Entries by Carissa Winter

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 […]

Colorado waits to see if released wolves will produce first pups this spring

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 […]

Wolf trapping blocked in much of Idaho to protect threatened grizzlies

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 […]

Mexico City residents help cops chase down a loose wolf

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 […]

Lawsuit Threatened To Re-List Wyoming Wolves As Endangered Species

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 […]

Wolf Fencing Team Belgium: a catalyst for peaceful coexistence with wolves

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 […]