From Yahoo News: FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — While much of the country has relaxed rules on killing gray wolves, California will consider protecting the species after a lone wolf from Oregon raised hopes the animals would repopulate their historic habitat in the Golden State. The California Fish and Game Commission on Wednesday postponed for three […]
From YLE: The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry wants to change the conditions regarding exceptional permits for shooting wolves and other large predators – and wants to do so quickly. A draft bill was sent out for a fast-tracked comment round last Friday. The ministry, led by Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah (CD), is proposing […]
From Bangor Daily News: As anyone who spends any time in the Maine woods knows, our coyote populations are plentiful and thriving despite recreational and programmed efforts to control these highly efficient predators. And interestingly, there were no coyotes in Maine at one time. But what about wolves in Maine? Retired U.S Fish and Wildlife […]
From WFDD: Wyoming is home to hundreds of wolves. Most live near Yellowstone National Park, are protected and are a big draw for tourists. But elsewhere in the state, wolves are a reviled predator viewed as a threat to the livestock industry. In those places, killing wolves is legal. One man who did that recently […]
From Steamboat Pilot & Today: Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials have confirmed a calf killed on a Jackson County ranch over the weekend was the result of a gray wolf attack. Jackson County rancher Don Gittleson owned the calf that was killed by wolves — one of several incidents his family has reported to CPW in […]
From Euractiv: Austrian diplomats will present a note pushing for quick adoption of the proposal to lower the protection status of wolves at a Council meeting on Monday (27 May) but EU countries are split on the issue, with a group of capitals calling for more data on the level of threat posed by the […]
From Aspen Public Radio: The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) has held meetings around the state on proposed updates to wolf hunting regulations in northwest Wyoming. These regulations are updated annually. Earlier this week, state wildlife officials presented the data and guidelines that inform their regulations aimed at keeping gray wolf populations healthy at […]
From Mountain Journal: Yellowstone National Park looks different than it did 30 years ago. That much everyone can agree upon. How different? And who or what is responsible for that change? The answer is where scientific opinion seems to diverge. Most everyone has heard the story of the term “trophic cascade.” Most of us have seen […]
From MPR News: A new exhibit at the International Wolf Center in Ely explores how wolves survive during the summer months, a tougher time to bring down their usual prey. Titled “Starvation, Adaptation and Survival — Insights from the Voyageurs Wolf Project,” the exhibit showcases research from the University of Minnesota. In summer, researchers say wolves must expend extra […]
From The Observer: ENTERPRISE — A small gathering of ranchers, police and representatives of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife resulted in increased understanding of Northeast Oregon’s problem of wolf-livestock conflicts Tuesday, May 21. About a half-dozen ranchers and the same number of ODFW officials, along with Wallowa County Sheriff Ryan Moody and Sheriff’s […]
