From Colorado Politics:
Among the more than two dozen bills contemplated for Thursday’s special session of the Colorado General Assembly is one to pause funding for the wolf reintroduction program run by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
The money, $264,268, would be shifted to pay for the health insurance accountability enterprise. That money would cover subsidies for people on the individual market to purchase health insurance through the exchange, as well as several other purposes.
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Cody Roberts, Accused Daniel [Wyoming] Wolf Abuser, Indicted For Felony Cruelty To Animals
From Cowboy State Daily:
A Sublette County grand jury on Wednesday greenlit the indictment of Daniel man Cody Roberts for cruelty to animals, a felony punishable by up to two years in prison and a fine of $5,000, the county’s top prosecutor says.
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Rep. Jeff Hurd is talking to the White House, Interior Secretary about Colorado wolf reintroduction
From Summit Daily:
The Western Slope lawmaker says there are a few ways the federal government could help with wolf challenges in Colorado.
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife is still searching for depredating Copper Creek wolf as it confirms August livestock attack
From The Aspen Times:
For the past month, Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff have been unable to locate and kill a second Copper Creek wolf responsible for livestock attacks in Pitkin County. In the meantime, the agency has confirmed an additional wolf depredation in the county — marking the eighth attributed to the Copper Creek pack this year.
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Feedgrounds grow elk herds? Wolves, grizzlies might mop up benefits, study finds.
From Wyofile:
U.S. Geological Survey analysis using demographic data from 13 Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem elk herds suggests few overall benefits from feeding, including for hunting.
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From Awareness to Action: ONE23WEST and Pacific Wild’s Confrontational Wolf Cull Campaign
From LBB Online:
British Columbia is known for its breathtaking scenery and wildlife encounters. But, behind the postcard-perfect image lies a disturbing truth that leading conservation group, Pacific Wild, were determined to raise awareness of. Each year, the province’s government quietly carries out the Judas Wolf Cull: a programme that has killed over 2,500 wolves since 2015, funded by more than $11.5 million in taxpayer dollars.
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Another Mexican Gray Wolf Crosses Interstate 40 in New Mexico
From Cibola Citizen:
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— Thirty-five conservation organizations today asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service not to recapture a Mexican gray wolf who crossed Interstate 40 in New Mexico over the weekend. The wolf has returned to the area around Mount Taylor where he had previously been trapped and removed in May.
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Wyoming Increases Wolf Hunting Quotas, Mountain Lion Limits to Remain Static
From Mountain Journal:
The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission voted last month to increase wolf-hunting quotas, while also shifting direction on its earlier recommendation to increase limits for mountain lion quotas.
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Bipartisan bill seeks to redirect Colorado wolf program funds to address health insurance crisis
From Colorado Politics:
Among the more than two dozen bills contemplated for Thursday’s special session of the Colorado General Assembly is one to pause funding for the wolf reintroduction program run by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
The money, $264,268, would be shifted to pay for the health insurance accountability enterprise. That money would cover subsidies for people on the individual market to purchase health insurance through the exchange, as well as several other purposes.
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Visitors avoid [Netherlands] nature area after “problem wolf” bites child
From Dutch News:
Business owners near Austerlitz are worried about their futures after several municipalities have advised against visiting the Utrechtse Heuvelrug area after a wolf attacked passers-by.
“Mijd Bos Utrechtse Heuvelrug” (Avoid Forest Utrechtse Heuvelrug) is displayed on road signs. “The communication is so intense that we’re completely avoided,” Maaike Houtkamp, manager at restaurant ‘t Lanshuys, told national broadcaster NOS.
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Wallowa County [Oregon] wants more action on wolves
From Wallowa County Chieftain:
ENTERPRISE — In the wake of the successful passage of Senate Bill 777 to increase the compensation to livestock owners for wolf predation, the Wallowa County Board of Commissioners is ready for more action. The board on Wednesday, Aug. 13, held its second work session on the predators, this time focusing largely on wolves decimation of elk herds in Wallowa County. The board is even considering pushing for a wolf-hunting season in Oregon.
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