Rancher Appeals Losing Grazing Permit

A NEW MEXICO RANCHER WHO TRAPPED AN ENDANGERED MEXICAN GRAY WOLF AND HIT IT WITH A SHOVEL SAYS HE PLANS TO APPEAL THE LOSS OF HIS GRAZING PERMIT. CRAIG THIESSEN SAYS HE CAN’T MAKE A LIVING WITHOUT IT.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT THIESSEN WAS TOLD BY THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE LAST MONTH THAT HIS PERMIT WAS BEING REVOKED. THE 10 MONTH OLD WOLF PUP DIED IN FEBRUARY OF 2015.

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