RMEF Intervenes in Wolf Relisting Lawsuit

From Grand View Outdoors:

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and a coalition of conservation organizations have joined a federal lawsuit in opposition to environmentalists attempting to strip state management of gray wolves in the Northern Rockies and return the predators to the Endangered Species list.

In May, U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy allowed RMEF, Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation and Safari Club International to intervene in support of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s science-backed decision to keep wolves in the Northern Rockies under state management. The move comes in response to a lawsuit filed by environmental groups, including the Center for Biological Diversity, Alliance for the Wild Rockies and Western Watershed Projects, challenging the Service’s denial of their petitions to invoke federal protections for wolves. The groups claim that wolf management policies in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho jeopardize wolves and that counting and population-estimation methods used by the states are flawed.

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Eastern Washington growers, ranchers not satisfied with gray wolf predation rules

From QueenAnne & Magnolia News:

Members of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission met over three days last week in Spokane to discuss a number of topics, but concerns over gray wolf predation dominated comments from the public.

The commission recently voted against a Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife recommendation to downlist the gray wolf from endangered to threatened, or sensitive, status.

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CPW Commission gets another letter asking to pause wolf reintroduction

From Steamboat Radio:

A new letter has been sent to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, asking the agency for a “temporary hiatus” before reintroducing more wolves until a few changes are made.

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission overturns staff on wolf kill, orders payment to rancher

From Colorado Politics:

Over the last year, a common issue between Colorado Parks and Wildlife and ranchers is the state agency’s slow response in investigating wolves killing livestock and how a lack of training leads to incorrect determinations.

Last week, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission rejected a staff recommendation to deny a claim for a calf killed by a wolf on a Silver Spur ranch near Walden. The commission instead voted to approve the payment, ordering CPW to reverse its original decision that is was not a wolf kill.

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Wyoming legislature allows predators to be killed with snowmobiles

From Buckrail:

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — On Monday, Sept. 30, the Wyoming Legislature’s Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Committee voted unanimously to pass a bill that for the first time will impose penalties for running down predators — but only under specific circumstances.

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Ranchers, Coloradans voice concerns on wolf reintroduction at CPW Commission meeting

From Fox31 KDVR:

DENVER (KDVR) — People from across the state came to Denver on Thursday to discuss wolves at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting.

As the animals continue to cause concerns for ranchers, community members wanted to make sure Colorado Parks and Wildlife heard what they had to say.

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German state to allow wolf hunting after EU opens door to culls

From The Times:

A German state announced that it plans to legalise wolf hunting, making it the first legislature to take advantage of the European Union’s decision to downgrade the animals’ protected status.

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Indian villagers kill last wolf from man-eating pack

From SCMP.com:

Villagers in India have beaten to death a wolf believed to be the last of a six-member pack that killed nine people, eight of them children, wildlife officials said on Sunday.

The grey wolves sparked hysteria among residents in Bahraich district of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, where the animals were said to have attacked more than 40 people.

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With celebrity status, Asha helps spread awareness of Mexican wolf program

From Sant Fe New Mexican:’

SOCORRO COUNTY — Asha and her mate were not pleased when they saw Melissa Kreutzian coming their way on a recent Thursday morning.

It didn’t matter that Kreutzian was heaving giant, sausage-shaped tubes of food into their enclosure, or that she’d be spending the next quarter of an hour providing them with fresh water.

It didn’t matter that Kreutzian’s entire job is to make sure the pair of Mexican wolves — and their relatives who live in cages nearby in the rocky, scrubby hills of the Sevilleta Wolf Management Facility — survive and, with a little luck, procreate.

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Guardians of the Flock: Wolves may be villains in Bahraich, but are sacred beings for Koppal’s Kuruba shepherds

From Down to Earth:

The Indian grey wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) has been in the news this year for all the wrong reasons. Ten deaths—those of nine children and one woman —have been presumed to have occurred due to wolf attacks in Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh. Wolf conservationists and experts have raised concerns about the resulting feverish and sensational media coverage.

However, hundreds of kilometres from Bahraich, in the rugged landscapes of central Karnataka, a unique relationship has flourished between local shepherds and an unlikely ally—wolves.

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