From Buckrail:
JACKSON, Wyo. — Wolf 1228F in Yellowstone National Park (YNP) is notable for her resiliency throughout a life that biologists have observed as being particularly challenging.
According to Kira Cassidy, research associate with the Yellowstone Wolf Project, 1228F has been observed for her entire life, nearly five years. Born to the Junction Butte pack in 2019, 1228F’s mother, Wolf 969F, was a subordinate female in the pack while 1228F’s aunt, 907F, was and continues to be the alpha today at almost 11 years old.
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife to hold wolf meeting geared towards agriculture producers in Kremmling
From SkyHiNews:
As wolves roam Grand and its neighboring counties, Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Colorado State University Extension Office will hold a meeting to inform livestock producers about living with wolves. The meeting, “Living with Wolves on Agriculture Lands,” will be held at the Kremmling CSU Extension Office on April 9 from 1-2:30 p.m.
At the meeting, attendees can meet with Parks and Wildlife staff and hear a presentation by Frank Garry, coordinator of integrated livestock management with CSU.
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Wyoming cites law to justify secrecy about wolf’s alleged torture, but it may not apply
From County 17:
Wyoming wildlife officials on Thursday released their first public statement about a wolf that was illegally taken captive and then subjected to alleged abuses that have generated outrage around the world.
The statement from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department stretched for only six sentences and included no names, dates or locations. The brevity and ambiguity were explained by a statute that the state agency summarized.
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Swiss farmers dump dead sheep in protest against rising wolf numbers
From The Guardian:
Farmers in Switzerland dumped the carcasses of sheep that were killed by wolves in front of a regional government building on Saturday as part of a protest to demand more action against the predators.
About a dozen breeders came from the Saint-Barthélemy area in the western Swiss canton of Vaud to lay 12 carcasses in front of Lausanne’s Chateau Saint-Maire, the regional government headquarters, AFP reported.
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Wolf hunting becomes sharp political issue in Europe
From ERR:
Wolf populations have almost doubled in Europe over the past decade. While their number was estimated at 11,000 in 2012, a recent count puts that figure north of 20,000.
Vivian Loonela, head of the Estonian Representation of the European Commission, described it as a success story of EU conservation efforts. But wolf numbers have now grown to a point where local governments have started to complain to the Commission.
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Hunters, Biologists Angered Over Alleged Wolf Torture Case
From Cowboy State Daily:
The alleged capture, tormenting and killing of a wolf in Sublette County, Wyoming, could damage the reputation of wolf hunting in the Cowboy State, and it ratchets up emotion over an already touchy topic, according to hunters and biologists speaking out on the incident.
“It was like a punch in the gut. That’s cruel and sad,” Wyoming outdoorsman Matt Eastman of Green River told Cowboy State Daily on Wednesday. “And as hunters, we wat to get those animals down as quickly and humanely as possible.”
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State agencies submit budget proposals for help protecting livestock from wolves
From Montrose Press:
Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Department of Agriculture recently released information about range riders — those who help livestock growers protect herds from wolves — and budget proposals to the state legislature to assist ranchers and livestock owners.
The CDA and CPW are working on a plan to get on-the-ground assistance within the next two weeks with range riders.
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Gray wolf killed during coyote hunt in Calhoun County
From Fox 17 News:
CALHOUN COUNTY, Mich. — For the first time in more than 100 years, a gray wolf has been spotted in the wild in West Michigan. However the discovery only came after the animal had been killed.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is investigating after a hunter taking part in a coyote hunt reported shooting and killing the wolf in January. The hunt, which the DNR says was legal, happened in Calhoun County.
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Wolf kills a calf in Colorado, the first confirmed kill after the predator’s reintroduction
From AP:
DENVER (AP) — A wolf has killed a calf in Colorado, wildlife officials said Wednesday, confirming the first livestock kill after 10 of the predators were controversially reintroduced in December to the aggrievement of the state’s rural residents.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed after an investigation that the wounds of the calf killed Tuesday, and nearby wolf tracks, were consistent with a wolf kill, what they refer to as a “depredation.”
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Monthly wolf report- March 2024
From Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife:
This update provides an overview of gray wolf conservation and management activities in Washington during March 2024.
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Yellowstone’s Wolf 1228F considered ‘a survivor
From Buckrail:
JACKSON, Wyo. — Wolf 1228F in Yellowstone National Park (YNP) is notable for her resiliency throughout a life that biologists have observed as being particularly challenging.
According to Kira Cassidy, research associate with the Yellowstone Wolf Project, 1228F has been observed for her entire life, nearly five years. Born to the Junction Butte pack in 2019, 1228F’s mother, Wolf 969F, was a subordinate female in the pack while 1228F’s aunt, 907F, was and continues to be the alpha today at almost 11 years old.
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