Medieval Wolves with Elizabeth Marshall

From Medievalists.net:

In the dark forests of the Middle Ages – and the modern stories we tell about it – lurks a powerful, beautiful predator. Sometimes big and bad, sometimes a figure of admiration, the medieval wolf was such a big part of English culture, that it found its way not just into stories, but into the language itself.

This week, Danièle speaks with Elizabeth Marshall about where we find wolves in medieval sources, how early English writers saw them, and how wolves both add to – and steal – language.

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Wolf Pack Showcases Ingenious Fishing Method, Comes Up With Plenty Of Salmon

From WhiskeyRiff.com:

Teach a wolf to fish and you’ll feed it for a lifetime.

When you think of wolves hunting for food, you probably imagine the wild canines stalking a deer, or even working together in a pack to try and take down a bison. That’s very common, and usually the case for wolves that live in inland areas. But as for coastal wolves… they don’t mind to go fishing for their food.

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Colorado negotiating to capture wolves in Alaska for next round of reintroduction

From Coloradoan.com:

A high-ranking Alaska official confirmed to the Coloradoan that Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are in negotiations to secure the capture of wolves to release in Colorado this winter as part of its reintroduction program.

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Montana wolf hunters inch closer to filling quotas just outside of Yellowstone

From USDAToday.com:

For those keeping track, the number of wolves harvested by Montana hunters in two management units immediately north of Yellowstone National Park has increased to three.

The first wolf to be killed in either Wolf Management Unit 316 or WMU 313 was Wolf 1479F, a collared female from the Junction Butte Pack, which resides inside the park.

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Montana vs. the Wolves–Legal Battles Over Apex Predators

From MontanaOutdoor.com:

The Outdoor Heritage Coalition, which is an outdoors group that has hunter, angler, trapper, and rancher interests in mind and is pro-responsible consumptive use of natural resources, recently made a statement about a lawsuit that has been filed. Here is what they posted:

A pair of Montana lawmakers and the Outdoor Heritage Coalition last week filed a lawsuit alleging the state is failing to carry out several Republican-sponsored laws that sought to reduce the number of wolves in the state.

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[Idaho] Wolf Project keeps tabs on wolves to reduce livestock predation

From MTExpress.com:

The Sun Valley region is a refuge for the gray wolf thanks to wildlife conservation organizations, ranchers and state and county officials who have promoted nonlethal wolf-deterrence methods in the area to protect sheep.

Central to that collaboration is the Wood River Wolf Project, a program of the nonprofit International Wildlife Coexistence Network.

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Wolves, Science, and the Logic of Montana Ranching

From MontanaOutdoor.com:

Freelance writer Katie Jackson’s favorite animal is a wolf, while her rancher parents feel the opposite about the canines. She ended up writing an article about how she took them wolf-watching at Yellowstone National Park. Here’s how it goes:

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Livestock guardian dogs bred in Colorado could be the nonlethal deterrent the USDA has been looking for

From ColoradoSun.com:

Pat and Jan Stanko raise 180-pound Turkish Boz Shepherds, known for loving kids, lambs, calves and tiny chicks. They’re also fierce defenders of livestock against wolves, and a nonlethal coexistence group hopes to build a team they can deploy to ranchers on short notice.

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What’s It Like to Speak for Wolves? A Conversation with Ethicist and Wolf Trustee Bill Lynn

From PanWorks.Medium.com:

In January, I participated in the National Wolf Conversation, an event that brought together 25 people with a wide variety of perspectives on wolf recovery. Supported by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and convened by the independent organization Constructive Conflict, it sought to build lasting relationships among parties on all sides of the wolf issue.

I’ve covered the arguments over wolf recovery in the U.S. West for many years now, and watching those involved in this entrenched conflict begin to work together toward common ground was a profound experience; journalist Callie Hanson, who also participated in the conversation, and I wrote more about it here.

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The Newsfeed: ‘Wolf Land’ documentary premieres Oct. 4 on Cascade PBS

From CascadePBS.org:

The film explores the relationship between a cowboy in Eastern Washington working to protect wolves and a rancher trying to protect his cattle.

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