From Post Independent:
Marlon Reis, Colorado’s first gentleman, has deleted his Instagram and Facebook accounts after getting into a debate with several ranchers on a now-missing Facebook post.
He is described as “a freelance writer, an animal welfare advocate, a father, and the first First Gentleman of Colorado” on the governor’s website. During his time as Colorado’s first gentleman, Reis has often used his platform to advocate for wildlife and environmental issues.
“The First Gentleman views social media as a tool for celebrating animals and sharing the many ways in which the Polis Administration is pro-actively working to protect them,” stated Shelby Wieman, press secretary for the governor’s office.
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“Attacked My Neck With Its Jaws”: UP Locals Live In Horror Amid Wolf Attacks
From NDTV:
The wolves have killed eight people in the area. So far four wolves have been caught and search for two more is underway. Seven children and a woman have been killed in wolf attacks in Bahraich in the past two months.
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Wolves Face Renewed Hunting Season Amid Controversy and Debate
From News Faharas:
The Swiss government has announced a renewed plan for wolf hunting despite a decrease in livestock attacks. Starting September 1, 2024, cantons will have the authority to conduct preventive wolf culling. This decision comes as part of ongoing efforts to manage wolf populations in the region.
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Committee to consider two draft bills about abuse of predators
From the Buffalo Bulletin:
CASPER — On Wednesday, members of the Wyoming Legislature’s Treatment of Predators Working Group will take public comment on two draft bills intended to address the state’s lack of enforcement capability in cases of abuse of predatory animals.
They’ll likely get an earful — although the public comment will only last 30 minutes, and each speaker is limited to three minutes.
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FWP says wolf numbers holding fairly steady
From Bonner County Daily Bee:
The wolf population in Montana remains healthy, according to the 2023 Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Wolf Report. Increased harvest during the 2023 wolf season has not yet resulted in an estimated decline to the statewide total. However, FWP biologists expect to see a moderate decline in wolf numbers next year resulting from the increased harvest in early 2024.
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A wolf visited Rocky Mountain National Park, a first since they were reintroduced to Colorado, new map shows
From Sky High News:
The state’s collared wolves have continued to primarily explore parts of Routt, Jackson, Eagle, Grand and Summit counties, according to a map released Wednesday by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The most recent map, showing activity between July 23 and Aug. 27, reveals the wolves explored larger areas of Routt and Jackson counties compared to the previous month.
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First wolf finally captured from pack that has killed seven children in northern India
From Yahoo News!:
Authorities in India have captured a wolf from a pack that is believed to be responsible for the deaths of seven children and a woman in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.
A team of 25 officials from the forest department began combing the sugarcane fields of Bahraich district after a pack of wolves attacked people in more than 30 villages, killing eight in just six weeks.
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Wolves released for preventive shooting for five months
From Blue News:
From September 1 and until the end of January, the cantons can once again obtain approval from the federal government for the preventive shooting of wolves under defined conditions. This means that wolves may also be shot before they cause damage.
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“Protectors Of The Wild” Features Wolf On The Cover Of Variety Magazine At The Venice Film Festival
From WorldAnimalNews.com:
Venice, Italy — Peace 4 Animals is thrilled to unveil the groundbreaking cover of Variety Magazine, featuring a wolf from the upcoming documentary Protectors Of The Wild, at this year’s prestigious Venice Film Festival. This momentous initiative aims to raise critical awareness about this majestic yet often misunderstood keystone species and their struggle for survival in an increasingly uncertain world.
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Colorado’s plan to trap, relocate wolves “did not go well” for Montana wildlife officials
From the Colorado Sun:
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is learning in the first year of reintroduction that there’s little winning with wolves.
The agency’s latest plan to trap and move a Grand County pack that has been killing livestock riled wildlife groups, who roundly blasted the relocation plan as “being driven by politics … not rooted in science-based management” and a potential “death sentence” for the Copper Creek pack’s three pups. (The pack was named in June after CPW saw that two adults captured in Oregon and released in Colorado last year had produced offspring, the first of the reintroduced wolves. It is unclear if CPW plans to trap and relocate the pups.)
Scientists who trapped problem wolves in Montana and relocated them to a different part of the state agree that the process rarely ends well for young wolves that rely on their parents and do not know how to hunt.
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Colorado’s first gentleman disappears from social media following heated wolf debate
From Post Independent:
Marlon Reis, Colorado’s first gentleman, has deleted his Instagram and Facebook accounts after getting into a debate with several ranchers on a now-missing Facebook post.
He is described as “a freelance writer, an animal welfare advocate, a father, and the first First Gentleman of Colorado” on the governor’s website. During his time as Colorado’s first gentleman, Reis has often used his platform to advocate for wildlife and environmental issues.
“The First Gentleman views social media as a tool for celebrating animals and sharing the many ways in which the Polis Administration is pro-actively working to protect them,” stated Shelby Wieman, press secretary for the governor’s office.
Click here for the full article.