Entries by Carissa Winter

RODENTICIDES WIDESPREAD IN ITALIAN WOLF CARCASSES

From The Wildlife Society: Anticoagulant rodenticides are pervasive in the carcasses of dead wolves analyzed by researchers in central and northern Italy. The ubiquitous presence of these chemicals widely used for rodent control is unique among large carnivores in Europe, say the researchers of a recent study published in Science of the Total Environment.   Click here for […]

Wolf captured on camera near road in Colorado

From The Gazette: Another wolf sighting has been captured on camera in Colorado, about a month and a half after the species was formally reintroduced to the state. An article from 9News reports that the wolf was spotted last Thursday near Kremmling, with a rancher capturing footage from the road.   Click here for the full story.

Washington House committee passes tribal wolf bill

From Capital Press: OLYMPIA — A House committee unanimously endorsed a bill intended to increase the Colville tribe’s influence over how wolves are managed on 1.5 million acres north of the tribe’s reservation in northeast Washington. Northern Ferry County and parts of northern Okanogan and Stevens counties fall within the region. It was the northern […]

Petitions to re-list gray wolf denied

From Powell Tribune: After a peer-reviewed assessment, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Friday announced two petitions to re-list gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the Northern Rocky Mountains and the Western United States were “not warranted.” The legal status of gray wolves does not change as a result of this […]

Gray Wolf Hunting will Continue in Wyoming, Idaho and Montana

From K2 Radio: U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials have announced that it will not restore protections for gray wolves across portions of six states and allow hunting to continue in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. This after environmental groups petitioned to return wolves in the Rocky Mountains to the federal endangered species list.   Click here […]

Why wolves are thriving in this radioactive zone

From NPR: In 1986 the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded, releasing radioactive material into northern Ukraine and Belarus. It was the most serious nuclear accident in history. Over one hundred thousand people were evacuated from the surrounding area because of the health risks radioactive waste poses to humans. Most people have not returned.   Click here for […]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service completes status review and finding for gray wolves in the Western United States; launches National Recovery Plan

From US Fish and Wildlife Service: WASHINGTON — Recognizing that the national discussion around gray wolf management must look more comprehensively at conservation tools available to federal, state and Tribal governments, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a path to support a long term and durable approach to the conservation of gray wolves, to […]