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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Gray wolf found in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula near Battle Creek

From News Advocate Manistee:

During a January legal coyote hunt, a Michigan hunter reported that he harvested a large animal in Calhoun County. Genetic tests revealed the animal to be a gray wolf.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced Wednesday that it is continuing to search for wolves in the Lower Peninsula. However, has found only a few signs of wolf presence in that part of Michigan since the state’s wolf population was re-established in the 1980s, according to a press release. Michigan’s known wolf population is in the Upper Peninsula, but they were once present statewide.

 

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Will wolf-watchers flock to Colorado? Tourism leaders have mixed opinions

From NPR for Northern Colorado:

Wolves don’t just fascinate or intrigue Nathan Varley. They’re his livelihood.

Varley and his wife, Linda Thurston, run a wolf-watching business called Yellowstone Wolf Tracker. For 17 years they’ve helped hundreds of tourists glimpse and photograph the national park’s famous wolf packs. Customers also see bison, grizzly bears and other wildlife. But it’s the wolves that most tourists travel for—and pay specifically to see.

 

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Dolly’s revenge, European Commission proposes to drop wolves’ protection status

From Euractiv:

The proposal is not a complete surprise, given it arrives in the wake of the now infamous death of Ursula von der Leyen’s beloved pony ‘Dolly’ who died from a wolf attack in 2022.

It would seem that everyone agrees, that the apex predator has its place in the European ecosystem, but in the run-up to the European elections, is the wolf debate bait to get the farmer’s vote?

“Using the wolf as a kind of political pawn, in order to play the game of securing votes – the wolf is truly the victim in this, ” Dr Joanna Swabe, senior director of public affairs for Humane Society International/Europe (HSI).

 

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Native-carnivore bill would tie depredation compensation to coexistence strategies

From Aspen Journalism:

Colorado state Rep. Tammy Story stepped into the world of gray wolves during last year’s legislative session when Western Slope lawmakers pushed forward Senate Bill 256, a bill potentially delaying wolf reintroduction if a federal plan was not finalized that would allow lethal control of wolves that preyed on livestock.

 

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Who killed the last wolf in Wales?

From BBC:

Wild dogs were a daily, or nightly, source of terror for people living in the principalities which formed ancient Wales until at least the 13th Century.

So it is perhaps little surprise these dogs, or more likely wolves, have formed a massive part of mythic and folklore values to this day, from place names to legends.

Dr Juliette Wood, Cardiff University’s Welsh folklore expert, is trying to unravel the mysteries in online lectures on behalf of The Folklore Society.

 

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