From Elko Daily Free Press: In 2017, a gray wolf was spotted in Nevada for the first time in nearly 100 years. It was at Fox Mountain, west of the Black Rock Desert and probably wandered east from California’s Shasta pack. The last Nevada sighting before that was in 1922, near Elko County’s Gold Creek. […]
From Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is on track to begin releasing gray wolves in Colorado by Dec. 31, according to agency spokesperson Travis Duncan. The timeline makes good on a mandate approved by Colorado voters in a 2021 ballot question, Proposition 114, and comes after the state’s wildlife agency entered into an agreement with […]
From Idaho Capital Sun: An attorney for the state of Montana told a federal judge Monday that the floating wolf trapping season will certainly not start next Monday, which is possible under this year’s regulations, as the judge heard arguments about whether to shorten the trapping season out of concerns for endangered grizzly bears. Following the hour-long […]
From The Wenatchee World: OLYMPIA — Conservation groups’ petition to help fix what they say is a broken system — resulting in the killing of nearly 45 gray wolves protected under federal and state laws — was recently denied. Nonprofits Center for Biological Diversity, Washington Wildlife First and eight other conservation groups filed the petition Sept. 15. […]
From Fox21 News: (DIVIDE, Colo.) — The Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center (CWWC) in Divide is welcoming Fender, an American Red wolf meticulously selected through the Saving Animals From Extinction program. CWWC said Fender is a one and a half year old male that was transferred from Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington. […]
From Deadline: EXCLUSIVE: Stampede Ventures has optioned rights to the first three books in the bestselling non-fiction series The Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone, tapping Zack Stentz (Thor) and his wolf advocate brother Will Stenberg to script a film adaptation. Published by Greystone Books, the books hail from retired National Park ranger Rick McIntyre. Stentz and Geoff Clark will co-produce through their production company […]
From CBS Colorado: The sanctuary’s new wolf, Fender, will be paired with their female wolf, Shawnee, in hopes of preserving the critically endangered species. Click here for the full story.
From Scientific American: Years of drought and rising temperatures have turned California into a tinderbox. Since 2020 millions of acres have burned across the state. The fires have killed forests and people. But fire also brings life: California’s blazes have renourished soil, supercharged grass growth and set the stage for a top predator to reclaim part of […]
From USGS: Presidential Rank Awards are the most prestigious honor in the federal career civil service. They are given annually by the President to recognize and celebrate career Senior Executives (SES) and senior career employees — Senior Level (SL) and Scientific or Professional (ST) — for exceptional performance over an extended period of time. Recipients of […]
From Elkhorn Media Group: GRANT / HARNEY COUNTY – A collared wolf known as OR 131 has attacked livestock in both Grant and Harney Counties recently. According to the latest ODFW Livestock Depredation Investigation documents, it was confirmed that OR 131 injured a 9-month-old calf that was later euthanized on November 16th, on private land near […]
