From AdirondackExplorer.org:
As New York readies its 10-year State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP), some wildlife advocates are pointing out a key omission: Wolves.
A group of 13 organizations that includes local, state and even international organizations sent a letter on Sept. 19, a day before the comment period ended for the most recent draft of the SWAP. Part of a consortium known as the Northeast Wolf Recovery Alliance, which formed in 2023 two years after a canid killed by a hunter near Coopertown was determined to be a wolf.
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Wolf attack in Greece prompts calls for hunting rights
Fro Phys.org:
Hunters and farmers in Greece are demanding the right to cull wolves after one attacked a child on a beach this month, warning that the protected species is multiplying in the wild.
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Study questions effectiveness of wolf hunting for livestock loss prevention
From VP-MI.com:
The logic goes: wolves kill livestock, so killing more wolves means less livestock loss. But researchers have found that’s not quite the case.
A new study published in the journal Science Advances analyzed wolf hunting across the western U.S. It determined hunting is not the most effective method for addressing livestock loss.
“You’d have to kill quite a few wolves in order to save one cow, on average,” says Leandra Merz, the paper’s lead author.
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6 hunting dogs killed, 2 injured in three separate wolf attacks in Langlade County [Wisconsin]
From WJFW.com:
LANGLADE COUNTY, Wis. (WJFW) — Three separate wolf attacks and killings of hunting dogs in Langlade were reported in a two-day stretch on Friday and Saturday.
According to a news release from the Wisconsin DNR, USDA-Wildlife Service confirmed two wolf attacks in the Town of Ackley near Antigo and another attack in Elcho resulting in a total of six hunting dog deaths.
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Political Whiplash Is Terrible for Wolves’ Future. But More Is Coming.
From InsideClimateNews.org:
After a judge lamented the “political yo-yo” process embroiling wolf management in the Northern Rockies, no one appears to know how to deescalate the debate.
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Western wolf update: Groups call for changes to [Colorado] wolf reintroduction policy
From WYLR.net:
Wolf reintroduction has been a topic of tension in Colorado and surrounding states since 2020. Recently, two separate citizens’ petitions have been filed in Colorado calling for a reevaluation of wolf policy. One recommends delaying reintroduction efforts until 2026, while the other calls to put an end to wolf reintroduction entirely.
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Coalition pushes [New York] state to include wolves in updates to conservation plan
From AdirondackExplorer.org:
As New York readies its 10-year State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP), some wildlife advocates are pointing out a key omission: Wolves.
A group of 13 organizations that includes local, state and even international organizations sent a letter on Sept. 19, a day before the comment period ended for the most recent draft of the SWAP. Part of a consortium known as the Northeast Wolf Recovery Alliance, which formed in 2023 two years after a canid killed by a hunter near Coopertown was determined to be a wolf.
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Biologists heartened by red wolf program’s recent successes
From CoastalReview.org:
EAST LAKE — Red wolf populations in northeastern North Carolina are still far from recovered, but there are optimistic signs that the highly endangered species now has a solid chance. More wolves are breeding, more pups are surviving, coyote hybridization has been cut, and there are fewer mortalities from vehicle strikes and gunshots.
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Why armed herdsmen are the wrong way
From WildBeimWild.com:
The demand for armed herdsmen sounds like a quick solution to the wolf conflict. But it poses more problems than opportunities. The use of firearms in the steep, confusing terrain of the Alps is risky.
Herders are primarily livestock keepers, not trained gamekeepers or police officers. A weapon increases the risk of misfires, accidents, and misunderstandings – for humans, dogs, and wildlife alike.
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Swiss Moesola wolf pack to be culled
From SwissInfo.ch:
The Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) has approved a request to completely eliminate the Moesola wolf pack in canton Graubünden.
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Participation campaign: A call for change in Switzerland
Wil BeimWild.com:
A few days ago, due to a recent change in the law, the shooting of numerous wolves in Switzerland was approved.
However, according to the Bern Convention and the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats – both agreements ratified by Switzerland – wolves are a “strictly protected species.” The now approved cull undermines these agreements and thus the protection of wolves. Furthermore, the decision to cull contradicts the results of a national referendum held in 2020.
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