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Two years after Coloradoans voted to reintroduce gray wolves in the state’s western slope, the issue is raising concerns in neighboring Utah. Specifically, ranchers and hunters in the Beehive State worry that predators will adversely affect their livestock and prey animals, respectively.
Kirk Robinson, Ph.D, is the founder and executive director of the Western Wildlife Conservancy. Recently, Robinson wrote an opinion piece for The Salt Lake Tribune regarding the gray wolf issue. Robinson argues that while certain concerns are valid, misinformation is obscuring the facts.
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When humans kill a single wolf, it can decimate an entire wolf pack
From the Star Tribune:
The wolf had been shot and killed by a poacher in the spring of 2022. She was the breeding female of the Tamarack Pack, followed by the …
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Gianforte orders new wolf management plan
From the Helena Independent Record:
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte on Thursday ordered state wildlife officials to develop a new wolf management plan.
Officials completed environmental analysis on wolves in the early 2000s in anticipation of federal delisting, releasing the state’s management plan in 2002. Wolves were first delisted in 2009, only to be returned to federal protections the following year by a federal judge. In 2011, wolves were delisted by Congress, and have remained under state management, which has included hunting and trapping.
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Oregon OKs killing 2 wolves in new pack
From The Lewiston Tribune:
UNION, Ore. — Oregon officials approved Thursday the killing of two wolves in a new pack that they said have been attacking calves in the northeastern part of the state.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said it would allow the landowner or potentially USDA Wildlife Services to shoot the wolves on the private land where the attacks happened, east of Union.
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Canada: Wolves searching for food attack pet dogs in northern Ontario First Nation
From CBC.ca:
Wolves have roamed into the remote Attawapiskat First Nation, along northern Ontario’s James Bay coast, and attacked local dogs.
Jack Linklater Jr., Attawapiskat’s deputy chief, said community elders believe higher than normal snowfall in the region has driven wolves searching for food into the community during the last three weeks.
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Endangered Mexican wolf treks further north in New Mexico
From the Associated Press:
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An endangered Mexican gray wolf has roamed beyond the species’ recovery area into the more northern reaches of New Mexico, reigniting a debate over whether the predators should be confined to a certain stretch of the southwestern U.S. as wildlife managers work to boost the population.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday that members of the recovery team have been tracking the lone female wolf and have notified ranchers in the area, although they say it’s not a threat to human health or public safety.
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Voyageurs Wolf Project gives unparalleled look into how wolves relate to their surroundings
From CBS Minnesota:
MINNEAPOLIS – Humans are learning more than they ever have about wolves and how they live, and it’s all thanks to a group of Minnesota scientists.
The Voyageurs Wolf Project, based in northern Minnesota, uses GPS tracking collars and trail cameras for an unparalleled look into how wolves relate to their surroundings.
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Here’s where Colorado’s reintroduced wolves are most likely to be released
From the Coloradoan:
The joke by state wildlife officials surrounding the contentious issue of where in Colorado wolves will be released is as much to ease tension among ranchers as it is based on fact: Where wolves are released is not where wolves will end up.
Reintroductions in the northern Rocky Mountains in the mid-1990s proved that, with wolves wandering an average of 50 miles from their release sites.
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Indian wolf found dead in Daund forest, officials suspect deadly canine disease
From The Times of India:
Pune: Forest authorities in Daund tehsil of of the district said on Monday they suspect that canine distemper likely caused the death of an Indian wolf that was found decomposed in the Hingnigada forest area.
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Investigation Continues into February 2022 Poisoning of 6 Wolves in Northeast Washington State
From Big Country News:
COLVILLE, WA – For the past eleven months, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Police have been investigating six wolf deaths within the Wedge Pack territory in Stevens County, near Colville in northeast Washington state. Toxicology results revealed all six wolves died from ingesting poison.
Initially, investigators found four animals in late February, and within a month during searches of the area, WDFW found two additional wolves.
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As Colorado Brings Back Wolves, Utah Faces Misinformation
From Yahoo.com:
Two years after Coloradoans voted to reintroduce gray wolves in the state’s western slope, the issue is raising concerns in neighboring Utah. Specifically, ranchers and hunters in the Beehive State worry that predators will adversely affect their livestock and prey animals, respectively.
Kirk Robinson, Ph.D, is the founder and executive director of the Western Wildlife Conservancy. Recently, Robinson wrote an opinion piece for The Salt Lake Tribune regarding the gray wolf issue. Robinson argues that while certain concerns are valid, misinformation is obscuring the facts.
Click here for the full story.