A wolf killed the EU president’s precious pony – then the fight to catch the predator began

From The Guardian:

It was a mild, windless night, sometime before dawn on 1 September 2022, when a large grey wolf trotted out of the woods beside Beinhorn, a hamlet of old barns and graceful wooden houses in the German state of Lower Saxony. The keen nose of the male wolf almost certainly scented that Dolly, a pretty chestnut pony with a white patch on her face, was vulnerable. The 30-year-old pony, kept in a paddock close to stables and a farmhouse, was not protected by high-voltage electric fencing designed to deter wolves. It was an easy kill. In the morning, Dolly’s body was found in the long grass; her owners spoke of their “horrible distress”.

 

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WATCH: CALIFORNIA’S NEWEST WOLF PACK HOWLS FOR THE CAMERA

From The Wildlife Society:

As the wolf turns to face the camera, it lets out an iconic howl. It’s part of the footage captured by trail camera of California’s newest known pack of gray wolves (Canis lupus), known as the Yowlumni Pack.

The pack appeared last summer in the Sequoia National Forest near the Tule River Tribe of California’s reservation and ancestral land. The Tribe partnered with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to name the pack, which comes from the Yowlumni band of the Tule River Yokuts.

 

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What does it mean for a wolf to be chronically depredating? State lawmakers urge Parks and Wildlife to define the term

From Sky-Hi News:

Sen. Dylan Roberts and House Speaker Julie McCluskie sent a letter to the governor and the directors of Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Colorado Department of Natural Resources on Jan. 22 requesting that the agency immediately draft a rule to determine when wolves are considered to be “chronically depredating.” The letter specifically references a rancher in Jackson County who has been struggling with the wolves killing and injuring his livestock.

 

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Colville Tribes agree to provide wolves for Colorado reintroduction

From The Spokesman-Review:

Wolves from tribal land in Eastern Washington will be moved to Colorado to aid in reintroduction efforts next year under an agreement announced this week.

The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation have agreed to be a source for up to 15 wolves for Colorado’s gray wolf reintroduction efforts, according to a news release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

Under the plan, the wolves would be captured between December and March 2025 and relocated to Colorado.

 

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Bipartisan effort would improve compensation to ranchers that lose livestock to wolves

From New Mexico Political Report:

A bill that would provide state money to compensate ranchers for direct and indirect losses of livestock to Mexican wolves received unanimous support from the Senate Conservation Committee on Tuesday and an identical one passed the House Agriculture, Acequias and Water Resources Committee.

SB 26 and HB 164 would appropriate $9 million to an existing fund to compensate ranchers for livestock killed by Mexican wolves. It specifies that the available federal funding must be used prior to dipping into the state funds. It also requires that the New Mexico Department of Agriculture determine or confirm that wolves killed the livestock and that the amount ranchers receive be based on fair market values, which are determined quarterly by New Mexico State University.

 

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New data from Colorado Parks and Wildlife informs residents on areas inhabited by wolves

From Sky High News:

Colorado Parks and Wildlife recently published a map on its website that informs residents, recreationists and livestock producers on where wolves have been recorded over the past month.

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Washington’s wolf-killing policy gets fresh attention in Olympia

From Oregon Capital Chronicle:

Ranchers have long argued that Washington laws should give them more flexibility and authority to kill wolves that threaten or attack livestock on their property.

They’re welcoming a new bill heard last week at the state Legislature that would do just that. The legislation would set up a three-year pilot program to allow owners of animals like cattle and sheep to kill a wolf the first time it returns to their land following a run-in with livestock.

 

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Colorado won’t release more wolves until December, wildlife officials say

From Colorado Newsline:

The inaugural “capture season” in Colorado’s ambitious program to reintroduce gray wolves to the wild is officially over, state officials said Friday.

A total of 10 wolves were captured in Oregon by Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff, airlifted to Colorado and released in Grand and Summit counties last month, fulfilling the first step in a reintroduction plan mandated by a voter-approved 2020 ballot measure. No further releases will occur until at least December of this year, CPW officials said.

 

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife announces plans to release up to 15 more wolves

From Vail Daily:

Up to 15 wolves could be coming to Colorado next year, according to a news release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

In an agreement announced Friday, Jan. 19, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation will be the source of up to 15 wolves for the Colorado gray wolf reintroduction effort, the release states. To date, 10 wolves have been released in Colorado.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife plans to capture the wolves from the Confederated Tribes on tribal land sometime between December 2024 and January 2025, according to the news release. The Colorado Wolf Restoration and Management Plan sets a goal of translocating 10-15 gray wolves per capture season for a total of 30-50 wolves.

 

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Colorado secures next wolf supply source from tribes in another Pacific Northwest state

From Greeley Tribune:

Native American tribes in eastern Washington will supply up to 15 wolves to Colorado next winter under an agreement announced Friday that marks a major step forward for the state’s reintroduction efforts.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife said the agreement with the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation will allow state wildlife officials to capture wolves on the tribes’ land from December through March 2025. Last month, CPW released the first 10 wolves, captured in neighboring Oregon, as part of a plan to reintroduce up to 50 of the apex predators to the state in coming years.

 

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