Wolf Protectors Uncloak Greed, Reveal Irrational Behavior

Sportsmen across Idaho this morning are claiming some sort of victory in the ongoing wolf debate, as hunters will take to the field with the hopes of bagging a wolf. Yesterday’s hearing in federal court, aimed at putting an emergency halt to the wolf hunt, ended without a decision from Judge Donald Molloy. He promised a quick ruling. While people wait, hunters are taking advantage of the situation and heading afield.

But in the court room yesterday, the plaintiffs, a group of 13 environmentalists fighting against the wolf hunts, openly displayed their greed when the lawyer for Earthjustice told Judge Molloy that there needed to be 3,000 to 5,000 wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains region before they would consider the reintroduction a success. He didn’t say they would deem it a success. He said they would consider it a success. This has been part of the problem from the onset. 3,000 to 5,000 wolves is a far cry from the original claim that 300 wolves would do the trick. The environmentalists just keep moving the goal posts further away.

In the meantime, we wait not knowing when Judge Molloy will make his ruling. Bear in mind this is only a hearing on the emergency injunction to stop the hunts. A court date is later in the year, filed by the same gang of 13, to return the gray wolf to the Endangered Species List. The group has already indicated if they lose this injunction, they will immediately file for an appeal.

Tom Remington