From TheNews.coop:
The European Parliament voted to downgrade wolves’ conservation status from “strictly protected” to “protected” on 8 May, a move welcomed by agricultural co-ops but criticised by environmental groups. Proposed by the European Commission, the amendment to the Habitats Directive regarding the protection status of the wolf was adopted with 371 votes in favour, 162 against, and 37 abstentions.
Copa and Cogeca, the voice of European farmers and their co-ops, said the vote “marks a significant and long-overdue development in enabling EU member states and other European countries to apply effective management and monitoring of growing wolf populations across the continent”.
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Co-ops welcome EU-wide lowering of wolf protections
From TheNews.coop:
The European Parliament voted to downgrade wolves’ conservation status from “strictly protected” to “protected” on 8 May, a move welcomed by agricultural co-ops but criticised by environmental groups. Proposed by the European Commission, the amendment to the Habitats Directive regarding the protection status of the wolf was adopted with 371 votes in favour, 162 against, and 37 abstentions.
Copa and Cogeca, the voice of European farmers and their co-ops, said the vote “marks a significant and long-overdue development in enabling EU member states and other European countries to apply effective management and monitoring of growing wolf populations across the continent”.
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3 deaths, a 1,700-mile journey and 4 possible dens: The latest on Colorado’s wolf reintroduction
From ColoradoSun.com:
Colorado Parks and Wildlife says two wolves introduced to the state from British Columbia that were shot and killed in Wyoming and a third that was found dead in Rocky Mountain National Park were “unfortunate events” this spring in the agency’s efforts to establish a self-sustaining wolf population. Yet the deaths in no way “indicate failure for the state’s wolf reintroduction plan.”
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California releases new wolf tracking tool to help prevent livestock conflict
From KMPH.com:
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announced the release of a brand-new mapping tool designed to provide regular location updates on GPS-collared gray wolves in California. The announcement was made Thursday.
The tool has been named “The Wolf Location Automated Mapping System” available to the public on CDFW’s website, shows the approximate location of GPS collared wolves across the state.
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Bovine: It’s what’s for dinner – for wolves
From FarmProgress.com:
Rick Roberti is one of what appears to be a growing number of ranchers in northeastern California losing cattle to gray wolves.
“We always lose a few calves (to predators), but by the time I found them, they were so far gone I couldn’t get anybody to look at them,” said Roberti, a fourth-generation Sierra Valley rancher and president of the California Cattlemen’s Association. “Last August, one was killed about a quarter of a mile from the ranch. It was eaten up. The trapper who confirmed it said sure enough.”
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California counties declare wolves a threat to humans
From FarmProgress.com:
Supervisors in Modoc, Plumas, Sierra and Shasta counties in northeastern California have recently passed resolutions declaring gray wolves a potential threat to humans and asking state officials to authorize removal of problem packs.
“The vast majority of the livestock that were killed in the last three months in the northeast counties … have all occurred within 100 to 300 feet of family-occupied ranch homes,” said rancher Ned Coe, chairman of the Modoc County Board of Supervisors.
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Protections for Mexican gray wolf under scrutiny by Cochise County [Arizona] leaders
From KOLD.com:
They heard two hours of testimony from almost 50 members of the public. A resolution that calls for changes to include state management of the wolf is likely in a few weeks.
Beyond state game and fish taking over management of this species, ranchers want full compensation for cattle killed by the wolf, which board chair Frank Antenori said was the promise almost three decades ago when its reintroduction program started in 1998.
The endangered Mexican gray wolf has grown to the hundreds since reintroduction started, but whether its numbers are too much or not enough depended on which side was speaking to the Board of Supervisors Tuesday night.
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Mexican Wolf Recovery Exceeds Expectations, Grows 11%
From MyHeraldReview.com:
For decades, the Mexican gray wolf has been protected by the Endangered Species Act (ESA) as numbers in the U.S. dropped to zero back in the 1970s. South of the border, just a few managed to hang on in remote areas.
3 Red Wolf pups born at Durham [North Carolina] museum. Why they’re ‘crucial’ for species survival
From HeraldSun.com:
Three of the rarest puppies in the world were just born at Durham’s Museum of Life and Science, another milestone in red wolf conservation efforts. The pups were born May 3 to Martha, a 7-year-old female, and Oka, an 11-year-old male, and are all in good health, museum officials announced Tuesday.
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Colorado range riders preventing wolf conflict are fully staffed and ready
From KDVR.com:
Colorado’s team of “range riders” – a group trained to prevent wolf conflict – is now fully staffed and ready. Following the controversial reintroduction of wolves in Colorado, some ranchers have raised concerns about wolf depredations. After offering compensation for the lost cattle due to wolf depredations, Colorado Parks and Wildlife now has another solution.
EU’s legislative body accepts weakening of wolf protection
From News.Mongabay.com:
The European Parliament has voted in favor of the European Commission’s proposal to weaken wolf protection, citing increased conflicts with people and livestock in some regions. The draft law, which requires approval by the EU Council, will make it easier to hunt wolves.
While hunting and landowners’ associations applauded the decision, environmental groups expressed dismay.
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