From the Capital Press:
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s incremental approach to thinning a wolfpack in the Kettle River Range leads to a cycle of conflict between wolves and livestock, a cattlemen’s group said Monday.
By not removing the entire pack, Fish and Wildlife allows cattle-killing wolves to regroup, reproduce and renew attacks, according to the Stevens County Cattlemen’s Association.
From WAOW.com in Wausau, Wisconsin:
TOWN OF HANSEN (WAOW) — USDA Wildlife Services officials responded to a Wood County residence Monday, where a family dog was killed by a wolf, according to the organization.
Officials tell News 9 that they are unsure if more than one wolf attacked and killed the 65-pound mixed breed dog, but did advise owners to take added care in protecting their pets from potential wolf attacks.
From the Jackson Hole News and Guide in Wyoming:
Sometime during the middle of last week a couple of donkeys escaped from their fenced Kelly enclosure and were roaming the adjacent National Elk Refuge when they encountered a wolf pack undoubtably more accustomed to seeing elk.
The Pinnacle Peak Pack’s instincts kicked in, and the unplanned rendezvous didn’t end well for the donkeys. After receiving a report, Wyoming Game and Fish Department large carnivore biologist Mike Boyce and his technician, Becca Lyon, investigated the scene where the domesticated equids and wild canines clashed, Game and Fish spokesman Mark Gocke said.
From KGW8 in Portland, Oregon and the Associated Press:
MOUNT HOOD, Ore. — Officials say six wolf pups have been born this year to Oregon’s White River wolf pack in the Mount Hood area.
Biologists with the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs posted footage of the pups from a trail camera that was shared online by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Oregon.
From the Campbell River Mirror in Canada:
A recent wolf sighting in Campbell River raised questions about the animal’s conservation status on Vancouver Island, and whether wolves are responsible for reduced numbers of animals including deer and marmots.
Chris Darimont, a leading wolf expert and Raincoast Research Chair at the University of Victoria, says there’s no immediate threat to wolf populations on Vancouver Island, and forestry practices, not wolf populations, are to blame for a decline in animals such as deer.
From UPI.com:
DENVER, July 16 (UPI) — Hunters luring black bears to “bait sites” loaded with bread, donuts and dog food on federal lands are putting endangered grizzlies and wolves at risk, critics say.
With the fall hunting season set to begin in August, conservationists are sounding the alarm that the hunting method to cull black bears also endangers grizzlies and wolves at the top of the food chain.
From KHQ.com in Washington:
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – The state Department of Fish and Wildlife has authorized killing some members of a wolf pack that are preying on cattle in northeastern Washington state.
Agency director Kelly Susewind on Wednesday gave authority for the state to kill some members of the OPT pack in an effort to change the behavior of the pack.
From CBSDenver.com:
JACKSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) — A recent sighting of a possibly Gray Wolf in Jackson County has stirred up an old debate about reintroducing wolves to Colorado. Members of The Rocky Mountain Wolf Action Fund are currently gathering signatures to get a measure on the 2020 ballot to do that.
From CBS58.com in Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
TOWN OF HANSEN, Wis. (AP) — A central Wisconsin farm has lost the majority of its livestock in an attack by a pack of wolves.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says 13 sheep were killed on a farm in the Wood County Town of Hansen. WSAW-TV says the dead sheep were discovered Monday. An investigator determined they were killed by wolves. Only one sheep survived.
From 9News.com:
JACKSON COUNTY, Colorado — Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) biologists are working to confirm a wolf sighting in Jackson County and another in Grand County, according to a CPW Facebook post.
That’s a pretty big deal because the gray wolf and the Mexican wolf (listed separately as a subspecies) are classified as federally endangered in Colorado, CPW says on its website. And until recently, gray wolves were gone from Colorado, the last ones were killed by about 1940.
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