Entries by Carissa Winter

2 more wolf kills confirmed in Northwest Colorado

From The Aspen Times: Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) has confirmed two more wolf attacks on livestock in Routt County this month. The fatal depredations involved the killing of a calf July 7 and another calf killing on July 10, according to CPW employees who completed a necropsy report confirming the incidents.   Click here […]

‘Saint or devil’: return of wolf stirs debate in Europe

From: France 24: Grey wolves were virtually exterminated in Europe a century ago but now, thanks to conservation efforts, numbers have rebounded. The predator’s population growth has triggered howls of protest from farmers and concern from conservationists. In 2023, there were breeding packs of grey wolves in 23 countries of the European Union, with a […]

Gray Wolf Activity and Updates

From Statesman Examiner: The following report was presented by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) during the monthly wolf report, and provides an overview of gray wolf conservation and management activities in Washington during June 2024.   Click here for the full story.

Gray wolves could fall off Washington state endangered list

From Axios Seattle: Gray wolves are making a recovery in Washington, according to the state Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW), and a vote slated for Friday could see members of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission downlisting wolves from an “endangered” to a “sensitive” species.   Click here for the full story.

Washington wolf pack attacks cattle; one wolf shot

From Capital Press: The Couse wolf pack in southeast Washington has attacked two calves and one cow and probably attacked another cow, pushing the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to consider killing one or two wolves. An adult male in the pack in Asotin County was killed July 8 while reportedly chasing livestock. The […]

Congress To Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Outlaw Killing Wildlife By Snowmobile

From Cowboy State Daily: Outrage over a Daniel resident reportedly running a wolf down with a snowmobile continues to reverberate with an anticipated bipartisan U.S. House bill aimed at banning such acts. The Snowmobiles Aren’t Weapons (SAW) Act is expected to be introduced soon by U.S. Reps. Don Davis, D-North Carolina, and Troy Nehls, R-Texas.   Click […]

Why Washington’s wolf count is under scrutiny

Fr0m Spokane Public Radio: With a controversial vote planned next week on whether to loosen protections for wolves in Washington, wildlife advocates are raising alarm that officials could be relying on flawed wolf count figures from a tribe in the northeast corner of the state. Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission members have been told by […]