Adult wolf dies after Colorado recaptures pack suspected of killing livestock

From The Denver Post:

One of Colorado’s reintroduced wolves — the patriarch of the state’s newest pack — died of natural causes four days after being recaptured by state wildlife officials following a series of livestock killings.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists captured the wolf on Aug. 30 and it died on Sept. 3, the agency announced Monday. Biologists had found the wolf, identified as 2309-OR, in poor condition, with several injuries to a hind leg and severely underweight, according to CPW.

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Bringing Red Wolves back from the brink

From The Outer Banks Voice:

Joe Madison stops the truck, gets out and plucks a tree frog off the front window, gingerly placing it out of danger in the shrubs adjacent to the road. He gets back in and resumes the drive to Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge on the Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula.

Madison is the North Carolina Program Manager and Wildlife Biologist for the Red Wolf Recovery Program, managed by US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). He turns his head and says, “Even if they’re there, you probably won’t see them,” referring to the Red Wolves who call Alligator River and the surrounding lands home. “They want to be left on their own.”

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A dead wolf and the future of Colorado’s wolf packs

From CBS News:

The death of a male wolf — one of the gray wolves released in Colorado last winter — is another sign of difficulty in re-establishing the animals in Colorado.

The wolf was believed to be a father to the Copper Creek Pack comprising four pups. Six animals were trapped by Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers at the end of August amid concerns over the deaths of livestock in the Middle Park area. Experts believe the male was behind the attacks.

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Sportsmen’s Alliance Sues Fish and Wildlife Service for Failure to Act on ESA Wolf Petitions

From Sportsman Alliance:

Today, Sept. 9, the Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to compel the agency to issue findings on two petitions requesting gray wolf delisting and downlisting under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

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Wildlife Expert Assists in Wolf Threat Mitigation in Bahraich, UP

From devdiscourse.com:

In an effort to address the ongoing wolf threat in Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh, the forest department has enlisted the help of Dr. Shaheer Khan, a seasoned wildlife expert from the Wildlife Institute of India in Dehradun, with eight years of experience in wolf search and rescue missions. Dr. Khan noted that wolves are social creatures typically found in packs consisting of four to eight individuals, led by an alpha pair. In the current situation, the pack comprises six wolves.

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California’s Gray Wolf Population Thrives, But Livestock Attacks Surge

From KQED:

California is once again home to gray wolves, a federally and state-protected endangered species, with its known population growing to over 50 wolves this year, up from zero for the better part of a century. However, a new report shows that attacks by wolf packs on livestock at ranches and farms have increased.

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Wolves could be shot in Netherlands after dog is killed

From TheTimes.com:

Aggressive wolves could soon be shot in the Netherlands in a challenge to European Union rules after a dog was fatally bitten in a woodland beauty spot.

Public anger in the country has been mounting this summer due to a series of wolf attacks, including an incident in which a small girl was stalked and injured during a school trip to a park.

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30 new pups double California’s wolf population: report

From Fox5 San Diego:

Five California wolf families produced pups this year, which doubled the state’s wolf population in the past year, a report recently published by the California Department of Fish and Game said.

These 30 new pups bring the total number of known wolves in the Golden State to 62, the report said.

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Commission’s ag reps clarify livestock handling, applaud wolf impacted producers

From The Fence Post:

Delia Malone, wildlife chair of the Colorado Sierra Club, Dallas Gudgel, wildlife and Tribal policy director for International Wildlife Coexistence Network, and Dr. Adrian Treves, director of the Carnivore Coexistence Lab at the University of Wisconsin appeared before the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission on Aug. 23.

Malone asked the commission to ensure that the state require that livestock producers exhaust proactive, appropriate, and properly implemented non-lethal coexistence methods that are based on best available science to reduce and minimize conflict between livestock producers and gray wolves prior to any issuance of a permit to kill a wolf. This is already clarified in the state Wolf Plan.

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Lessons From 40 Years Among Wolves

From Psychology Today:

My research interests for decades have focused on the behavior and social ecology of wild carnivores with a focus on coyotes. I also have been, and remain deeply interested in, the social behavior and behavioral ecology of wild wolves.1 So, when I learned about Dr. Diane Boyd’s new book called A Woman Among Wolves: My Journey Through Forty Years of Wolf Recovery, I couldn’t wait to get my eyes on it. I’ve known of Diane’s long-term research for many years, and I remain fascinated by what she was able to do, often against all odds, Often called “the Jane Goodall of wolves,” a well-deserved monicker, I couldn’t agree more with the accolades her book has received—it truly is a story of passion, resilience, and determination in a career dominated by men. Here’s what she has to say about her landmark and deeply inspirational book.

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