Entries by Carissa Winter

Petition to halt wolf reintroduction signed by 26 Colorado ranchers

From KKCO 11 News: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) – The plan to reintroduce more wolves into Colorado has drawn opinions from both sides of the argument. In the minds of ranchers, more wolves introduced might equal more cattle lost, and ranchers closer to home in mesa county are concerned that while no cattle deaths have […]

Colorado livestock groups file petition to delay wolf reintroductions until issues resolved

From Coloradoan: More than 20 organizations representing Colorado’s agricultural and livestock producers announced they have filed a petition asking the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to delay further wolf reintroductions into the state. The group said the delay is necessary to “adequately address the conflicts between wolves and livestock producers,” according to a Monday news […]

Wildlife officers search for fifth Colorado wolf pup

From 9News: DENVER — Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced on Monday that they have begun an operation to capture and relocate an uncollared fifth gray wolf pup believed to be from the Copper Creek pack. After the initial recapture of two adult wolves and four pups from the pack earlier this month, biologists placed several cameras in […]

Wisconsin duck hunter kills Oneida County wolf in self defense

From Outdoor News: Chase Melton, a 19-year-old duck hunter from Sugar Camp, Wis., shot and killed a gray wolf on Saturday, Sept. 21, in Oneida County when one of several wolves that surrounded him and two younger cousins lunged at their duck blind. For this article, Wisconsin Outdoor News was able to interview an older […]

Can the Bahraich episode change the conservation narrative for wolves in India?

From Down To Earth: The recent spate of tragic incidents in Bahraich, where wolves reportedly considered children as potential prey and killed some of them, has thrust the species into the spotlight in a way that conservationists in India could not have anticipated. The narrative around wolves, which has long been overshadowed by more charismatic […]

‘What’s going on is a calamity:’ Ranchers, lawmakers question Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s recent decisions on wolves

From Post Independent: Colorado ranchers and lawmakers have questioned how Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are making decisions about wolves since the animals were reintroduced to the state starting in December. Concerns have peaked in recent months, however, as wildlife officials have gone outside of recommendations in the Wolf Restoration and Management Plan, and have […]