From the Pueblo Chieftain in Colorado:
By this time last year, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials confirmed wolf pups had been born in the state for the first time in 80 years and were just days away from announcing it.
This year, crickets.
From the El Defensor Chieftain in Socorro, New Mexico:
A Joint Powers Agreement between the counties of Socorro, Catron and Sierra was approved last week by the Socorro County Board of County Commissioners. The purpose of the JPA is to create the County Livestock Loss Authority, designed to help protect the rights and livelihood of the cattle ranching industry, which feels at risk by the federal government’s management of the reintroduction of the endangered Mexican gray wolf, a subspecies of the gray wolf, commonly referred to as “el lobo.”
From Idaho News 6:
Two wolves killed 143 sheep grazing on the backside of Shaw Mountain outside of Boise.
The lambs and ewes were part of the band of 2,500 sheep that crossed Highway 55 in March and have been grazing through the Boise Foothills. The owner of the Wilder sheep Frank Shirts said it’s the worst incident of wolf predation he’s experienced, according to a news release from the Idaho Rangeland Resources Commission.
From ansa.com in Italy:
(ANSA) – ROME, JUN 1 – Five wolves were found poisoned in the Bolognese Apennines in a two-week period in January, the likely victims of Italian farmers or hunters, forest rangers said Wednesday.
“An entire pack has been swept away, it is a ‘bio-cide’,” said the president of the eastern Emilian parks agency, Sandro Ceccoli, and the head of its environmental department, David Bianco.
From Fronteras:
The Arizona Game and Fish Department recently took steps to increase genetic diversity in the Mexican gray wolf population.
Recovery of the Mexican wolf has been slow, in part because of the illegal shooting of wolves.
Another problem is that there are not many animals left in the gene pool.
From CBS4 in Denver:
PARK COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) — A Park County resident who recorded a video last month and posted it on social media remains convinced its shows wolves hunting elk.
However, authorities’ investigations point to it being a pack of loose dogs.
From CBS Denver:
PARK COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) — A Park County resident who recorded a video last month and posted it on social media remains convinced its shows wolves hunting elk.
However, authorities’ investigations point to it being a pack of loose dogs.
From the Associated Press and The Columbian in Washington:
SPOKANE (AP) — A poaching investigation has been launched after two Stevens County deputies stumbled upon four dead wolves in northeast Washington while on snowmobile patrol near the Canadian border on Feb. 8, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said.
Some environmental groups contend the animals were poisoned, although they haven’t offered any evidence to support that allegation.
From KOAA.com in Colorado:
MEEKER — Conversations are in the works about how and when gray wolves will be reintroduced into the state after voters approved the decision in 2020.
Multiple groups are trying to figure out how to best bring the wolves back into Colorado.
From the mountains to miles of open space, Colorado’s outdoors are a big draw for residents and tourists alike.
After voters approved reintroducing gray wolves in the state in the 2020 election, people who enjoy the state’s outdoors for different reasons are trying to find common ground.
From www.surinenglish.com:
Wolf hunting will continue to be banned in Spain. On Tuesday parliament rejected an attempt by the Partido Popular to reverse the order from the Ministry of Ecological Transition nine months ago, which made wolves a protected species throughout the Iberian peninsula.
The measure proved divisive and has highlighted conflicting interests over the issue. Farmers and shepherds see wolves as a pest, while naturalists are keen to protect these animals because they are a native species in danger of extinction.
The International Wolf Center advances the survival of wolf populations by teaching about wolves, their relationship to wildlands and the human role in their future.