Entries by Chad Richardson

Ethiopia: The Last Wolves

From Earth Touch News.com: A thick layer of frost blankets the landscape, creating a gauzy haze over the tans and pale greens of the Ethiopian Highlands. Amidst the frozen stillness, a rust-colored lump dusted in rime stirs. A black nose appears from beneath a thick tail, and two ears twitch atop an elegantly long head. […]

Necropsies detail deaths of 2 wolves in Isle Royale relocation effort

From MLive.com: ISLE ROYALE, MI – Necropsy results have been released for two wolves that died after being part of the early phase of the National Park Service’s efforts to bring new wolves onto Michigan’s Isle Royale. The medical findings for one wolf’s death were fairly clear-cut, while scientists working on the project believe they […]

Translocated wolves faring well on Isle Royale, according to GPS data

Earlier this afternoon, we received an update from Isle Royale National Park on how the wolves recently moved there are doing.  Here’s what we know: • The seven wolves moved to Isle Royale on the weekend of March 23 are all moving around and apparently doing well – each is showing large movements around the […]

Washington’s wolf population increases for 10th straight year

From the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: OLYMPIA – The recovery of Washington’s wolf population continued in 2018 as numbers of individual wolves, packs, and successful breeding pairs reached their highest levels since wolves were virtually eliminated from the state in the 1930s. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) today published its […]

Washington state committee backs money for nonlethal wolf control

From The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Washington: OLYMPIA – The state could spend nearly $1 million over the next two years on nonlethal ways to keep wolves from killing livestock in northeast Washington. A proposal with support from ranchers and some wildlife advocates has already passed the House, and received approval from a key Senate committee […]

Washington bill concedes uneven wolf recovery

From the Capital Press: OLYMPIA — Wolves in northeast Washington could be managed differently than in other parts of the state under a bill endorsed Tuesday by the Senate agriculture committee. If passed by the Legislature, House Bill 2097 would be an unprecedented acknowledgment by lawmakers that wolves have affected life in one corner of […]

Wolf killing outside of Yellowstone impacts tourism operators

From KRTV.com in Great Falls, Montana: COOKE CITY – Near Yellowstone National Park, residents of a small town where a collared park wolf was shot by a local resident say visitors don’t understand their community. The road ends in Cooke City during the winter months as the Beartooth and Chief Joseph passes to the east are […]