From TheCenterSquare.com in Washington:
(The Center Square) – The Northeast Washington Wildlife Group is concerned growing wolf and cougar populations in Northeastern Washington are decimating deer, elk and moose herds.
“We have a predator problem, and it continues to get worse with each passing year,” said Dale Magart, secretary of the nonprofit group that has written a position paper on the issue.
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Some of Colorado’s first wolf pups in 80 years are believed to have been killed in Wyoming
From the Coloradoan:
Colorado Parks and Wildlife says three wolves killed across the border in Wyoming last month are believed to be the same Jackson County pups that were the first to be born in Colorado in around 80 years.
The wildlife agency said it received reports Oct. 14 that three black sub-adult female wolves were legally killed about 10 miles into Wyoming. The agency added that it followed up with the reporting party and Wyoming Game and Fish Department regarding the incident.
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Idaho Wolf Population Remains Stable Despite Expanded Hunting and Trapping Opportunities
From Field and Stream:
According to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG), gray wolf populations in the Gem State are holding steady—even after a slew of regulation changes significantly expanded methods and seasons for hunting the animals. “What I do know is that human-caused mortality and natural-caused mortality is very similar to what it was [during] previous years,” Idaho Department of Fish and Game Director Ed Schriever told lawmakers in an October 6 meeting.
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Netherlands: Wolves kill 32 animals in Drenthe, province demands action
From DutchNews.nl in the Netherlands:
At least 32 animals have been killed by wolves in Drenthe in September alone, according to figures from agency BIJ12, which handles requests for compensation in case of wolf attacks. The numbers were significantly lower in Friesland with six fatal attacks attributed to wolves, Brabant with five and Limburg with one.
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Germany: Peasants push for wolf-free regions under red-green
From IndoNewYork.com in Germany:
Lower Saxony’s farmers are demanding tougher action against the wolf from the new state government. Politicians must now show their colors as to whether animals should continue to be seen on the pasture or not, said the Vice President of the rural people, Jörn Ehlers, who also speaks for the active wolf management alliance.
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Conservation groups sue over Montana wolf harvest rules
From the Jackson Hole News & Guide:
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Two conservation groups have filed a lawsuit against the state of Montana and its wildlife management agency alleging it illegally set hunting and trapping policies and quotas intended to reduce the gray wolf population by making it easier to kill the predators.
WildEarth Guardians and Project Coyote filed the lawsuit Thursday in District Court in Helena asking for the new laws and resulting increased quotas to be overturned.
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Wildlife official outlines red wolf recovery program history
From CoastalReview.org:
KILL DEVIL HILLS — Pete Benjamin has almost 10 years of hands-on experience supervising the red wolf recovery plan at Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge for the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Benjamin, Fish and Wildlife Service Raleigh office field supervisor for ecological services, was keynote speaker Saturday for the 2022 Wings Over Water Wildlife Festival, telling attendees he was optimistic about the species’ recovery. But he also acknowledged the process had been a difficult series of twists and turns.
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Members of Colorado’s only known wolf pack may have been killed in Wyoming
From CPR.org:
Colorado wildlife officers are working with their Wyoming counterparts to follow up on a report of wolves killed near the state border.
The inquiry appears focused on a heavily monitored wolf pack living in Colorado’s North Park region. On Wednesday, The Coloradoan of Fort Collins published a story saying it had received reports of three wolves being shot “just over the border in Wyoming.” No source was cited by the paper.
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Death of northeast Oregon wolf continues uptick in poaching
From Oregon Public Broadcasting:
This week the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced the poaching death of another wolf, the fifth illegal wolf slaying in the state so far this year.
OR-88 was the breeding female of the beleaguered Lookout Mountain Pack of northeast Oregon. In the photo announcing her death, she’s on her side, a gaping, dark red wound on her right shoulder.
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‘We have a predator problem.’ Wildlife group urges Washington to save the deer
From TheCenterSquare.com in Washington:
(The Center Square) – The Northeast Washington Wildlife Group is concerned growing wolf and cougar populations in Northeastern Washington are decimating deer, elk and moose herds.
“We have a predator problem, and it continues to get worse with each passing year,” said Dale Magart, secretary of the nonprofit group that has written a position paper on the issue.
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Critics denounce use of military-grade rifles by province in B.C. wolf cull
From GlobalNews.ca in Canada:
A Freedom of Information request obtained by the environmental charity Pacific Wild Alliance reveals military-style assault rifles and high-capacity 30-round prohibited military-grade magazines are being used to shoot wolves in British Columbia, as part of the provincial wolf culling program.
Bryce Casavant, director of conservation intelligence at Pacific Alliance Canada, told Global News hundreds of wolves have been killed by aerial gunning since the cull was first put in place in 2015.
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