From the Aspen Times:
Just over a month after President Donald Trump ordered the federal government to look at delisting gray wolves and Mexican gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is asking the state of Colorado to review their wolf management and protections for the species.
From FlatheadBeacon.com:
Federal wildlife officials and hunting groups say wolves in the Northern Rockies have recovered; conservation groups say the agency ignored historic range where wolves no longer live.
From the Sierra Club:
When people think of wolves and food, they’re likely to picture a hunt that involves lots of carnage. However, new research revealed that wolves have a bit of a green thumb too. That’s the key takeaway from a study out of Northern Michigan University: Wolves devour blueberries, in the process spreading their seeds and planting new patches.
From Yahoo.com:
A group of 10 critically endangered American red wolves made the journey from New York to North Carolina or vice versa on Tuesday as part of a nationwide conservation effort. Wolf Conservation Center received a family of seven and Museum of Life and Science got two.
From WildBeimWild.com:
Grisons warns of kills during pup-rearing, while the farmers’ associations want the wolf regulated all year round. The consultation ends on 16 October.
From BBCWildlife.com:
This russet-coated carnivore might be at the top of the food chain in its isolated uplands, but due to the impact of other dogs, their lives are under threat.
From The BeavertonValleyTimes:
In early September, President Trump signed an executive order that continued to rely on big-bad-wolf myths. He claimed that living in wolf country is “very dangerous.”
He then directed Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to determine whether gray wolves and Mexican wolves should lose federal protection under the Endangered Species Act. Without waiting for an answer, he also directed Burgum to support Congressional removal of gray wolves from the endangered species list.
Fro The Missoula Current:
(Missoula Current) Appellate justices are mulling over two cases that could determine whether or which gray wolves are protected in the lower 48 states.
On Tuesday morning, justices from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard three appeals related to wolves and decisions the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services has made regarding whether or how Endangered Species Act protections should apply to certain populations.
From SciTechDaily.com:
Yellowstone’s wolves helped reduce elk numbers, but tree recovery remained limited, challenging the popular story that their return restored the park’s ecosystem.
From KUNM.org:
Ever since their reintroduction in the late 90s, wild Mexican wolves – a rare subspecies of gray wolf in the Southwest – have been labeled “nonessential” to the species’ overall survival by the federal government.
Conservationists objected in front of a panel of judges Tuesday, arguing that this legal distinction denies valuable protections often afforded to other endangered species.
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