Entries by Carissa Winter

ADFG Announces Guidelines For Prince Of Wales Wolf Hunting, Trapping

From Alaska Sporting Journal: (Ketchikan) – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), Division of Wildlife Conservation is reminding Unit 2 wolf hunters and trappers that sealers will collect the following samples from each harvested wolf: 1)  Skin sample – Requested for trappers and hunters to provide A small piece of skin with hair attached (1.5 inches long […]

How the world’s last wild red wolves are avoiding extinction

From The Washington Post: ALLIGATOR RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, N.C. — In April, the latest glimmer of hope appeared here in the only spot on Earth where endangered red wolves remain in the wild. Five pups were born to a pair of wolves — a female known as 2413, and a male known as 2444 — marking the third […]

Middle Park Stockgrowers Association receives additional funding for nonlethal deterrents against wolves

From Sky-Hi News: The Middle Park Stockgrowers Association received an additional $28,000 to fund nonlethal deterrents to prevent wolf conflicts with livestock. The Colorado Department of Agriculture and Colorado Parks and Wildlife provided the funds. The $28,000 will support an additional nighttime range rider, as well as other on-the-ground deterrents. Since wolves were released on the […]

Colorado cattle organizations rip governor, wildlife agency following wolf kills

From Coloradoan: Four Colorado cattle organizations sent a letter Thursday to Gov. Jared Polis and Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director Jeff Davis imploring the two to put a stop to the wolf depredations that have been plaguing ranchers in recent months. The Colorado Cattlemen’s Association, the state’s largest livestock organization, along with the Middle Park […]

Commissioners Weigh In on Wolf Issue

From the Statesman Examiner: The Stevens County Commissioners passed a resolution declaring that the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has failed in their efforts to manage and protect both wolf recovery and the livestock industry. The resolution is in response to the WDFW’s decision to keep the gray wolf on the state […]

Conservation efforts boost wolf population to 222 in Gujarat

From The Times of India: Ahmedabad: The first wolf census conducted by the state forest department, which has launched a project to release wolves bred in captivity into the wild, has pegged its population at 222. Officials said that two pups were recently born at the wolf breeding centre at Nadabet in Banaskantha, the first such centre in […]

State officials say wolf population strong despite increased harvest

From The Western News: HELENA – The wolf population in Montana remains healthy, according to the 2023 Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Wolf Report. Increased harvest during the 2023 wolf season has not yet resulted in an estimated decline to the statewide total. However, FWP biologists expect to see a moderate decline in wolf numbers […]

International Wolf Day 2024: Almost the entire population of Indian wolves exists outside of protected areas, says Lauren Hennelly

From Down to Earth: Wolves in India have never had the spotlight on them like Bengal tigers, Asiatic lions, Indian elephants, Indian leopards or One-horned rhinoceros. However, wolves are a flagship species for conserving India’s remaining grassland ecosystems. However, the situation of the Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes, distinct from the Himalayan or Woolly Wolf, Canis lupus […]