From OutdoorNews.com:
Milladore, Wis. — The possibility of using trailing hounds to move wolves away from farms and other problem areas in Wisconsin cleared its first hurdle when the Conservation Congress wolf study committee passed Corky Meyer’s resolution with just one dissenting vote. Meyer, who passed away earlier this year, had been a strong conservation advocate for decades.
Meyer, a hound hunter, had been working on a citizen resolution to allow the use of trained hounds to target specific wolf control situations when he passed away. Meyer’s resolution, presented by his daughter, Tashina Peplinski, was the only citizen resolution before the committee during its meeting at the George W. Mead State Wildlife Area.
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Wolf Attacks Threaten Reindeer Herds in Finland’s Lapland
From Mexha.net:
In Kuusamo, a town in northern Finland, concerns are growing about threats to herds of reindeer kept by herders and supporting Lapland’s tourism sector during the Christmas season. In recent years, the number of wolf attacks on the herds has risen, affecting the survival of local families and the region’s economy.
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Wisconsin Conservation Congress group passes hound/wolf resolution
From OutdoorNews.com:
Milladore, Wis. — The possibility of using trailing hounds to move wolves away from farms and other problem areas in Wisconsin cleared its first hurdle when the Conservation Congress wolf study committee passed Corky Meyer’s resolution with just one dissenting vote. Meyer, who passed away earlier this year, had been a strong conservation advocate for decades.
Meyer, a hound hunter, had been working on a citizen resolution to allow the use of trained hounds to target specific wolf control situations when he passed away. Meyer’s resolution, presented by his daughter, Tashina Peplinski, was the only citizen resolution before the committee during its meeting at the George W. Mead State Wildlife Area.
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[Wisconsin] WCA Applauds House Passage of Gray Wolf Delisting Legislation
From MorningAgClips.com:
VERONA, Wis. — The Wisconsin Cattlemen’s Association (WCA) is grateful for today’s bipartisan passage of the Pet and Livestock Protection Act in the U.S. House of Representatives.
This legislation introduced by Reps. Tom Tiffany (R-WI) and Lauren Boebert (R-CO) restores the 2020 rule delisting gray wolves in the lower 48 states and prevents future judicial overturns. The move marks a significant step forward for Wisconsin’s cattle producers and rural communities who have faced increasing livestock losses, emotional stress and financial strain from growing wolf populations.
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Where does Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s revenue come from?
From SteamboatPilot.com:
As Colorado legislators commenced the annual budgeting process this winter, their first review of the state’s Department of Natural Resources budget for the upcoming fiscal year was dominated by wolves. However, the state’s gray wolf reintroduction program is a unique line item for Colorado Parks and Wildlife — the enterprise agency that falls under the Department of Natural Resources.
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Illegal poultry carcass storage linked to rising wolf–human conflicts, [Polish] study finds
From ScienceInPoland.pl:
Illegally stored poultry carcasses on or near farms attract wolves and increase the risk of conflicts between predators and humans, according to a new study by Polish scientists, who are calling for urgent inspections of factory farming operations.
Researchers from the Faculty of Biology at the University of Warsaw, in collaboration with experts from the Faculty of Biology at the University of Gdańsk, the Mysikrólik Foundation and Vet-House, found that improper disposal and storage of dead farm animals significantly affects the behaviour of large predators and draws them into human settlements.
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Grand County [Colorado] commissioners demand answers after re-release of depredating wolf
From SkyHiNews.com:
In a Dec. 17 letter, the Grand County Board of County Commissioners condemned Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s decision to re-release wolf 2403 into the county. Commissioners called the move a violation of the state’s Wolf Restoration and Management Plan and a betrayal of ranching families who have already suffered heavy losses.
In the letter sent to Gov. Jared Polis, Commissioners Edward Raegner, Merrit Linke and Randal George said they were “profoundly disappointed” by Parks and Wildlife’s choice to return the wolf after its capture in New Mexico.
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House Bill Targets Wolf ‘Whacking’ With Snowmobiles On Federal Land
From CowboyStateDaily.com:
For the second time in as many years, a bipartisan coalition introduced a bill in the U.S. House to ban using snowmobiles to run over wolves and other predators on federal lands in all 50 states.
The “Snowmobiles Aren’t Weapons Act” (SAW), introduced Thursday, was inspired by a February 2024 incident near Daniel, Wyoming. Local resident Cody Roberts allegedly ran down a wolf with a snowmobile, captured and abused it before killing it behind the Green River Bar in Daniel.
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NSMA wants wolf harvesting pause, questioning [Canadian] program’s impact
From CabinRadio.ca:
The North Slave Métis Alliance says a Tłı̨chǫ Government proposal to extend a wolf harvesting program is being handled inappropriately by the regulator and may not be helping caribou. The regulator, the Wek’éezhìi Renewable Resources Board, says it is following the rules.
The Tłı̨chǫ Government says its program is part of “doing everything that we can to try to help the herds recover” – caribou numbers in the region are down significantly – and only a minor extension is being sought.
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Former Wisconsin conservation warden fined in 2023 wolf killing
From WPR.org:
A former state conservation warden has been ordered to pay a fine for killing a wolf at his northern Wisconsin home two years ago, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
In 2023, Pat Quaintance of Bayfield reported to police that he’d killed the collared wolf during the early morning hours of Christmas Day. Quaintance is a hound hunter and former conservation warden with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, as well as a past president of the Wisconsin Wildlife Federation.
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US House passes bill to remove federal protections for wolves
From WPR.org:
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that would remove federal protections for gray wolves nationwide.
U.S. House Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Hazelhurst, cosponsored the bill this year with Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado and 30 other lawmakers, including Wisconsin’s Republican congressional delegation. The bill passed 211-204, largely along party lines.
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