From Northern Ag Network:
On August 5, a federal judge in Montana vacated the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s standing determination that gray wolves in the Western U.S. do not warrant protections under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The court ordered the agency to re-evaluate wolf policy—including in Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, and parts of Washington, Oregon, and Utah—using the best available science and full consideration of threats, historical range loss, and state regulatory frameworks.
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Local Management Critical as Courts Reopen Wolf Protection Debate
From Northern Ag Network:
On August 5, a federal judge in Montana vacated the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s standing determination that gray wolves in the Western U.S. do not warrant protections under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The court ordered the agency to re-evaluate wolf policy—including in Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, and parts of Washington, Oregon, and Utah—using the best available science and full consideration of threats, historical range loss, and state regulatory frameworks.
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New wolf pups join pack at International Wolf Center
From MSN:
Two wolf pups have been successfully introduced to the exhibit pack at the International Wolf Center in Ely, Minn.
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The man who led Yellowstone’s wolf reintroduction has a lot to say about Colorado’s efforts
From The Colorado Sun:
Johnnie LeFaiver took her son to the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park this summer, because the experience of watching wolves there 20 years ago seared into her memory and she wanted Micah to have the same opportunity.
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Wolves remain under state control in Idaho following legal victory for conservationists
From Idaho Capital Sun:
Although conservationists are celebrating a legal victory this week in their fight to restore protections for wolves in the West, wolves remain under state control in Idaho, where hunting and trapping remain legal, Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials said Thursday.
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Collared Colorado wolf found dead in Wyoming
From The Denver Post:
One of the wolves being tracked by Colorado researchers was found dead in Wyoming in late July, state officials announced Wednesday.
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Federal court overturns decision denying Endangered Species protections to wolves
From Utah News Dispatch:
Judge rules that U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must reconsider decision about relisting wolves in the Rocky Mountains under the Endangered Species Act
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Flemish government sued over wolf protection failures
From BelgaNewsAgency.eu:
The Flemish government is facing legal action for allegedly failing to protect wolves in northern Belgium. The case has been brought by Landschap vzw, a nature organisation that is leading the Welkom Wolf campaign. The organisation accuses the authorities of systematically violating European and Flemish wildlife conservation legislation.
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[Wisconsin] DNR announces members of new Wolf Advisory Committee
From JSOnline.com:
The Department of Natural Resources has completed selection of members for its new Wolf Advisory Committee. The roster includes eight DNR employees, six people from other governmental or statutory organizations and ten from stakeholder groups or at-large members.
Randy Johnson, DNR large carnivore specialist, will serve as chair of the committee.
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Uncollared wolf blamed for multiple sheep deaths in northwestern Colorado
From ColoradoSun.com:
Colorado Parks and Wildlife says the animal meets the definition of chronic depredation, but because of the Elk Fire in Rio Blanco County, the wolf cannot be removed.
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Gray wolves get second chance at federal protections
From CourthouseNews.com:
(CN) — Conservationists applauded a Tuesday ruling by a federal judge in Montana that struck down a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision that denied Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in the West.
“With this court ruling comes the hope of true recovery for wolves across the West,” Collette Adkins, carnivore conservation director at the Center for Biological Diversity, said in a statement. “The judge rightly found that the Fish and Wildlife Service’s unambitious view of recovery violates the Endangered Species Act.”
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