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Recent court ruling prohibits wolf trapping in grizzly territory

Idaho is considering its options after a federal court decision last week forcing the state to change its rules for wolf trapping over concerns that grizzly bears could be caught in the traps.

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28 Mar 2024

Grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park.
Grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park.(Kim Keating / USGS )

Idaho is considering its options after a federal court decision last week forcing the state to change its rules for wolf trapping over concerns that grizzly bears could be caught in the traps.

Susanne Asha Stone, Director of the Idaho-based International Wildlife Coexistence Network, and Dallas Gudgell, Tribal Outreach and Environmental Policy Director with the network, joined Idaho Matters to talk more.