Wolves, sacrificed on the altar of the "bipartisan" budget deal.

[MadHound]

"The White House is poised to accept a budget bill that includes an unprecedented end-run around Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in five Western states — the first time Congress has targeted a species protected under the 37-year-old law.

Lawmakers describe the provision in the spending bill as a necessary intervention in a wildlife dilemma that some say has spun out of control. Sixty-six wolves were reintroduced to the Northern Rockies from Canada in the mid-1990s; there are now at least 1,650.

But legal experts warn the administration's support of lifting protections for the animals opens the door to future meddling by lawmakers catering to anti-wildlife interests."
<http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ap_on_re_us/us_endangered_wolves_politics>

Would it kill the president to lift a finger to save these magnificent animals? Is it really necessary to sacrifice an entire species on the altar of "bipartisan" politics.

For those of you who haven't seen a wolf in the wild, I suggest that you make haste, they could well be gone in a matter of a few years, if not sooner. The first big wolf hunt is scheduled for the fall.