From PBS Wisconsin:
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wildlife officials defended their decision not to set a hard cap on the state’s wolf population in their new management plan in front of a Republican-controlled legislative committee on Sept. 21, saying a firm limit doesn’t reflect the complexities of wolf management.
Randy Johnson, the Department of Natural Resources’ large carnivore specialist, told the state Senate’s sporting heritage committee that a lack of a hard limit gives the agency more flexibility to manage the species, allows local packs to fluctuate and gives the population a better chance at maintaining wolf abundance for years to come.
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New research pinpoints best locations for wolves in Colorado
From 9News:
COLORADO, USA — New research, published Monday, predicts where wolves could eventually thrive in Colorado. U.S. Forest Service Research Ecologist Dr. Mark Ditmer pinpointed wildernesses near Aspen: Hunter-Fryingpan and Collegiate Peaks.
“If they’re staying in large wilderness areas they’re less likely to be moving through public lands or causing potential conflict,” said Ditmer.
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Wolf zone expansion into counties with high livestock populations raise ire of farm groups
From Wisconsin State Farmer:
Many farmers and others who live or recreate in the northern half of Wisconsin view the current wolf management plan drafted by the Department of Natural Resources as more of a wolf protection plan or wolf population expansion plan rather than a serious plan to limit the state’s expanding gray wolf population to semi-wilderness areas that have a biologically sustainable carrying capacity.
Following several meetings of the Wolf Management Plan Committee during 2021, the DNR released the plan to the public just one day after the November 2022 elections. The plan would take effect once wolves were removed from the Endangered Species list. Responding to criticism, DNR released a slightly revised version Aug. 1. Several farm organizations expressed disappointment with both plans.
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Hunting wolves won’t save Bambi
From StarTribune:
Our point is that the billboard’s message is propaganda and its connection to wildlife management is logically flawed and not supported by the best available science.
The life of a deer fawn is perilous regardless of whether any of their predators are hunted or trapped, and sometimes even if there are no predators around at all. The majority of fawns will die, regardless of the cause. Some say fawns are born with a hoof or two in the grave.
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Endangered red wolves need space to stay wild: ‘We’ve got a long way to go’
From The Coastland Times:
NL’s Outfitters Association Ups the Ante on Wolf and Coyote Research
From VOCM Local News Now:
The Newfoundland and Labrador Outfitters Association is helping with research on the province’s wolf and coyote populations.
For years, researchers have been collecting information on a growing grey wolf population on the island portion of the province. Wildlife officials have been collecting samples to determine whether an animal is a coyote, wolf, or a hybrid.
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Q&A: How the Wolves’ Return Enhances Biodiversity
From Inside Climate News:
In Yellowstone National Park, the reintroduction of the gray wolf in the 1990s has helped reduce an exploding elk population, which in turn helped save plants along streams and rivers, which provide habitat for migrating birds, building materials for beavers, and dam ponds for fish and frogs.
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Brussels will review wolf protection in Europe | Climate and environment
From Nation World News:
The European Commission will review the protection status of the wolf in Europe given the “real danger” posed by the concentration of this animal in some regions of the continent and is considering “making the conditions for this more flexible”. These animals may be depressed In order to make an informed decision, Brussels has decided to expand a consultation launched in April to invite “local communities, scientists and all interested parties…”
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Wisconsin DNR explains wolf management plan to state Senate committee
From PBS Wisconsin:
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wildlife officials defended their decision not to set a hard cap on the state’s wolf population in their new management plan in front of a Republican-controlled legislative committee on Sept. 21, saying a firm limit doesn’t reflect the complexities of wolf management.
Randy Johnson, the Department of Natural Resources’ large carnivore specialist, told the state Senate’s sporting heritage committee that a lack of a hard limit gives the agency more flexibility to manage the species, allows local packs to fluctuate and gives the population a better chance at maintaining wolf abundance for years to come.
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‘Moving forward’: New leader for Yellowstone Wolf Project talks research goals, challenges
From Bozeman Daily Chronicle:
When Daniel Stahler started work in Yellowstone National Park in 1997, it wasn’t clear how the ambitious push to restore wolves to their native habitat would go.
As a recently-graduated wildlife biologist in his 20s, Stahler volunteered to help with the novel Yellowstone Wolf project. He fed wolves meat in their pens as they waited to be released into the park — the first step in reacclimating wolves to the landscape and restoring the keystone predator’s population from near extinction.
“I kind of got my foot in the door at the very early stages,” Stahler said in an interview. “And essentially, I never left.”
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Wolf steals trail camera and video evidence ‘is a bit telling’
From Yahoo! Sports:
A remote trail camera in Alberta, Canada, has captured nighttime footage showing a wolf running off with another camera.
The footage is amusing in that viewers can track the purloined camera in the wolf’s muzzle because of a bright light detected by other trail cameras.
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