From The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Washington:
BOISE – “We need to talk about what’s happening in Idaho,” announces Wren Woodson, her face greenscreened over an image of a wolf in snow.
Woodson, who describes herself on TikTok as a Wisconsin-based “journalist & wildlife enthusiast,” has gone viral on the social media platform with a video posted earlier this week, captioned “Idaho’s Wolf Killing Bill.” In the short video, which has been watched more than 250,000 times, Woodson points to headlines from The New York Times and The Associated Press as she tells viewers that Idaho plans to kill 90% of its wolf population.
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Slovakia bans wolf hunting
From Emerging Europe:
The wolf is set to become a fully protected species in Slovakia after the country implemented a total ban on hunting.
The hunting of wolves will be illegal in Slovakia from June 1, after the country finally adopted new rules that bring it into line with European Union guidelines.
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Colorado AG to Wildlife Commission: Create West Slope panel on wolf reintroduction
From The Daily Sentinel in Grand Junction, Colorado:
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser is urging the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to do a lot more than just include Western Slope residents in public hearings over reintroduction of the gray wolf.
Because that reintroduction is to happen on the Western Slope only, Weiser also wants the commission to create a special advisory panel made up solely of Western Slope elected officials to ensure people west of the Continental Divide have an appreciable say in what happens next.
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Washington state: New gray wolf pack formed in Okanogan County
From the Methow Valley News in Washington:
Washington’s wolf population grew by 22% in 2020, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) reported in its annual wolf count, released this month, marking 12 straight years of growth in the population.
The WDFW documented four new packs in 2020, including one in Okanogan County — the Navarre Pack, which was spotted in southwest Okanogan County south of territory occupied by the established Lookout Pack.
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Group asks US to cut funding to Idaho over wolf-killing bill
From the Associated Press and the Star Tribune in Minnesota:
BOISE, Idaho — A conservation group is asking the U.S. government to cut off millions of dollars to Idaho that is used to improve wildlife habitat and outdoor recreation opportunities because of legislation that could lead to 90% of the state’s wolves being killed.
The Center for Biological Diversity sent a letter Monday to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, saying states may be deemed ineligible to receive federal wildlife restoration money if states approve legislation contrary to that goal.
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Wyoming: Gray wolf population grows outside trophy-game area
From the Sublette Examiner in Pinedale, Wyoming:
SUBLETTE COUNTY – Gray wolves across Wyoming at the end of 2020 showed growth compared to the year before with higher estimates outside of the state’s trophy-game area.
The 2020 annual report “Wyoming Gray Wolf Monitoring and Management” was posted last week on the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s website.
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Critics say Idaho bill would kill 90% of wolves. Hunters, wildlife experts have other worries
From The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Washington:
BOISE – “We need to talk about what’s happening in Idaho,” announces Wren Woodson, her face greenscreened over an image of a wolf in snow.
Woodson, who describes herself on TikTok as a Wisconsin-based “journalist & wildlife enthusiast,” has gone viral on the social media platform with a video posted earlier this week, captioned “Idaho’s Wolf Killing Bill.” In the short video, which has been watched more than 250,000 times, Woodson points to headlines from The New York Times and The Associated Press as she tells viewers that Idaho plans to kill 90% of its wolf population.
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How Wolves Use Their Sense of Hearing to Engage the World
237 British Columbia wolves culled, Pacific Wild decries BC wolf cull’s continuation while matter is before the courts
From Castanet.net in Canada:
Environmental group Pacific Wild says it’s shocked to learn the B.C. government killed 237 wolves over the winter, despite the controversial cull being before the courts.
Calling it a “continued war on wolves,” Pacific Wild said: “This government’s recent behaviour toward our wildlife shows a flagrant disregard for the role our courts have to play in ensuring the lawfulness and accountability of government’s actions and decisions.”
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How the Gray Wolves Survived when the World Froze
From NatureWorldNews.com:
11,000 years ago, the last Ice Age wiped out several species around the world. The change in climate brought about scarcity of food for wildlife. An extinction event happened so quickly in a short geologic time scale, causing one-third of all existing species to disappear.
Although a new ecosystem immediately emerged right after, some species survived the catastrophic event which is mass extinction. One of them being the gray wolves.
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Update: Fate of Idaho’s wolves now in the hands of the governor
From KMVT:
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) —Legislation that would allow hunters, trappers, and private contractors to kill up to 90 percent of the state’s wolf population has now passed through both chambers of the Idaho State Legislature.
On Tuesday afternoon, the House passed SB 1211, 58 to 11. The legislation will allow the trapping of wolves on private land year-round, and no limit on the number of wolf tags someone can purchase.
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