Can Colorado’s ag producers, wolves find a way to coexist?

From The Aspen Times:

As Colorado’s reintroduced wolves continue to explore the state, officials are grappling with how to balance supporting and managing wolves with maintaining the health of its agricultural industry.

“This is not biologically complex. This is socially and politically complex for us to do,” said Jeff Davis, director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife, at the Thursday, Aug. 22, commissioner meeting. “Wolves come with historical context and conflict. I would just say, the more we’re able to really listen to understand one another and the more we’re able to increase cooperation with one another — at least (Colorado Parks and Wildlife) and (Colorado Department of Agriculture) — I think we’ll all be better off in the long run.”

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Colorado knows where and when it’ll release wolves next — just not where the animals will come from

From Summit Daily:

Colorado Parks and Wildlife will look to continue adding to its gray wolf population this winter as it prepares to release between 30 to 50 wolves over the next three to five years.

The reintroduction goal, outlined by the state law, will require the agency to release between 10 to 15 each year. While the agency doesn’t yet have a source for the wolves it plans to release this winter, Reid Dewalt, deputy director of policy for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, announced the agency will again be releasing the animals in the northern part of the state at its commissioner meeting on Friday, Aug. 23.

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Fish and Game searching for wolf that bit two people on Dalton Hwy

From KUAC.com:

Wildlife biologists suspect wolf was young, accustomed to being around people, including some who gave it food

The state Fish and Game Department sent a wildlife biologist and technician up the Dalton Highway Wednesday to look for a wolf that attacked two people near milepost 37. The two will try to shoot the animal and bring its carcass back for analysis.

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Possible ‘wolf-dog hybrid’ spotted in northern Minnesota: Video

From Fox 9:

Voyageurs Wolf Project researchers said a mysterious canid similar in appearance to a mix of a wolf and a large dog, like a malamute, has been spotted roaming in northern Minnesota. The “wolf” is sporting a dark fur coat with light brown legs and a short bushy tail.

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A wolf war showdown is looming

From Politico:

In 2000, Germany had one pack of wolves. By 2022, there were nearly 200. That fall, one of those wolves happened to kill a 30-year-old pony named Dolly.

The incident would likely have remained a local curiosity had it not been for the pony’s owner: Ursula von der Leyen.

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3 wolf pups born in Colorado mountains spotted playing in new video

From 9News.com:

GRAND COUNTY, Colo. — Video taken by Mike Usalavage and shared Monday by Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) shows three healthy wolf pups born to a male and female that were reintroduced to Colorado last year.

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Wolves hit Isle Royale campgrounds in search of food

From Spartan News Room:

LANSING – A warning for campers on Lake Superior’s Isle Royale National Park: Wolves are venturing into campground trash cans for easy meals. The park reminds visitors to secure and monitor food and trash to keep people and wolves separate and safe.

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Livestock producers renew plea for state to kill wolves depredating ranches

From Fox 31:

DENVER (KDVR) — Some of Colorado’s livestock producers have renewed their plea to Colorado Parks and Wildlife: Kill the wolves in Grand and Jackson counties that have killed ranchers’ cattle.

Several groups wrote letters this week to CPW officials and Gov. Jared Polis asking that the known wolves depredating Colorado ranches be lethally removed. Depredations occur when a predator “plunders” or preys upon a farmer’s crop. In Grand and Jackson counties, wolves were depredating sheep and cattle.

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Wolf attacks grow but farmers take no measures to protect flock

From Dutch News:

The increase in the number of wolf attacks on sheep is not prompting farmers to take preventative measures, an analysis of data accumulated by wolf monitoring body BIJ 12 has shown.

Wolves have attacked almost as many sheep and other animals in the first six months of this year as in the whole of 2023, the figures, collated by news agency ANP, showed.

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A wolf war showdown is looming

From Politico:

In 2000, Germany had one pack of wolves. By 2022, there were nearly 200. That fall, one of those wolves happened to kill a 30-year-old pony named Dolly.

The incident would likely have remained a local curiosity had it not been for the pony’s owner: Ursula von der Leyen.

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