From East Idaho News: BOISE (Idaho Statesman) – A federal court ruling will cut back Idaho’s wolf trapping and snaring season in large swaths of the state in response to claims that grizzly bears, which are protected under the Endangered Species Act, could be killed or injured by trapping or snaring devices. U.S. Magistrate Judge […]
From Euronews: Hunters killed up to 40% of Estonia’s wolves this winter, a quota challenged in court. How far will Europeans tolerate the wolf in our landscapes? Frost shimmers in the crown of a birch tree as dozens of men crawl out of cars, vans and jeeps. They hang guns on their backs and trudge […]
From Coloradoan: The clock is ticking on whether Colorado’s released wolves will breed and have pups this spring. Wolf breeding season starts in mid-February, around Valentine’s Day, with pups born starting in mid-April. At the March 13 Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials said the GPS collars placed on the […]
From Courthouse News Service: A federal judge ruled late Tuesday that year-round wolf trapping and snaring must end in much of Idaho because the traps are likely to ensnare and harm grizzly bears protected by the Endangered Species Act. Use Magistrate Judge Candy Dale’s decision will stop trapping and snaring in Idaho’s panhandle, Clearwater, Salmon […]
From AP News: MEXICO CITY (AP) — Residents and schoolkids in Mexico City helped squads of police in a long-winded pursuit of a wolf loose in one of the city’s neighborhoods, authorities said. Citizens and police officers chased the animal on foot and on motorbikes in the north-side neighborhood, before the medium-sized wolf finally was […]
From Cowboy State Daily: Wyoming, Montana and Idaho have been killing too many wolves, so the predators need to go back on the endangered species list, according to coalition of environmental groups threatening to sue the federal government over it. “The (U.S. Fish and Wildlife) Service’s finding seems to give the green light for states […]
From European Commission: In 2018, wolves returned to Belgium. In the region of Flanders, the first (and still only) wolf pack has a territory of about 300 km², encompassing two large Natura 2000 sites at its core: ‘Mangelbeek en heide- en vengebieden tussen Houthalen en Gruitrode’, and ‘Vallei- en brongebied van de Zwarte Beek, Bolisserbeek […]
From TV6: UPPER MICHIGAN (WLUC) – On a desolate two-track road, a man approaches on a snowmobile. Watching the road ahead, he notices a line of tracks in the snow that lead from a dense stand of trees along a creek. The man stops the sled and as it idles, he leans over for a […]
From RFD TV: In Colorado, a new bill has been proposed to address the ongoing challenges of livestock losses caused by wolves. House Bill 24-1375, sponsored by Rep. Tammy Story, would set aside an unspecified amount of funds to help ranchers pay for the non-lethal tools. “I’m hoping it will ensure that livestock owners commit […]
From Blue Mountain Eagle: FOX VALLEY — Grant County’s first confirmed wolf depredation of the year took place earlier this month, state wildlife managers announced on Friday, March 15. On Monday, March 11, investigators with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife examined a dead 2-day-old calf on private land in Fox Valley and determined […]
