From Grand View Outdoors:
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and a coalition of conservation organizations have joined a federal lawsuit in opposition to environmentalists attempting to strip state management of gray wolves in the Northern Rockies and return the predators to the Endangered Species list.
In May, U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy allowed RMEF, Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation and Safari Club International to intervene in support of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s science-backed decision to keep wolves in the Northern Rockies under state management. The move comes in response to a lawsuit filed by environmental groups, including the Center for Biological Diversity, Alliance for the Wild Rockies and Western Watershed Projects, challenging the Service’s denial of their petitions to invoke federal protections for wolves. The groups claim that wolf management policies in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho jeopardize wolves and that counting and population-estimation methods used by the states are flawed.
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Another Wolf Eliminated from Onion Creek Pack
From Statesman Examiner:
In response to repeated depredations of livestock in Stevens and Pend Oreille counties, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Director Kelly Susewind approved lethal removal of one adult wolf from the Onion Creek wolf pack territory in northeast Washington on October 2. Shortly after receiving this authorization, staff lethally removed an adult female wolf. With this removal, the lethal removal authorization has expired, and an evaluation period has started.
Multiple wolf sightings near Lake Tahoe spark rumors, trigger wildlife investigation
From SFGate:
Several recent wolf sightings in the Hope Valley area, south of Lake Tahoe, have been reported to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
One report submitted last week described seeing four wolves in Hope Valley, spokesperson for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Peter Tira told SFGATE in an email on Wednesday. Hope Valley is about a half hour’s drive from South Lake Tahoe, on the route to Kirkwood Mountain Resort.
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Colorado’s latest dead wolf had suffered leg injury, but did it lead to its death?
From Coloradoan:
The latest released wolf to die in Colorado was seen limping on a video, prompting questions if the injury led to its death.
A video recorded by Adam Baca, Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s statewide wolf conflict coordinator, was shown Oct. 3 during a wolf stockmanship workshop at a Jackson County ranch hosted by the nonprofit Working Circle group and the Colorado Department of Agriculture.
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Authorization Expires for Lethal Removal of Wolf Following Multiple Livestock Attacks in Asotin County
From Big Country News:
CLARKSTON – Following an authorization issued on September 24, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says they were not successful at lethally removing a wolf from the Course Pack. The pack is believed to be responsible for repeated livestock attacks in Asotin County. The authorization to lethally remove a wolf from the pack expired on Tuesday.
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Duck hunter fends off wolves, kills one with shotgun in ‘self defense’
From vcnewsreview.com:
A 19-year old Sugar Camp man shot and killed a wolf while hunting waterfowl the morning of Sept. 21.
The wolf kill was confirmed by both the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the United States Fish & Wildlife Service who’s been handed the investigation into the events.
The DNR has issued a statement saying they feel the shooting was justified, and was done so in self defense.
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Colorado Counties Inc. call for delay in wolf reintroduction, citing a lack of funding, inadequate training
From Colorado Politics:
Colorado Counties, Inc., has weighed in on the side of ranchers and agricultural organizations seeking a delay in the arrival of the next batch of wolves in Colorado.
The organization’s membership, which represents every county in the state except Denver*, voted by acclimation last week to send the letter to Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Department of Natural Resources.
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‘It met our goals:’ Sierra Club wolf reintroduction meetings open dialogue between wolf advocates and livestock producers
From Post Independant:
Last week, producers, hunters and interested community members gathered in libraries across Garfield County to discuss wolf and livestock coexistence methods with J. Dallas Gudgell, International Wildlife Coexistence Network policy and tribal outreach coordinator, and Maxwell McDaniel, Wood River Wolf Project field manager.
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RMEF Intervenes in Wolf Relisting Lawsuit
From Grand View Outdoors:
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and a coalition of conservation organizations have joined a federal lawsuit in opposition to environmentalists attempting to strip state management of gray wolves in the Northern Rockies and return the predators to the Endangered Species list.
In May, U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy allowed RMEF, Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation and Safari Club International to intervene in support of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s science-backed decision to keep wolves in the Northern Rockies under state management. The move comes in response to a lawsuit filed by environmental groups, including the Center for Biological Diversity, Alliance for the Wild Rockies and Western Watershed Projects, challenging the Service’s denial of their petitions to invoke federal protections for wolves. The groups claim that wolf management policies in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho jeopardize wolves and that counting and population-estimation methods used by the states are flawed.
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Eastern Washington growers, ranchers not satisfied with gray wolf predation rules
From QueenAnne & Magnolia News:
Members of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission met over three days last week in Spokane to discuss a number of topics, but concerns over gray wolf predation dominated comments from the public.
The commission recently voted against a Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife recommendation to downlist the gray wolf from endangered to threatened, or sensitive, status.
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CPW Commission gets another letter asking to pause wolf reintroduction
From Steamboat Radio:
A new letter has been sent to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, asking the agency for a “temporary hiatus” before reintroducing more wolves until a few changes are made.
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