From KOAA News 5: COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The reintroduction of gray wolves into Colorado has been big news. After nearly 80 years the decision was made to integrate wolves into the state once more, and saw a group of an initial five wolves released into the wild. While being released into the wild to […]
From Cowboy State Daily: The ultimate outcome of Colorado’s wolf reintroduction might be unclear, but it doesn’t have to be the disaster some have made it out to be, a conservationist told Cowboy State Daily. “People are worried that wolves are going to kill elk, kill deer, kill cattle and kill sheep. And they’ll do […]
From The Spokesman-Review: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has ordered wildlife officials to draft new rules for dealing with wolf-livestock conflicts, delivering a win to environmental groups seeking stricter limits on wolf kills. The governor granted an appeal from several environmental groups that sought to overturn the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission’s rejection of the groups’ […]
From CBS News: GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. — A wild sight caught on camera: A wolf bounding into a river to hunt its prey near Grand Rapids. Its prey? A beaver. “I couldn’t believe I was seeing it,” said Jon Galler. Galler was deer hunting between Lake Mille Lacs and Grand Rapids back in November. Galler […]
From University of Montana: MISSOULA – Montanans have varying attitudes and beliefs about wolves and wolf management, and over time some of those feelings have shifted, according to a new survey conducted cooperatively by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and the University of Montana. The survey was distributed three times – in 2012, 2017 and 2023 […]
From Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Federal wildlife agents are investigating a northern Wisconsin resident regarding the Dec. 25 killing of a gray wolf on his property. The man, who has not been charged and therefore is not being identified, allegedly used a firearm to shoot and kill the wolf near his residence.\ Click here for […]
From Canon City Daily Record: The 10 wolves set loose in Colorado last month as part of a historic state-led reintroduction are doing well, but the humans charged with orchestrating the multi-year effort addressed concerns this week about a lack of transparency about the releases. The state’s top wildlife official apologized to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife […]
The Daily Sentinel: The director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife says the agency plans to conduct “an after action review” of its initial operation to release gray wolves in Colorado and indicated that one area it plans to work on is advanced notification for future releases. Click here for the full story.
From Flathead Beacon: Earlier this week a friend shared a story from 2011 suggesting how some environmental groups miscalculated their legal approach to wolf reintroduction, and that in turn, they’d maybe harmed the long-term viability of the program. The story was written by Montana outdoor writing dean Hal Herring. Reading it was like being startled […]
From The Conversation: Gray wolves were reintroduced to Colorado in December 2023, the latest attempt in a decadeslong effort to build up wolf populations in the Rocky Mountain states. SciLine interviewed Joanna Lambert, professor of wildlife ecology and director of the American Canid Project at the University of Colorado Boulder, who discussed how and why gray wolf […]
