From the Flathead Beacon in Kalispell, Montana:
Faced with a legislative directive to drive down the state’s wolf population, including through the use of methods like snaring, baiting and night hunting, as well as an expansion of trapping seasons that could overlap with grizzly bear and Canada lynx activity, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission has continued to receive a steady beat of public feedback as it considers adopting a suite of new tools to manage wolves.
From the Post Independent in Colorado:
Colorado voters made it clear they want wolves reintroduced to the state by 2023, but what will be the results of that initiative?
It depends on who you ask, given the variety of opinions and answers at a recent wolf restoration and management plan open house in Glenwood Springs on Tuesday.
From the Daily Record:
Cops received nearly 300 reports from terrified Scots of a ‘wolf’ roaming near a major road- only to discover it was someone’s pet white fox.
More than 270 locals ‘cried wolf’ and reported the animal near the A89 in West Lothian, despite wild wolves becoming extinct in the Scottish lowlands more than 400 years ago.
From The Durango Herald:
Southwest Colorado residents will have a chance to comment on the state’s gray wolf reintroduction and management plan in a public forum Monday at Fort Lewis College.
The in-person listening session is put on by Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Keystone Policy Center, a Colorado-based public engagement nonprofit. It is an opportunity for people to share their suggestions and concerns about the wolf reintroduction process, which has been a source of contention in the state.
From UPI.com:
If you feel like your dog understands you, you’re right.
Dogs have the innate ability to grasp what humans are thinking, a skill developed in their 14,000 years of hanging out with people, researchers say. In contrast, wolf puppies do not have that ability.
From The Colorado Sun:
KALISPELL, Montana — The gray wolf population is robust enough in Montana that officials are preparing to extend hunting season on the state’s most controversial animals and allow snare traps that grab them by the neck.
And in next-door Idaho, where hunting and trapping season is pretty much year-round, hunters can use night-vision goggles and ATVs to chase down gray wolves in the dark on private land. To keep that state’s 1,500 wolf population steady, about 40% are killed off each year through hunting and trapping, and by the Idaho Fish and Game in retaliation for livestock attacks.
From the Detroit Free Press:
After a somewhat rough start, the wolves who survived being transplanted to Isle Royale in Lake Superior seem to have taken a liking to their new surroundings, producing multiple litters of pups.
Nineteen wolves were transplanted on the island national park between 2018 and 2019 to bolster its nearly vanished wolf population and counterbalance the island’s swelling numbers of moose.
From the Anchorage Daily News:
Wolves are controversial. Some folks think they are big, smart, happy dogs. Others believe all wolves should be shot on sight. There are those who would pay thousands of dollars just to see a wolf in the wild. And those who would pay thousands to eliminate the wolf from the landscape.
The middle road is likely the correct course.
From Southernmn.com
Wolf hunting will not take place in Minnesota this year. Officials say they need at least until next spring to complete a management plan.
From Animal Welfare Institute:
Billings, MT (July 7, 2021)—The Global Indigenous Council today released “FAMILY,” a short film highlighting the deep cultural connection Indigenous nations share with wolves and the major threats currently facing imperiled wolves in the lower 48 states. The film is available to view for free on YouTube.
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.