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Nov 25 2014 With Lawsuit Pending, Feds Cancel Idaho Predator-killing Derby
BOISE, Idaho —In response to a lawsuit from conservation groups, the Bureau of Land Management has decided to cancel a permit allowing an anti-wolf organization to conduct a “predator derby” on more than 3 million acres of public lands near Salmon, Idaho. -
Sep 10 2014 Groups Threaten to Sue Wildlife Services
Four conservation organizations, including the Hailey-based Western Watersheds Project, say they intend to file a lawsuit to halt Idaho Wildlife Services predator killing practices. -
Jun 30 2014 Lawsuit Filed to Protect Rare Lynx From Traps in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho— Five conservation groups filed a lawsuit today against the governor of Idaho and other state officials to halt trapping that harms and often kills Canada lynx, one of the rarest cats in the United States. The lawsuit charges Gov. Butch Otter, the director of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, and members of the state Fish and Game Commission with violations of the Endangered Species Act resulting from state permitting that leads to trapping and killing of lynx, a threatened species numbering as few as 100 animals in Idaho.