Approved regulation reimburses [Colorado] ranchers who treat their animals — under direction of vet — after a wolf attack

From Denver7.com:

LOVELAND, Colo. — The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission approved a regulation Thursday allowing livestock producers to receive reimbursement for treating their animals — under the direction of a veterinarian — that have been attacked by gray wolves.

The motion passed Thursday morning with none of the commissioners opposing it. “This should not be viewed as a pro-livestock producer rule. It should be viewed as a rule that benefits wolves and producers,” said Commissioner Dallas May during the meeting. “It’s good for everybody.”

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Deer, winter, and wolves

From Timberjay.com:

ELY— University of Minnesota researcher Dr. Tom Gable, on Tuesday, waded deeply into northern Minnesota’s hottest wildlife management debate— the connection between wolves and the recent struggles of the region’s white-tailed deer population.

Speaking to about 60 people at the Ely State Theater, Gable provided some of the results of his decade-long Voyageur Wolf Project, an ongoing study of wolves in and around Voyageurs National Park.

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[Polish] Study busts big bad myth that wolves are growing fearless of humans

From Mongabay.com:

After years of being hunting to near-extinction, wolves are making a comeback in some of their historical ranges in Europe and North America. With their return comes a growing concern that the predators are moving too close to human settlements, becoming bolder and less fearful of people.

Researchers set out to see if that’s true, running a four-month-long experiment in Poland’s Tuchola Forest. Their findings suggest that the “big bad wolf,” as portrayed in popular culture, still has a healthy fear of humans.

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Medieval Wolves with Elizabeth Marshall

From Medievalists.net:

In the dark forests of the Middle Ages – and the modern stories we tell about it – lurks a powerful, beautiful predator. Sometimes big and bad, sometimes a figure of admiration, the medieval wolf was such a big part of English culture, that it found its way not just into stories, but into the language itself.

This week, Danièle speaks with Elizabeth Marshall about where we find wolves in medieval sources, how early English writers saw them, and how wolves both add to – and steal – language.

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Wolf Pack Showcases Ingenious Fishing Method, Comes Up With Plenty Of Salmon

From WhiskeyRiff.com:

Teach a wolf to fish and you’ll feed it for a lifetime.

When you think of wolves hunting for food, you probably imagine the wild canines stalking a deer, or even working together in a pack to try and take down a bison. That’s very common, and usually the case for wolves that live in inland areas. But as for coastal wolves… they don’t mind to go fishing for their food.

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Colorado negotiating to capture wolves in Alaska for next round of reintroduction

From Coloradoan.com:

A high-ranking Alaska official confirmed to the Coloradoan that Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are in negotiations to secure the capture of wolves to release in Colorado this winter as part of its reintroduction program.

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Montana wolf hunters inch closer to filling quotas just outside of Yellowstone

From USDAToday.com:

For those keeping track, the number of wolves harvested by Montana hunters in two management units immediately north of Yellowstone National Park has increased to three.

The first wolf to be killed in either Wolf Management Unit 316 or WMU 313 was Wolf 1479F, a collared female from the Junction Butte Pack, which resides inside the park.

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Montana vs. the Wolves–Legal Battles Over Apex Predators

From MontanaOutdoor.com:

The Outdoor Heritage Coalition, which is an outdoors group that has hunter, angler, trapper, and rancher interests in mind and is pro-responsible consumptive use of natural resources, recently made a statement about a lawsuit that has been filed. Here is what they posted:

A pair of Montana lawmakers and the Outdoor Heritage Coalition last week filed a lawsuit alleging the state is failing to carry out several Republican-sponsored laws that sought to reduce the number of wolves in the state.

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[Idaho] Wolf Project keeps tabs on wolves to reduce livestock predation

From MTExpress.com:

The Sun Valley region is a refuge for the gray wolf thanks to wildlife conservation organizations, ranchers and state and county officials who have promoted nonlethal wolf-deterrence methods in the area to protect sheep.

Central to that collaboration is the Wood River Wolf Project, a program of the nonprofit International Wildlife Coexistence Network.

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Wolves, Science, and the Logic of Montana Ranching

From MontanaOutdoor.com:

Freelance writer Katie Jackson’s favorite animal is a wolf, while her rancher parents feel the opposite about the canines. She ended up writing an article about how she took them wolf-watching at Yellowstone National Park. Here’s how it goes:

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