From DenverGazette.com:
The latest campaign finance reports for Colorado Advocates for Smart Wolf Policy, which aims to place an initiative banning more wolves on the 2026 ballot, indicate that fundraising remains a challenge.
In the last three months, the committee raised less than $10,000, according to TRACER, the secretary of state’s campaign finance database. The committee spent $18,729 during the same time period, almost all of which was allocated to consultants.
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Here’s where Colorado Parks and Wildlife is considering releasing wolves next year
From SummitDaily.com:
For the first time in its wolf reintroduction program, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is considering release locations in southwest Colorado.
“We are planning for our third year of reintroductions,” said Eric Odell, the agency’s wolf program manager, at the July 17 Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting. “We anticipate that these reintroduction efforts will happen in January of 2026.”
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife director accused of reneging on wolf deal
From Yahoo.com:
Multiple ranching organizations have leveled accusations against Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director Jeff Davis, saying he reneged on a deal one of its ranchers had with the department that has, and will unnecessarily, cost the state hundreds of thousands of dollars in wolf depredation compensation.
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Colorado Reconsiders Wolf-Release Protocol After Several Transplanted Wolves Die
From FieldandStream.com:
Colorado officials are considering changes to a controversial wolf release program that was mandated for the state by a narrowly passed ballot initiative back in 2020. At a recent meeting with the state’s Water Resources and Agriculture Review Committee, Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) Deputy Director Reid Dewalt said his agency will review its “wolf relocation process” after several wolves died following release.
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[California] Wolves in the Spotlight: Report, Funding, and a Webinar
From AGInfo.net:
The California Cattlemen’s Association is out with two wolf-related updates this week—one looking back and one looking ahead.
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Wyoming Game and Fish Commission approves increased wolf hunting season
From Jackson Hole News & Guide:
The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission on Wednesday approved the increased wolf hunting season proposed by wildlife managers.
The season — which would increase the mortality limit in the trophy game area from 38 to 44 wolves — was not amended following the public comment period, despite pressure from big game hunters for further increases and wolf advocates for reducing the season.
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ECO contributes $25,000 to [Arizona] Range Rider Program to reduce Mexican wolf depredations on livestock
From GilaHerald.com:
PINETOP — The Eastern Arizona Counties Organization (ECO) has made an important contribution of $25,000 to support the Arizona Game and Fish Department’s (AZGFD) Range Rider Program that is directed by the department’s Mexican Wolf Interagency Field Team.
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Native America Calling: Tribes insist on protections for wolves in the face of public pressures
From Indianz.com:
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Colorado wolf reintroduction initiative struggles with fundraising
From DenverGazette.com:
The latest campaign finance reports for Colorado Advocates for Smart Wolf Policy, which aims to place an initiative banning more wolves on the 2026 ballot, indicate that fundraising remains a challenge.
In the last three months, the committee raised less than $10,000, according to TRACER, the secretary of state’s campaign finance database. The committee spent $18,729 during the same time period, almost all of which was allocated to consultants.
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Colorado agency recommends denial of ranchers’ wolf depredation claims totaling $135,000
From Yahoo.com:
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is recommending the denial of two wolf compensation claims for depredating livestock totaling nearly $135,000, setting up what likely will be a lively Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting.
The agency’s recommendation appeared on the agenda for the July 17-18 Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting at the Grand Junction Convention Center. A wolf update is also on the agenda.
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Wolf pups at Ely [Minnesota] center acclimate to people while helping advance scientific research
From MPRNews.org:
Early one morning last week, before visitors arrived at the International Wolf Center in Ely, staff members released two small, black, fuzzy wolf pups into a fenced outdoor yard — the site of an unusual science experiment.
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