From Steamboat Radio:
The Colorado Department of Agriculture is hosting two meetings a month, primarily with agriculture producers, to answer questions they may have regarding how to handle encounters with wolves. It’s a collaborative effort with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the CSU Extension Office, and Wildlife Services.
There is a meeting today (Friday, Sept. 27) in Grand County.
From Wisconsin Radio:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating three reported wolf killings in Wisconsin that have occurred within the last year, according to state wildlife regulators.
The most recent incident involved a young man who shot and killed a gray wolf in northern Wisconsin on Saturday.
From Reuters:
From PostIndependent:
Colorado Parks and Wildlife released a new map Wednesday, Sept. 25, tracking the movements of the eight remaining wolves in the wild.
According to the most recent map, these wolves have continued to explore areas of Eagle, Summit, Grand, Jackson and Routt counties. While these are predominantly the same counties where the wolves roamed in August, their movements are less expansive in the most recent map, which shows wolf activity between Aug. 27 and Sept. 24.
From Coloradoan:
The released wolf that wandered into Rocky Mountain National Park last month is no longer in the park, according to the latest wolf activity map.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife released Wednesday the map showing wolf movement from Aug. 27 to Sept. 24.
From ABC News:
BRUSSELS — The European Union is moving toward backing plans to remove some of its protections for wolves on the continent as their population grows, in the latest political clash between farmers and environmentalists.
Ambassadors of the 27 EU nations reached a qualified majority Wednesday to seek to loosen protection rules now enshrined in the European Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats.
From EPPUGroup.EU:
After years of persistent pressure from the EPP Group, EU Member States have today taken the first steps to adjust the protection status of wolves in Europe.
“This is a major breakthrough in tackling the sharp increase in wolf populations, which pose a growing threat to pastoral farming, tourism, and rural communities across Europe,” said Herbert Dorfmann MEP, EPP Group Spokesman in the Parliament’s Agriculture Committee.
From KREM2:
According to a press release from WDFW, Director Kelly Susewind approved the lethal removal of the wolf following repeated livestock attacks in Asotin County.
From WYO File:
Wyoming’s census-style monitoring and management of wolves is unique among Rocky Mountain states that have jurisdiction over Canis lupus, and it’s helped reduce conflict and keep both environmental groups and anti-predator politicians at bay.
From E&E News by Politco:
Two Democratic lawmakers on Thursday introduced legislation to protect wolves and grizzly bears even if the high-profile animals lose their Endangered Species Act protections.
With the Fish and Wildlife Service facing calls to delist grizzly bear and gray wolf populations, the companion bills introduced in both House and Senate would essentially provide a backstop.
Among other provisions, the measure would “prohibits the take, possession, purchase, sale, or transportation” of a bison, grizzly bear or wolf.
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