From My Edmonds News: Eleven conservation groups are asking Washington state to tighten its guidelines for when wolves that attack livestock can be killed. The groups are concerned too many wolves are dying needlessly under the current system. Their petition to Washington’s Fish and Wildlife Commission describes the existing standards the state uses to authorize […]
From Tacoma Weekly: At Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, it’s a big “howl yes!” for American red wolf conservation. The Tacoma zoo has been a national leader in bringing this critically endangered species back from the brink of extinction since the 1970s. And decades later, 2023 has been one of the most successful years in […]
From The Country Today: As a Washburn farmer, Larry Ekholm is concerned about livestock and the threat wolves pose to his animals. Wolves haven’t killed any of his cattle so far this year, but he knows fellow farmers who have been victim and has heard horror stories. He credits his own safeguards with keeping his […]
From Bertie Ledger-Advance: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is releasing the final revision of the Red Wolf Recovery Plan to guide recovery efforts for “America’s Red Wolf.” The original recovery plan for the Red Wolf was approved in 1982 and was revised in 1984 and 1990. The Service published a draft revised recovery plan […]
From the Denver Post: The wolf population in northeastern Oregon is resilient and will not suffer long-term impacts from the captures, according to the news release. State officials plan to release the wolves on Colorado Parks and Wildlife land between Glenwood Springs, Vail and the Roaring Fork Valley. Although Oregon wildlife officials will help by […]
From Fox9: The Voyageurs Wolf Project shared the first video of the Bug Creek Pack pups on social media this week. Click here for the full story.
From Field and Stream: There’s a reason Yellowstone National Park is the Shangri-La of wildlife viewing and photography—and it’s because you can encounter scenes like this there. On Thursday, October 5, wildlife tour guide Michael Sypniewski shared a video on Instagram of a stunning wildlife interaction that took place within the park. The footage begins showing a […]
From CBS Colorado: CBS News Colorado mountain newsroom reporter Spencer Wilsons provides the latest update on Colorado’s wolf reintroduction plan and why the state is having an issue finding wolves to use. Click here for the full story.
From Green Matters: One of the most consistent ways people have tried to protect our planet is by conserving endangered animals. The Endangered Species Act was created in 1973 to expedite protections for threatened or endangered species; but sometimes, legislation like this isn’t enough. Click here for the full story.
From KJCT News 8: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is approaching a hard deadline to reintroduce gray wolves into the state. While Colorado has been searching where they’ll acquire wolves from, three other states rejected Colorado’s request for wolves. Over the summer CPW officials reached out to the Nez Perce tribe […]
