Entries by Carissa Winter

Study reveals the red wolf’s ecological impact

From Smoky Mountain News: According to a study published last month in the scientific journal Animal Conservation, wild red wolves in eastern North Carolina had a significant ecological impact prior to their dramatic decline in recent years. The study tracked wildlife detection rates from 2015 to 2021 using dozens of motion-activated camera traps in the […]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Initiates Effort for a National Dialogue Around Working Landscapes and Gray Wolves and Thriving Communities and Cultures

From U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today launched a new effort to create and foster a national dialogue around how communities can live with gray wolves (Canus lupus) to include conflict prevention, long-term stability and community security. To foster the long-term conservation of wolves and address the concerns of […]

Wolves get new frontier in Colorado, stoking political tension

From Oregon Public Broadcasting: Wildlife officials plan to release gray wolves in Colorado in coming weeks, at the behest of urban voters and to the dismay of rural residents who don’t want the predators but have waning influence in the Democratic-led state. The most ambitious wolf reintroduction effort in the U.S. in almost three decades […]

How the Endangered Species Act Saved America

From Time: Climate change, it turns out, is not the first time humanity has re‑made the Earth. Or resorted to a Hail Mary to save it. Fifty years ago, in a crowning achievement of American environmental legislation, the country passed a law on the short list of our very best ideas. The Endangered Species Act (ESA) […]

MEXICAN WOLVES GO AFTER SAME PREY AS GRAY WOLVES

From The Wildlife Society: Despite their smaller size, Mexican wolves prey on the same species as their larger gray wolf cousins to the north—and in nearly the same quantity. Many researchers have looked into gray wolf diet in northern states and in Canada. But nobody had ever published research on the diet of Mexican wolves, […]

Lawsuit to delay wolf reintroduction in Colorado filed in U.S. District Court

From Colorado Politics: The Colorado Cattlemen’s Association and the Gunnison County Stockgrowers Association are suing to prevent the introduction of gray wolves in the state. The lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, named the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Colorado Parks and Wildlife as defendants, according […]

Can Colorado Sustain Wolf Recovery?

From The Wildlife News: A recent NPR radio story titled: “Is Colorado Too Crowded To Support Wolves” suggested that with 6 million residents, there wasn’t enough habitat to sustain wolves. I’ve been involved with wolf restoration since the 1980s, first in Montana and Idaho, then later in Oregon.   Click here for the full story.

Wolves to be released on Western Slope in upcoming weeks

From Sky-Hi News: Ten wolves are set to arrive in Colorado this month. On Nov. 9, wildlife officials prepared local residents for wolf reintroduction during an open house at the Colorado State University Extension Hall in Kremmling. The meeting was led by Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff: Jeromy Huntington, area wildlife manager; Ellen Brandell, wildlife […]