From Outdoor Life:
On Tuesday, the Arizona Game and Fish Department announced that four more Mexican gray wolves were released into the wild. The pairs, dubbed “Manada del Arroyo” and “Manada del Gavilan,” were raised on the Ladder Ranch in New Mexico and placed in two areas in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. Officials expect all four “to adapt and survive in their native environment,” according to the agency.
With this release, Mexico is now home to 45 of the rare subspecies, which was listed as endangered in 1976 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The recovery effort is a collaboration between U.S. agencies and Mexico’s National Commission of Natural Protected Areas.
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Colorado: Wolf attacks add to thousands in annual livestock damage
From WesternSlopeNow.com in Colorado:
DENVER (KDVR) — Wolves aren’t the number one cattle killer in Colorado, but they are a growing concern for ranchers already worried about gray wolf reintroduction.
A series of wolf attacks on cattle in northern Colorado have claimed several cattle and prompted wildlife managers to import wild burros as guard animals. Wolves moving south from Wyoming have caused four such incidents in the last four months, marking the end of an era. Prior to December 2021, Colorado hadn’t seen any wolf attacks since the 1940s.
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Washington state asks for input on proposed wolf-livestock conflict deterrence rule change
From komonews.com in Washington:
OLYMPIA, Wash. – The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking for feedback on proposed rule changes, which aim to direct staff on how they deal with wolf-livestock conflict.
There are no current laws dictating what officials should do in situations like this. However, there is a guidance followed, set up by a group of stakeholders.
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About half the diet of Indian, Himalayan wolves is domestic livestock: Study
From DowntoEarth.org:
About half of the diet of both wolf subspecies found in India — the woolly or Himalayan wolf and the Indian wolf — is made up of domestic lifestock, a new study has stated.
The woolly wolf’s diet consisted of 20 different food items including small birds, reptiles to large mammals and domestic animals such as cattle and yak.
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Wisconsin Sen. Johnson introduces legislation to delist gray wolf as endangered species
From the Merrill Foto News in Wisconsin:
WASHINGTON – In early March, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), along with U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), and U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced bipartisan legislation to return management of gray wolf populations to states and delist the gray wolf as an endangered species in western Great Lakes states, including Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota, as well as Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
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The child-eating wolves of Turku: A horrifying series of fatal wolf attacks on children between 1880–1881 in rural southwest Finland
From Historyofyesterday.com:
A lot of things could kill you in 19th Century Finland but perhaps one of the nastiest ways to go was to be attacked by a wolf. The grey wolf (canis lupus) is most active by night and usually hunts in packs to predate on ungulates like deer and moose. Wolves can also hunt in pairs or alone. Wolves have exceptional endurance and can travel far and fast.
Wolves by their nature avoid people and, according to one study, there have been fewer than 3,000 people killed by wolves worldwide in the past 300 years.
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Bring back carnivore ‘to wolf down the deer’ in Scotland
From The Times in the UK:
It is a controversial debate that often rears its head: should the wolf, which once freely roamed Scotland, be reintroduced?
According to fresh research, the carnivore’s return would help to control deer populations, and it identifies the Highlands and Grampian mountains as the best places to unleash the apex predator.
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News from 1900: $3,000 paid for wolf bounties since March 1
From the Marshall Independent in Minnesota:
(May 11, 1900) — The wolf hunters and farmers have made a good stake out of the county this spring. The county auditor has issued warrants for wolf bounties amounting to $2,953 from March 1st, up to last Saturday. From the first of January $7 is paid for the scalp of grown wolves, and $5 the balance of the year, while $3 a head is paid for cubs. Of this bounty for the extermination of wolves the state reimburses the county for two-thirds the amount paid, but the reimbursement is not received till August 1st.
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Mexico Releases Four More Wolves into the Wild
From Outdoor Life:
On Tuesday, the Arizona Game and Fish Department announced that four more Mexican gray wolves were released into the wild. The pairs, dubbed “Manada del Arroyo” and “Manada del Gavilan,” were raised on the Ladder Ranch in New Mexico and placed in two areas in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. Officials expect all four “to adapt and survive in their native environment,” according to the agency.
With this release, Mexico is now home to 45 of the rare subspecies, which was listed as endangered in 1976 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The recovery effort is a collaboration between U.S. agencies and Mexico’s National Commission of Natural Protected Areas.
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Montana: Wolf opponent convicted of hunting crimes
From Missoulian.com in Montana:
A Sanders County man who led an anti-wolf campaign has been convicted of nine misdemeanor hunting violations.
Alfred “Toby” Bridges faces multiple warrants for his arrest due to his failure to appear in court for two additional charges of illegally shooting a black bear over bait, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks spokesperson Dillon Tabish. Bridges was the subject of a yearlong investigation by FWP game wardens.
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Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Delist Gray Wolves in Great Lakes and Wyoming
From Field & Stream:
A group of legislators from Wisconsin and Wyoming is pushing to get wolves delisted once again from the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The effort comes after a surprise ruling by a federal judge on February 10 that restored federal protections to gray wolves throughout the continental U.S., except in the Northern Rockies. That ruling, which was spurred by a lawsuit from a coalition of environmental groups, reversed a 2020 decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to delist gray wolves. The current bipartisan legislation, which is sponsored by Wisconsin senators Ron Johnson (R) and Tammy Baldwin (D), as well as Wyoming senators Cynthia Lummis (R) and John Barrasso (R), would delist gray wolves only in the Great Lakes Region and Wyoming.
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