Michigan lawmakers want gray wolf population control rights back

From WLNS.com:

LANSING, Mich.  — Some lawmakers in Michigan are pushing for Congress to remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list—allowing population management to be returned to the states.

23 state representatives introduced a resolution Tuesday to urge Congress to reinstate the Department of Interior’s prior removal of the gray wolf from the endangered species list. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed the gray wolf (excluding the Mexican wolf) from the list in 2020. However, a court order in February 2022 once again protected gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act.

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Wolves Becoming a Bigger Problem in Northern MN.

From WJON.com:

The wolf population in Minnesota is mostly in the northern portion of the state and those living there are seeing some negative affects from them.  Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News says wolf-related livestock depredation complaints are at a 10-year high in northern Minnesota.

He says there was a report of a wolf attacking a deer on someone’s front yard in town.  Schmitt says the lack of food in the woods for wolves have pushed them into towns.

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Wolf from Great Lakes died in Elbert County [Colorado] from getting trapped

From 9News.com:

ELBERT COUNTY, Colo. — A wolf died in Elbert County last year from getting caught in a trap, according to a federal death investigation obtained by 9NEWS Investigates.

This wolf was not one that Colorado Parks and Wildlife reintroduced.

“The Y-STR haplotypes obtained from LAB-4 was identical and unique to that of gray wolves (Canis lupus) from the western Great Lakes region of the United States,” the report says genetic testing concluded.

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Gray wolf resurgence in California sparks debate among ranchers and conservationists

From KRCR.com:

NORTHSTATE, Calif. — Fourteen years after the first gray wolf, known as OR-7, was spotted in California in a century, the population has grown to approximately 50 wolves across several packs. This resurgence has sparked mixed reactions among residents.

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Mexican gray wolf population continues to grow, but advocates aren’t satisfied with recovery plan

From ArizonaDaily Sun:

The number of endangered Mexican gray wolves living in the wild across Arizona and New Mexico has reached at least 286, officials with the two states’ Game and Fish departments announced, with 2024 being the ninth consecutive year of population growth.

The latest “minimum count” is based on a multimethod survey conducted between November 2024 and February 2025. The survey relies on remote cameras, scat collection and visual observations, and it is conducted annually each winter.

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[Montana] Public hearing to be held on wolf-hunting bill

From MontanaRightNow.com:

A bill to extend the wolf hunting season by three months to align with the closing of the black bear hunting season on June 15 will be discussed in the Senate Fish and Game Committee next Tuesday.

The bill’s sponsor, GOP Rep. Paul Fielder, has argued that extending the wolf hunting season is a wildlife management tool needed to bring the wolf population down to the level recommended by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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Nearly 50 wolves killed in eastern Switzerland over five-month period

From SwissInfo.ch:

Wildlife wardens in the eastern canton of Graubünden, together with hunters, shot 48 wolves between September 2024 and January 2025, in an effort to reduce attacks on livestock during the next grazing season, the canton said on Monday.

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‘The Jackson 5’ — a new wolf pack — forms near [Wyoming] National Elk Refuge

From Jackson Hole News & Guide:

Relationships between wolves on the National Elk Refuge “go public” quickly as their privacy falls prey to the prying eyes of wildlife guides with powerful spotting scopes and a penchant for gossip.

So when a young female from the Lower Gros Ventre Pack, which dwells in and around the refuge, began hanging out with a mysterious lone male last winter, the dalliance was the talk of the town.

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Modoc [California] Sheriff Urges Action Against Rising Gray Wolf Threat to Livestock and Safety

From SierraDailyNews.com:

Modoc County is taking action in response to the increasing threat posed by gray wolves, which have been linked to multiple livestock deaths since late December. Sheriff Tex Dowdy has formally requested that the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) take immediate measures to protect local ranchers and residents.

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Sarcoptic mange threatens survival of Tulare County’s Yowlumni pack of gray wolves [California]

From VisaliaTimesDelta.com:

There are an estimated 15 gray wolves in Tulare County, and they are all at risk of becoming victims of sarcoptic mange.

The county’s gray wolves, collectively known as the Yowlumni pack, are a family that was counted by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) in September. The pack included a breeding male, a breeding female, six yearlings, and seven pups, according to said Amaroq Weiss, senior wolf advocate with the Center for Biological Diversity.

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