Entries by Chad Richardson

Gray Wolves in Colorado to receive special designation

From NBC11News.com in Colorado: DENVER, Colo. (KKCO) – Colorado Senator John Hickenlooper secured an updated wolf reintroduction policy from the US Fish and Wildlife Service. The service honored Hickenlooper’s request for a special endangered species act designation for Gray Wolves in Colorado. The update would allow landowners, agricultural producers, and state land managers more flexibility […]

Manitoba ranchers up in arms over wolf attacks

From The Western Producer: For the last three years, Ray Bittner and a group of Manitoba livestock producers have been testing methods to reduce predation of cattle and sheep in the province. They have tried things like flashing lights, temporary electric fencing, fladry wire (wire fence with long narrow fabric streamers) and predator-resistant pens. Click […]

Canada: Snares set to catch problem wolves in Fort Good Hope after 2 dogs killed

From the CBC in Canada: Two dogs in Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., have died from wolf attacks, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) — and community members say the number could be higher. ENR spokesperson Mike Westwick wrote in an email the department suspects the deaths stem from a confrontation with one wolf. He […]

Study: States And NPS Need To Reach Cooperative Goals On Wolves

From National Parks Traveler Squeezed hard against the northern boundary of Yellowstone National Park by a handful of the park’s other wolf packs, the Phantom Lake pack naturally would head north into Montana on its hunts, but last winter the predators loped into a death trap. Hunters anxious to add a gray wolf to their trophy list […]

How humans break up wolf packs

From High Country News: Packs are to wolves as families are to humans: They’re the species’ most essential social structure. The dynamics of a wolf pack — who its leaders are, how the members raise pups, how they hunt their prey, and how they respond to threats — determine the group’s survival. Click here for […]

Idaho Fish and Game proposes new wolf management plan

From KTVB.com in Idaho: IDAHO, USA — In Idaho, wolves play a unique part in the ecosystem. “We’re a very special place,” said Suzanne Stone, International Wildlife Coexistence Network director. “There’s not many places in the world that are wild enough to be able to host animals like wolves.” Click here for the full story.

Lack of population goal, fear of future hunts highlight wolf plan listening session

From the Wisconsin Examiner: At a listening session over the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resource’s (DNR) proposed new wolf management plan, members of the state’s Native American tribes and agricultural groups expressed doubts about proposed wolf hunts and the lack of a stated population goal. The plan, which was unveiled last year, does away with a […]