Entries by Chad Richardson

As Colorado Brings Back Wolves, Utah Faces Misinformation

From Yahoo.com: Two years after Coloradoans voted to reintroduce gray wolves in the state’s western slope, the issue is raising concerns in neighboring Utah. Specifically, ranchers and hunters in the Beehive State worry that predators will adversely affect their livestock and prey animals, respectively. Kirk Robinson, Ph.D, is the founder and executive director of the Western Wildlife Conservancy. […]

What’s a day like at the biggest wolf hunt in Swedish history?

From The Local in Sweden: It starts one minute after midnight on January 2nd, deep in the beautiful snow-covered countryside. A small party of hunters start tracking the wolves. Two wolves are found in the woods between Gävleborg and Dalarna län, which share a revir (wolf territory). This particular wolf territory is called “Tinäs”. At 6am, the […]

Wisconsin DNR extends new wolf plan comment period

From TMJ4.com: MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wildlife officials are giving people more time to comment on their new wolf management plan. The state Department of Natural Resources released their first new wolf plan in almost 25 years in November. The plan doesn’t include a specific statewide population goal, recommending instead that the DNR with the help of […]

Wanted: the wolf that killed the EU president’s prized pony

From the nationalpost.com: A wolf is on the loose with a bounty on its head after killing Ursula von der Leyen’s prized pony in a case that could have dire implications for Europe’s resurgent predators. As the net tightens around the culprit animal in Germany, it is understood the president of the European Commission now […]

Oregon: Two wolf attacks reported in High Valley in late December

From News.Yahoo.com: Jan. 4—UNION COUNTY — Wolves in the High Valley area of Union County made their violent presence felt at the end of December. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is reporting that “new” wolves in the Catherine Creek Wildlife Management Unit killed two calves on private land in separate attacks. Click here […]