Bills harmful to wolves stalled for now
Feb 17, 2011
Feb 17 - Conservation NW helped successfully stall proposed legislation harmful to Washington's wolves.
The Lookout Pack alpha female, sedated here, with radio collar, has been missing for months. One of the three stalled bills would have essentially legalized wolf poaching. WDFW
This week, Conservation Northwest helped successfully stall proposed Washington state legislation harmful to wolves. Learn more about where wolves stand now.
The three anti-wolf bills, "spectacular in their awfulness" for Washington's wolves and wolf recovery, were introduced in the first session of 2011. Their proposition is part of a broad escalation of attacks on gray wolves as they return to wild areas around the West.
Also this week emerged yet another report of the illegal killing of a wolf in Washington, further threatening an already precarious population.
