From Missoula Current:
HELENA (KPAX) – Montana’s trapping season for wolves was set to open on Monday in many areas, but it’s now on hold in much of the state, after a federal judge’s order.
Earlier this year, two environmental groups filed suit over Montana’s wolf trapping regulations, claiming they were “reasonably certain” to cause incidental harm to grizzly bears. On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy issued a preliminary injunction, ordering the trapping season to be significantly shortened – to the time when almost all grizzlies will be in their dens for winter.
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FWP hosting public meetings to answer questions about updated wolf management plan
From Daily Montanan:
Montanans will have the ability to get questions answered by Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials starting next week on the agency’s first proposed update to its wolf management plan in 20 years.
FWP is holding six public meetings, including five in person across the state and one virtual meeting, on the 2023 Montana Gray Wolf Conservation and Management Plan and an accompanying environmental impact statement though the first half of December.
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Wolves aren’t to blame for a disappointing deer hunt, data show
From Minnesota Reformer:
Minnesota’s 2023 deer hunt is shaping up to be a bit of a disappointment, and some hunters and their allies in media and politics know precisely who to blame: wolves.
A hunting group recently erected a billboard near Eveleth, for instance, making the fantastical claim that “wolves devour over 54,000 fawns a year in Minnesota.”
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Border killings: How shooters lured historic Colorado wolves to their deaths in Wyoming
From WyoFile:
An electronic call drew the canine in.
The recorded sounds of a pronghorn in distress blared from a point some 600 yards north of the Colorado-Wyoming state line. It was a Saturday in May 2019, and the hunters at first thought they were looking at a coyote.
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Raritan 4th Grader Looking to Save Wolves
From Ridgewater and Raritan News:
RARITAN, NJ – John F. Kennedy Primary School fourth grader Vir Grover has been working with Raritan Borough Mayor Zachary Bray to raise awareness and help save wolves.
Bray has since decided to feature a call to action on the website for the borough, raritanboro.org.
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Research reveals more secrets of where wolves hunt in northern Minnesota and their impact on forests
From MPR News:
Research published in the past month by scientists with the Voyageurs Wolf Project reveals further insights into how and where wolves in far northern Minnesota hunt for their prey, and how in some cases that hunting can have a profound impact on the region’s forests.
One study builds on past research that demonstrated how wolves living in and around Voyageurs National Park eat large numbers of beaver, and by doing so can significantly shape the ecosystem by influencing the creation of wetlands.
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Pack of wolves north of Yellowknife reported stalking hikers, pets
From CBC News:
Anyone using walking trails north of Yellowknife is being asked to exercise “extreme caution” after wildlife officers reported a pack of nine wolves stalking a hiker and their dogs on Saturday.
In a public service announcement posted to Facebook on Saturday, the Department of Environment and Climate Change said that people should be aware of wolves in the area from Fred Henne park stretching to Vee Lake road.
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Federal judge shortens Montana’s wolf trapping season to protect non-hibernating grizzly bears
From KFYR TV:
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge in Montana has significantly shortened the state’s wolf trapping season to protect grizzly bears that have not yet begun hibernating from being injured by traps.
U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy in Missoula granted a preliminary injunction Tuesday saying Montana’s wolf trapping season can only run from Jan. 1 through Feb. 15, the time during which he said it is reasonably certain that almost all grizzly bears will be in dens. The order applies to all five of the state’s wolf hunting districts along with Hill, Blaine and Phillips counties in north-central Montana — basically the western two-thirds of the state.
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Pack of wolves north of Yellowknife reported stalking hikers, pets
From CBC News:
Anyone using walking trails north of Yellowknife is being asked to exercise “extreme caution” after wildlife officers reported a pack of nine wolves stalking a hiker and their dogs on Saturday.
In a public service announcement posted to Facebook on Saturday, the Department of Environment and Climate Change said that people should be aware of wolves in the area from Fred Henne park stretching to Vee Lake road.
People who walk in the area are advised to keep their pets on-leash at all times and travel in groups, especially after dark.
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START OF MONTANA WOLF TRAPPING SEASON ON HOLD AFTER FEDERAL JUDGE’S RULING
From Missoula Current:
HELENA (KPAX) – Montana’s trapping season for wolves was set to open on Monday in many areas, but it’s now on hold in much of the state, after a federal judge’s order.
Earlier this year, two environmental groups filed suit over Montana’s wolf trapping regulations, claiming they were “reasonably certain” to cause incidental harm to grizzly bears. On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy issued a preliminary injunction, ordering the trapping season to be significantly shortened – to the time when almost all grizzlies will be in their dens for winter.
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Rancher finds 3 lambs killed by wolf, CPW said
From Fox31:
DENVER (KDVR) — Three lambs on a ranch in Jackson County were found dead after what appeared to be a wolf attack, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said.
On Nov. 17, CPW responded to a report of a possible depredation incident when a rancher found the dead lambs.
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