Wolf Haven Comments

Public comments

The comment process is very important when state or federal government propose changes to the wolf's legal status, existing wolf management policies, or when a management plan is developed by a government agency.

Gray wolf recovery - Western United States/Northern Rockies

As the gray wolf population grows in the Northern Rocky Mountain region following the reintroduction of wolves beginning in 1995, federal and state governments have proposed many management and policy changes that have included a public comment period.

Please click on the one of the PDF documents below to read Wolf Haven’s official responses to many of the proposed changes for this region.

Response to the federal Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to remove wolves in the Northern Rockies from Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections were accepted until Monday, April 10, 2006.

Response to a proposal to issue the state of Idaho a 10(a)1(a) Permit for the Management of Gray Wolves north of Interstate 90 within the state.

Comment to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game in response to the Lolo region management proposal.

Response to a proposal to designate the Northern Rocky Mountain Population of Gray Wolf as a Distinct Population Segment (NRM DPS) and to remove this DPS from the federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife.

Comment on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s (USFWS) proposed revision of the special regulation (10j rule) for the Central Idaho and Yellowstone Area Nonessential Experimental Populations of Gray Wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains.

Comment on the revised U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s (USFWS) proposal to designate the Northern Rocky Mountain Population of Gray Wolf as a Distinct Population Segment (NRM DPS) and to remove this DPS from the federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife.

Comment on the proposed revised wolf management plan by the state of Wyoming 2007

Comment on the proposed revised wolf management plan by the state of Idaho 2007

Gray wolf recovery – Great Lakes Region

As the first population of gray wolves in the United States to be removed from the federal list of threatened and endangered species, the burgeoning wolf population of the Great Lakes region is an example of what endangered species protection and local tolerance can achieve.

Response to 2006 proposed de-listing of gray wolf population in the Great Lakes Region.

Mexican Wolf Recovery

Management of this critically endangered species has been challenging and controversial since Mexican gray wolves were reintroduced into the American Southwest in 1998.

The AMOC completed the process by developing a series of recommendations based upon public comment and scientific research that were then submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Southwest Regional Director.

Please click on the one of the PDF documents below to read Wolf Haven’s official responses to many of the proposed changes for this region.

Our comment on the AMOC recommendations.

Response to a proposed one-year moratorium on new releases.

Comments on the 5-year review of the Mexican Wolf Recovery Program

Comments on scoping for rule change December 2007