Entries by Carissa Winter

Rancher finds 3 lambs killed by wolf, CPW said

From Fox31: DENVER (KDVR) — Three lambs on a ranch in Jackson County were found dead after what appeared to be a wolf attack, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said. On Nov. 17, CPW responded to a report of a possible depredation incident when a rancher found the dead lambs.   Click here for the full […]

Wildlife advocacy group sues Wisconsin DNR over 2023 wolf management plan

From Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: A wildlife protection group has filed a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources alleging the agency infringed on constitutional due process and equal protections as well as violated various statutes as it formulated an update to the state’s gray wolf management plan. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Dane […]

Michigan panel weighs wolf hunting if endangered protections get removed

From The Detroit News: The state’s Natural Resources Commission wants to know more before deciding whether to allow the hunting of gray wolves — if Michigan’s largest predator is taken off the federal endangered species list. Although protected nationally, the state’s wolf population has stayed stable for the past 12 years. The number ranges between […]

Nature Notes: Nevada is surrounded by wolves

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. […]

Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission denies conservation groups’ request for less lethal measures against gray wolves

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. […]

New American Red Wolf joins Wolf and Wildlife Center

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. […]

‘The Alpha Wolves Of Yellowstone’: Stampede Ventures Taps Zack Stentz, Will Stenberg To Script Film Based On Non-Fiction Book Series

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 […]