From ColoradoPolitics.com:
The state wolf compensation fund, set at $350,000 by statute last year, saw claims from 2024 that are approaching double that amount.
Data obtained through an open records request to Colorado Parks and Wildlife showed that the agency paid out $425,478.61 in claims.
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They’re only 10 days old, but these Missouri wolf pups’ ‘life-changing’ journey will help save their species
From KSDK.com:
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — The eyes of six newly born Mexican wolf pups hadn’t even opened when they started a life-changing journey across the U.S.
The six 10-day-old tiny pups recently embarked on a flight from Missouri to New Mexico in hopes of helping save their species from extinction, according to St. Louis County’s Endangered Wolf Center.
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Time Machine: 30 years ago, wildlife officials say wolf reintroduction will be difficult in Colorado
From VailDaily.com:
In a story about how coyotes have proliferated in Colorado despite efforts to eradicate them, the Vail Trail reported that wildlife officials suspected that reintroducing wolves to Colorado “would be difficult partly because the coyote has filled the predatorial niche wolves once occupied.”
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Wyoming History: How The Custer Wolf Got The Best Of A Famed Outlaw Hunter
From CowboyStateDaily.com:
Wyoming’s premier hunter “High Powered” Williams, who had once bested a Hole-in-the-Wall gang member, finally met his match in the 1920s. But it wasn’t another outlaw, it was the notorious Custer wolf that was terrorizing the countryside.
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Endangered wolf pups born in Missouri fostered into wild dens
From Fox2Now.com:
The Endangered Wolf Center in St. Louis announced that efforts to help six endangered Mexican Wolf Pups born in the state.
The Mexican wolf, according to the center, is a keystone species, as less than 300 exist in the wild.
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Colorado ranchers claim nearly $650k in wolf attacks, but CPW data shows discrepancies
From ColoradoPolitics.com:
The state wolf compensation fund, set at $350,000 by statute last year, saw claims from 2024 that are approaching double that amount.
Data obtained through an open records request to Colorado Parks and Wildlife showed that the agency paid out $425,478.61 in claims.
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Swiss government forbids use of donkeys to protect against wolf attacks
From SwissInfo.ch:
Farmers in the northern Jura mountain region will not be able to use donkeys to protect their herds of sheep and goats against wolf attacks. The Swiss government considers this practice to be contrary to the law. The cantons will no longer be able to issue exemptions.
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[Wyoming] Hunter Calls For Counter-Protest During Daniel Rally Against Wolf Torture
FromCowboyStateDaily.com:
An outdoorsman is calling for people to show up in Daniel on June 14 to support Wyoming’s wolf management policies and to counter what he says is the inaccurate demonization of local resident Cody Roberts.
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Wyoming Eyes Higher Predator Quotas
From MountainJournal.org:
Wyoming’s top predators could be facing more pressure this fall. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is proposing to raise hunting quotas for both gray wolves and mountain lions, a move that would put more tags in hunters’ hands.
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Bill advances to strengthen Oregon rancher-wolf compensation program
From NaturalResourceReport.com:
Today, the Oregon House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 777A, legislation that significantly strengthens Oregon’s Wolf Depredation Compensation and Financial Assistance Grant Program. Representative Bobby Levy (R-Echo), a leading voice for rural Oregon, carried the bill in the House and applauded its successful passage as a bipartisan victory for ranching families and communities impacted by wolf activity.
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Representative Gail Griffin Advocates for Removal of Mexican Gray Wolf from Endangered Species Act in Arizona
From Hoodline.com:
The debate over the future of the Mexican gray wolf in Arizona has reached new heights as Rep. Gail Griffin calls for the animal’s removal from the Endangered Species Act protections.
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