From 2 News Nevada: Last year, Sierra Valley ranchers were dealt one of the worst hands imaginable. “Last year was terrible,” said Rick Roberti, Sierra Valley rancher. “I relate it to COVID—when we went through COVID, everything was just confusing. Every day was hard, and people were getting hurt every day. And yet there weren’t any solutions. […]
From Wyoming Livestock Roundup: On Jan. 21, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) announced a decision to pause gray wolf reintroduction efforts for the remainder of the current release season. Industry groups including the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) and ranchers across the West have welcomed the pause while continuing to call for ongoing policy reform. Click […]
From Yahoo! News: Gray wolves are once again at the center of a political fight in Washington, D.C., as lawmakers debate whether the animals still need federal protection or whether states should take full control of their future. Click here for the full story.
From Axios San Francisco: Only three of California’s 10 active wolf packs had pups this year, per new state data. Click here for the full story.
From Belga News Agency: From Brussels to the forests of Belgium, Sweden, Italy and Poland, the wolf has been transformed from a conservation icon into a lightning rod in Europe’s culture wars, pitting city dwellers against rural communities, farmers against environmentalists, and fact against fear. Click here for the full article.
From CBS News: Isle Royale National Park officials said they have killed a wolf on the island after it became “food-conditioned” and had several concerning interactions with park visitors. Click here for the full story.
From Laramie Boomerang: POWELL — Montana District federal Judge Donald Molloy has ruled the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service broke the law last year when it denied a petition to protect gray wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains under the Endangered Species Act and to take another look at whether Montana and Idaho can be […]
From the Colorado Sun: From his helm atop Colorado Parks and Wildlife, director Jeff Davis sees a future where hunting equals recreation equals wolves restored to the landscape Click here for the full story.
From Durango Herald: Recent media coverage of U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert’s bill calling to delist the gray wolf from federal protection misses the most salient point: Boebert loathes wolves. Click here for the full story.
From Northern Ag Network: On August 5, a federal judge in Montana vacated the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s standing determination that gray wolves in the Western U.S. do not warrant protections under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The court ordered the agency to re-evaluate wolf policy—including in Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, and parts of Washington, […]
