From News4 Tucson:
TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — The Arizona Game and Fish Department is celebrating this the 25th anniversary of the reintroduction of Mexican wolves to the U.S.
In the week of Nov. 12 to 18, they will highlight videos, articles, podcasts, events, and other resources to educate the public on the Mexican wolf recovery effort.
By 1970, the Mexican wolf had disappeared. In 1976, the gray wolf subspecies was listed as endangered.
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Wisconsin’s goals for managing wolves? DNR wolf specialist breaks down new plan
From Wisconsin Public Radio:
With hundreds of wolves now in Wisconsin, a state board recently approved a new plan for managing the controversial carnivores.
The Natural Resources Board sets policies for the state Department of Natural Resources and approved a new wolf management plan Oct. 25.
The final version of the plan is expected to be published in the coming weeks, said Randy Johnson, a DNR large carnivore specialist. In the meantime, a draft version is available on the DNR’s website.
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Asha, the Mexican gray wolf from AZ, wanders into New Mexico again
From Fronteras:
Last year, an endangered Mexican gray wolf made headlines when she wandered into northern New Mexico.
She was captured and returned to Arizona, but reports say she is on the move again.
The wolf moved into the southern Rocky Mountains in New Mexico, far from any known wolf packs.
A group of schoolchildren named her Asha.
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Large carnivores present biggest test to coexistence, zonal management could help
From Buckrail:
JACKSON, Wyo. — In the quest for coexistence in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE), addressing the reality of humans’ competition with large carnivores is critical to the future of the local ecology. And to help prioritize coexisting over competing, wolf biologists say zonal management is an important key to the balancing act.
Large carnivores are a big focus in the GYE because of their reintroduction success and their roles as keystone species, but also because of the rivalry they seem to present to human communities in the region.
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Cat Urbigkit: Wyoming Game And Fish Provides Input for Colorado Wolf Reintroduction
From Cowboy State Daily:
Gov. Mark Gordon didn’t mince words last spring when he announced that Wyoming wouldn’t be supplying wolves for Colorado’s voter-initiated wolf reintroduction, and Wyoming’s stance was reinforced by a letter from Wyoming Game & Fish Department (WG&F) Director Brian Nesvik stating that not only would Wyoming not be supplying wolves, but WG&F did not support the reintroduction of wolves to Colorado.
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Wolves have returned to California after nearly 150 years. They bring an unexpected problem
From The Guardian:
A sinewy skull, two hooves and a shriveled hide are all that’s left of the 650-pound cow.
“Wolf kill,” said William McDarment, a rancher on the Tule River Reservation in Tulare county, California. “Picked clean in less than a week. … See those tracks.”
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AZGFD celebrates 25th anniversary of reintroduction of Mexican wolves to U.S.
From News4 Tucson:
TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — The Arizona Game and Fish Department is celebrating this the 25th anniversary of the reintroduction of Mexican wolves to the U.S.
In the week of Nov. 12 to 18, they will highlight videos, articles, podcasts, events, and other resources to educate the public on the Mexican wolf recovery effort.
By 1970, the Mexican wolf had disappeared. In 1976, the gray wolf subspecies was listed as endangered.
Click here for the full story.
‘Little Red Riding Hood syndrome:’ Wolf controversy in the UP
From Spartan News Room:
LANSING — The state’s Natural Resources Commission wants to know more before deciding whether to allow the hunting of 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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Ted and Wolf recovery
From AG Info:
A fun conversation with retired Fish and Wildlife biologist, Ted Kuch as he reflected back on his colleague Ed Bangs who made a huge splash many years ago as the wolf recovery Coordinator for the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Wolves are an interesting thing. “One of my earliest assignments as an endangered species biologist,… young, wet behind the ears was to be the Idaho Wolf Recovery Project leader. When we reintroduced wolves, it was interesting. My friend Carter Niemeyer, some folks may know his name, he’s written a fairly popular book on his experiences called Wolf. When I first came into the wolf world, he said, Ted, welcome to the wolf ego- system.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalizes designation of gray wolf experimental population in Colorado
From the Pagosa Springs Sun:
In support of a statewide voter-led initiative passed in November 2020, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized the designation of an experimental population of gray wolves (Canis lupus) in Colorado under section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
This action provides management flexibility in support of the state of Colorado’s voter-mandated gray wolf reintroduction program.
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As pet attacks rise, wolf hunt push lives on in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
From Bridge Michigan:
LANSING — The state’s Natural Resources Commission wants to know more before deciding whether to allow the hunting of 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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