From Elkhorn Media Group:
UNION COUNTY – ODFW have confirmed another wolf depredation in Union County. The incident was initially investigated on December 27, 2023. The incident occurred along the Powder River north of the Keating Valley on Private Land and resulted in the injury of a single cow, which later had to be euthanized.
From The Mountain Mail:
Colorado Parks and Wildlife introduced another five wolves Dec. 19 as part of the voter-approved wolf reintroduction program.
A CPW press release said the wolves were released in Summit and Grand counties, bringing the total number of wolves released to 10.
There will be another five released by March, although the exact time and location is uncertain. “Ultimately, CPW plans to recover and maintain a viable, self-sustaining wolf population in Colorado while balancing the need to manage interactions between wolves, people and livestock,” the press release stated.
From Silver City Press Daily:
The Mexican gray wolf named Asha roamed for months around New Mexico and parts of Arizona.
She’s now in captivity with two male wolves at the Sevilleta Wolf Management Facility in La Joya, N.M., where U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials want her to mate.
Her journey and capture is showing division between federal wildlife managers who want to ensure Asha stays safe from poachers — or people protecting livestock — and conservationists who insist a free roaming Asha is best restoring the Mexican gray wolf population.
A federal judge could ultimately settle the matter.
From Geography Realm:
A four-minute mini documentary called “How Wolves Change Rivers” was probably the first ecology-related video that went completely viral. With over 44 million views, the short video emphasized the role of the wolf as a top predator with an immense effect on their environment, triggering the trophic cascade of Yellowstone National Park.
From Newsweek:
Ranchers in one state are prepared to shoot gray wolves on site if they cross the state line.
On December 18, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) released five gray wolves in Grand County, Colorado, as part of its Final Colorado Wolf Restoration and Management Plan, which proposed reintroducing and managing gray wolves in the state no later than December 31. Several days later, CPW released five more wolves, meaning that 10 now roam throughout the state.
From BBC:
Switzerland’s mountain farmers are disappointed and angry, because a cull of the country’s wolves has been put on hold by the courts.
The farmers say the proposed cull was vital to protect livestock and, ultimately, the future of Alpine communities.
Environmental groups argued it went far further than the law allows and could decimate the wolf population.
From The Journal:
After years of discussion and a formal letter asking for help, Colorado Parks and Wildlife has denied rancher Don Gittleson’s request for the agency to kill two wolves that have been preying on cattle on his Jackson County ranch.
Gittleson on Dec. 13 sent a letter to the agency requesting the lethal removal of the wolves, “so that they do not continue to affect the livelihood and mental well-being of the agriculture members of this state.”
From Montana Right Now:
Hunters harvested a sixth wolf in the area north of Yellowstone National Park this week, triggering the end of seasonal wolf hunting there, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks announced Wednesday.
The area north of Yellowstone, known as Wolf Management Unit 313, is the only such unit in the Montana. The season statewide remains open everywhere else in the state until March 16 or when the regional quotas are met.
From KRQE News:
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – 50 years after a key wildlife law was enacted, officials in New Mexico said they’re seeing the return of an iconic animal. The National Park Service said the Mexican Wolf has traveled back to its original habitat, signaling the success of a program under the Endangered Species Act.
In 1973, the Endangered Species Act was signed into law, creating protections for threatened fish, wildlife, and plants. It gave states like New Mexico the ability to protect animals like the Mexican Wolf. Now, one particular wolf is helping restore hopes that the population will resurge.
From KUER 90.1:
If any of the wolves released on Colorado’s Western Slope ever make it to the sprawling hills near the Stanko ranch in northwest Colorado, the family hopes the predators won’t want to go near Samson. The 11-week old Turkish Boz Shepherd didn’t look menacing on a cold day last month when he playfully pawed at a bone his sibling was chewing near the livestock pens. But each week, Samson is putting on pounds, developing a deeper bark and bonding with the dozens of pigs, cows and hens he’s being raised to protect from the new wolf packs.
He’s also spending more time just staring out into the hills surrounding this ranch, which is home to more than a hundred bird species and a cattle operation the Stanko family has run for more than a century.
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