From High Country News.org:
The hysteria around gray wolves across the United States, and Mexican wolves in particular, needs to be addressed urgently. First, the wolf named Ella was found murdered on ancestral Hopi lands, near Mount Taylor. A few weeks later, a collared wolf, Asiza, likely pregnant, was “mistakenly” murdered by Arizona Fish and Game in Greenlee County, also ancestral Hopi lands.
It is my hope that by offering a perspective that predates the institutions “managing” these wild creatures, perhaps some rational thinking and conversation can occur.
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When we harm wolves, we harm ourselves
From High Country News.org:
The hysteria around gray wolves across the United States, and Mexican wolves in particular, needs to be addressed urgently. First, the wolf named Ella was found murdered on ancestral Hopi lands, near Mount Taylor. A few weeks later, a collared wolf, Asiza, likely pregnant, was “mistakenly” murdered by Arizona Fish and Game in Greenlee County, also ancestral Hopi lands.
It is my hope that by offering a perspective that predates the institutions “managing” these wild creatures, perhaps some rational thinking and conversation can occur.
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Why Do Wolves Howl?
From Britannica.com:
There’s nothing quite so interesting as the social interactions in the wolf pack. Wolves live in packs of about 6 to 10 members. Pack formation is possible because wolves are highly social creatures that develop strong bonds with one another.
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How Rep. Lauren Boebert’s bill to delist gray wolves would affect Colorado’s wolf reintroduction
From The DenverPost:
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Wolves kill 5 calves in Umatilla County [Oregon]
From Elkhorn Media Group:
UMATILLA COUNTY – Five calves were killed by wolves over the weekend in a single incident in Umatilla County. The wolf depredation has been confirmed by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
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Conflicting court rulings bedevil wolf listing case
From MissoulaCurrent.com:
(Missoula Current) After an earlier Supreme Court ruling negated “Chevron deference,” a federal district judge is trying to work out whether he can decide the definition of “range” for wolves of the West or whether he must accept an agency’s restricted definition.
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Here’s what you should do if you spot a wolf on the trail
From DenverGazette.com:
As most Coloradans know already, the state’s wolf population has been on the rise since the December 2023 reintroduction effort. While the chances of encountering a wolf on the trail are extremely low as wolves tend to avoid human interaction entirely, it’s important to know how to react if one is spotted.
According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, those who encounter a wolf should proceed with extreme caution, following careful steps to avoid a potentially dangerous interaction.
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Wolves in the West should be relisted under ESA, groups argue
From BozemanDailyChronicle.com:
MISSOULA — Attorneys for environmental groups on Wednesday argued that federal agencies failed to consider the science and state-level regulations when they opted against returning gray wolves to protected status in the western United States.
In a trio of 2024 federal lawsuits that have since been combined into a single case, 20 conservation organizations are asking U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy to require the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reconsider its finding last year that gray wolves in the West don’t need to be re-listed under the Endangered Species Act.
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Round-the-Clock Wolf Patrols Begin in Northern California Ranching Communities
From ActiveNorCal.com:
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has launched a new summer “strike team” to help protect livestock from gray wolf depredations in Siskiyou County and the Sierra Valley, which spans Sierra and Plumas counties.
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[Colorado] CPW commissioners decide not to kill additional wolves, for now
From AspenPublicRadio.org:
During a two-day meeting last week, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission (CPW) decided not to kill any additional wolves from the Copper Creek wolf pack, for now.
That came after hours of public comment and debate about their wolf reintroduction program.
CPW captured the Copper Creek Pack last year, after the wolves were repeatedly feeding on livestock. The agency then rereleased five wolves from the pack in January.
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Montana judge hears case on federal protections for gray wolves
Form PublicNewsService.org:
Most gray wolves in the U.S. are protected under the federal Endangered Species Act, but not those in the Northern Rockies. A federal judge in Missoula will hear arguments Wednesday over the validity of the exception.
In the Northern Rockies, state wildlife agencies are in charge of managing wolf populations, even though the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last year determined some state regulations are “at odds with modern professional wildlife management.”
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