Entries by Carissa Winter

Wolves, water and wildlife: How will this year’s state budget impact the Western Slope?

From Sky Hi News: Colorado’s annual budget proposal, which largely prioritizes education and health care, also includes several proposals that are of specific interest to residents of the Western Slope. The budget, which is not yet finalized, includes funding for non-lethal wolf deterrence, water litigation and wildlife management. The six-member Joint Budget Committee, which writes […]

A Tale of Two Revivals: How Yellowstone Helped Return Wolves to Colorado

From Mountain Journal: Since late last December, 10 wolves, captured in eastern Oregon and transported to Grand and Summit counties by plane, have roamed western Colorado. They’re among the first of their kind to inhabit the Centennial State since the 1940s, when wolves were exterminated to make room for livestock. All wear satellite collars, which broadly tell […]

UMN experts say wolves are not cause of decrease in deer population

From The Minnesota Daily: A hunter lobbying group is pushing for gray wolves to be delisted from the Endangered Species Act after a poor deer hunting season, though experts at the University of Minnesota say other factors are to blame. According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the 2023 deer hunting season saw around […]

Wildlife managers report first possible wolf pack sighting in NV in over 100 years

From Nevada Current: State wildlife managers reported a possible wolf pack sighting in Nevada for the first time in over 100 years on Wednesday. Last week, a helicopter crew conducting an aerial moose survey spotted three suspected wolves traveling together in northeast Nevada near Merritt Mountain, north of Elko. State wildlife biologists are now working […]

New ruling pares down wolf trapping season in Sawtooths, northern Idaho

From Idaho Mountain Express: A federal court ruling issued Tuesday, March 19, considerably shortened wolf trapping and snaring seasons in four of seven regions of Idaho over concerns that more grizzly bears could be maimed or killed by wolf snares. U.S. Magistrate Judge Candy Dale’s summary judgment last week came in response to a lawsuit initially filed […]

Idaho to discuss wolf trapping changes in wake of court ruling for grizzlies

From Boise State Public Radio: Idaho will have to change its rules for wolf trapping to avoid harming federally-protected grizzly bears, according to a federal court decision. The case was filed by 13 conservation groups after Idaho greatly expanded opportunities to hunt and trap wolves in 2021. The ruling, issued by U.S. Magistrate Judge Candy […]

Wolf seen in Hungarian forest

From Daily News Hungary: There are relatively few wolves in Hungary, but this time, a hunter managed to film a wolf far from its usual habitat. On the morning of 23 March, a local sports hunter was confronted by a wolf at the edge of the forest near Ács, Kemma news site reported. The wolf […]