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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials have released a 10-year draft management plan aimed at reducing the American white pelican population in the state by about half to protect native trout and sport fishing. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game released the 46-page plan Friday and is taking comments through April 2. Officials say the white pelican population in Idaho in the last 25 years grew from a few hundred to a five-year average of more than 5,600 breeding pelicans. The draft plan calls for reducing that to 2,800.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Four Idaho residents charged in connection with an armed standoff in Nevada requested public defenders during their first federal court appearance today. The men — Eric James Parker, Steve Arthur Stewart, O. Scott Drexler and Todd Engle — could face life sentences if they are convicted.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho lawmaker has introduced legislation banning the most common type of second-trimester abortions, even though courts have blocked similar measures in other states. The measure would make the dilation and evacuation method of abortion — commonly called "D&E" — illegal in all cases except when a mother's life is threatened by a physical ailment.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Federal legislation that would transfer control and even ownership of federal land to states has caught the attention of a national sportsmen's group. National Wildlife Federation President Collin O'Mara said Friday he understands why some local officials become frustrated with federal land management in the West. One bill brought by Idaho Rep. Raul Labrador would enable advisory committees appointed by governors to manage up to 4 million acres of national forest land to encourage logging.
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