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Gray wolves on Isle Royale are exhibiting unusual behavior and getting a bit too comfortable with people.
Isle Royale is home to 30 gray wolves that were re-introduced in 2019. Their population has been steady, but reports of human-wolf interactions are increasing, according to the National Park Service.
The park has implemented “hazing” measures like shooting wolves with paintballs and installing electric fences around dumpsters to scare wolves away from populated areas. The park has also updated its guidelines on food storage, recommending campers lock up food and hikers keep their packs on them.
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National Park Service responds to bold Isle Royale wolves
From WCMU Public Media:
Gray wolves on Isle Royale are exhibiting unusual behavior and getting a bit too comfortable with people.
Isle Royale is home to 30 gray wolves that were re-introduced in 2019. Their population has been steady, but reports of human-wolf interactions are increasing, according to the National Park Service.
The park has implemented “hazing” measures like shooting wolves with paintballs and installing electric fences around dumpsters to scare wolves away from populated areas. The park has also updated its guidelines on food storage, recommending campers lock up food and hikers keep their packs on them.
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife has likely captured a wolf by now, expert says
From 9 News:
DENVER — Almost a week ago, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) announced its employees “have begun an operation to capture and relocate wolves” from Grand County.
The Colorado wildlife agency said it is relocating wolves from the Copper Creek pack – two adults and at least three pups – that are responsible for livestock depredations.
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As wolves swoop, Austrians grab guns for contested cull
From PHYS.org:
After wolves swooped from the forest and savaged her lambs, Austrian sheep farmer Renate Pilz feels like giving up. Others, to the anger of conservationists, are reaching for their rifles.
She showed AFP photos of her animals, bleeding and so badly bitten that they had to be put down.
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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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