From NLTimes.nl:
The coalition parties agree that culling wolves is a possibility, but they disagreed about in which cases this should be allowed in a parliamentary debate on the wolf on Tuesday evening. There are proposals in Europe to reduce the strictly protected status of wolves. The Cabinet, in anticipation of this, is working on plans to tackle “problem wolves,” the definition of which is also still being worked on, NOS and ANP report.
“Sometimes it is a war zone in the countryside,” said BBB leader Caroline van der Plas, who finally got this debate after requesting it time and again. “We are not saying: all wolves should be shot. But where a wolf shows problem behavior, there should be an option to opt for active repelling and shooting if necessary.”
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Federal Rewards To Catch Gray Wolf Killers In [Colorado, Washington, Oregon]
From Forbes.com:
Rewards are being offered to nab the killers of gray wolves in Colorado, Oregon and Washington in recent in a spate of criminal acts against the federally protected animals.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been seeking public information and offering rewards to bring to justice those responsible for the illegal killings of the wolves. The government-backed reintroduction of wolves has encountered opposition, particularly among those who raise livestock attacked by wolves as natural enemies.
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Boebert says her wolf bill defends rural Colorado from “leftists and ballot box biology”
From ColoradoSun.com:
Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert invoked all the ways wolves, leftists and ballot box biology are hurting Colorado’s “rural way of life” when she brought up her bill that would remove wolves from the endangered species list and return management to the states. The bill was discussed Tuesday during a House Natural Resources subcommittee hearing on it and a bill that would amend the Endangered Species Act to do the same.
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If Feds Delist Wolves Everywhere, Will Colorado’s Reintroduction Program Crash?
From CowboyStateDaily.com:
Numerous federal lawmakers, including Wyoming Republican Congresswoman Harriet Hageman, are backing a push to get wolves delisted from federal protection across the Lower 48.
How that could change the dynamics of wolf management along the Colorado-Wyoming state line remains unclear.
A hunting and ranching supporter and a wolf conservation advocate from Colorado both expressed frustration over the current patchwork approach to managing wolves across the country.
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Europe’s wolf population on the rise
From Wildlife.org:
Despite a worldwide decline in carnivores, wolf populations in Europe have increased almost 60%. In a study published in PLOS Sustainability and Transformation, researchers collected data on wolf (Canis lupus) numbers in 34 European countries. They found wolf numbers on the continent went up from 12,000 in 2012 to 12,500 a decade later.
In addition, the researchers found that on average wolves killed 0.02% of livestock each year. The authors said that while the wolves’ rapid recovery is impressive, the challenge will now be helping humans and wildlife coexist in the long term.
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[Netherlands] Government parties okay with culling wolves, but unclear about conditions
From NLTimes.nl:
The coalition parties agree that culling wolves is a possibility, but they disagreed about in which cases this should be allowed in a parliamentary debate on the wolf on Tuesday evening. There are proposals in Europe to reduce the strictly protected status of wolves. The Cabinet, in anticipation of this, is working on plans to tackle “problem wolves,” the definition of which is also still being worked on, NOS and ANP report.
“Sometimes it is a war zone in the countryside,” said BBB leader Caroline van der Plas, who finally got this debate after requesting it time and again. “We are not saying: all wolves should be shot. But where a wolf shows problem behavior, there should be an option to opt for active repelling and shooting if necessary.”
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Pitkin County [Colorado] ranchers speak out following recent wolf depredation
From AspenTimes.com:
Ranchers in Pitkin County are calling on the public to recognize the real-world consequences of wolf reintroduction, following the first confirmed livestock kill by wolves in the Roaring Fork Valley.
Ginny Harrington, who ranches with her husband, Tom, near Carbondale, said the incident has been downplayed in recent media coverage, which she believes fails to reflect the actual toll on ranchers.
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Montana FWP Releases New Wolf Management Plan March 27, 2025
From NorthernMag.net:
HELENA – Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks released the 2025 Montana Gray Wolf Conservation and Management Plan today, wrapping up an extensive public process to capture updates to wolf management strategies and research into a new plan.
The final 2025 Montana Gray Wolf Conservation and Management Plan (2025 Wolf Plan) incorporates updates in wolf-related research, more than 20 years of management experience, evolution in conflict management, new laws, social perspectives, and public input.
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Day 12 and the wolf keeps showing up each night at the same Jackson County [Colorado] ranch
From SteamboatRadio.com:
The wolf was caught on his game camera again at 9 p.m. Wednesday night. He says Colorado Parks and Wildlife agents came by around 10 p.m. with two drones and 4-wheelers to scare the wolf off and get it away from the area. The producer says CPW agents texted him that the wolf was gone and the wolf shouldn’t be back, “at least for a while.”
The wolf was back around midnight.
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Bergman wants wolves de-listed [Michigan]
From MiningGazette.com:
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Watersmeet, has announced his support for removing the gray wolf from the endangered species list, expressing strong support for H.R. 845, the Pet and Livestock Protection Act. The bill would require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue regulations removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
According to a March 25 release from his office, Bergman participated in a hearing by the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, underscoring the need to remove the gray wolf from the Endangered Species List.
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Lassen County [California] Sheriff expresses concern after seven wolf attacks on livestock in past week
FromActionNewsNow.com:
LASSEN COUNTY, Calif. – The Lassen County Sheriff on Monday sent a letter to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife asking for help with the increase of wolf attacks on livestock around the county and a lack of fear towards humans shown by the wolves.
Sheriff John McGarva tells Action News Now that since 2016, grey wolves have been a problem in Lassen County. According to McGarva, there have been seven attacks by wolves in Lassen County in the past week.
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