From Grand View Outdoors: The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and a coalition of conservation organizations have joined a federal lawsuit in opposition to environmentalists attempting to strip state management of gray wolves in the Northern Rockies and return the predators to the Endangered Species list. In May, U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy allowed RMEF, […]
From QueenAnne & Magnolia News: Members of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission met over three days last week in Spokane to discuss a number of topics, but concerns over gray wolf predation dominated comments from the public. The commission recently voted against a Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife recommendation to downlist the gray […]
From Steamboat Radio: A new letter has been sent to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, asking the agency for a “temporary hiatus” before reintroducing more wolves until a few changes are made. Click here for the full story.
From Colorado Politics: Over the last year, a common issue between Colorado Parks and Wildlife and ranchers is the state agency’s slow response in investigating wolves killing livestock and how a lack of training leads to incorrect determinations. Last week, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission rejected a staff recommendation to deny a claim for […]
From Buckrail: CHEYENNE, Wyo. — On Monday, Sept. 30, the Wyoming Legislature’s Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Committee voted unanimously to pass a bill that for the first time will impose penalties for running down predators — but only under specific circumstances. Click here for the full story.
From Fox31 KDVR: DENVER (KDVR) — People from across the state came to Denver on Thursday to discuss wolves at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting. As the animals continue to cause concerns for ranchers, community members wanted to make sure Colorado Parks and Wildlife heard what they had to say. Click here for the full story.
From The Times: A German state announced that it plans to legalise wolf hunting, making it the first legislature to take advantage of the European Union’s decision to downgrade the animals’ protected status. Click here for the full story.
From SCMP.com: Villagers in India have beaten to death a wolf believed to be the last of a six-member pack that killed nine people, eight of them children, wildlife officials said on Sunday. The grey wolves sparked hysteria among residents in Bahraich district of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, where the animals were said […]
From Sant Fe New Mexican:’ SOCORRO COUNTY — Asha and her mate were not pleased when they saw Melissa Kreutzian coming their way on a recent Thursday morning. It didn’t matter that Kreutzian was heaving giant, sausage-shaped tubes of food into their enclosure, or that she’d be spending the next quarter of an hour providing them […]
From Down to Earth: The Indian grey wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) has been in the news this year for all the wrong reasons. Ten deaths—those of nine children and one woman —have been presumed to have occurred due to wolf attacks in Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh. Wolf conservationists and experts have raised concerns about the […]
