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Article: Crying wolf, very loudly; Endangered species.(Wolves in Idaho)(efforts to protect the wolves in Idaho, and other western states)(Brief Article)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- September 8, 2001
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Coyotes give us a bad name
New weapons in the war between wolves and ranchers: poison and noise
THIS summer, wolves in the Rocky Mountains have had a new and noisy set of protectors. A group of Wolf Guardians has been camping near livestock flocks in Idaho and Montana. At the first sign of wolves they start screaming, shouting, and banging pots. The guardians have been recruited by the Defenders of Wildlife, a conservation group, to assuage the fears of farmers that their sheep and calves will be gobbled up by the grey peril.
Meanwhile, the federal government's Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) is making its own contribution to the hullabaloo. It ...