Entries by Carissa Winter

CPW confirms second wolf-kill in week

From Montrose Daily Press: Just days after Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed a wolf killed a calf in Grand County, the agency confirmed a second wolf-kill in Jackson County, where a field investigation confirmed a calf found dead had injuries consistent with wolf predation. Partial wolf tracks also were found in the area, where CPW […]

Will wolf-watchers flock to Colorado? Tourism leaders have mixed opinions

From KUST: Wolves don’t just fascinate or intrigue Nathan Varley. They’re his livelihood. Varley and his wife, Linda Thurston, run a wolf-watching business called Yellowstone Wolf Tracker. For 17 years, they’ve helped hundreds of tourists glimpse and photograph the national park’s famous wolf packs. Customers also see bison, grizzly bears, and other wildlife, but it’s the wolves […]

Gray Wolf Updates

From California Department of Fish and Wildlife: As of April 11, 2024, CDFW has updated the CDFW Wolf Livestock Compensation Grants webpage with the following information to reflect the current status of the pilot program.   Click here for the full story.

Wolf kills calf in Jackson County

From 9News: JACKSON COUNTY, Colorado — A calf found dead in northern Colorado was killed by a wolf, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said. CPW said they responded to “a report of a possible depredation incident” in Jackson County Sunday morning. Their field investigation found injuries on the calf “consistent with wolf depredation, including a partially consumed […]

Conservation groups sue over gray wolf protections

From KTVH News: HELENA — Ten conservation groups have filed a lawsuit in federal court over the U.S. Fish and Wild Service’s (USFWS) decision not to return Endangered Species Act protections to gray wolves in the Northern Rockies. In February, the USFWS said an assessment using “the best available science” found that gray wolf populations in […]