From CodyEnterprise.com:
Long before wolves became symbols of wilderness preservation and Yellowstone tourism, they were viewed across Wyoming as enemies to the state predators blamed for killing livestock, thinning game herds and threatening the fragile economy that sustained ranch families across the West.
More than a century ago, private bounty clubs, ranchers and government agents all took part in a long campaign to reduce, and eventually eliminate, wolves from the Wyoming landscape. For decades, they were hunted, trapped and poisoned for cash rewards.
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Latest wolf activity map shows wolves traveling throughout Gunnison County [Colorado]
From GunnisonTimes.com:
The most recent Collard Gray Wolf Activity Map from Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) shows gray wolves are traveling through most of Gunnison County. The recently published May map documents activity from April 21 through May 26, highlighting collared wolves presence by watershed.
Along with issuing the most up to date map, CPW biologists continue to monitor wolves for the formation of new packs along with indications of successful reproduction following the denning season.
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Colorado’s Wolf Reintroduction Hasn’t Gone to Plan. Are These Cowboys Its Last Hope?
From OutsideOnline.com:
It was midnight when Jesse Lasater and Max Morton heard the wolf howling behind them. It was a lonely sound, deep and mournful, and it carried through the pines. The men whirled, and Morton touched his shotgun. For a moment, they stood there in the heavy silence, listening.
This wolf was one of at least two that had been slowly closing in on a local rancher’s herd of cattle over the past few days. Now, only 100 yards separated predator from prey.
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Wolf attack leaves 2 zookeepers hurt, with firefighters having to rescue worker
From NBCChicago.com:
An investigation is underway after two zookeepers were injured in an attack by wolves inside an enclosure on Wednesday morning.
The attack required firefighters to rescue one of the zookeepers, who were attending to a wolf who had died overnight when the incident occurred.
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Mate of Mexican gray wolf Asha dies, according to report
From ABQJournal.com:
Asha, a Mexican gray wolf who has captured the hearts of New Mexico residents, has lost the mate who fathered her first litter of pups last year.
A quarterly report from the Mexican Wolf Recovery Program states that M1966, otherwise known as Arcadia, was discovered dead in March after mating with Asha last year in captivity. The report didn’t indicate the location or cause of Arcadia’s death.
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Social media post claims 15 New Mexican wolves were recently released into Colorado – but is that true?
From DenverGazette.com:
A post that getting a little bit of attention online claims that Colorado has recently released another 15 wolves from New Mexico as part of its wolf reintroduction program. A few key factors point to that not being the case.
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Why a Colorado ranch hand shot and killed a mother wolf
From Coloradoan.com:
A Colorado ranch hand working the busy calving season took matters into his own hands when wolves moved in on cows and their calves, firing two warning shots before a third shot killed the wolf, according to the ranch owner.
Susan Nottingham, who owns the sprawling Nottingham Ranch in Eagle and Routt counties in western Colorado, told the Coloradoan in an interview June 1 the shooting occurred March 10 on the ranch’s calving grounds.
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How Wyoming won the wolf war: The state’s 30-year campaign to remove the predators from the range
From CodyEnterprise.com:
Long before wolves became symbols of wilderness preservation and Yellowstone tourism, they were viewed across Wyoming as enemies to the state predators blamed for killing livestock, thinning game herds and threatening the fragile economy that sustained ranch families across the West.
More than a century ago, private bounty clubs, ranchers and government agents all took part in a long campaign to reduce, and eventually eliminate, wolves from the Wyoming landscape. For decades, they were hunted, trapped and poisoned for cash rewards.
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Rare drone footage captures wolf hunt in Türkiye’s Tunceli
From TurkiyeToday.com:
Uunique drone video documented two wolves tracking and hunting a wild goat in the eastern Turkish province of Tunceli Tuesday. The event took place within the mountainous Mercan Valley near Ovacik, an area widely recognized for its rich wildlife.
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NC’s critically endangered red wolf population is bouncing back
From WFAE.org:
One critically endangered species that calls North Carolina home now has five more members. Three male and two female red wolf pups were born this month at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham. Red wolves once thrived across the Southeast but now number only about 300 total, in the wild and in captivity.
One part of eastern North Carolina is the only confirmed place where the wolves live in the wild. To talk more about red wolves, I’m joined now by Katerina Ramos. She’s the red wolf education and outreach coordinator with the North Carolina Wildlife Federation.
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Jackson [Wyoming] wolf hunting meeting sees high turnout, police presence, but stays tame
From JacksonHoleNews&Guide.com:
An outbreak of canine distemper virus that left the wolf population at its lowest point in 20 years has brought increased interest in and scrutiny of wolf hunting in Wyoming.
That much was evident last week at a May 26 public meeting in Jackson to discuss the proposed season.