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Arizona ranchers, activists react to gray wolf being mistakenly killed

From AZFamily.com:

Federal agents admit they mistakenly killed an endangered wolf in eastern Arizona, which might have been pregnant after an order was given to kill a different wolf. While conservationists say it’s a tragedy, ranchers in the area say the wolves have become a problem. The once-abundant Mexican gray wolves were considered extinct in the wild until about 25 years ago. Today, thanks to conservation efforts, there are over 280 Mexican wolves in the U.S. spread across Arizona and New Mexico.

But wolves have been killing cattle in eastern Arizona and New Mexico. Incidents in Greenlee County sparked a recent kill order that happened on federal public land, which ranchers also lease to graze their cattle.

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We’re the [North Carolina] Red Wolves From State

From NCSU.edu:

NC State’s red wolf conservation efforts were introduced to a national audience, thanks to a segment on the Today show. While the NC State Wolfpack regularly makes headlines for athletics, groundbreaking research and community initiatives, it was the university’s much rarer red wolves that made national news this week. For a special Earth Week segment on the Today show, NBC’s Emilie Ikeda interviewed College of Veterinary Medicine faculty and students about their conservation efforts to help the most endangered wolf in the world.

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Why Have European Wolves Recovered So Much in the Past Decade?

From SmithsonianMag.com:

Wolves have filled humans with wonder throughout our history, and they have been featured in art and mythology for thousands of years. Today, hikers who witness the carnivores on the trail may be struck with a sense of fear or even awe before they reach for their smartphone. But farmers trying to protect their sheep might have a different reaction to a wolf than a city dweller trying to photograph the predator for a post on Instagram.

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[Wisconsin] DNR Accepting Applications For Wolf Advisory Committee

From DNR.Wisconsin.Gov:

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking qualified stakeholder applicants to serve on the DNR’s Wolf Advisory Committee (WAC). Applications will be accepted until Sunday, May 4, at 11:59 p.m.

The purpose of the WAC is to assist the DNR with the implementation of the Wisconsin Wolf Management Plan. Approved in 2023, the plan details the objectives, strategies and products that will help guide wolf conservation and management efforts in Wisconsin.

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Feds kill endangered, possibly pregnant Mexican Gray Wolf in Arizona

From AZFamily.com:

A federal agency mistakenly killed an endangered and possibly pregnant Mexican gray wolf in Arizona, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said in a memo earlier this month.

An unknown agency killed a 7-year-old wolf named Asiza on April 14. The incident came after the Mexican wolf coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Brady McGee, authorized the USDA’s Wildlife Services to kill an uncollared wolf in the Bear Canyon pack in Greenlee County.

In the order, he specifically said only an uncollared wolf should be killed so the collared wolves remained in the pack. The directive also said officials were not to kill a breeding female wearing a broken radio collar, which was Asiza, “who will likely whelp a new litter of pups soon.”

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California wolves are on the comeback and eating cattle. Ranchers say, ‘Enough!’

From Anchorage Daily News:

SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. — In far Northern California, beneath a towering mountain ridge still covered in April snow, one of the state’s last cowboys stood in the tall green grass of a pasture he tends describing what he sees as the one blight on this otherwise perfect landscape: wolves.

“I hate ‘em,” said Joel Torres, 25, his easy smile fading as he explained what the apex predators do to the cattle in his care at Prather Ranch, an organic farm in Siskiyou County dedicated to raising beef in a natural, stress-free environment. “They’ve just been tearing into our baby calves, mostly our yearlings.”

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WA gray wolf population down for the first time in 16 years. Is that bad?

From BellinghamHerald.com:

For the first time in 16 years, Washington state’s overall gray wolf population decreased from the year before, based on information gathered by the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife and its tribal partners, including the Spokane Tribe of Indians, the Swinomish Tribe, the Yakama Nation and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. However, recovery goals were met in multiple regions, and the presence of wolf packs increased slightly.

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Novel Study Calculates the Cost to [California] Cattle Ranchers of an Expanding Wolf Population

From UCDavis.edu:

Motion-activated field cameras, GPS collars, wolf scat analysis and cattle tail hair samples are helping University of California, Davis, researchers shed new light on how an expanding and protected gray wolf population is affecting cattle operations, leading to millions of dollars in losses.

Long believed extinct in California, a lone gray wolf was seen entering the Golden State from Oregon in 2011 and a pack was spotted in Siskiyou County in 2015. By the end of 2024, seven wolf packs were documented with evidence of the animals in four other locations. As wolves proliferated, ranchers in those areas feared they would prey on cattle.

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New Policies Aim to Allow Wolf Hunting in Germany

From TheMunichEye.com:

In a significant policy shift, Germany’s new coalition government has proposed modifications to the legal protection status of wolves, potentially allowing for their hunting under specific regulations. The Ministry of Agriculture aims to incorporate these changes into the existing hunting laws as part of a broader strategy to address concerns from the agricultural community.

The wolf, a creature steeped in folklore and history, has been a symbol of fear and reverence throughout Europe. Historically, these animals were driven to extinction in Germany during the 20th century, primarily due to human intervention and advancements in hunting technology. However, since the early 2000s, wolf populations have been gradually reestablished, with over 1,600 individuals recorded in 2024.

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Court rules in favor of federal and state agencies on Mexican wolf management rule

From Arizona Game & Fish:

The U.S. District Court in Tucson has ruled in favor of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the Arizona Game and Fish Department and against a coalition of plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the FWS’s 2022 Mexican wolf 10(j) management rule for the recovery of Mexican wolves.

In reaching this decision, U.S. District Court Judge Scott Rash evaluated written and oral arguments on the science underpinning the Mexican wolf recovery program from all parties and concluded that the professional wildlife conservation agencies charged with wolf recovery were correct and the course to recovery was reasonable and achievable with the current management rule.

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