From Spectrum News 1: WASHINGTON — The gray wolf has caught the eye of lawmakers on Capitol Hill. The House voted 209 to 205 this week to remove the animal from the endangered species list. All but four Republicans supported the bill, and all but four Democrats opposed it. One of the co-sponsors, Rep. Tom […]
From The Outer Banks Voice: On April 18, the Red Wolf Recovery Program confirmed the birth of a wild litter of Red Wolf pups in the Milltail area of Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. While this is the third year in a row for a litter in that area, it was far from a given […]
From Buckrail: WYOMING — In response to the recent live wolf possession in Daniel, Wyo., a coalition of organizations filed a 60-day Notice of Intent to Sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for their refusal to restore Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections to the Western gray wolf. On Monday, April 8, conservation organizations filed two lawsuits in […]
From Coastal Review: Officials say a 2-year-old wild male red wolf was killed April 15 by a vehicle strike on U.S. Highway 64 in the East Lake area of Dare County. This is the fourth death of an endangered eastern red wolf in the past 10 months, according to the Center for Biological Diversity. Click […]
From KTSM News: EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The Western Watersheds Project and the Wolf Conservation Center is asking the community for help in the illegal killings of Mexican Gray Wolves. The billboard was installed along Interstate 25 in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, with an addition of up to a $105k reward to people […]
From Time Magazine: The U.S. House voted Tuesday to end federal protection for gray wolves, approving a bill that would remove them from the endangered species list across the lower 48 states. A handful of Democrats joined with Republicans in passing the bill. The measure now goes to the Senate, but it appears doomed after […]
From Huron Daily Tribune: Michigan lawmakers urge the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to allow the state to manage gray wolves because, without management, the population could reach numbers detrimental to other species, such as whitetail deer. Click here for the full story.
From Duluth News Tribune: ISLE ROYALE — Researchers counted 30 wolves and an estimated 840 moose on Lake Superior’s largest island last winter, with both predator and prey down a bit from last year but signifying that both populations have stabilized after years of big fluctuations. That’s the report released Tuesday from the 65th Isle […]
From Daily Montanan: Another coalition of conservation groups, including several from Montana, has given notice to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service it plans to sue to try and force the agency to give Endangered Species Act protections back to gray wolves in Montana and other states in the West. The group, which includes the Gallatin Wildlife Association and […]
From AP News: CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — As Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming opens for the busy summer season, wildlife advocates are leading a call for a boycott of the conservative ranching state over laws that give people wide leeway to kill gray wolves with little oversight. The social media accounts of Wyoming’s tourism agency are being […]
