"Red Wolf" restoration scandal

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Jett

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Withdraws Proposed Rule for Nonessential Experimental Population of Red Wolves in Northeastern North Carolina​


November 10, 2021

For more than 30 years, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and its partners have been working to conserve and recover the red wolf. Today, the Service is announcing the decision to withdraw the 2018 proposed rule to replace the existing regulations governing the North Carolina nonessential experimental population (NC NEP) designation of the red wolf under section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

Based on recent court decisions involving the NC NEP and having considered public comments submitted in response to the 2018 proposed rule, the Service determined that withdrawing the proposed rule is the best course of action at this time.

The red wolf is listed as an endangered species under the ESA, except in a portion of North Carolina where it was reintroduced as a nonessential experimental population. The NC NEP is the only known wild population of red wolves.

Withdrawal of the 2018 proposed rule means red wolves in the NC NEP will continue to be managed under existing regulations, as clarified by relevant court orders. Management under the 1995 rule recognizes the Service’s authority to release additional wolves and conduct adaptive management. The NC NEP will continue to encompass the five counties of the Albemarle Peninsula (Beaufort, Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell, and Washington counties).

Within the NC NEP, the Service will work with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission to implement coyote sterilization on federal lands and non-federal lands (subject to written landowner agreements). Authorized take will be limited to protection of oneself or others from potential harm, protection of livestock or pets in immediate danger, and unintentional take.

The Service will continue to work with stakeholders to identify ways to encourage and facilitate more effective coexistence between people and wolves, through programs such as Prey for the Pack, and to establish the support necessary for red wolf conservation.

The proposed rule that published June 28, 2018, to replace the existing regulations governing the NC NEP designation of the red wolf under section 10(j) of the ESA will be withdrawn on November 15, 2021, upon publication in the Federal Register.

The withdrawal of the proposed rule, comments, and supplementary documents are available at http://www.regulations.gov at Docket No. FWS-R4-ES-2018-0035.

For more information on the red wolf recovery program, please visit: https://www.fws.gov/southeast/wildlife/mammals/red-wolf/.

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bigten

Old Mossy Horns
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So, does that infer they are, or not, stopping the program? Seems a bit on the vague side. BUT, I am a few shots deep at the moment...
 

NCST8GUY

Frozen H20 Guy
The way I read Jett's post (and I'm no skolar) is
A. USFWS is withdrawing a previous request (I'll have to look that up, but I'll bet $ it's in favor of continuing receiving $Millions in federal $).
B. Withdrawal of the 2018 proposed rule means red wolves in the NC NEP will continue to be managed under existing regulations
Keep that $ Coming!

C. Basically, nothing changes in the 5 county area? Except that is the ONLY place that Red Hybrids will be "protected" and $ Millions will be spent protecting them?

If I am incorrect in my comprehension in any of this, someone please let me know. Thanks.
 

odie408

Ten Pointer
Usfws red woof virtual meeting tomorrow night at 7. You have to pre-register and be approved to comment. Someone might can post a link to it.
 

Jett

Ten Pointer
Please pre-register using
the following link: https://zoom.us/join
When prompted, please enter
871 5710 8894 to register.

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
The Future of Red Wolf Releases
in Eastern North Carolina:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Virtual Informational Meeting
Tuesday, February 1, 2022, 7-9 pm ET
Your input is needed.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service looks forward to
engaging with you, because we
need you, and America’s red
wolf needs you too!
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service)
is working under a federal court-order to
implement its Red Wolf Release Plan this
winter. We know that the success of our red
wolf program in North Carolina will depend
largely on how well we can partner and
communicate with landowners, the state
of North Carolina, and the community. We
also know that folks may have questions and
concerns about the release program. We
want to provide information, listen to your
concerns, and to open lines of communication
between the Service and the public.
On Tuesday, February 1, 2022, the Service
will hold a virtual informational meeting
and listening session on the recent transfer
of nine red wolves to Service refuges, and
upcoming court-ordered release of the
wolves into the wild in the North Carolina
nonessential experimental population (NC
NEP), an area that spans the five counties
of Beaufort, Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell, and
Washington of eastern North Carolina. The
virtual informational meeting will be held
from 7 to 9 pm ET and will be held via the
Zoom online platform and teleconference
so that participants can attend remotely.
Registration for the virtual informational
meeting is required. Please pre-register using
the following link: https://zoom.us/join
When prompted, please enter
871 5710 8894 to register.
Join us to meet the Service’s Red Wolf Team
and to learn more about:
• Red wolf status
• The Service’s Coyote Sterilization Program
• How to communicate with the Service
after the meeting
• How to get involved in red wolf recovery
Already have questions? We invite you
to submit those ahead of time when you
register. There will also be an opportunity to
submit questions during the meeting.
After registration, participants will receive
a confirmation email containing information
about joining the meeting. On the day of the
meeting, please join using the information
contained in your confirmation email.
For more information:
Jennifer M. Koches
Supervisory Public Affairs Specialist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Mobile: 843/670 7902
jennifer_koches@fws.go
 

Jett

Ten Pointer
Last night's USFWS "listening session" ushered in a "New Beginning" for the fake red wolf program in eastern NC. It consisted of the exact same lies and failed techniques as have been in place for over 35 years. The program started 35 years ago with 4 breeding pairs and today there are exactly ZERO breeding pairs.

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”

The fake red wolf program exists only because it is a cash cow for NGOs, their lawyers, USFWS employees and their grant recipients.
 
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odie408

Ten Pointer
I had training last night, couldn't get hooked up and missed it all. But I assume it was the same ol same ol. Am I right, anything change?
 

bigten

Old Mossy Horns
Contributor
They just double downed on all of the lies and ignored the actual facts.

You actually should not be surprised. Just exactly when have they shared the truth? I'm guessing,,,,,,,,, uh. Never...
Please correct me if I am wrong.
 

Aythya

Eight Pointer
The whole "place holder" coyote concept seems totally false to me. The premise is that a certain area of land will support a certain number of apex carnivores. Let's say 8 for our example. So the FWS stocks a mated pair of woofs and six yotes, the idea being the woof breed with each other and the other apex canine spots are held by sterile pawns. This totally ignores the fact that the area will be continually flooded by fertile yotes being pushed out of surrounding areas by their parents (surrounding can literally be defined as within a couple of hundred miles) and that the motive for the place holder yotes to remain in the designated area is almost nonexistent. Carnivores will "hold" an area for one primary reason...to raise young. What is the motivation, other than food source, for sterile yotes to protect the territory to which thay were introduced ? Intruding female yotes that have been bred and are searching for den sites will have more motivation to take over that territory and way more motivated to defend it.
 

ellwoodjake

Twelve Pointer
The whole "place holder" coyote concept seems totally false to me. The premise is that a certain area of land will support a certain number of apex carnivores. Let's say 8 for our example. So the FWS stocks a mated pair of woofs and six yotes, the idea being the woof breed with each other and the other apex canine spots are held by sterile pawns. This totally ignores the fact that the area will be continually flooded by fertile yotes being pushed out of surrounding areas by their parents (surrounding can literally be defined as within a couple of hundred miles) and that the motive for the place holder yotes to remain in the designated area is almost nonexistent. Carnivores will "hold" an area for one primary reason...to raise young. What is the motivation, other than food source, for sterile yotes to protect the territory to which thay were introduced ? Intruding female yotes that have been bred and are searching for den sites will have more motivation to take over that territory and way more motivated to defend it.
That's not the only problem I have with the whole placeholder theory. Remember, it takes two to tango. Where do the female yotes fit into this? They can breed with the "placeholders" all they want, but if it don't take, they're just gonna cycle back. If the placeholders keep other yotes out, but not woofs, what's to stop one of the male woofs from hittin' it? Are the mated woof pairs monogamous? A hybrid is a hybrid, no matter what the mother is. My male beagles are neutered, but they can only "placehold" in the kennel. When I have one in heat, males come from miles around. A lot of them, I have never seen before. I have chased 'em off, "rat shot" them, and turned other dogs on them, but they just keep coming back. Why would woofs be any different?
 
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