From ASB Zeitung:
In Schleswig-Holstein, another wolf pack has been confirmed. “This is a great success for species protection in Schleswig-Holstein,” said Environment Minister Tobias Goldschmidt (Greens) on Friday. During a visit to a forest area near Langenlehsten in the Herzogtum Lauenburg district, the minister learned about the tasks of wolf management in Schleswig-Holstein.
From BBC:
“My two favourite animals are sheep and wolves,” says Miguel Afonso as he looks over his flock of 200 sheep bleating and grazing on the gently rolling hills surrounding the village of Rio de Onor in northeastern Portugal. Holding his sturdy crook, the 34-year-old shepherd doesn’t see his love for wolves as inconsistent with his work. In the region of Montesinho, shepherds, sheep and wolves have coexisted for centuries.
“Wolves have caused me no trouble,” says Afonso while patting one of his six guard dogs, which protect his flock from attacks. “The wolves are actually helping me because they are hunting deer and boar, which damage my chestnut and grain plantations.”
From Blue News:
A wolf killed two goats on Schwägalp AR on Wednesday and Thursday. The animals were not protected by herd protection measures, wrote the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in a statement on Friday.
From 9 News:
LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. — A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service report obtained by 9NEWS Investigates shows where and how a wolf was killed, most likely by a mountain lion, in northern Colorado earlier this year.
The tracking collar from Colorado’s wolf 2303 sent a mortality signal from Larimer County on April 18, after the wolf stopped moving, according to the wolf mortality report.
From Statesman Examiner:
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has approved the lethal removal of one adult wolf from the Dominion wolf pack. According to Director Kelly Susewind, this approved action, formalized on July 31, is in response to continued attacks on cattle in Stevens County.
From The Denver Post:
WALDEN — Ranchers, hunters and state wildlife officials crammed into a Western Slope barn earlier this summer to discuss wolves, swatting mosquitoes as they introduced themselves and shared their experiences.
When it was Jeff Davis’ turn, the director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife girded himself for criticism over the controversial wolf reintroduction process. Standing just outside the barn’s doors, he acknowledged one of the most common complaints his agency hears these days: the deterioration of trust.
From Aspen Public Radio:
During its July commission meeting, Colorado Parks and Wildlife got a deluge of wolf-related updates, after they reintroduced ten gray wolves to the state in December 2023.
One of those updates is officially bringing Colorado’s rules in line with federal rules about whether ranchers can kill wolves. The rules now state that ranchers may shoot wolves if they attack a working dog.
From Whitehall Ledger:
According to the 2023 Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Wolf Report, Montana’s wolf population remains healthy. Increased harvest during the 2023 wolf season has not yet resulted in an estimated decline in the statewide total. However, FWP biologists expect a moderate decline in wolf numbers next year, resulting from the increased harvest in early 2024.
From The Cool Down:
In 2020, Coloradans voted to reintroduce gray wolves into the wild, 80 years after the species disappeared from the state. In 2023, five gray wolves were captured in Oregon and released on Colorado’s Western Slope. Now, one of those gray wolves has given birth to at least one new pup, Colorado Politics reported.
With the birth of the pup, the group of wolves is now officially considered a pack, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said. Although the agency has only been able to confirm one pup, wolf pups are typically born in packs of four to six. The agency named the pack the Copper Creek Pack.
From Vila County News-Review:
A wolf killed a domestic dog at a family’s home in Woodruff last week, leaving many in the North Woods, including Denise Coron, calling for action.
The kill was confirmed after officials with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services team reviewed evidence last week at the home of Coron, who lives with her children and dogs near the DNR Service Center in Woodruff along Highway J.
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