From The Cool Down: In 2020, Coloradans voted to reintroduce gray wolves into the wild, 80 years after the species disappeared from the state. In 2023, five gray wolves were captured in Oregon and released on Colorado’s Western Slope. Now, one of those gray wolves has given birth to at least one new pup, Colorado Politics reported. With […]
From Vila County News-Review: A wolf killed a domestic dog at a family’s home in Woodruff last week, leaving many in the North Woods, including Denise Coron, calling for action. The kill was confirmed after officials with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services team reviewed evidence last week […]
From the Wildlife Society: Wolf recolonization curtails mescocarnivore numbers on an island in the Great Lakes—but the effect doesn’t last. “The return of wolves created this really strong effect initially,” said Mauriel Rodriguez Curras, now a postdoctoral researcher in environmental science at the University of California-Berkeley. The small population of wolves (Canis lupus) on Isle […]
From Flathead Beacon: The wolf population in Montana remains steady despite increased harvest during the 2023 hunting and trapping season, according to a July 31 report by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP). The statewide wolf population in 2023 was estimated at 1,096 animals, just one fewer than the 2022 population estimates and slightly lower than the […]
From Boise State Public Radio: The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is rolling out a new way to estimate the number of wolves in the state using a genetics-based statistical model. The Department estimates there were 1,150 wolves in the state in the summer of 2023, or a 13% decline in population from the […]
From Rocky Mountain PBS: DENVER — What do rainbow trout, mountain goats and your neighbor with the Texas plates have in common? None of them are native to Colorado. Coloradans’ frustration with “Texpats” is well-documented — even Governor Polis has jokingly poked fun at transplants — but less-discussed is the fact that many animal species are only in Colorado […]
From Outdoor Life: Colorado Parks and Wildlife must go back to the drawing board to find a new source of gray wolves for the second phase of the state’s voter-led reintroduction efforts. The move comes after their original source, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington State, rescinded its offer to provide Colorado […]
From KKCO 11 News: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) – Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is investigating a report of another wolf attack on livestock. Wolf depredations occurred slowly and infrequently since the gray wolf reintroduction in 2023, but in July more instances occurred: July 7th in Routt County – No claim was submitted, the instance […]
From KOAA News 5: COLORADO — Colorado Parks and Wildlife has hit a snag in the roadmap to reintroduce gray wolves to Colorado. Currently, there are a total of 10 wolves in Colorado. CPW had entered an agreement with the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation to capture and help send up to 15 wolves. […]
From 560KPQ News Radio: The Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is considering killing wolves after an investigation confirmed the predation of livestock in Stevens County. WDFW reports three calves were killed and four were injured near Colville in late July. The location was in the range of the Dominion pack. Click here for the full […]
