From AspenDailyNews.com:
The article on wolves by M. John Fayhee (“The howling: Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program off to a rocky start,” Jan. 19, Aspen Daily News) points out the frustration with Colorado’s wolf translocation program. This frustration is understandable, and I empathize with rural residents and Indigenous communities in the state. Even from the outside, it’s clear that voting on wildlife management via ballot proposals is not beneficial for people or wildlife.
However, there are several inaccuracies in this article about British Columbia, its wolves, and the province’s caribou that need clarification.
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Wolf transfer from B.C. to Colorado complete, but state wildlife staff ‘threatened’
From The Toronto Star:
The capture of 15 grey wolves in British Columbia and their release in Colorado is complete, an operation that led to unspecified threats against staff with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the agency said in a statement.
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The truth about British Columbia’s wolves
From AspenDailyNews.com:
The article on wolves by M. John Fayhee (“The howling: Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program off to a rocky start,” Jan. 19, Aspen Daily News) points out the frustration with Colorado’s wolf translocation program. This frustration is understandable, and I empathize with rural residents and Indigenous communities in the state. Even from the outside, it’s clear that voting on wildlife management via ballot proposals is not beneficial for people or wildlife.
However, there are several inaccuracies in this article about British Columbia, its wolves, and the province’s caribou that need clarification.
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Female wolf confirmed in Luxembourg: predator behind sheep deaths identified
From RTL TODAY:
In December, two sheep were found dead in a meadow in the Dahl region, killed by a predator. The Nature and Forest Agency (ANF) has now confirmed that the predator was a wolf.
At the end of December, the ANF issued a press release stating that, based on an initial assessment, a wolf could not be ruled out as the culprit. To confirm the predator’s identity, samples were taken from bite marks on one of the sheep in hopes of extracting sufficient saliva containing usable DNA.
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[Montana] Legislative committee hears bills easing restrictions on wolf hunting
From NBCMontana.com:
HELENA, Mont. — In front of a packed house, the Montana House’s Fish, Wildlife and Parks Committee convened for well over four hours on Tuesday evening, hearing bills that deal directly with the controversial issue of wolf hunting throughout Montana.
House Bill 176 requires an unlimited quota if there are more than 450 wolves in the state, rather than the current quotas by region. The bill keeps the current season structure in place.
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Moose captured locking antlers on Voyageurs Wolf Project trail cam
From BringMeTheNews.com:
The Voyageurs Wolf Project isn’t just conducting important research on ecosystems in northern Minnesota, it also entertains from time to time.
This week, the University of Minnesota research project shared trail camera footage of moose tussling in the snowy north. “Cool footage of 2 bull moose sparring from just 2 weeks ago,” it shared to social media.
It isn’t just a wildly impressive angle of the head-to-head match, but a third bull joins in at the end.
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Colorado gets another wave of wolves as wildlife officials reflect on lessons learned
From CBSNews.com:
Colorado has released another wave of wolves in a program mandated by voters through Proposition 113 in 2020. Fifteen wolves were moved from central British Columbia to Colorado’s Western Slope, where the releases are mandated. In addition, five members of the so-called, “Copper Creek Pack,” of wolves were captured last year after predation. The male of the pack died of what was later determined to be an illegal gunshot wound. That was a female and four cubs.
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Second wolf release confirmed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife
From CBSNews.com:
Officials said the department completed a capture and release Saturday for the second Gray Wolf reintroduction season as part of the Colorado Gray Wolf Restoration and Management Plan. Five wolves from the original Copper Creek Pack were also released Saturday. The department said all of the wolves were released in Eagle and Pitkin Counties.
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How Oregon wolves affect prey and plants in Colorado after reintroduction a year ago
From OregonLive.com:
By Joanna Lambert, Professor of Environmental Studies and Faculty in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado Boulder
Gray wolves from Oregon were reintroduced to Colorado in December 2023, the latest attempt in a decadeslong effort to build up wolf populations in the Rocky Mountain states. SciLine interviewed Joanna Lambert, professor of wildlife ecology and director of the American Canid Project at the University of Colorado Boulder, who discussed how and why gray wolf populations declined in the U.S. and the value of reintroducing them to ecosystems in the West.
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Wyoming Wolf Killed by Snowmobile Prompts “Clean Kill Bill”
From MontanaOutdoor.com:
In response to a widely condemned incident in Daniel, Wyoming, where a wolf was reportedly tortured after being run over with a snowmobile, a coalition of Wyoming hunters is advocating for the “Clean Kill Bill.”
The proposed legislation aims to establish felony penalties for individuals who intentionally torture wildlife in Wyoming. The initiative is led by Wyoming Sportsmanship, a newly formed group including prominent figures such as outdoorsman Paul Ulrich, former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Marilyn Kite, and Muley Fanatic Foundation President Josh Coursey.
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Alaska to resume ‘barbaric’ shooting of bears and wolves from helicopters
From The Guardian:
Alaska is set to resume the aerial gunning of bears and wolves as a population control measure aimed at boosting caribou and moose herd numbers, even as the state’s own evaluation of the practice cast doubt on its effectiveness.
The renewed program would allow hunters to eliminate up to 80% of the animals on 20,000 acres (8,000 hectares) of state land. Environmental groups opposed to what they label a “barbaric” practice of shooting wildlife from helicopters is more about sport than scientific practice in part because hunters want caribou populations to increase because they are trophy animals.
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