From USAToday.com:
Wildlife officials in Colorado have reported three new gray wolf packs as part of the state’s plan to rebuild populations in the area, and shared footage of three pups captured on a trail camera.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife made the announcement on Thursday, July 17, sharing video of three gray wolf pups in Routt County, part of northwestern Colorado. In the footage, the pups appear to scratch their ears, rest a bit and playfully bite one another.
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Secret recording sparks fears of dishonesty within Colorado’s wolf program
From Yahoo.com:
A secretly recorded cellphone conversation between ranchers and a Colorado Parks and Wildlife wolf depredation investigator exposed how agency investigations receive top-down influence to alter the number of confirmed wolf depredations.
The Coloradoan on July 20 was provided a copy of the nearly 20-minute recording by Merrilee Ellis of Coberly Creek Ranch that included a conversation between her husband, Mike Neelis; son-in-law, Adam Edwards; and state wildlife damage specialist Rhea Ebel-Childs on April 23.
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Months of Trail-Cam Footage in Remote [Minnesota] Wilderness, See Highlights
From Outdoors.com:
The Voyageurs Wolf Project is dedicated to better understanding the ecology of wolves in the greater Voyageurs National Park ecosystem of Minnesota. The organization uses trail-cam footage to study wildlife like wolves, bears, and more in the remote wilderness, where humans rarely go. Voyageurs Wolf Project recently shared a video on YouTube that shows a mash-up of 10 months’ worth of footage from their trail cameras, and there are some real treats.
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Conservation group asks federal judge to order stronger protections for NC red wolves
From NewsObserver.com:
A national conservation group asked a federal judge Wednesday for stronger protections to keep the red wolf population in Eastern North Carolina from becoming extinct. It’s the latest legal move in a years-long effort to force the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, which reintroduced red wolves to North Carolina in 1987 and manages the animals across a five-county area, to do everything it can to help the species survive and recover.
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Legal foothold trap in northwestern Colorado killed wolf released in January
From ColoradoSun.com:
Legal foothold trap in northwestern Colorado killed wolf released in January.
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Mountain lion killed wolf in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado wildlife agency says
From YahooNews.com:
A mountain lion was the apparent cause of death of a Colorado reintroduced wolf in Rocky Mountain National Park, while another reintroduced wolf died from injuries suffered after being caught in a lawful leghold trap, according to state wildlife officials.
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Gray wolf pups seen on Colorado trail cam. What to know about 3 new wolf packs
From USAToday.com:
Wildlife officials in Colorado have reported three new gray wolf packs as part of the state’s plan to rebuild populations in the area, and shared footage of three pups captured on a trail camera.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife made the announcement on Thursday, July 17, sharing video of three gray wolf pups in Routt County, part of northwestern Colorado. In the footage, the pups appear to scratch their ears, rest a bit and playfully bite one another.
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Cochise County [Arizona] adopts resolution opposing wolf reintroduction
From KOVA.com:
BISBEE, Ariz. (KVOA) – Cochise County has adopted a resolution opposing the current implementation of the Mexican Gray Wolf reintroduction program.
The resolution passed unanimously with a 3-0 vote on Tuesday and calls for reforms to the program, mainly that ranchers be fully compensated when their livestock is killed by wolves.
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State considering options after [Colorado] Copper Creek Pack believed to have killed more livestock
From 9News.com:
PITKIN COUNTY, Colo. — Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) confirmed a wolf or wolves killed a calf in Pitkin County on July 18. The state believes the Copper Creek Pack was involved, a CPW spokesperson told 9NEWS.
“The producers in this area have been working constructively with CPW’s wildlife damage specialists on the deployment of all available and appropriate non-lethal conflict mitigation efforts,” said Luke Perkins, a CPW spokesperson.
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Michiganian of the Year: Isle Royale researcher honored for a lifetime of study
From SecondWaveMedia.com:
It’s not likely Michigan Tech biologist Rolf Peterson has had a chance to bask in the congratulatory comments pouring in on the university’s social media posts following his selection last month as one of 2025’s Michiganians of the year.
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ID wolf numbers stabilize following short downtrend
From LewistonTribune.com:
Idaho’s wolf population has stabilized following a downward trend and is expected to grow in the coming year.
Whether either of those things is good or bad depends on your perspective.
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