From Border Report:
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Rick LoBello has never seen a Mexican gray wolf in the wild, but has spent the past 46 years trying to help restore the animal as an apex predator into the wild landscapes of West Texas, after it disappeared from the region.
“I went to Sul Ross State University and worked on my master’s degree and right across the street from my dorm was a Mexican wolf. A few months later, it was poisoned by someone that didn’t like wolves,” LoBello said.
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El Paso advocates aim to restore Mexican gray wolf to West Texas
From Border Report:
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Rick LoBello has never seen a Mexican gray wolf in the wild, but has spent the past 46 years trying to help restore the animal as an apex predator into the wild landscapes of West Texas, after it disappeared from the region.
“I went to Sul Ross State University and worked on my master’s degree and right across the street from my dorm was a Mexican wolf. A few months later, it was poisoned by someone that didn’t like wolves,” LoBello said.
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Deadly wolf attacks in Northern California
From Action News Now:
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed that four recent wolf attacks killed livestock in Siskiyou and Lassen Counties.
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Group seeks reintroduction of Mexcan gray wolf
From KTSM 9 News:
The return of the Mexico lobo or wolf would help the ecosystem, advocates say
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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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