Colorado wildlife commission: Raise compensation for wolf depredation

From The Daily Sentinel in Grand Junction, Colorado:

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission on Tuesday moved to nearly double, to $15,000, the per-animal limit on how much agricultural producers would be compensated for livestock lost to wolf depredation under the agency’s draft wolf restoration and management plan.

The commission’s action came on Tuesday in a heavily attended public meeting in Rifle, on a day when the agency also reported that a North Park wolf fitted with a new GPS tracking collar just last week had already managed to slip out of that collar.

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife: No proof that wolves killed calves in Meeker

From KDVR.com:

MEEKER, Colo. (KDVR) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife found no evidence that wolves were in the area last fall when several calves were killed near Meeker. CPW had launched an investigation into the 2022 deaths that were consistent with wolf depredation.

In October 2022, CPW investigated a report of dead domestic cow calves on White River National Forest lands near Meeker that showed damage consistent with wolf depredation.

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Study finds which dogs are more likely to reply to wolf howls

From the Independent in the UK:

A study that evaluated the reactions of dogs to wolf howls has found conclusive evidence that some breeds were more likely to reply with their own howls than others.

Wolves typically use howls for long-distance communication with others, to mark territory boundaries and to define the position of other wolves, which, in most cases, also reply with howling, explained scientists, including those from Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary.

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Hunters shoot dead 54 wolves in Sweden’s largest ever cull

From The Guardian:

The Stockholm government has authorised the shooting of 75 wolves in its 2023 cull, more than twice last year’s figure, despite warnings from scientists that wolf numbers are not large enough to sustain a healthy population.

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Wisconsin: Tiffany re-introduces legislation to remove gray wolves from endangered species list

From WXPR in Wisconsin:

Republican Congressman Tom Tiffany is once again introducing legislation to federally de-list gray wolves.

The “Trust the Science Act” would remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list and return management control to states.

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Controversial Sweden wolf hunt divides city and rural areas

From Euro News:

Swedish hunters can hunt a record high 75 wolves, twice the usual number, in a cull which has divided city and rural communities in the Nordic nation.

Sweden has positioned itself as a leading country in environmental protection, but has had a historic opposition to wolves.

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Michigan DNR releases 2022 wolf population survey

From The Sault News:

UPPER PENINSULA — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources recently released its 2022 Upper Peninsula Gray Wolf Population Survey, highlighting the stability of the wolf population.

The survey recorded 631 wolves, plus or minus 49 wolves. A total of 136 packs were estimated in the survey, with an average of 4.5 wolves per pack.

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U.S. Fish and Wildlife counts, treats and gathers data on Mexican gray wolf population in Gila National Forest

From the Albuquerque Journal:

APACHE CREEK – It was a clear, sunny day with snow on the ground, when a helicopter landed in a clearing on the Gila National Forest. A woman in a baggy jumpsuit, orange helmet and aviators approached the helicopter and came away with a 50 pound Mexican gray wolf.

The pup of the year in a soft, winter coat was limp in her arms. She was greeted by the crew of government and nonprofit workers about 100 feet away, where they weighed her and laid her on a padded truck bed. A half dozen people, including veterinarians, swarmed in.

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Washington: Bill to delist gray wolves in certain counties introduced

From Newsradio 560KPQ in Washington:

An Okanogan County lawmaker says more needs to be done to protect ranchers, cattlemen, and rural families from a rising wolf population.

According to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the state’s gray wolf population has grown nearly 28-percent each year since 2008.

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Colorado: 2 gray wolves collared to better understand behaviors for wolf management plan

From CBSNews.com:

More information is being collected on gray wolves and their habits as the animals navigate new territory in Colorado. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers are capturing, collaring and releasing gray wolves.

On Thursday, CPW officers captured and collared, and in one case, recollar, two gray wolves in North Park. Male wolf 2101 was collared two years ago and was fitted with a new collar. Wolf 2301, another male presumed to be one of 2101’s pups, was also fitted with a collar.

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