Colorado Parks and Wildlife begins education programs after wolf reintroduction

From CBS News:

To help communities adjust to living with wolves, Colorado Parks and Wildlife has started an educational presentation for wolf reintroduction and started in Silverthorne, just south of where a pack of wolves was released late last year. A packed house in Silverthorne Tuesday night brought fans and opponents of wolves alike with questions.

Both the director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife Jeff Davis and Wolf Conservation Program Manager for Colorado Parks and Wildlife Eric Odell were in attendance to help answer questions that folks in Summit County had regarding the new wildlife.

 

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Colorado Has Released Its First Wolves. What Happens Next?

From 5280:

It’s been a whirlwind for Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) since the public voted to reintroduce wolves to the Centennial State in 2020—including negotiating a deal with Oregon to obtain canids and navigating an 11th-hour lawsuit from local ranchers seeking (unsuccessfully) to stall the effort. But while CPW released 10 wolves into Grand, Summit, and Eagle counties this past December, that’s only the first step toward a successful reintroduction. Here’s what we can expect in the years ahead.

 

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FWP looking for information on wolf poached near Gardiner

From The Daily Montanan:

Game wardens with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks are investigating the suspected poaching of a wolf in late January near Gardiner, a spokesperson for the department said Wednesday.

The wolf was found dead in late January near Mol Heron and Cinnabar creeks, FWP spokesperson Morgan Jacobsen said. He said game wardens suspected the wolf was poached in an incident that happened around noon on Jan. 27.

 

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Former DNR warden under investigation for wolf killing posted online about baiting in his yard

From Wisconsin Examiner:

A former Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) warden who served on the agency’s committee to create a new wolf management plan for the state is under investigation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for killing a wolf in his yard in December. He has claimed self-defense, but he posted on Facebook in November that he was baiting the animals with doughnuts and rice crispy cereal.

The warden, Patrick Quaintance, also sits on the Wisconsin Conservation Congress where he holds positions on the body’s fur harvest and bear committees. The conservation congress serves as an important pathway between residents in Wisconsin and environmental policy makers. In the past, conservation groups have complained that the body is controlled by pro-hunting interests.

 

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Idaho bill would compensate ranchers for livestock losses to wolves and grizzlies

From Boise State Public Radio:

Ranchers whose livestock are killed by grizzly bears and wolves could get more financial support from the state of Idaho under a bill making its way through the statehouse.

The bill would set up a $225,000 annual fund to reimburse ranchers for livestock losses. It would be managed by the Idaho State Department of Agriculture.

 

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife releases new wolf map depicting locations of February activity

From Vial Daily:

Colorado Parks and Wildlife released its latest wolf activity map on Wednesday, depicting where collared wolves have been in Colorado over the past 35 days.

The map shows where wolves traveled between Jan. 23 and Feb. 27 and is part of an effort from CPW to inform the public where wolves have been without revealing where they are at any current point in time.

 

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In a first, SFRI takes up eco study on wolves in Nauradehi

From The Times of India:

The State Forest Research Institute (SFRI) has initiated the first ever long-term survey to assess the current ecological status and the distribution of wolves inside the Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary following the reintroduction of tigers during 2018.

 

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Wolves and Wisconsin: Separating fact from fiction

From Fox 6 News:

MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee and southeast Wisconsin might seem like an odd place to discuss wolves. This highly urban area of the state is far away from the northwoods, but Wisconsin has a unique history when it comes to wolves. Specifically, the Gray Wolf, Canis lupis, once wiped out from the state.

 

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Dholes latest wild canids likely making comeback in Nepal, study shows

From Mongabay:

KATHMANDU — Until four decades ago, villagers in Nepal’s mountains would likely name Himalayan wolves as their primary concern among the wild animals native to their region. Lower down in the country’s plains region, it was the dhole, or Indian wild dog, that rural communities would watch out for.

In each landscape, locals witnessed packs of wolves (Canis lupus chanco) or dholes (Cuon alpinus) hunt down prey, including livestock, using their speed, endurance and social cooperation to deadly effect. In many cases, wolves also posed a threat to people.

 

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Wolf depredation ‘multiplier’ payments dealt another setback in Oregon

From Capital Press:

SALEM — With the failure of a recent legislative proposal, compromise remains elusive on potentially paying Oregon ranchers a “multiplier” of their livestock value lost to wolves.

Ranchers would’ve received up to seven times the value of livestock killed by wolves under House Bill 4107, a concept reprised from previous compensation debates.

 

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