Entries by Carissa Winter

Colorado rancher says wildlife agency confirmed wolf killed 3 of his sheep

From NBC 9News: JACKSON COUNTY, Colo — For the first time in eight months, Colorado’s wolves have killed livestock — and for the first time, that livestock was sheep. North Park rancher Brian Anderson told the Coloradoan on Saturday that Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed three of his 100-pound lambs were killed by at least […]

Nonprofit to help CO reintroduce wolves for free

From KFKA: Wolves could be roaming in Colorado in just a few weeks. The nonprofit Light Hawk Aviation has agreed to help Colorado relocate wolves from Oregon for free. Normally, it would cost thousands of dollars, but Light Hawk said Colorado’s wolf reintroduction fits with their mission to use aviation to make conservation efforts more […]

ODFW confirms wolf depredation in Union County

From The Observer: LA GRANDE — Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife investigators have confirmed another wolf depredation on livestock in Union County. According to a press release, a 5-month old calf, determined to have been injured by a wolf, was found on private land in the Beagle Creek area of Union County on Friday, […]

Colorado to release gray wolves: Here’s when, where and why.

From USA Today: DENVER ‒ Colorado officially launches a controversial experiment next month: State officials will release up to 10 gray wolves as mandated by a 2020 state law that unleashed proverbial howls of protest from opponents. Wolves have long been a divisive species, particularly in rural areas where many farmers and ranchers consider them an unacceptable […]

Northwoods Republican responds to issues facing residents like water quality, wolf management

From Wisconsin Public Radio: Amid leadership turnover at Wisconsin’s environmental agency and distrust in drinking water, a Northwoods legislator says the state should take incremental policy steps to address concerns like toxic PFAS chemicals. State Rep. Jeff Mursau, R-Crivitz, leads the state Assembly’s Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation. During a recent appearance on WPR’s “The Morning […]

Research shows humans alter wolf-deer relationships

From The Mining Journal: MARQUETTE — New research from the Voyageurs Wolf Project in northern Minnesota — a collaborative team that includes a Northern Michigan University professor and two alumni — sheds light on how humans are having a profound impact on wolf-deer relationships by altering forest ecosystems.   Click here for the full story.

The controversial truth of Colorado wolf reintroduction

From Western Slope Now: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Underneath the trees on top of the mountains overlooking us, lies a delicate dance of life. An ecosystem housing squirrels, deer, elk, bears, and more have coexisted together for centuries. But an ancient predator not seen on the western slope since the nineteen forties is about […]