From Bakersfield.com: Officials with Sequoia National Forest expect to continue this spring with projects intended to protect giant sequoia groves from stand-replacing fires. The U.S. Forest Service released decision notices Thursday for both the Castle Fire Ecological Restoration Project and the Windy Fire Restoration Project. Click here for the full story.
From Elkhorn Media Group: UNION COUNTY – ODFW have confirmed another wolf depredation in Union County. The incident was initially investigated on December 27, 2023. The incident occurred along the Powder River north of the Keating Valley on Private Land and resulted in the injury of a single cow, which later had to be euthanized. […]
From The Mountain Mail: Colorado Parks and Wildlife introduced another five wolves Dec. 19 as part of the voter-approved wolf reintroduction program. A CPW press release said the wolves were released in Summit and Grand counties, bringing the total number of wolves released to 10. There will be another five released by March, although the […]
From Silver City Press Daily: The Mexican gray wolf named Asha roamed for months around New Mexico and parts of Arizona. She’s now in captivity with two male wolves at the Sevilleta Wolf Management Facility in La Joya, N.M., where U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials want her to mate. Her journey and capture is […]
From Geography Realm: A four-minute mini documentary called “How Wolves Change Rivers” was probably the first ecology-related video that went completely viral. With over 44 million views, the short video emphasized the role of the wolf as a top predator with an immense effect on their environment, triggering the trophic cascade of Yellowstone National Park. Click […]
From Newsweek: Ranchers in one state are prepared to shoot gray wolves on site if they cross the state line. On December 18, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) released five gray wolves in Grand County, Colorado, as part of its Final Colorado Wolf Restoration and Management Plan, which proposed reintroducing and managing gray wolves in the state […]
From BBC: Switzerland’s mountain farmers are disappointed and angry, because a cull of the country’s wolves has been put on hold by the courts. The farmers say the proposed cull was vital to protect livestock and, ultimately, the future of Alpine communities. Environmental groups argued it went far further than the law allows and could […]
From The Journal: After years of discussion and a formal letter asking for help, Colorado Parks and Wildlife has denied rancher Don Gittleson’s request for the agency to kill two wolves that have been preying on cattle on his Jackson County ranch. Gittleson on Dec. 13 sent a letter to the agency requesting the lethal […]
From Montana Right Now: Hunters harvested a sixth wolf in the area north of Yellowstone National Park this week, triggering the end of seasonal wolf hunting there, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks announced Wednesday. The area north of Yellowstone, known as Wolf Management Unit 313, is the only such unit in the Montana. The season […]
From KRQE News: NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – 50 years after a key wildlife law was enacted, officials in New Mexico said they’re seeing the return of an iconic animal. The National Park Service said the Mexican Wolf has traveled back to its original habitat, signaling the success of a program under the Endangered Species Act. In […]
