Arrrooo! The majestic call of the wild...like a spirit echoing to the tops of the trees and through the mysterious forest. A ghost haunting the past that seems to have been forgotten.
"Only a mountain has lived long enough to listen objectively to the howl of a wolf."...Aldo Leopold
The wolf needs no introductions. Its beauty, intelligence and dominance within the wild speak loudly. The wolf is a warrior, a guide, a playmate, and a hunter.
"The strength of the pack is the wolf,and the strength of the wolf is the pack."...Rudyard Kipling
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a previous decision by Wyoming U.S. District Judge William Downes. In 1997, U.S District Judge William Downes ruled that the wolves in Yellowstone Park and Central Idaho had been illegally introduced and had to be removed but also postponed the effect, saying the wolves could stay until a higher court decided the matter.
DENVER (Reuters)In a 39-page opinion the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals here said it reversed the lower court ruling that gave a temporary victory to area ranchers who said they feared wolves would prey on their livestock. Since the day the wolves were reintroduced in 1995 ranchers and other agricultural interests have fought their presence. Gray wolves had not been since in the area for 60 years and environmentalists cheered their arrival.
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"The wolves are here to stay. It's a great day for wolves," said Mark Van Putten, president of the National Wildlife Federation.
STATEMENT OF SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR BRUCE BABBITT ON DECISION OF THE SUPREME COURT NOT TO REVIEW WOLF KILL CASE
I am encouraged by the decision of the Supreme Court Monday, January 11, not to review the federal court of appeals's decision in the McKittrick case, involving the illegal killing of a gray wolf near Yellowstone National Park.
The lower courts in this litigation made clear that the Fish & Wildlife Service's reintroduction of the gray wolf in the Yellowstone region was lawful, and that the killing of one of these wolves was illegal and warranted punishment of the perpetrator. The Supreme Court's denial of a writ of certiorari in this case leaves that judgment intact.
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