From Coloradoan.com:
The same day the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission was busy approving a $100,045 payment to a Colorado rancher for the losses in cattle he sustained at the jaws of the Copper Creek wolf pack in 2024, that same pack, rereleased earlier this year, killed again.
This time the wolves took a calf. It was the eighth confirmed kill by the controversial pack in Pitkin County this year, adding to an already hefty financial toll for Colorado Parks and Wildlife and state taxpayers.
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Idaho Department of Fish and Game estimates Idaho’s wolf population decreased to 1,235
From IdahoCapitalSun.com:
After years of reporting wolf population as of Aug. 1, state officials switched their estimate to May this year when population will be highest due to birth of pups.
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Ghost wolves: As Idaho aims to reduce its wolf population, advocates worry counts aren’t accurate
From EastIdahoNews.com:
BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) – Thirty years after wolves were brought back from near extinction in the U.S. Rocky Mountains, the state of Idaho is back in the wolf-killing business.
Based on direction from the Idaho Fish and Game Commission, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game is working to reduce the state’s wolf population by more than 60% over six years.
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Return of the wolf now in the sights of Europe’s far right
From PressReader.com:
In lower Saxony, in 2022, a wolf attacked and killed Dolly, Ursula von der Leyen’s favourite pony. Strategically, this was a terribly poor move on the wolf’s part. The president of the European Commission mission voted last year to downgrade the wolf’s level of protection, and on Monday, that directive formally entered into force. With it began a whole new chapter of our relationship with the wolf.
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Colorado’s Copper Creek wolfpack kills again
From Coloradoan.com:
The same day the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission was busy approving a $100,045 payment to a Colorado rancher for the losses in cattle he sustained at the jaws of the Copper Creek wolf pack in 2024, that same pack, rereleased earlier this year, killed again.
This time the wolves took a calf. It was the eighth confirmed kill by the controversial pack in Pitkin County this year, adding to an already hefty financial toll for Colorado Parks and Wildlife and state taxpayers.
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Wrestling wolf pups are captured by trail camera in northwest Colorado
From ColoradoSun.com:
Colorado Parks and Wildlife released a video and a still photo of gray wolf pups exploring outside their den. Three other packs have pups, too.
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Wildlife officials approve another $100,000 for Colorado rancher whose livestock was killed by wolves
From ColoradoSun.com:
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife commission voted 6-5 to compensate rancher Conway Farrell after a heated debate that revealed division on the commission.
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New Bill: [Arizona] Representative Paul A. Gosar introduces H.R. 4255: Enhancing Safety for Animals Act of 2025
From QuiverQuant.com:
We have received text from H.R. 4255: Enhancing Safety for Animals Act of 2025. This bill was received on 2025-06-30, and currently has 12 cosponsors.
Here is a short summary of the bill:
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Here’s where Colorado Parks and Wildlife is considering releasing wolves next year
From SummitDaily.com:
For the first time in its wolf reintroduction program, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is considering release locations in southwest Colorado.
“We are planning for our third year of reintroductions,” said Eric Odell, the agency’s wolf program manager, at the July 17 Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting. “We anticipate that these reintroduction efforts will happen in January of 2026.”
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife director accused of reneging on wolf deal
From Yahoo.com:
Multiple ranching organizations have leveled accusations against Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director Jeff Davis, saying he reneged on a deal one of its ranchers had with the department that has, and will unnecessarily, cost the state hundreds of thousands of dollars in wolf depredation compensation.
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Colorado Reconsiders Wolf-Release Protocol After Several Transplanted Wolves Die
From FieldandStream.com:
Colorado officials are considering changes to a controversial wolf release program that was mandated for the state by a narrowly passed ballot initiative back in 2020. At a recent meeting with the state’s Water Resources and Agriculture Review Committee, Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) Deputy Director Reid Dewalt said his agency will review its “wolf relocation process” after several wolves died following release.
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