As it is now, it is simply the signal to let the killing begin.
Salazar's friends who trade in hunting and cattle only want the wolves to go away. Read how the Governor of Idaho responded to
the de-listing decision.
"Idaho and Montana already have crafted plans for public hunts to keep wolf populations in check. There are no immediate plans for hunts in the western Great Lakes, which has nearly 4,000 wolves.
Idaho Gov. C.L. Butch Otter on Friday repeated his desire to get the first available wolf hunting tag in the state so he can try to shoot one of the animals.
"The fish and game population is really counting on a robust population of trophy animals to maintain that part of our economy," he said."
http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/salazar_approves_wolf_delisting/C41/L41/">Link
Why oh why does the Obama Adminstration throw its own environmental supporters under the bus, while rewarding
the states of Idaho and Montana, EV's that will never be in his column?
There are 35 breeding pairs and 1500 wolves (which means a lot of very young wolves going to slaughter) in Idaho and Montana.
Environmental groups are vehemently disagreeing that the wolves should be de-listed.
"Less than two hours after Salazar’s announcement, the Sierra Club sent out a press release saying: “The state plans could threaten the long-term survival of the gray wolf in the Northern Rockies, especially given the genetic isolation of wolves throughout the recovery area. Aggressive wolf-killing practices, coupled with genetic isolation and plans to institute hunts in Idaho and Montana, could push wolf numbers dangerously low and reverse decades of recovery work. The Sierra Club, along with other conservation groups, plans to challenge the wolf delisting decision in court.” - same link as above.