From: Montana News
A fifth wolf was found to have been shot and killed in Wolf Management Unit 313 earlier this month, the unit just north of Yellowstone National Park where the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission had put a quota of three wolves in place for this season,in part to keep from further disrupting packs from the national park.
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From wboi.org:
There’s a common problem in wildlife management – to know how many animals you can hunt, you need to know how many animals you have. You’d think that problem might be easier to solve in an enclosed environment like an island, but on Prince of Wales Island in Alaska, getting an accurate count of wolves has been a huge challenge. This week, wolf trapping season will start amidst concerns that the population is getting dangerously low and a new effort to get a better count. Jack Darrell from KRBD reports.
From MSN.com:
Residents in Anchorage, Alaska, have caused a stir after a wolf photo was posted to Facebook. In the photo, the animal can be seen wandering the streets.
While many residents commented on the post, citing their own experiences with the local wolf population, others dismissed the fact that it was a wolf, and they may be right—according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
From Bemidji Pioneer:
BISMARCK – Details are sketchy, but the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating the shooting of what appears to be a gray wolf northeast of Halliday in western North Dakota.
From Santa Fe New Mexican:
“Wolves are a part of our world, and always have been.”
Mark Mattaini was one of several people who turned up at a Friday meeting of the New Mexico Game Commission in Las Cruces to talk about Mexican gray wolf management. The board member of New Mexico Backcountry Hunters and Anglers said the organization doesn’t have a stance on Mexican wolf management — except to ensure that “we all work this out.
“We’re the newcomers here. We’re the infants,” Mattaini said. “Wolves … are important to the health of ecosystems and the balance of predator and prey populations. Maintaining this is our collective responsibility; we all, together, need to make this work.”
There were some common threads at the listening session held by the Game Commission, which drew conservationists, wolf aficionados and livestock owners. But there were also points of conflict.
From kunm.org:
New Mexico’s approach to management of the endangered Mexican gray wolf took center-stage at Friday’s Game and Fish commission meeting in Las Cruces.
Conservationists want reform – calling to abolish so-called “recovery areas” that severely limit the wolf’s range and genetic diversity.
From Newsweek.com:
Colorado’s reintroduced gray wolves have made a historic move, crossing south of Interstate 70, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW).
For the first time since reintroduction efforts began last year, GPS-tracked wolves are venturing beyond I-70, marking a significant step in their exploration of new terrain within the state. CPW, which typically provides monthly wolf location updates on its Collared Gray Wolf Activity Map, made this special announcement on Sunday in light of the notable movement.
From 9news.com:
GRAND COUNTY, Colo. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) concluded that a wolf most likely died in Grand County because of injuries from a fight with another wolf, 9NEWS learned on Thursday.
A Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesperson confirmed that the dead wolf was the one known as 2307.
From .newscenter1.tv:
GARDINER, Mont. – Authorities discovered a dead wolf in Wolf Management Unit 313 last week, following a mortality signal from a Yellowstone National Park collar. The wolf appeared to have died from a gunshot wound.
Evidence at the site indicated the wolf was shot and sought refuge in heavy cover. The carcass did not seem to have been tampered with or deliberately placed. The condition of the carcass led Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks to believe the wolf was unknowingly wounded when four other wolves were harvested in WMU 313.
From Baker City Herald:
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has authorized the killing of two wolves from the Frazier Mountain pack, which ranges in both Baker and Union counties in the Medical Springs area.
ODFW issued the permit on Oct. 23 after biologists confirmed that wolves from the pack had killed a cow and two calves over the previous three weeks.
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