From KJCT News:
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) – The gray wolves in Colorado have been thoroughly looked at and reported on.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife released its first annual report on gray wolves. This report documents the status of gray wolves, wolf management, wolf monitoring, research related to wolves, education and outreach.
The report is for the biological year April 1, 2023- March 31, 2024. Any events that have happened since March 31 will be included in next year’s annual report according to CPW.
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Sportsmen’s Alliance Sues Fish and Wildlife Service for Failure to Act on ESA Wolf Petitions
From Sportsman Alliance:
Today, Sept. 9, the Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to compel the agency to issue findings on two petitions requesting gray wolf delisting and downlisting under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
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Wildlife Expert Assists in Wolf Threat Mitigation in Bahraich, UP
From devdiscourse.com:
In an effort to address the ongoing wolf threat in Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh, the forest department has enlisted the help of Dr. Shaheer Khan, a seasoned wildlife expert from the Wildlife Institute of India in Dehradun, with eight years of experience in wolf search and rescue missions. Dr. Khan noted that wolves are social creatures typically found in packs consisting of four to eight individuals, led by an alpha pair. In the current situation, the pack comprises six wolves.
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California’s Gray Wolf Population Thrives, But Livestock Attacks Surge
From KQED:
California is once again home to gray wolves, a federally and state-protected endangered species, with its known population growing to over 50 wolves this year, up from zero for the better part of a century. However, a new report shows that attacks by wolf packs on livestock at ranches and farms have increased.
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Wolves could be shot in Netherlands after dog is killed
From TheTimes.com:
Aggressive wolves could soon be shot in the Netherlands in a challenge to European Union rules after a dog was fatally bitten in a woodland beauty spot.
Public anger in the country has been mounting this summer due to a series of wolf attacks, including an incident in which a small girl was stalked and injured during a school trip to a park.
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30 new pups double California’s wolf population: report
From Fox5 San Diego:
Five California wolf families produced pups this year, which doubled the state’s wolf population in the past year, a report recently published by the California Department of Fish and Game said.
These 30 new pups bring the total number of known wolves in the Golden State to 62, the report said.
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Commission’s ag reps clarify livestock handling, applaud wolf impacted producers
From The Fence Post:
Delia Malone, wildlife chair of the Colorado Sierra Club, Dallas Gudgel, wildlife and Tribal policy director for International Wildlife Coexistence Network, and Dr. Adrian Treves, director of the Carnivore Coexistence Lab at the University of Wisconsin appeared before the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission on Aug. 23.
Malone asked the commission to ensure that the state require that livestock producers exhaust proactive, appropriate, and properly implemented non-lethal coexistence methods that are based on best available science to reduce and minimize conflict between livestock producers and gray wolves prior to any issuance of a permit to kill a wolf. This is already clarified in the state Wolf Plan.
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Lessons From 40 Years Among Wolves
From Psychology Today:
My research interests for decades have focused on the behavior and social ecology of wild carnivores with a focus on coyotes. I also have been, and remain deeply interested in, the social behavior and behavioral ecology of wild wolves.1 So, when I learned about Dr. Diane Boyd’s new book called A Woman Among Wolves: My Journey Through Forty Years of Wolf Recovery, I couldn’t wait to get my eyes on it. I’ve known of Diane’s long-term research for many years, and I remain fascinated by what she was able to do, often against all odds, Often called “the Jane Goodall of wolves,” a well-deserved monicker, I couldn’t agree more with the accolades her book has received—it truly is a story of passion, resilience, and determination in a career dominated by men. Here’s what she has to say about her landmark and deeply inspirational book.
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Draft bill allows running over wolves with snowmobiles, but requires ‘immediate’ kill
From Yahoo! News:
CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Predators Working Group unanimously supported a draft bill Wednesday that would continue to allow residents to intentionally run over predatory animals with snowmobiles, but require those who do so to kill the animal immediately.
The bill draft was one of two discussed during its latest meeting at the state Capitol. Bill draft 140, “Animal abuse-predatory animals,” classifies intentionally running over predatory animals without using “all reasonable efforts” to kill it immediately as animal abuse.
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The first annual gray wolf report was released by CPW
From KJCT News:
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) – The gray wolves in Colorado have been thoroughly looked at and reported on.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife released its first annual report on gray wolves. This report documents the status of gray wolves, wolf management, wolf monitoring, research related to wolves, education and outreach.
The report is for the biological year April 1, 2023- March 31, 2024. Any events that have happened since March 31 will be included in next year’s annual report according to CPW.
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Leaders meet to discuss wolf issue
From WAOW.com:
ROTHSCHILD, Wis. — (WAOW) You probably can’t go anywhere in Wisconsin without running into someone who has an opinion about the state’s wolf population. State and federal lawmakers, along with candidates for office, shared their ideas about how the issue can be solved.
At a roundtable discussion at Schuette Metals, Congressman Tom Tiffany, U.S. Senate Candidate Eric Hovde, and several republican members of the state legislature, met to discuss how wolf attacks are impacting their constituents, and called for more action.
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