From Montana Free Press: Montanans are increasingly tolerant of wolves, according to newly released research from the University of Montana’s Human Dimensions Lab and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. The study, first conducted in 2012 and repeated in 2017 and 2023, was designed to gauge Montana residents’ attitudes toward wolves and various aspects of wolf management. To […]
From Wisconsin Public Radio: Federal authorities are investigating a former state conservation warden for killing a wolf last month in northern Wisconsin. Chief Deputy Andy Runice with the Bayfield County Sheriff’s Office said authorities received a call around 2 a.m. on Dec. 25 from Pat Quaintance, who said he had shot a collared wolf at his home […]
From The Wildlife Society: A pack near Anchorage has likely killed three wolverines in the past few years Click here for the full article.
From The Times of India: Kanpur: Indian Wolf has been sighted after a gap of more than two decades at the National Chambal Sanctuary at Etawah-Agra border. The wolf has been captured in a camera trap. Click here for the full story.
From RFD TV: Colorado ranchers can breathe a short sigh of relief when it comes to protecting their livestock. Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced it will not release any more gray wolves until the end of this year in December. This comes as state lawmakers push the governor to address producer concerns over the recent […]
From The Daily Montanan: The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Department says that hunting and trapping wolves is fine. But, it doesn’t have the resources to translocate — or move — them to another state. In May 2023, Jeff Davis, Colorado’s Director of Parks and Wildlife, sent a request to Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington, […]
From CBS News: f you’ve been keeping up with the coverage on wolf reintroduction in Colorado, you already know Don Gittleson, the rancher near Walden who has been dealing with wolves coming after his livestock even before wolves were dropped in the state late last year. Now that the new wolves are here, and the new rules too, Gittleson […]
From Washington Policy Center: Gray wolf management is at the center of two more bills introduced this legislative session. Washington state is home to at least 216 gray wolves in 37 recognized packs – most of which call Northeast Washington home. House Bill 2423 – relating to gray wolf management – and House Bill 2424 […]
From Cowboy State Daily: When wolves were first reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in the mid-1990s, there were about 20,000 elk in the park’s northern herd. Now there are roughly 8,000. Meanwhile, the opposite has happened with bison in the area with their numbers ballooning from about 500 to roughly 4,460. And accordingly, wolves have […]
From PBS Wisconsin: MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans sent a bill to Gov. Tony Evers on Jan. 25 that would mandate state wildlife managers set a cap on the state’s wolf population, forcing the governor to choose between pleasing conservationists who want to protect the creatures and farmers who say wolves are destroying their […]
