From The Center Square, Colorado:
(The Center Square) – The federal government is moving a step closer to allowing Colorado’s voter-approved plan to reintroduce gray wolves by the end-of-the-year statutory deadline.
In 2020, 51% of Colorado voters approved Proposition 114, requiring the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to create and complete a plan to reintroduce and manage grey wolves west of the continental divide by the end of 2023.
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Federal decision would allow Colorado’s gray wolf reintroduction plan by year-end deadline
From The Center Square, Colorado:
(The Center Square) – The federal government is moving a step closer to allowing Colorado’s voter-approved plan to reintroduce gray wolves by the end-of-the-year statutory deadline.
In 2020, 51% of Colorado voters approved Proposition 114, requiring the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to create and complete a plan to reintroduce and manage grey wolves west of the continental divide by the end of 2023.
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Wildlife officials discover new wolf pack in California
From CBS News Sacramento:
PORTERVILLE – There is a new gray wolf pack in California, wildlife officials say.
The new Tulare pack was sighted in August and includes an adult female and four offspring (two males and two females), the Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a statement Thursday.
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Here’s where Colorado will likely get its future wolves
From CPR News:
“After months of careful planning, Colorado wildlife officials insist they’re on track to reintroduce gray wolves by the end of the year, meeting a deadline laid out in a ballot initiative voters narrowly approved in 2020. ”
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Wisconsin wolf hunters face tighter regulations under new permanent rules
From AP News:
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wolf hunters in Wisconsin would have to register their kills faster, face a limited window for training their dogs and couldn’t disturb dens under new regulations being finalized by state wildlife officials.
The state Department of Natural Resources plans to hold a public hearing on the new regulations Tuesday afternoon via Zoom. The agency plans to bring the regulations to the agency’s board for approval in October.
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Standards updated to confirm livestock killings by wolves in Arizona, New Mexico
From KTAR News:
PHOENIX — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services released a new set of standards to confirm livestock killings by Mexican wolves in Arizona and New Mexico.
The document states confirmation that a Mexican wolf was responsible for depredation requires subcutaneous hemorrhage and underlying tissue damage be present on carcasses, which would show the animal was still alive when an attack occurred. Wolves also scavenge on carrion, which has led to false blame.
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Wolves injure calf near Meacham
From The Observer:
LA GRANDE — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed Friday, Sept. 8, injuries to a 7-month-old calf were caused by a wolf or wolves.
Wolves: Good for nature, dangerous to livestock
From DW:
European wolves are restoring balance to ecosystems. But in 2023 alone they killed several hundred livestock animals in Germany. The EU is considering changes to wolf-protection laws.
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‘Elusive’ Yellowstone wolf pack reacts to trail cam
From For the W!n:
A researcher who studies wolves in Yellowstone National Park on Thursday shared footage showing a rarely seen pack reacting to a trail camera.
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Resurgence of wolves in Germany sparks debate on culling
Some of Germany’s top Green Party politicians want to ease restrictions on shooting wolves that attack livestock. The environmentalist party is under pressure to balance nature protection with farmers’ livelihoods.
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Colorado, running out of options for a source of wolves, turns to Native American tribes
From the Coloradoan:
Colorado Parks and Wildlife told the Coloradoan late last week it has “reached out to the Nez Perce Tribe and may reach out to other tribes as we seek to explore all options for potential sources.”
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