From Wisconsin Public Radio: Now that most gray wolves are delisted, some Wisconsin landowners and farmers are seeking to resolve conflicts by killing wolves on their property. The Trump administration removed the wolf from the endangered species list in early January after announcing its intention to delist the animal last fall. When federal protections existed, federal and […]
From the Cowichan Valley Citizen in British Columbia: Some Vancouver Island officials are calling for a moratorium on wolf hunting after claims an entire wolf pack was killed in the Sooke area by a trophy hunter. There’s no confirmation by wildlife officials the pack was killed. Still, naturalist Gary Schroyen, who’s monitored and photographed the […]
From The Journal in Cortez, Colorado: The Montezuma County Board of County Commissioners continues to oppose gray wolf reintroduction into the Western Slope, a plan narrowly approved by Colorado voters in November. Commissioners passed a resolution March 23 titled “Making Montezuma County A Sanctuary From Wolf Reintroduction.” Click here for the full story.
From the Times Colonist: A Victoria area hunter with an international reputation for trophy hunting is disputing claims that she wiped out an entire wolf pack in the Sooke area. Sam Webb, president of Wild Wise Society, said it’s not confirmed, but the pack of about seven animals is believed to be dead because a […]
From the Antigo Times in Wisconsin: MADISON, Wis. – With the recent delisting of wolves from the federal endangered species list, some livestock farmers and pet owners are wondering how this change affects Wisconsin’s wolf conflict program. While the delisting has prompted some changes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services (USDA-Wildlife Services) remains the first […]
From BBC.com: “This is where it happened,” says Felipe Luis Codesal, opening the gate to a three-hectare field on his farm in Zamora, north-west Spain. One night last November, a pack of wolves got through the fence surrounding the field and attacked Mr Codesal’s sheep, many of which were pregnant. When he arrived the next […]
From The New York Times: HELENA, Mont. — In addition to its spectacular landscape of mountains, rivers and prairie, Montana, the third least populous state in the country, has long been known for something else — wildlife policies that have protected animals of all sorts, including ones like grizzly bears and gray wolves that are […]
From Futurity.org: The way a population is organized into social groups affects the spread of infectious diseases within it, modeling of wolves in Yellowstone National Park shows. The findings may be applicable to any social species and could be useful in the protection of endangered species that suffer from disease outbreaks. Click here for the […]
From The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Washington: Wolves. Cougars. Bears. Prey and, oh my, people. That complicated configuration of animals is the subject of a newly released Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife video focusing on the ongoing Predator-Prey Project. In the 13-minute video, to be released Thursday at the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s commission […]
From the Helena Independent Record in Montana: Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte said he should have known about a state-mandated certification class before trapping a wolf near Gardiner last month, an action for which he received a written warning. Mountain West News Bureau first reported Monday that Gianforte trapped a wolf on Feb. 15 and received […]
