From Missoula Current:
HELENA (KPAX) – Montana’s trapping season for wolves was set to open on Monday in many areas, but it’s now on hold in much of the state, after a federal judge’s order.
Earlier this year, two environmental groups filed suit over Montana’s wolf trapping regulations, claiming they were “reasonably certain” to cause incidental harm to grizzly bears. On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy issued a preliminary injunction, ordering the trapping season to be significantly shortened – to the time when almost all grizzlies will be in their dens for winter.
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Raritan 4th Grader Looking to Save Wolves
From Ridgewater and Raritan News:
RARITAN, NJ – John F. Kennedy Primary School fourth grader Vir Grover has been working with Raritan Borough Mayor Zachary Bray to raise awareness and help save wolves.
Bray has since decided to feature a call to action on the website for the borough, raritanboro.org.
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Research reveals more secrets of where wolves hunt in northern Minnesota and their impact on forests
From MPR News:
Research published in the past month by scientists with the Voyageurs Wolf Project reveals further insights into how and where wolves in far northern Minnesota hunt for their prey, and how in some cases that hunting can have a profound impact on the region’s forests.
One study builds on past research that demonstrated how wolves living in and around Voyageurs National Park eat large numbers of beaver, and by doing so can significantly shape the ecosystem by influencing the creation of wetlands.
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Pack of wolves north of Yellowknife reported stalking hikers, pets
From CBC News:
Anyone using walking trails north of Yellowknife is being asked to exercise “extreme caution” after wildlife officers reported a pack of nine wolves stalking a hiker and their dogs on Saturday.
In a public service announcement posted to Facebook on Saturday, the Department of Environment and Climate Change said that people should be aware of wolves in the area from Fred Henne park stretching to Vee Lake road.
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Federal judge shortens Montana’s wolf trapping season to protect non-hibernating grizzly bears
From KFYR TV:
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge in Montana has significantly shortened the state’s wolf trapping season to protect grizzly bears that have not yet begun hibernating from being injured by traps.
U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy in Missoula granted a preliminary injunction Tuesday saying Montana’s wolf trapping season can only run from Jan. 1 through Feb. 15, the time during which he said it is reasonably certain that almost all grizzly bears will be in dens. The order applies to all five of the state’s wolf hunting districts along with Hill, Blaine and Phillips counties in north-central Montana — basically the western two-thirds of the state.
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Pack of wolves north of Yellowknife reported stalking hikers, pets
From CBC News:
Anyone using walking trails north of Yellowknife is being asked to exercise “extreme caution” after wildlife officers reported a pack of nine wolves stalking a hiker and their dogs on Saturday.
In a public service announcement posted to Facebook on Saturday, the Department of Environment and Climate Change said that people should be aware of wolves in the area from Fred Henne park stretching to Vee Lake road.
People who walk in the area are advised to keep their pets on-leash at all times and travel in groups, especially after dark.
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START OF MONTANA WOLF TRAPPING SEASON ON HOLD AFTER FEDERAL JUDGE’S RULING
From Missoula Current:
HELENA (KPAX) – Montana’s trapping season for wolves was set to open on Monday in many areas, but it’s now on hold in much of the state, after a federal judge’s order.
Earlier this year, two environmental groups filed suit over Montana’s wolf trapping regulations, claiming they were “reasonably certain” to cause incidental harm to grizzly bears. On Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy issued a preliminary injunction, ordering the trapping season to be significantly shortened – to the time when almost all grizzlies will be in their dens for winter.
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Rancher finds 3 lambs killed by wolf, CPW said
From Fox31:
DENVER (KDVR) — Three lambs on a ranch in Jackson County were found dead after what appeared to be a wolf attack, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said.
On Nov. 17, CPW responded to a report of a possible depredation incident when a rancher found the dead lambs.
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Wildlife advocacy group sues Wisconsin DNR over 2023 wolf management plan
From Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
A wildlife protection group has filed a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources alleging the agency infringed on constitutional due process and equal protections as well as violated various statutes as it formulated an update to the state’s gray wolf management plan.
The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Dane County Circuit Court by the Great Lakes Wildlife Alliance; it names the DNR and the Natural Resources Board, the seven-member citizen body that oversees the department.
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Michigan panel weighs wolf hunting if endangered protections get removed
From The Detroit News:
The state’s Natural Resources Commission wants to know more before deciding whether to allow the hunting of gray wolves — if Michigan’s largest predator is taken off the federal endangered species list.
Although protected nationally, the state’s wolf population has stayed stable for the past 12 years. The number ranges between 600 and 700 each year in the Upper Peninsula. Nationally there are about 16,000 wolves.
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Nature Notes: Nevada is surrounded by wolves
From Elko Daily Free Press:
In 2017, a gray wolf was spotted in Nevada for the first time in nearly 100 years. It was at Fox Mountain, west of the Black Rock Desert and probably wandered east from California’s Shasta pack. The last Nevada sighting before that was in 1922, near Elko County’s Gold Creek. Nevada has probably always been poor wolf habitat and never carried a large population.
Yet Nevada is literally surrounded by wolf populations. The closest is a wolf pack roughly 40 miles from Reno. (All these mileages are very approximate.) So more of these predators are likely to wander into Nevada in the future.
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