From The Spokesman Review:
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. – In 1877, five years after Yellowstone became the nation’s first national park, an unlikely band of visitors showed up at its western border.
From Denver7:
Colorado Parks and Wildlife on Thursday detailed its plan to trap and transport gray wolves from Canada for its second round of reintroductions.
From Bring Me the News:
A Hinckley man is facing charges that accuse him of illegally hunting multiple animals, including the protected gray wolf, and then bragging about it online.
Brady Tyler Harth, 30, was charged with three gross misdemeanors and two misdemeanors related to illegal hunting in Pine County District Court last week.
From Cowboy State Daily:
An uncollared wolf spotted in northern Colorado has sparked controversy. Wildife officials say it’s lone pup from a pack they trapped, but others think it’s an adult from Wyoming.
From Blue News:
Grisons hunters shot two wolves during the three-week high hunt in September. It was the first time that hunters were involved in the traditional hunt to regulate wolf packs.
From Wyoming Public Radio:
Wyoming lawmakers officially advanced a bill that attempts to prevent a repeat of the inhumane treatment of a wolf in Sublette County earlier this year. But they didn’t choose to outlaw what many consider a key part of the incident: running a wolf over with a snowmobile.
The Wyoming Legislature’s Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources committee met Sept. 30. Before them was draft language that would change Wyoming’s predator laws. It was originally crafted over the summer by a group of stakeholders on the ‘Treatment of Predators Working Group.’
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From 560KPU:
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is considering the lethal removal of at least one wolf from the Onion Creek pack in NE Washington.
About two weeks ago, WDFW used lethal means to remove a yearling female and an adult male from the Onion Creek pack territory on September 19th following a series of livestock depredations.
On Monday, another calf was found dead in the Onion pack pack territory with evidence pointing to another wolf depredation.
From KKCO 11 News:
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) – The plan to reintroduce more wolves into Colorado has drawn opinions from both sides of the argument. In the minds of ranchers, more wolves introduced might equal more cattle lost, and ranchers closer to home in mesa county are concerned that while no cattle deaths have happened in mesa county, if certain measures aren’t taken, it’s only a matter of time before it does.
From Coloradoan:
More than 20 organizations representing Colorado’s agricultural and livestock producers announced they have filed a petition asking the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to delay further wolf reintroductions into the state.
The group said the delay is necessary to “adequately address the conflicts between wolves and livestock producers,” according to a Monday news release sent by the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association.
From 9News:
DENVER — Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced on Monday that they have begun an operation to capture and relocate an uncollared fifth gray wolf pup believed to be from the Copper Creek pack.
After the initial recapture of two adult wolves and four pups from the pack earlier this month, biologists placed several cameras in the area to monitor for any activity to see if there were any additional pups, CPW said.
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