From Jackson Hole News & Guide: RIVERTON — Keith Nelson pulled no punches. In his mind, an alleged incident of wolf abuse at a Daniel bar had blown a hole in Wyoming wolf policy. A rather large hole. “This guy drove a snow machine through the state statute,” Nelson told the Wyoming Game and Fish […]
From CPR News: It appears wolves have killed four cattle in Grand County over the last week, marking the largest cluster of livestock losses since Colorado reintroduced the species in the area last December. Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed the attacks in a statement on Thursday and a spokesperson said the predators likely came from […]
From Science.org: Since 2015, a slaughter has unfolded in the mountains of British Columbia, all in the name of saving southern mountain caribous, classified as threatened in Canada. Each winter, sharpshooters hired by the provincial government kill hundreds of wolves from low-flying helicopters, sometimes using a tracking collar attached to a “Judas wolf” that leads […]
From Oregon Wild: Late last Friday afternoon, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) released its 2023 Wolf Report. The report, which was not directly linked to in the agency’s press release, update page, or email reveals a series of disturbing trends. ODFW attempted to present its data in the most positive light. This is […]
From Yahoo News: PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is showing concern over the number of confirmed poaching incidents and suspicious deaths of gray wolves in the state within the last year. A new report released Thursday from the Oregon Wolf Conservation and Management shows the state’s wolf population did not grow at […]
From News Nation: CALHOUN COUNTY, Mich. (WJW) – Michigan wildlife officials are investigating the killing of a rare gray wolf. According to a press release from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, a hunter reported that he killed a large coyote. Coyotes typically weigh up to 40 pounds. This creature was 84 pounds. Genetic tests by […]
From KTVZ: PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The minimum known count of wolves in Oregon at the end of 2023 was 178 wolves, according to the Oregon Wolf Conservation and Management annual report released Friday. That’s the same number documented in 2022 and does not include 10 wolves translocated to Colorado in 2023 to help establish a wolf […]
From Buckrail: JACKSON, Wyo. — Despite all the challenges that Wolf 1228F has faced in Yellowstone National Park (YNP), she’s the first alpha female in nearly 20 years to successfully establish a new pack with just a mate. Kira Cassidy, research associate with the Yellowstone Wolf Project, tells Buckrail that every other new wolf pack in the […]
From The Wildlife Society: A wolf in Colorado has killed a calf, marking the first livestock kill after the predators were reintroduced to the state in December. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials confirmed the kill after examining the wolves and nearby tracks. “The field investigation found multiple tooth rake marks on the calf’s hindquarters and […]
From Outdoor Life: America’s heated conversation over wolf management has turned into a screaming match in recent weeks. Death threats from wildlife activists poured into Wyoming last week after news broke that a resident captured a live wolf in February and paraded it around a bar before dispatching it. In Colorado, pissed-off landowners are withdrawing their cooperation with Parks and Wildlife […]
