From GreekReporter.com:
A wolf attacked a group of walkers in a forested area on Mount Parnitha, north of Athens in Greece’s Attica region, prompting local authorities to issue public safety guidance. The incident occurred along a trail between Kryoneri and the Tatoi Royal Estate.
The Municipality of Acharnes confirmed the attack in a public statement, noting that no serious injuries were reported.
From SierraDailyNews.com:
California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is holding a meeting to discuss the Wolf-Livestock Compensation Pilot Program (WLCP). However, despite repeated requests from livestock producers directly impacted by wolf depredations, such as Lassen County rancher Richard Egan, CDFW has excluded these producers from attending the meeting.
From CowboyStateDaily.com:
Bald eagles might be regarded as the most fearsome predators of the sky, but like any other wild creature, they’ve got to do whatever it takes to survive the winter. Accordingly, they might scavenge more than they hunt during the cold months, biologists told Cowboy State Daily.
That was evidenced in a raw display of how nature works in Yellowstone National Park. After the Wapiti wolf pack killed a bison and ate their fill, scavengers moved in.
From BakerCityHerald.com:
BAKER CITY — A state wildlife biologist on Friday morning, Feb. 19, shot and killed the breeding male wolf from a pack that killed or injured cattle several times in the Keating Valley east of Baker City last fall and this winter. Brian Ratliff, district wildlife biologist for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Baker City office, said he shot the wolf from a helicopter about 7:15 a.m. in the Keating area, about 15 miles east of Baker City.
The breeding male is the fourth wolf from the Black Pines Pack that officials have killed in the Keating area over the past three weeks.
From Backpacker.com:
From CowboyStateDaily.com:
Two years after a wolf was run over with a snowmobile in Sublette County sparked worldwide outrage, animal welfare advocates are still trying to get the practice banned in Wyoming. But there are long odds getting that done in this year’s budget session.
From HJNews.com:
Reports of the lethal removal of three wolves near Avon were confirmed by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Monday, with a spokesperson saying the wolves proximity to nearby livestock prompted the removal on Jan. 9.
Conducted by the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, the DWR’s Faith Jolley said the removal occurred in the section of Utah in which it is allowed.
FRom DurangoHerald.com:
Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program has not rolled out as smoothly as intended. Nearly half the wolves introduced since 2023 are dead, and the state will not be able to introduce more as planned this year.
U.S. Sen. and Colorado gubernatorial candidate Michael Bennet said that considering the pitfalls, he’s in favor of suspending the program.
From CowboyStateDaily.com:
A Cody man was charged with illegally killing a wolf in one of Wyoming’s trophy game wolf hunt areas, and a Colorado man was charged with being an accessory in the killing.
Charges were filed Friday in Park County Circuit Court in Cody against Noah Mick of Cody and Carbondale, Colorado, and Cole A. Mick of Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
From Coloradoan.com:
A known killer is on the loose in Colorado, evading capture attempts and surviving a gunshot wound.
A government agency has admitted to failing multiple times in its efforts to kill the predator, and additional attempts have been made in secret. The fugitive, once thought dead, is still on the run and possibly being pursued again.
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