From Missoulian:
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a 100% fatal disease that affects elk, moose, mule deer, and white-tailed deer in Montana. Affected animals lose weight, and they exhibit listlessness, tremors, and repetitive walking in set patterns. However, CWD is slow acting, and there are few symptoms during the first year or more after infection. The effects of CWD do not become apparent until the last 4-9 months of infection.
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Will grizzlies and the Endangered Species Act make it harder to trap wolves in Idaho?
From Idaho News6:
BOISE, Idaho — Conservation groups have filed a lawsuit against the state of Idaho claiming that traps and snares will have a negative impact on grizzly bears in the Idaho Panhandle and Yellowstone Region and will violate the Endangered Species Act.
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ODFW says wolf management west of Hwy 395 has challenges
From Elkhorn Media Group:
JOHN DAY – Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife Assistant District Wildlife Biologist Ryan Platte was on KJDY’s Coffee Time Wednesday morning and discussed wolves within Grant County. Platte mentioned that their management tactics are more limited in certain parts of the county than others:
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More than 600 attend wolf predation meeting in Detroit Lakes
From DL-Online:
DETROIT LAKES — More than 600 people attended a wolf predation meeting hosted by Hunters for Hunters on Friday, Dec. 29, at the Detroit Lakes Holiday Inn.
“There are two types of deer enthusiasts in Minnesota; ones that have wolf problems and ones that are about to have wolf problems,” said host Steve Porter.
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Washington bill proposes shooting first wolf back to carcass
From Capital Press:
A northwest Washington lawmaker has introduced a bill to allow ranchers to shoot the first wolf that comes back to feed on dead livestock.
Rather than indiscriminately culling a pack, killing the wolf that returns to the carcass will make it “far more likely to get the proper wolf,” said Sen. Keith Wagoner, R-Sedro Woolley.
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UPDATED: Collared wolf photographed in Grand County
From the Fence Post:
Todd Schmidt is the owner of Highmark Builders in Kremmling, Colo., and he spends a great deal of time behind the wheel back and forth to building sites and his home near Sweetwater. He is always watching for wildlife, and snaps the occasional photo of the large elk herds and other animals that he sees from the road in Grand County.
Public captures first images of Colorado’s reintroduced wolves after December releases
From the Coloradoan:
The first images of what are believed to be one of Colorado’s released wolves in the wild was captured Tuesday in Grand County.
That photo comes after a representative of Windler Ranch, located near Yampa in southern Routt County, said in a video on its Instagram page Dec. 22 that on Dec. 21 the family saw what they believe were four of the five wolves from Colorado’s initial wolf release Dec. 18.
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Mutant Chernobyl wolves evolve anti-cancer abilities 35 years after nuclear disaster
From News Wise:
Beyond hard workers and aides, the domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) can also help us learn about cancer. It turns out that man’s best friend falls ill and fights off cancer more similarly to humans than the common laboratory mouse. Surprisingly, this makes studying their wilder cousins, the gray wolf (Canis lupus), an excellent choice to understand how we might treat cancer one day. Esoteric and challenging, scientists can’t just go out and survey the neighborhood wolf pack for answers. Instead, they have to go where wolves and cancer are sure to collide.
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Fred Allendorf: Chronic Wasting Disease: Can wolves help?
From Missoulian:
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a 100% fatal disease that affects elk, moose, mule deer, and white-tailed deer in Montana. Affected animals lose weight, and they exhibit listlessness, tremors, and repetitive walking in set patterns. However, CWD is slow acting, and there are few symptoms during the first year or more after infection. The effects of CWD do not become apparent until the last 4-9 months of infection.
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Wolf reintroduction in Colorado worries some residents
From Boise State Public Radio:
Wolves now have a larger territory in our region. Colorado has started releasing wolves along the western slope – part of a voter-approved reintroduction plan. But some area residents are worried about the impact.
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Zoo Knoxville welcomes new red wolf, first unrelated female wolf in the zoo’s pack
From NBC10 News:
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Zoo Knoxville is welcoming a new member to its red wolf pack — a new female red wolf who arrived from North Carolina. According to Terry Cannon, a curator of mammals and carnivals at the zoo, the new wolf will be the first unrelated female wolf introduced to the zoo in several years.
“Now, we’ve brought in this new bloodline — female. She’s 2 years old, she came from North Carolina. North Carolina State University, actually was holding her and taking care of her, but now she’s been asked to be moved here for future breeding recommendation with one of our males,” he said. “Red wolves are very important. They are officially known as ‘America’s wolf.'”
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