From Coloradoan:
The latest released wolf to die in Colorado was seen limping on a video, prompting questions if the injury led to its death.
A video recorded by Adam Baca, Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s statewide wolf conflict coordinator, was shown Oct. 3 during a wolf stockmanship workshop at a Jackson County ranch hosted by the nonprofit Working Circle group and the Colorado Department of Agriculture.
From Big Country News:
CLARKSTON – Following an authorization issued on September 24, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says they were not successful at lethally removing a wolf from the Course Pack. The pack is believed to be responsible for repeated livestock attacks in Asotin County. The authorization to lethally remove a wolf from the pack expired on Tuesday.
From vcnewsreview.com:
A 19-year old Sugar Camp man shot and killed a wolf while hunting waterfowl the morning of Sept. 21.
The wolf kill was confirmed by both the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the United States Fish & Wildlife Service who’s been handed the investigation into the events.
The DNR has issued a statement saying they feel the shooting was justified, and was done so in self defense.
From Colorado Politics:
Colorado Counties, Inc., has weighed in on the side of ranchers and agricultural organizations seeking a delay in the arrival of the next batch of wolves in Colorado.
The organization’s membership, which represents every county in the state except Denver*, voted by acclimation last week to send the letter to Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Department of Natural Resources.
From Post Independant:
Last week, producers, hunters and interested community members gathered in libraries across Garfield County to discuss wolf and livestock coexistence methods with J. Dallas Gudgell, International Wildlife Coexistence Network policy and tribal outreach coordinator, and Maxwell McDaniel, Wood River Wolf Project field manager.
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.
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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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.
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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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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