Hope for red wolves New pups born in the wild signal a brighter future

From Southern Environmental Law Center:

Full tree canopies and blooming goldenrod. Shifting bird sightings with migrating flocks. The thrum of cicadas, late sunsets, and lightning bugs.  The final remnants of summer are all around — and in Eastern North Carolina they include the welcome yips and yaps of growing red wolf pups.

On August 8, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) shared the good news that the world’s only wild population of red wolves has grown by as many as 16 pups.  These births are a critical step forward for a population that numbered as few as 7 known wolves in the wild just five years ago.

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Commission OKs new wolf trapping regs in Mineral County [Montana]

From Clark Fork Valley Press:

A member of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission last week successfully lobbied to eliminate trapping setbacks on closed roads in Mineral County and increase the statewide wolf quota.

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WDFW authorizes “incremental” killing of wolves in Ferry County [Washington]

From The Spokesman Review:

Wildlife officials are trying to kill at least one wolf from a pack in northeast Washington in response to a series of cattle attacks.

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Kelly Susewind approved the “incremental lethal removal” of wolves from the Sherman wolf pack territory in Ferry County.

The decision comes after four separate attacks on cattle with three calves killed, according to WDFW.

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Rare Indian wolf spotted in [Pakistan] Salt Range

From The Express Tribune:

LAHORE: The endangered Indian wolf has resurfaced in Punjab’s Salt Range, with the provincial Wildlife Department confirming the first-ever government-documented photographic evidence of the species in the region.

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[Colorado] Governor Polis to sign measure reallocating tax dollars for wolf funding

From KDVR:

DENVER (KDVR) — Lawmakers ended the special legislative session on Tuesday, and while most of the bills they worked on this session are reactions to a measure passed in Washington, D.C., one bill awaiting the governor’s signature looks to address an issue that is uniquely Colorado’s.

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Bluegrass Wildlife: The howl of restoration — the sweet sound of the endangered red wolf

From Northern Kentucky Tribune:

As darkness settled in at the end of an evening event at the Land Between the Lakes’ Woodlands Nature Station, the naturalists on hand worked to get the captive coyotes howling, in hopes of persuading their larger cousins to do the same.

As the coyotes started to yip on one side of the gathering, the red wolves on the other side did as well. We were all treated to an amazing chorus, one that I will never forget, in part because red wolves are among the most endangered species on the planet. Their howl reminds us that they still exist, and maybe we should figure out how to restore them.

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Predator-Prey Relationships on Isle Royale

From National Park Service:

Why is Isle Royale a Unique Research Location?

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Sierra Valley [California] ranchers face growing threat from protected gray wolves

From KCRA Channel 3:

SIERRA COUNTY, Calif. —Agriculture and cattle ranching have flourished across Sierra Valley since the mid-1800s, but the once-thriving business is now facing a growing threat from gray wolves.

These wolves, once extinct in California, have returned as part of a federally and state-protected endangered species recovery effort, with 10 confirmed wolf packs across the state. Their recent arrival in Sierra County has become increasingly problematic for ranchers.

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WDFW Director approves lethal removal of wolves from Sherman pack [Washington]

From Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife:

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Director Kelly Susewind has authorized incremental lethal removal of wolves from the Sherman wolf pack territory in Ferry County, in response to repeated livestock depredations, in an effort to change the pack’s behavior.

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Colorado General Assembly, special session, day four: wolves, health insurance and taxes

From Colorado Politics:

Day three of the legislature’s special session ended with the Senate working late into the night to begin debate on the House tax bills sent over earlier in the day after representatives wrapped up voting on those measures, along with measures on health insurance and the ballot measure dealing with the state’s free meals program.

The House’s work Saturday night included debate on Senate Bill 5, which would prohibit Colorado Parks and Wildlife from using general fund dollars to acquire more wolves in the current fiscal year.

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