From The Guardian:
A new gray wolf pack has established itself in northern California, retaking a part of the vast territory that the species used to inhabit.
The fledgling Beckwourth pack has set down roots in Plumas county, near the California-Nevada border, the California department of fish and wildlife (CDFW) reported Wednesday. Its three members include LAS12F, a two-year-old female wolf born in California, and two others. Wildlife officials are tracking and analyzing the feces of wolves in the region in an effort to identify the lineage of these wolves.
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Gray wolf pack makes its home in northern California
From The Guardian:
A new gray wolf pack has established itself in northern California, retaking a part of the vast territory that the species used to inhabit.
The fledgling Beckwourth pack has set down roots in Plumas county, near the California-Nevada border, the California department of fish and wildlife (CDFW) reported Wednesday. Its three members include LAS12F, a two-year-old female wolf born in California, and two others. Wildlife officials are tracking and analyzing the feces of wolves in the region in an effort to identify the lineage of these wolves.
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Montana wolf seasons amended to comply with law
From The Lewiston Tribune in Montana:
During a conference call last week, Idaho Fish and Game commissioners amended wolf trapping and hunting seasons in response to a newly passed law.
Meanwhile, the majority of Idahoans who commented on the proposal did not support the changes.
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Wisconsin DNR Hears Quota Recommendations From Wolf Harvest Committee
From wxpr.org in Wisconsin:
The wolf harvest advisory committee is charged with recommending harvest quotas for this year’s fall wolf hunt to the Department of Natural Resources.
With so many different backgrounds and priorities when it comes to wolf hunting, the group didn’t come to a quota recommendation for the hunt.
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For the First Time in 80 Years, Gray Wolf Pups Have Been Spotted in Colorado
From Outdoor Life:
The first wild gray wolf pups born in Colorado in 80 years have been spotted near the Wyoming border, according to the Colorado Sun. Colorado wildlife personnel located three wolf pups with their parents at a den in the northwest corner of the state.
The pups are being observed from 2 miles away to avoid disturbing them. Authorities believe there may be more than three pups, since gray wolves commonly have litters of four to six.
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Conservation groups threaten lawsuit if wolf trapping, snaring laws remain unchanged in Montana
From the Missoula Current:
(Daily Montanan) A handful of groups is threatening legal action against the state if it does not revise recently passed legislation that makes it easier to hunt gray wolves in the state, saying the new laws would violate the Endangered Species Act by leading to the accidental taking of federally protected species.
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Keep Killing Wolves to Protect Caribou? No, Says New Research
From The Tyee in Canada:
The British Columbia government could reduce or end its controversial wolf cull and instead make small habitat changes to give mountain caribou herds a chance to recover, according to new research.
But the province — which last winter shot or trapped 237 wolves in areas where caribou are under pressure — says that large-scale habitat restoration is complex, expensive and may take decades before it makes a difference.
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German minister wants easier rules on shooting wolves
From DW.com in Germany:
German Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner is calling for the “regional management” of wolf populations in German federal states where the number of wolves is stable and attacks on livestock are increasing.
Klöckner told the regional daily Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung Monday that nearly 3,000 farm animals were killed or injured by wolves in 2019.
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Research Shows Red Wolves Coexist with Deer, Other Game Species
From Public News Service:
EAST LAKE, N.C. – There are plenty of deer, wild turkey and other game species in eastern North Carolina’s red wolf recovery area, according to new research.
Wildlife scientists say while red wolves coexist with other game species, there’s more work to do to build up their population so they have a better chance of survival.
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Not so big and bad: wolves caused just 0.2% of damage to fauna last year
From DutchNews.nl:
Wolves were responsible for just 0.2% of the damage to fauna in the Netherlands in 2020, according to research by conservationists. Since the animals returned to the Netherlands in 2019 after a 150-year absence farmers have voiced concern about the threat to sheep and cattle.
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Washington officials say breeding female of wolf pack was illegally killed
From the Statesman Journal:
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A female wolf that had pups earlier this year has been illegally killed in northeast Washington state.
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists responded to a report of a dead wolf on May 26 in the Sheep Creek area of Stevens County. The agency says the female died of a gunshot wound.
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