From Washington Post:
Researchers are using AI technology to capture wolves’ howls and their locations in Yellowstone National Park, to help prevent them from being shot.
From Grand View Outdoors:
The European Court of Justice ruled earlier this summer that Austria has no right to hunt wolves, despite repeated incidents of livestock attacks and protests from activists in the Tyrol region.
The Court of Justice, which is the European Union’s top court, said provinces cannot allow hunting of wolves, which have protected status, despite the livestock attacks. Several provinces allowed hunting in 2023, which spurred activists to protest and bring suit. A court in Tyrol asked for a ruling from the Court of Justice, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP).
From Upper Michigans Source:
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) – The Natural Resource Commission shared progress from its new method for tracking wolves Thursday morning.
In June, the DNR reported the wolf population is stable in the U.P. based on track surveys but that it was exploring alternative ways to trace those population numbers. At Thursday morning’s Department of Natural Resources Commission meeting the DNR said it is starting to evaluate the results of its Wolf Abundance Project. The project uses trail cameras across the Upper Peninsula to track wolf populations.
From Statesman Examiner:
In response to repeated depredations of livestock in Stevens and Pend Oreille counties, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Director Kelly Susewind approved lethal removal of one adult wolf from the Onion Creek wolf pack territory in northeast Washington on October 2. Shortly after receiving this authorization, staff lethally removed an adult female wolf. With this removal, the lethal removal authorization has expired, and an evaluation period has started.
From SFGate:
Several recent wolf sightings in the Hope Valley area, south of Lake Tahoe, have been reported to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
One report submitted last week described seeing four wolves in Hope Valley, spokesperson for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Peter Tira told SFGATE in an email on Wednesday. Hope Valley is about a half hour’s drive from South Lake Tahoe, on the route to Kirkwood Mountain Resort.
From Coloradoan:
The latest released wolf to die in Colorado was seen limping on a video, prompting questions if the injury led to its death.
A video recorded by Adam Baca, Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s statewide wolf conflict coordinator, was shown Oct. 3 during a wolf stockmanship workshop at a Jackson County ranch hosted by the nonprofit Working Circle group and the Colorado Department of Agriculture.
From Big Country News:
CLARKSTON – Following an authorization issued on September 24, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says they were not successful at lethally removing a wolf from the Course Pack. The pack is believed to be responsible for repeated livestock attacks in Asotin County. The authorization to lethally remove a wolf from the pack expired on Tuesday.
From vcnewsreview.com:
A 19-year old Sugar Camp man shot and killed a wolf while hunting waterfowl the morning of Sept. 21.
The wolf kill was confirmed by both the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the United States Fish & Wildlife Service who’s been handed the investigation into the events.
The DNR has issued a statement saying they feel the shooting was justified, and was done so in self defense.
From Colorado Politics:
Colorado Counties, Inc., has weighed in on the side of ranchers and agricultural organizations seeking a delay in the arrival of the next batch of wolves in Colorado.
The organization’s membership, which represents every county in the state except Denver*, voted by acclimation last week to send the letter to Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Department of Natural Resources.
From Post Independant:
Last week, producers, hunters and interested community members gathered in libraries across Garfield County to discuss wolf and livestock coexistence methods with J. Dallas Gudgell, International Wildlife Coexistence Network policy and tribal outreach coordinator, and Maxwell McDaniel, Wood River Wolf Project field manager.
The International Wolf Center uses science-based education to teach and inspire the world about wolves, their ecology, and the wolf-human relationship.