From Pagosa Daily Post:
n the heels of the recent drawn-out torture of a captured and bound gray wolf, a coalition of organizations has filed their 60-day Notice of Intent to Sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for their refusal to restore Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections to the Western gray wolf. The Notice of Intent may be viewed at this link.
In July 2021, this coalition — Animal Wellness Action, the Center for a Humane Economy, Project Coyote, Kettle Range Conservation Group, Footloose Montana, and Gallatin Wildlife Association, along with dozens of other organizations — filed a petition with the FWS requesting federal ESA protections for gray wolves in the Western United States.
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Resolution calling for ‘scientific management’ of gray wolves introduced to Michigan Legislature
From Huron Daily Tribune:
Michigan lawmakers urge the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to allow the state to manage gray wolves because, without management, the population could reach numbers detrimental to other species, such as whitetail deer.
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Wolf, moose numbers stabilize on Isle Royale
From Duluth News Tribune:
ISLE ROYALE — Researchers counted 30 wolves and an estimated 840 moose on Lake Superior’s largest island last winter, with both predator and prey down a bit from last year but signifying that both populations have stabilized after years of big fluctuations.
That’s the report released Tuesday from the 65th Isle Royale wolf/moose survey, the longest-running predator-prey study in the world.
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More Montana conservation groups intend to sue over decision not to re-list wolves
From Daily Montanan:
Another coalition of conservation groups, including several from Montana, has given notice to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service it plans to sue to try and force the agency to give Endangered Species Act protections back to gray wolves in Montana and other states in the West.
The group, which includes the Gallatin Wildlife Association and Footloose Montana, is the third to threaten or file a lawsuit against the Fish and Wildlife Service since it in February announced that there was a Western distinct population segment of gray wolves but it would not be making any changes to their listing status—something many western conservation groups have been pushing for for years.
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Animal groups are urging tourists not to visit Wyoming after a man hit a wolf then took it to a bar
From AP News:
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — As Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming opens for the busy summer season, wildlife advocates are leading a call for a boycott of the conservative ranching state over laws that give people wide leeway to kill gray wolves with little oversight.
The social media accounts of Wyoming’s tourism agency are being flooded with comments urging people to steer clear of the Cowboy State amid accusations that a man struck a wolf with a snowmobile, taped its mouth shut and showed off the injured animal at a Sublette County bar before killing it.
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Wyoming wolf torture case a ‘trigger’ for new Endangered Species Act lawsuit
From Cap City News:
Until a few weeks ago, Wayne Pacelle was undecided whether he’d join the fray of lawsuits challenging the federal government’s decision to allow western states to continue managing gray wolves.
Then the news cycle spun toward Sublette County, where local resident Cody Roberts is accused of running down a wolf with a snowmobile on Feb. 29, capturing the critically wounded animal, taping its mouth shut, and showing it off in a bar for hours before finally killing it — actions that have thus far only earned Roberts a $250 fine.
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Oregon reports nine new wolf depredations in Wallowa, Morrow counties
From Capital Press:
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reported nine new confirmed wolf depredations in Wallowa and Morrow counties.
Wolves killed one ewe and six month-old lambs on private land in the Lostine area of Wallowa County. The investigation opened April 25. The wolf or pack responsible was unknown.
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Colorado’s wolves make a break for Rocky Mountain National Park
From Yahoo News:
Rocky Mountain National Park has welcomed a new resident – gray wolves, which have been detected in the area for the first time in 80 years. Four months after 10 wolves were first released into the wild in the Centennial State, wolf activity has been detected in the state’s crown jewel.
The wolves, which were relocated from Oregon in December, were fitted with tracking devices to allow Colorado Parks and Wildlife to keep tabs on their movement and assess their behavior. The department has been releasing monthly updates to the public, and yesterday’s news update revealed that the wolves have traveled across the Continental Divide, into the front range and most notably into Colorado’s biggest National Park.
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Animal Welfare, Conservation Groups Announce Intent to Sue in Wake of Wolf’s Killing
From Pagosa Daily Post:
n the heels of the recent drawn-out torture of a captured and bound gray wolf, a coalition of organizations has filed their 60-day Notice of Intent to Sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for their refusal to restore Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections to the Western gray wolf. The Notice of Intent may be viewed at this link.
In July 2021, this coalition — Animal Wellness Action, the Center for a Humane Economy, Project Coyote, Kettle Range Conservation Group, Footloose Montana, and Gallatin Wildlife Association, along with dozens of other organizations — filed a petition with the FWS requesting federal ESA protections for gray wolves in the Western United States.
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Wolf Management Might Be Keeping Woodland Caribou from Going Extinct in Canada, Study Suggests
From Field & Stream:
A government-sponsored wolf-reduction program is playing a major role in the rebound of endangered woodland caribou populations in Canada, according to a recently published study in the journal of Ecological Applications. Authored by 32 researchers from Canada, the United States, and New Zealand, the study found that wildlife managers in British Columbia and Alberta were able to increase the numbers of struggling populations of woodland caribou by more than 50 percent by targeting and removing wolves and by providing cows and calves with supplemental feed inside fully-enclosed penning sites.
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One of Colorado’s reintroduced wolves is dead, another is likely expecting pups
From The Colorado Sun:
Just a few hours after U.S. Fish and Wildlife biologists confirmed that one of the 10 gray wolves transplanted to Colorado in December was found dead in Larimer County, the state’s top wildlife official told ranchers he will not kill a wolf blamed for the death of four cows in Grand County because it is likely the mate to a wolf that appears to be denning.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director Jeff Davis on Tuesday said GPS points from the female wolf’s collar indicate that she is likely in a den. In early April, GPS points stopped uploading and very recently those points began to upload again.
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