DKAl-T KIS (;r.OSSARY OF TERMS ANl> ABBRKVIATIONS 



recovery goal: a total of 30 breeding pairs with equitable distribution throughout Montana. Idaho, and 

 Wyoming for three successive years: breeding pair is defined as at least two adult wolves with at least two 

 pups that survive to December 31 ; when the recover}- goal is met, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

 could initiate the process to remove the gray wolf from the list of threatened and endangered species 

 protected by the Endangered Species Act 



relisting: placing the a species back on the federal list of threatened or endangered species protected by 

 the Endangered Species Act; reli.sting criteria may or may not be similar to delisting criteria; reli.sting 

 requires evaluation of current status of species compared to criteria with regard to habitat, over utilization, 

 disease/predation. existing regulatory mechanisms, and other factors affecting the continued existence of 

 the species; if current status is not secure with regard to the 5 areas, a species may be relisted. 



remove: to place in captivity or to kill under controlled conditions or in a controlled setting determined 

 by management authorities 



SB163: Senate Bill 163, Reclassify Certain Species for Management Purposes, passed during the 2001 

 session of the Montana Legislature and signed into law by Governor Martz 



social group: a more specific definition of a wolf pack; in this document social group is defined as four 

 or more wolves traveling in winter which is holding a territory and capable of reproduction 



special kill permit: written authorization granted to a property owner by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks 

 to kill or destroy a specified number of animals causing damage to private property; permits are only 

 valid under a specific set of conditions or criteria 



species in need of management: legal classification of nongame species that are designated by Montana 

 Fish, Wildlife & Parks as needing special management regulations; Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, by 

 regulation, establishes the limitations relating to taking, possession, transportation, exportation, 

 processing, sale or offer for sale, or shipment considered necessary to manage nongame wildlife; Except 

 as provided in regulations issued by the Department, it is unlawful for any person to take, possess, 

 transport, export, sell, or offer for sale species designated by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks as "in need 

 of management" (MCA 87-5-104 to 87-5-106) 



take: to harass, hunt, capture, or kill or attempt to harass, hunt, capture, or kill wildlife 



tri-state area: states of Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming, making up the northern Rockies wolf recovery 

 area 



unconfirmed: incident where Wildlife Services conducts a field investigation of dead or injured 

 livestock, at the request of the producer; lacking sufficient evidence to classify an incident as depredation 

 in contrast to other possible causes of death, it is classified as unconfirmed; it is unclear what the cause of 

 death may have been. The investigator may or may not have much of a carcass remaining for inspection, 

 or the carcass may have deteriorated so as to be of no use; in the context of wolf management, cause of 

 death is attributed to a cause other than wolf predation 



undocumented loss: livestock losses for which there is no apparent explanation for the loss; usually in 

 the context of a numerical discrepancy between the number of livestock head at the beginning of the 

 grazing season and what is retrieved at the end of the grazing season; evidence documenting a death is 

 usually not found 



USFS: U.S. Forest Service 



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