From The Humane Society of the United States:
MEEKER, Colo. — A wildlife expert who examined photos of dead cows obtained by the Humane Society of the United States in an open records request has concluded that wolves are not to blame for the deaths of 41 cattle whose bodies were found near Meeker, Colorado in 2022.
The examination of the photos comes after Colorado Parks and Wildlife stated in an October press release, “Colorado Parks and Wildlife is investigating a report of dead domestic cow calves on White River National Forest lands near Meeker that show damage consistent with wolf depredation.”
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Coloradans speak out in last public comment meeting for wolf reintroduction plan
From Denver7.com:
DENVER — Colorado Parks and Wildlife hosted their fifth and final commission meeting regarding the wolf reintroduction plan Wednesday, in which the public can provide input.
The plan was officially released to the public in December, which detailed the state’s plan to capture between 30 and 50 wolves from other states over the next 3 to 5 years and gradually release them in the West Slope area.
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New wolf pack identified in Switzerland
From SwissInfo.ch:
Genetic tests have confirmed the existence of a new wolf pack in southeastern Switzerland, according to the canton Graubünden authorities.
The new pack, identified by the name Lenzer-Horn, joins nine other packs in the canton, consisting of around 94 individual wolves.
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Big wolf pack leader spotted, moose carcasses found: Isle Royale’s Winter Study notes
From MLive.com:
ISLE ROYALE, MI – While this remote island archipelago covered with ice and snow is closed to the public during the winter, there has been a lot of excitement on Isle Royale in the last few weeks as Michigan Technological University’s annual Winter Study has been underway. Research staff have been using airplanes, hiking trails and trekking on cross-country skis as they count wolf and moose, make notes on other wildlife and examine vegetation.
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Gray Wolves in Colorado to receive special designation
From NBC11News.com in Colorado:
DENVER, Colo. (KKCO) – Colorado Senator John Hickenlooper secured an updated wolf reintroduction policy from the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
The service honored Hickenlooper’s request for a special endangered species act designation for Gray Wolves in Colorado.
The update would allow landowners, agricultural producers, and state land managers more flexibility to protect livestock and pets.
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Manitoba ranchers up in arms over wolf attacks
From The Western Producer:
For the last three years, Ray Bittner and a group of Manitoba livestock producers have been testing methods to reduce predation of cattle and sheep in the province.
They have tried things like flashing lights, temporary electric fencing, fladry wire (wire fence with long narrow fabric streamers) and predator-resistant pens.
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Politics over science: Experts slam Sweden’s wolf cull; say it should learn to live with large carnivores
From DownToEarth.org:
Experts on wolves have criticised the killing of 54 wolves in Sweden February 7, 2023, as part of a ‘wolf cull’. The cull was undertaken after wolves killed more than 340 sheep in 2021, according to Swedish farmers.
The Swedish government in Stockholm has authorised the shooting of 75 of the country’s 460 wolves in its 2023 cull, more than twice last year’s figure, The Guardian reported.
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Wolf expert exonerates wolves in the death of dozens of cattle in Colorado
From The Humane Society of the United States:
MEEKER, Colo. — A wildlife expert who examined photos of dead cows obtained by the Humane Society of the United States in an open records request has concluded that wolves are not to blame for the deaths of 41 cattle whose bodies were found near Meeker, Colorado in 2022.
The examination of the photos comes after Colorado Parks and Wildlife stated in an October press release, “Colorado Parks and Wildlife is investigating a report of dead domestic cow calves on White River National Forest lands near Meeker that show damage consistent with wolf depredation.”
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Canada: Snares set to catch problem wolves in Fort Good Hope after 2 dogs killed
From the CBC in Canada:
Two dogs in Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., have died from wolf attacks, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) — and community members say the number could be higher.
ENR spokesperson Mike Westwick wrote in an email the department suspects the deaths stem from a confrontation with one wolf. He said ENR is setting up snares to remove the “problem wolves” from the community.
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Study: States And NPS Need To Reach Cooperative Goals On Wolves
From National Parks Traveler
Squeezed hard against the northern boundary of Yellowstone National Park by a handful of the park’s other wolf packs, the Phantom Lake pack naturally would head north into Montana on its hunts, but last winter the predators loped into a death trap.
Hunters anxious to add a gray wolf to their trophy list killed roughly half of the pack’s 13 members, including what was believed to be the lead, or alpha, female, which often is the “glue” that holds a pack together.
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How humans break up wolf packs
From High Country News:
Packs are to wolves as families are to humans: They’re the species’ most essential social structure. The dynamics of a wolf pack — who its leaders are, how the members raise pups, how they hunt their prey, and how they respond to threats — determine the group’s survival.
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