From The Fence Post:
Twenty-six Colorado agriculture and livestock organizations have sent a letter to British Columbia wildlife officials asking them to reconsider a decision to allow the export of wolves to Colorado.
Tim Ritschard, president of the Middle Park Stockgrowers, said other states and Native American Tribes within the United States have declined to allow Colorado to take wolves from their jurisdictions, and British Columbia should as well.
From Anchorage Daily News:
Genetic testing confirms that a roaming canine that briefly captivated Anchorage this fall was a wolf hybrid, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game said Tuesday. In October, the animal — a grayish black, wolflike creature — gained fame for its wide-ranging travels around Anchorage. A Facebook group dubbed the canine “Gary,” and members posted sightings. The animal popped up at all hours of the day, loping through busy traffic and trotting along quiet trails — extremely unusual behavior for a wolf.
From Central Oregon Daily News:
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Wildlife advocates say there’s been a distressing uptick in wolf poaching cases in the Northwest in the past year and a half.
Four dead wolves were discovered in the northeastern corner of Washington state in February. That followed the poisoning of eight wolves in eastern Oregon in 2021, along with the poaching of a total of eight wolves in Idaho last year.
While the numbers are small, they are a big jump over previous years. Oregon had a total of 10 confirmed wolf poachings between 2017-2020. Washington had no confirmed wolf poachings from 2017-2021.
From Daily Montanan:
Rick McIntyre’s “The Alpha Female Wolf” is not only a vibrant look into the lives of wolves, particularly 06 the “protagonist” of the book, it is also a collage of Yellowstone National Park.
What begins as overwhelming quickly evolves into a complex web of relationships, grudges and family trees that morph and evolve. The inner workings of wolves are unraveled before your eyes as they become more than animals. They become mothers, brothers, teachers and providers. With stunning construction, Rick transforms his notes from years of fieldwork into a narrative fit for the stage. We follow the Wolf 06 and her journey to continuing the legacy that her ancestors left her — from Lone Wolf to matriarch of one the most important wolf packs of Yellowstone.
From KVDR.com:
DENVER (KDVR) — It’s almost been a full year since Colorado Parks and Wildlife released the first group of 10 gray wolves into the state, in a program mandated by voters in 2020, and stakeholders are still fighting to ensure a second release is stopped, or at least delayed.
In December 2023, CPW released 10 gray wolves that were sourced from Oregon into the Rocky Mountains of Grand County. The first gray wolf to move south of Interstate 70 was announced in early November, and wildlife officials have been speaking to the county commissioners in Garfield, Eagle and Pitkin County to find a suitable release site for the next group of wolves.
From Rewilding Europe:
A livestock guard dog programme overseen by Rewilding Portugal has just reached its impressive target, with the 101st dog handed over to a local farmer. By reducing livestock predation, the programme will support the recovery of the endangered and ecologically important Iberian wolf.
From Q City Metro:
Once upon a time, the American red wolf was an apex predator in North America. But then, in the 1970s, hunting and habitat destruction pushed the species toward extinction. The loss had devastating on the region’s ecosystem — deer populations exploded and non-native coyotes moved in.
Today, there are signs of hope for the American red wolf, thanks to conservation efforts by the North Carolina Zoo and other agencies, including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which initiated a breeding program for the endangered animals.
From The Times:
The European Union is “painting the wolf as a villain”, conservationists have claimed before an international meeting to review the protected status of the predator.
Across Europe an estimated 21,000 wolves are running in packs that kill 40,000 head of livestock — sheep, goats and cattle — every year.
Meanwhile, farmers are unable to take action against the predator because the wolf is a protected species, a situation that has angered many rural communities.
Click here for the full story: https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/eu-accused-of-painting-wolves-as-villains-in-push-to-allow-culls-9ftgdw0zt
From Euractiv.com:
A rallying cry is currently circulating amongst scientists and experts, in response to a European Commission proposal to downgrade the grey wolf’s protection. For scientists, the proposed downlisting is premature and flawed. It points to a need to question the integrity of the European decision-making process and ask: “could a fear of predators, an innate need for human control and a demand for freedom to do as one wishes be driving this?”
Click here for the full story: Overruling science is a cause for concern for both wolves and EU decision-making
From Yahoo News:
The number of wild wolf packs confirmed in Germany has risen to 209, according to new figures from the country’s Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) published on Tuesday. In total, 1,601 individual wolves were detected across Germany during the monitoring year, which lasted from May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024.
In the previous monitoring period from 2022 to 2023, the nationwide number of wolf packs was 184. For the current monitoring year, more than 40,000 reports and pieces of evidence from the states were evaluated.
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