Large carnivores present biggest test to coexistence, zonal management could help

From Buckrail:

JACKSON, Wyo. — In the quest for coexistence in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE), addressing the reality of humans’ competition with large carnivores is critical to the future of the local ecology. And to help prioritize coexisting over competing, wolf biologists say zonal management is an important key to the balancing act.

Large carnivores are a big focus in the GYE because of their reintroduction success and their roles as keystone species, but also because of the rivalry they seem to present to human communities in the region.

 

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Cat Urbigkit: Wyoming Game And Fish Provides Input for Colorado Wolf Reintroduction

From Cowboy State Daily:

Gov. Mark Gordon didn’t mince words last spring when he announced that Wyoming wouldn’t be supplying wolves for Colorado’s voter-initiated wolf reintroduction, and Wyoming’s stance was reinforced by a letter from Wyoming Game & Fish Department (WG&F) Director Brian Nesvik stating that not only would Wyoming not be supplying wolves, but WG&F did not support the reintroduction of wolves to Colorado.

 

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Wolves have returned to California after nearly 150 years. They bring an unexpected problem

From The Guardian:

A sinewy skull, two hooves and a shriveled hide are all that’s left of the 650-pound cow.

“Wolf kill,” said William McDarment, a rancher on the Tule River Reservation in Tulare county, California. “Picked clean in less than a week. … See those tracks.”

 

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AZGFD celebrates 25th anniversary of reintroduction of Mexican wolves to U.S.

From News4 Tucson:

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — The Arizona Game and Fish Department is celebrating this the 25th anniversary of the reintroduction of Mexican wolves to the U.S.

In the week of Nov. 12 to 18, they will highlight videos, articles, podcasts, events, and other resources to educate the public on the Mexican wolf recovery effort.

By 1970, the Mexican wolf had disappeared. In 1976, the gray wolf subspecies was listed as endangered.

 

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‘Little Red Riding Hood syndrome:’ Wolf controversy in the UP

From Spartan News Room:

LANSING — The state’s Natural Resources Commission wants to know more before deciding whether to allow the hunting of wolves – if Michigan’s largest predator is taken off the federal endangered species list.

Although protected nationally, the state’s wolf population has stayed stable for the past 12 years. The number ranges between 600 and 700 each year in the Upper Peninsula. Nationally there are about 16,000 wolves.

 

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Ted and Wolf recovery

From AG Info:

A fun conversation with retired Fish and Wildlife biologist, Ted Kuch as he reflected back on his colleague Ed Bangs who made a huge splash many years ago as the wolf recovery Coordinator for the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Wolves are an interesting thing. “One of my earliest assignments as an endangered species biologist,… young, wet behind the ears was to be the Idaho Wolf Recovery Project leader. When we reintroduced wolves, it was interesting. My friend Carter Niemeyer, some folks may know his name, he’s written a fairly popular book on his experiences called Wolf. When I first came into the wolf world, he said, Ted, welcome to the wolf ego- system.

 

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalizes designation of gray wolf experimental population in Colorado

From the Pagosa Springs Sun:

In support of a statewide voter-led initiative passed in November 2020, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized the designation of an experimental population of gray wolves (Canis lupus) in Colorado under section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

This action provides management flexibility in support of the state of Colorado’s voter-mandated gray wolf reintroduction program.

 

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As pet attacks rise, wolf hunt push lives on in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

From Bridge Michigan:

LANSING — The state’s Natural Resources Commission wants to know more before deciding whether to allow the hunting of wolves – if Michigan’s largest predator is taken off the federal endangered species list.

Although protected nationally, the state’s wolf population has stayed stable for the past 12 years. The number ranges between 600 and 700 each year in the Upper Peninsula. Nationally there are about 16,000 wolves.

 

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WDFW October 2023 Gray Wolf Conservation Report

From Big Country News:

This report provides an overview of gray wolf conservation and management activities in Washington during October 2023.

 

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With Colorado set to reintroduce gray wolves, bill backed by U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert seeks their removal from endangered species list

From Steamboat Pilot & Today:

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives last week passed a bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert proposing to delist gray wolves from the the nation’s endangered species list.

The bill, called The Trust the Science Act, was included in the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for the 2024 fiscal year, which House members passed Nov. 3 — less then two months before Colorado reaches a year-end deadline to reintroduce a gray wolf population in the state.

 

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