Entries by Carissa Winter

Who killed the last wolf in Wales?

From BBC: Wild dogs were a daily, or nightly, source of terror for people living in the principalities which formed ancient Wales until at least the 13th Century. So it is perhaps little surprise these dogs, or more likely wolves, have formed a massive part of mythic and folklore values to this day, from place […]

Michigan DNR takes on the challenge of counting wolves

From The Daily News: 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 better view. He’s found what he’s looking for — gray wolf tracks. The […]

Evers vetoes bill seeking statewide population goal for wolves

From Wisconsin Public Radio: Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed a Republican bill that would have ordered state wildlife regulators to set a statewide population goal for wolves. The legislation was introduced by Sen. Rob Stafsholt, R-New Richmond, and Rep. Chanz Green, R-Grand View, after the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources nixed a population goal […]

Bill seeks to help wolves, which can be mistaken for coyotes

From Times Union: ALBANY — A new bill aimed at protecting wolves in New York proposes collecting more data from the hunters and trappers who could mistakenly kill the endangered animals when believe they are coyotes, which can be legally hunted. State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, a sponsor of the legislation, noted that wolves are mistakenly killed […]

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 […]