From Deceleration.news:
Apex predators are critical to healthy ecosystems. These determined biologists and wildlands advocates are out to prove that wolves and ranchers, scientists and politicians can coexist in the recovery of Mexican gray wolves.
From CPR.org:
Ranchers operating near Aspen claim a well-known wolf pack repeatedly attacked their cattle over the last week, killing two calves and injuring at least one more.
In a press release sent Tuesday, the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association reported a series of attacks at the Lost Marbles Ranch and McCabe Ranch over Memorial Day weekend. Another wolf attack last Thursday killed one calf and injured another at the Crystal River Ranch, according to the trade association representing livestock operators.
From MissoulaCurrent.com:
(Missoula Current) The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks commission will have one new member representing northwest Montana. But some sportsmen question the timing of his appointment.
On Wednesday, Governor Greg Gianforte announced that he had appointed Ian Wargo as the FWP commissioner for Region 1, replacing Pat Tabor. A Kalispell native, Wargo is a civil engineer and Montana guide, and he has served on the Region 1 Citizen Advisory Committee, the Mule Deer Citizen Advisory Committee. and the Elk Management Citizen Advisory Committee. Wargo also testified on a number of sportsmen’s bills during the recent Legislative session.
From WIBX950.com:
If you’ve ever done a double-take at a massive “coyote” wandering across a field in Central New York, you’re not alone, and you might not be wrong. A new bill introduced in the New York State Senate could finally help us answer a question that’s been quietly howling in the background: Are wolves making a comeback in New York?
From IFLScience.com:
In the 1920s, gray wolves were exterminated in the Yellowstone area because people viewed them as a threat to people and livestock. It was a grave mistake, and one we tried to correct back in 1995 when wolves were reintroduced to the area. Now, we face the tricky issue of monitoring the population’s health without, well, getting in the way.
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From KOLD.com:
The Arizona Game and Fish Department removed four Mexican grey wolves from a ranch in Cochise County on Tuesday.
“We believe that the effective management of wolves and, on occasion, removal is a step toward social tolerance or at least social acceptance,” said Jim de Vos, Mexican wolf coordinator for the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
The male, female, and their pups, which were found in a den, were ultimately translocated to a facility in New Mexico.
From SeattleTimes.com:
The hair on the back of my neck bolted straight up. Goosebumps crept up and down my arms. As I stood among a cluster of visiting Thurston County commissioners, more than a dozen wolves joined together in a chorus of ghostly wailing from behind a wall of chain-link fence. Their canine cries echoed through the trees at Wolf Haven International near Olympia, mingling in the air with the incessant squawk of passing ravens.
From OceanographicMagazine.com:
New research has linked unprecedented levels of mercury found in coastal Alaska wolves to a diet of sea otters, but the hypothesis doesn’t end there. Links to increased levels of mercury have also been made to climate change and Alaska’s rapidly melting glaciers.
From SFGate.com:
Three new wolf packs have emerged in the rural, mountainous regions of northeastern California, wildlife officials announced. All three packs are located in a remote region where the northern Sierra Nevada meets the southern Cascades. The Ashpan Pack is located in eastern Shasta County, the Ishi Pack is in eastern Tehama County and the Tunnison pack is in central Lassen County.
From BoiseStatePublicRadio.org:
Idaho ranchers whose livestock might’ve been killed by wolves or grizzly bears will soon be able to apply for reimbursement through a state fund.
The money would come from the Depredation of Livestock and Prevention Fund lawmakers established in 2024, which currently only covers confirmed or probable predator kills.
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