From Star Tribune:
The Voyageurs Wolf Project has tracked wolves teaching themselves to hunt spawning white suckers.
Voyageurs Wolf Project lead Tom Gable and field biologist Austin Homkes carry a sedated male yearling wolf, O6C, from the Half-Moon pack to be fitted with a GPS collar in May near Voyageurs National Park.
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Idaho wolf depredation board paves way for rancher-led projects
From Capital Press:
The state Wolf Depredation Control Board on June 20 approved spending up to $50,000 in the July 1 fiscal year on a pilot program through which it would reimburse ranchers for actions related to the control of wolves on private property where livestock depredations are an issue.
Will some Northwest wolves call Colorado home?
From NW News:
Northwest wolves could soon be on their way to Colorado. Wildlife managers there say they need to bring wolves to their state, after wolves were wiped out by the 1940s. So, they’ve turned to the Northwest for help. But so far, that help hasn’t materialized.
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Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks proposes new wolf hunting quotas
From KTVH Helena, MT:
On August 17, the Fish and Wildlife Commission will consider a new 289-wolf quota for the 2023-2024 season, including maintaining the six-wolf quota for the management unit north of Yellowstone National Park. The new region quotas in total are 167 lower than the previous season.
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Find the Montana FWP proposal here.
Minnesota’s wolves are far better at catching fish than previously known
From Star Tribune:
The Voyageurs Wolf Project has tracked wolves teaching themselves to hunt spawning white suckers.
Voyageurs Wolf Project lead Tom Gable and field biologist Austin Homkes carry a sedated male yearling wolf, O6C, from the Half-Moon pack to be fitted with a GPS collar in May near Voyageurs National Park.
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Like dogs, wolves recognize familiar human voices
From Yahoo News:
Like dogs, wolves recognize and respond to the voices of familiar humans more than strangers, according to a study that has implications both for the story of canine domestication and our broader understanding of the natural world.
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Washington Not Too Enthusiastic About Donating Wolves To Colorado
From Northwest Sportsman:
Washington wildlife overseers don’t appear too enthusiastic at the moment about donating wolves to Colorado for a voter-mandated wolf reintroduction effort in that state, but did express interest in at least hearing more about it.
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Austrian regions allow controversial wolf hunting
From France24.com:
Vienna (AFP) – Several regions of Austria have allowed the controversial killing of wolves after reporting an increase in livestock attacks, sparking debate in the Alpine EU member.
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Watch: Two adult bison thwart pack of wolves that were hunting lone calf at Yellowstone
From USA Today:
A Yellowstone guide and wolf tracker captured the moment a bison calf had its life saved from a pack of wolves.
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Murderer’s Creek wolves kill week-old calf in Bear Valley
From Elk Horn Media Group:
SENECA – More wolf activity has been reported in Grant County. On Thursday, June 15th, a dead one-week-old bovine calf was found on private pasture in Bear Valley.
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Wolves that nearly died out from inbreeding recovered, now helping a remote island’s ecosystem
From WFMZ TV:
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Gray wolves are thriving at Isle Royale National Park five years after authorities began a last-ditch attempt to prevent the species from dying out on the Lake Superior island chain, scientists said.
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