFWS biologist. (KBC Note: Wolves are not just an upcoming Klamath Basin problem, they are a world-wide human right's problem. Beers must be doing something right; our gov't is trying to ban him.)
More on Worldwide Wolves KINDRED CONCEPTS by Jim Beers, USFWS retired biologist 11/5/06

Battle line drawn over wolves, Denver Post, posted to KBC 10/25/06. "In the first 10 years after their reintroduction in the Rockies, gray wolves killed 505 head of cattle and 1,306 sheep, and the numbers are rising." (KBC note: wolves are coming soon to Oregon.)

Wolf howls prompt wilderness evacuation, Frightened Forest Service employees extracted, Idaho Mt Express 10/11/06. (KBC Note: Firefighters have died fighting fires when feds would not douse the fire because it could break endangered species rules for water levels in the lake. Ranchers have watched helplessly as wolves, planted near their ranches by federal employees to promote the species, have ripped apart their livestock, kittens and puppies with laws against killing the predators. However in a wilderness area, federal employees get airlifted by helicopter because the wolf howl scares them. ?)

A howling success, Register Guard, 9/19/06. (KBC Note: perhaps the rural folks should write the urbanites in Olympia WA, the same condescending note about the sweet raccoons that they consider are terrorizing them--they just need to "do everything possible to help change people's attitudes and to increase their understanding and appreciation for these beautiful animals. Read the 'Cat-killing raccoons' article.

Cat-killing raccoons on prowl in west Olympia, The Olympian, posted 9/29/06, followed by Killer Raccoons Terrorize Olympia, Washington.(KBC Note: The city folks feel the rural workers need thousands of wolves so the urbanites can enjoy the sound of the wild. Deer, sheep, kittens, dogs, people, livestock have been mutilated by wolves. However it is pandemonium in Olympia when a few raccoons eat a few kittens, with "mourning and crying" Perhaps if a pack of wolves are released on their city lawns they will understand.)

Wild wolves again might be at home in Oregon Protected species - Biologists will try to confirm signs that wolves are back decades after being eradicated, The Oregonian, posted to KBC 9/11/06

Rancher loses sheep to wolves, Star Tribune, posted to KBC 9/5/06 (Wolf introduction is planned for Oregon soon: KBC Note)
Rule delisting wolves in Idaho, Montana imminent? Casper Star Tribune, posted to KBC 9/5/06

Judge's ban on killing problem wolves in Wisconsin, angering victims, Janesville Gazette, 8/29/06

IDAHO: Close encounter raises concerns about wolves, by Scott Richards - For the Idaho Press-Tribune, posted to KBC 6/13/06.

Predators Causing Big Losses to Livestock Farmers, Wisconsin Ag Connection, posted to KBC 5/21/06. "Cattle and calf losses from animal predators totaled 190,000 head. This represented 4.7 percent of the total losses from all causes and resulted in a loss of $92.7 million to cattle farmers and ranchers."

FIRE 'EM ALL (about culling elk in Rocky Mt Nat. Park, and introducing wolves), by Jim Beers 4/27/06. "What is this about wolves being introduced to control elk? Doesn't the Park Service and the US Fish and Wildlife Service and increasingly state fish and wildlife agencies (those that look to the US Fish and Wildlife service for their future funding) protest that the wolves "don't cause" or "aren't responsible for" the collapse of elk herds in the Northern Rockies? Are these different wolves or perhaps different elk? Our bureaucrats wouldn't lie to us, would they? When convenient "wolves don't depress game animal populations" and when convenient "wolves will control game animal populations". HERE for wolf page.

Wolves in Rocky Mt. National Park, by Jim Beers, retired USFWS biologist, Craig Daily Press, CO, 4/10/06

COMING TO AN AREA NEAR YOU SOON: Wolf packs must learn to fear man, Capital Press 3/16/06.

Liability - From Indonesian Troops to Saskatchewan Wolves, by Jim Beers, posted to KBC 3/12/06.

Oregon cougar comments by April 12
Comment period extended for cougar management plan
until April 13, Oregon Dept of Fish and Wildlife, 2/2/06

Idaho seeks OK to kill up to 43 wolves, Seattle Times, posted to KBC 3/6/06 "The state says wolves have been responsible for 32 percent of elk deaths in the Lolo region since 2002."

Wolf protection is coming soon to Oregon; here's a story from Idaho: Vicious predators devastate herds and must be removed from Idaho, posted to KBC 2/16/05

Wolf hunt sparks boycott, Rocky Mt News, posted to KBC 2/19/06 "Alaskans, who rely upon moose and caribou to feed their families, have scored yet another victory in court against outside interest groups."

Wolves may drop off endangered list (in Rockies) posted to KBC 2/2/06

The federal government plans to plant wolves in Oregon; here is an enlightening read from Idaho: How Alberta wolves came to Central Idaho, New West, posted to KBC 1/24/06.

Ranching issues other places: Fish and Game backs wolf management plan, Boise Weekly 1/18/06. "Thirty-five wolves were introduced in 1995 and by 2005, an estimated 600 wolves populated Idaho from the northern Panhandle to southeastern regions."

Commission reviews draft cougar management plan, Comments by Feb 8, posted to KBC 1/17/06

Fish and Game backs wolf management plan, Boise Weekly 1/18/06. "Thirty-five wolves were introduced in 1995 and by 2005, an estimated 600 wolves populated Idaho from the northern Panhandle to southeastern regions."

Alaska aerial hunt of wolves declared illegal, Judge says rules weren’t followed, governor hopes to restart program, msnbc 1/18/06

Idaho may kill wolves to help elk January 10, 2006, Jackson Hole Star Tribune

PRESS RELEASE: Fish and Wildlife Commission to meet in Salem; The Commission will begin the Thursday meeting at 1 p.m. to review a draft management plan for cougars. 1/3/06

Whitehouse seeks to delist wolf, posted 12/22/05

Despite extinction rumors, gray wolf remains protected, Bonanza 11/28/05

ODFW PRESS RELEASE: ODFW director announces departure, Director Lindsay Ball will depart ODFW to head the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, posted to KBC 12/8/05. "Ball has led the department through...development of the state's first Wolf Conservation and Management Plan."

Ranchers have no relief if wolves attack livestock, Oregonian, posted to KBC 12/4/05

Ranchers upset by approved wolf plan, Livestock owners want to be able to kill threatening wolves, Statesman Journal 12/2/05
PRESS RELEASE: [ODFW-News] Commission approves revisions to Oregon wolf plan, 12/2/05

White House seeks to delist wolf, Register Guard 12/21/05

State to proceed with lawsuit over wolf management plan, Billings Gazette 12/21/05

Go HERE for letter and photos by Julie Smithson

OREGON, BEWARE: As a solution to wolf problems to ranchers, Defenders of Wildlife "purchased and retired a 16,370-acre sheep grazing allotment in the Targhee National forest for use as grizzly bear and wolf habitat." Go HERE for more of their solutions

Oregon Senator Doug Whitsett's official comments regarding the wolf plan, 11/30/05.

Do you want wolves in your backyard eating your sheep, puppies, calves, and babies, and you will be a criminal if you shoot the predator? Oregon wolf plan comments are due by Nov 30.

If They Would Only Eat Bison, New West, posted to KBC 11/29/05. "Hunters and outfitters in south central Montana continue to bemoan the dramatic—possibly as much as 50 percent—decline of the famous northern Yellowstone elk herd. They blame the wolf, which has greatly expanded its numbers since its historic re-introduction back in 1995. From the original dozen wolves introduced, the population has grown to 171 in the park, 106 of which live on the northern range."

Ranchers Balk at Wolf Plan, Outdoor Life 11//28/05

More comment time given for Oregon wolf plan, 11/03/05

Commission considered proposed revisions to Oregon Wolf Plan, 10/28/05

Service Concludes that Delisting the Gray Wolf in the Northern Rocky Mountains may be Warranted, FWS 10/17/05

Wyoming State Senator Enzi seeking answers for wolf, grizzley de-listing, 10/13/05 Enzi PRESS RELEASE

Commission votes to change (Oregon) wolf policy, Statesman Journal posted to KBC 9/24/05. "The removed elements called for the designation of the wolf as a special-status mammal under the game mammal statute, creation of a state-funded compensation program for livestock killed by wolves and allowing ranchers and farmers to kill wolves caught in the act of killing livestock." WRITE Oct 1 - Nov 4.

(Oregon) Wolf plan at final stage, Corvallis Gazette 9/19/05. "The final plan for managing protected gray wolves that migrate into Oregon will prohibit ranchers from killing wolves that attack livestock and will not include compensation for losses to wolf attacks."

Cougar Klamath meeting Aug 31

Idaho submits plan to ease wolf protection, Billings Gazette 9/1/05

Wolves at the Door, Banger News 8/30/05

Wolf sightings on the rise in urban Prince Rupert, Globe and Mail 8/27/05 "City officials estimate 13,500 people live in Prince Rupert. There are 7,000 to 10,000 wolves in British Columbia, a Ministry of Environment official said yesterday."

Public invited to comment on proposed cougar management plan--Klamath Falls Meeting is August 31.

Counties try for consensus on wolves, Bozeman Daily Chronicle 8/28/05

State hoping to take over more wolf management soon, Twin Falls, ID Magic Valley News 8/28/05. "There are believed to be more than 400 adult wolves in Idaho, up from the 35 reintroduced to wilderness areas in the center of the state 10 years ago.

Rancher suspects wolves killed 28 sheep, Casper Star Tribune 8/24/05

Wolves in Vermont, Burlington Free Press 8/24/05

Wolf pack spotted in Boundary (County, ID), Hagadone News Network 8/18/05

Lots of howls likely as park eyes wolves to cull elk, Denver Post 8/1/05

Bears at the dustbins, wolves in main street as Europe goes wild, From Roger Boyes in Berlin 7/16/05

Wolf plan will likely wait at least two years, Corvallis Gazette-Times 7/11/05

Commentary: Ranchers: the endangered species. Farmers threatened because of wolf attacks on lifestock, also face attacks from environmentalists who want to rid the West of ranchers, Albuquerque Tribune 7/6/05

Feds kill wolves in Farson area, Casper Star Tribune 6/29/05

Tucked in committee, wolf bill still has legs, Capital Press 6/27/05

Feds hand wolf-management duties over to Montana 6/25/05

Animal activists fire back in defense of wolves, AZ Daily Sun 6/20/05

Oregon Farm Bureau backs new version of wolf bill, Capital Press 6/10/05

Groups Seek To Restore Wolverines (Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands 6/9/05 Earthjustice News "The Endangered Species Act is the best tool we have to ensure that the wolverine does not fade into myth and legend, but remains a component of our natural heritage."

PRESS RELEASE: Democrats Block Local Management of Bear and Cougar Populations “Whether you live in a rural or urban community, we have to be concerned about potential attacks on children” 6/8/05

Board votes not to protect wolves from ranchers, UT Daily Herald 6/10/05

WHAT TO DO If You Suspect A Wolf Has Killed Your Livestock? Wyoming Dept of Ag July 1998.

Pesticide used to poison Idaho wolf, Idaho Mountain posted to KBC 6/5/05 "Use of this and other poisons is something a group called Predator Defense believes should be treated as terrorism."..."The killing of an animal protected under the Endangered Species Act is punishable by a fine of up to $100,000 and one year in jail."

Call by June 1 WOLF BILL

Wolf adds burden to busy wildlife agents, Capital Press 5/31/05. (Our Oregon tax dollars at work! KBC)

Wolves and foot and mouth disease, Cow Calf Weekly 5/23/05

Oregon Cattlemen's Association, Oregon Grange and the Oregon Women for Agriculture were all excluded from Wolf Bill HB 3478 negotiations, 5/28/05

Witnesses weigh in on wolves, capital press 5/20/05

FWS NEWS RELEASE: Information Sought in Suspicious Wolf Death, $10,000 reward for information about individual responsible 5/20/05.

Wolf plan hits rough patch, Oregonian 5/19/05

Wolf "re"introduction: The trouble with truth, Julie Smithson 5/17/05.This contains many links to wolf damages.

Governor: Remove wolves from lambing ground, Casper Star Tribune 5/17/05

Wolf Resolution, Adopted in Convention at Redmond, Oregon by members of Oregon Women for Agriculture, posted to KBC 5/30/05

Wildlife panel OKs wolf return, Denver Post 5/6/05

A wolf consumes ten elk in a year on average, Elk meat is staple food of Finnish wolves, Helsingin Sanomat 5/3/05.

Official invited testimony to the House Nat'l Resources Committee for the Oregon Cattlemen's Association, OCA, from Sharon Beck February 7, 2005

Petition in opposition to Oregon's wolf management plan by Lavelle Holmen 1/23/05

Baker County Takes Aim at Wolf Plan, The Observer, La Grande, OR 1/20/05

Wolf Resolution of Oregon Women for Agriculture, composed March 5, 2005.

Wolf Update, Speech by Sharon Beck to Oregon Women for Agriculture Convention March 5, 2005

Letter written after ODFW adopted their wolf plan Written by Sharon Beck, OCA Wolf Task Force, after ODFW adopted plan, Sierra Times February 20, 2005

Michigan to cull UP's growing wolf population, Free Press 4/27/05

Wolves den on lambing ground, Star-Tribune 4/27/05

Rights and Remedies for Wolf Control, Rep. D. Rice's House Joint Resolution 29. February 22, 2005

Senator Whitsett Says Wolf Plan Ignores Rural Interests, 2/21/05

State plan approved to manage gray wolves, Bend.com 2/13/05

Ruling revives endangered status for wolves, Oregonian 2/2/05

The grey wolf and language deception January 25, 2005 by Robert T. Fanning, Chairman and Founder, Friends of the Northern Yellowstone Elk Herd, Inc.

Letter by Julie Smithson to the Forest Service regarding introducing and protecting wolves in Oregon. 11/20/04.

Observations of Oregon's wolf planning, by Jim Beers November 15, 2004

Yellowstone is Dying: An Affidavit/Article to Secretary of Interior Gail Norton presented on our behalf by United States Senator Conrad Burns, 6/1/2002

Wolves and Hunting, by T. R. Mader, Research Director Abundant Wildlife Society of North America 1991