Senators urge emergency protections for wolves in US West
3 years, 1 month ago

Senators urge emergency protections for wolves in US West

Associated Press  

— A group of Democratic lawmakers on Thursday urged the Biden administration to enact emergency protections for gray wolves in the U.S. West in response to Republican-backed state laws that make it easier to kill the predators. Twenty-one U.S. senators led by New Jersey’s Cory Booker and Michigan’s Gary Peters asked Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to shield wolves from being killed for 240 days while permanent protections are considered. With hunts in the region ongoing, a federal wildlife agency spokesperson told The Associated Press that emergency protection of wolves “remains on the table.” It’s been legal to hunt and trap wolves in the U.S. Northern Rockies for more than a decade after they rebounded from widespread extermination and federal endangered species protections were lifted. “If continued unabated for this hunting season, these extreme wolf eradication policies will result in the deaths of hundreds of gray wolves,” the Democratic lawmakers said in a letter to Haaland. To protect wolves around Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, wildlife advocacy groups on Wednesday asked federal officials to impose a 5-mile buffer zone near park boundaries where wolves could not be hunted.

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New approach to Rocky Mountain grizzlies sought ahead of the second Trump presidency
1 week, 6 days ago

New approach to Rocky Mountain grizzlies sought ahead of the second Trump presidency

Associated Press  

— Environmental groups are asking the U.S. government to do more to protect Rocky Mountain grizzly bears before the next Trump administration decides the big bruins’ future. “Overwhelming scientific consensus agrees that a naturally connected metapopulation of grizzly bears will lead to improved genetic diversity and greater demographic resiliency of the species,” says the petition submitted by Earthjustice lawyers on …

Wolves no longer "strictly protected": Rules for killing the animal relaxed
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Wolves no longer "strictly protected": Rules for killing the animal relaxed

NL Times  

The board of the Bern Convention approved the European Union's proposal to change the wolf’s status from “strictly protected” to “protected” on Tuesday. The current “strictly protected” status means that wolves may not be deliberately killed, captured, caged, or disturbed. The new “protected’ status means that the wolf population may be “regulated.” The species must be protected from extinction, but …

The Biden administration is taking steps to eliminate protections for gray wolves
3 months, 1 week ago

The Biden administration is taking steps to eliminate protections for gray wolves

The Independent  

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The Biden administration is taking steps to eliminate protections for gray wolves
3 months, 1 week ago

The Biden administration is taking steps to eliminate protections for gray wolves

Associated Press  

— The Biden administration on Friday asked an appeals court to revive a Trump-era rule that lifted remaining Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in the U.S. Friday’s filing with the 9th U.S. District Court of Appeals was President Joe Biden administration’s first explicit step to revive that rule. Officials also didn’t adequately consider threats to wolves outside those …

Catch or kill orders out for wolves
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Catch or kill orders out for wolves

Hindustan Times  

‘Catch or eliminate’ orders have been issued for the two elusive wolves linked to the deaths of 10 people, including nine children, in Bahraich. The animal is small in size unlike a tiger or a leopard, hence, catching them is still a better option than eliminating,” said Srivastava, who issued the order as chief wildlife warden, Uttar Pradesh. An assessment …

Wolf pack that attacked Colorado livestock to be relocated as reintroduction program stumbles
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Wolf pack that attacked Colorado livestock to be relocated as reintroduction program stumbles

Associated Press  

Wildlife agencies are trying to capture and relocate the first pack of wolves that formed under Colorado’s ambitious wolf reintroduction program after the animals repeatedly attacked livestock, marking an early stumble in the voter-driven initiative. Colorado’s attempt to instead capture problem wolves comes after an agency spokesperson told The Associated Press last week that officials wanted to avoid killing them …

Wolf attacks grow but farmers take no measures to protect flock
4 months ago

Wolf attacks grow but farmers take no measures to protect flock

Dutch News  

The increase in the number of wolf attacks on sheep is not prompting farmers to take preventative measures, an analysis of data accumulated by wolf monitoring body BIJ 12 has shown. Almost none of the farmers involved had taken steps to protect their flocks, such as installing wolf-proof fences or other preventative measures, despite provincial subsidies of up to €20,000 …

Wolf attacks grow but farmers take no measures to protect flock
4 months ago

Wolf attacks grow but farmers take no measures to protect flock

Dutch News  

The increase in the number of wolf attacks on sheep is not prompting farmers to take preventative measures, an analysis of data accumulated by wolf monitoring body BIJ 12 has shown. Almost none of the farmers involved had taken steps to protect their flocks, such as installing wolf-proof fences or other preventative measures, despite provincial subsidies of up to €20,000 …

Animal groups are urging tourists not to visit Wyoming after a man hit a wolf then took it to a bar
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Animal groups are urging tourists not to visit Wyoming after a man hit a wolf then took it to a bar

Associated Press  

— As Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming opens for the busy summer season, wildlife advocates are leading a call for a boycott of the conservative ranching state over laws that give people wide leeway to kill gray wolves with little oversight. The social media accounts of Wyoming’s tourism agency are being flooded with comments urging people to steer clear of …

Wolf kills a calf in Colorado, the first confirmed kill after the predator’s reintroduction
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Wolf kills a calf in Colorado, the first confirmed kill after the predator’s reintroduction

Associated Press  

DENVER — A wolf has killed a calf in Colorado, wildlife officials said Wednesday, confirming the first livestock kill after 10 of the predators were controversially reintroduced in December to the aggrievement of the state’s rural residents. Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed after an investigation that the wounds of the calf killed Tuesday, and nearby wolf tracks, were consistent with …

Another Major Legal Battle Is Brewing Over The Killing Of Gray Wolves
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Another Major Legal Battle Is Brewing Over The Killing Of Gray Wolves

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A coalition of environmental and animal protection groups said Wednesday that it will sue to overturn the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision not to restore Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in the Northern Rockies. “It’s beyond frustrating that federal officials are harming wolf recovery by denying wolves in the Northern Rockies the powerful federal …

Opinion: Wolves are back in Colorado’s wilderness. Here’s why that’s great for Earth
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: Wolves are back in Colorado’s wilderness. Here’s why that’s great for Earth

LA Times  

Gray wolves were reintroduced to the Colorado wilderness in December, as mandated by a 2020 proposition that passed by a narrow majority. But in the habitat where wolves will reside on Colorado’s less populated, agricultural/recreational Western Slope, the “yes” vote was not as resounding. It was ‘Rocky Mountain High’ in every direction,” said Joanna Lambert, a wildlife ecology and conservation …

Colorado releases first 5 wolves in reintroduction plan approved by voters to chagrin of ranchers
1 year ago

Colorado releases first 5 wolves in reintroduction plan approved by voters to chagrin of ranchers

Associated Press  

GRAND COUNTY, Colorado — Somewhere on a remote mountainside in Colorado’s Rockies, a latch flipped on a crate and a wolf bounded out, heading toward the tree line. She was one of five gray wolves Wildlife officials released in a remote part of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains on Monday to kick off a voter-approved reintroduction program that was embraced in the …

Embattled wolves gain a new frontier in Democratic Colorado. The move is stoking political tensions
1 year ago

Embattled wolves gain a new frontier in Democratic Colorado. The move is stoking political tensions

Associated Press  

DENVER, Colo. — Wildlife officials plan to release gray wolves in Colorado in coming weeks, at the behest of urban voters and to the dismay of rural residents who don’t want the predators but have waning influence in the Democratic-led state. Suburbs and cities along Colorado’s Front Range, which includes Denver, carried the vote despite strong opposition across less-densely populated …

Wolves are returning to Colorado. But is it too crowded for them to thrive?
1 year ago

Wolves are returning to Colorado. But is it too crowded for them to thrive?

NPR  

Wolves are returning to Colorado. Enlarge this image toggle caption Kirk Siegler/NPR Kirk Siegler/NPR Is Colorado too crowded for wolves? Enlarge this image toggle caption Kirk Siegler/NPR Kirk Siegler/NPR The federal government reintroduced wolves in those more rural states in the 1990s after decades of study. Enlarge this image toggle caption Kirk Siegler/NPR Kirk Siegler/NPR There is actually a lot …

The EU wants to limit protections for wolves as farmers fear for their livestock
1 year, 3 months ago

The EU wants to limit protections for wolves as farmers fear for their livestock

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Commission announced on Monday that it is weighing whether to adjust rules to limit protections for wolves as a resurgence in the canine numbers has triggered growing tensions with farmers concerned about the safety of their livestock. “The concentration of wolf packs in some European regions has become a real danger for livestock and potentially also …

Takeaways from AP’s reporting on efforts to restore endangered red wolves to the wild
1 year, 3 months ago

Takeaways from AP’s reporting on efforts to restore endangered red wolves to the wild

Associated Press  

ALLIGATOR RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, N.C. — The red wolf’s journey from extinction in the wild to conservation poster child and back to the brink has been swift and stunning. But the plan counts on private landowners to tolerate the wolves, and history is not on the side of “America’s wolf.” Here are the key takeaways from the AP’s reporting: …

Government kills hundreds of Minnesota wolves to protect ranchers’ profits
1 year, 4 months ago

Government kills hundreds of Minnesota wolves to protect ranchers’ profits

Raw Story  

It’s not easy being a wolf in northern Minnesota. In Minnesota, the agency’s staffers answer complaints from ranchers who lose cattle and other livestock to wolf predation. “It’s both heartbreaking and infuriating to see the amount of resources spent killing native wildlife species in comparison to resources spent protecting and restoring them,” Lindsay Larris, of the advocacy group WildEarth Guardians, …

U.S. Commits To Releasing More Endangered Red Wolves Into The Wild
1 year, 4 months ago

U.S. Commits To Releasing More Endangered Red Wolves Into The Wild

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The U.S. government will settle a lawsuit with conservation groups and commit to releasing more endangered red wolves into the wilds of North Carolina, where nearly three dozen of the canine species are believed to still run free. “This settlement puts us on a path to restoring the red wolf to its rightful place as a celebrated …

US commits to releasing more endangered red wolves into the wild, settling lawsuit
1 year, 4 months ago

US commits to releasing more endangered red wolves into the wild, settling lawsuit

Associated Press  

The U.S. government will settle a lawsuit with conservation groups and commit to releasing more endangered red wolves into the wilds of North Carolina, where nearly three dozen of the canine species are believed to still run free. “This settlement puts us on a path to restoring the red wolf to its rightful place as a celebrated success story.” Red …

Wisconsin officials add recommendations to new management plan to keep wolf population around 1,000
1 year, 4 months ago

Wisconsin officials add recommendations to new management plan to keep wolf population around 1,000

The Independent  

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Wisconsin DNR releases 3,500 public comments on wolf plan
1 year, 8 months ago

Wisconsin DNR releases 3,500 public comments on wolf plan

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin wildlife officials on Friday released thousands of public comments on a new wolf management plan, some calling for the restoration of a statewide population limit and others urging a total hunting ban. “Establishing a population objective would provide DNR with a specific goal to point to as it makes decisions like setting annual harvest quotas and …

U.S. May Lift Federal Protections For Some Grizzly Bears, Opening Door To Hunting
1 year, 10 months ago

U.S. May Lift Federal Protections For Some Grizzly Bears, Opening Door To Hunting

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING BILLINGS, Mont. — The Biden administration took a first step Friday toward ending federal protections for grizzly bears in the northern Rocky Mountains, which would open the door to future hunting in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho. Fish and Wildlife Service said state officials provided “substantial” information that grizzlies have recovered from the threat of extinction in the …

Grizzly bears may soon be hunted as US moves toward lifting protections in Yellowstone and Glacier parks
1 year, 10 months ago

Grizzly bears may soon be hunted as US moves toward lifting protections in Yellowstone and Glacier parks

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Biden administration took a first step Friday toward ending federal protections for grizzly bears …

Conservation groups sue over Montana wolf harvest rules
2 years, 1 month ago

Conservation groups sue over Montana wolf harvest rules

Associated Press  

— 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. Montana’s Republican-controlled Legislature in 2021 passed bills that allowed the state to reduce the wolf population, authorize …

Wolves shot in Wyoming may be from a Colorado pack
2 years, 1 month ago

Wolves shot in Wyoming may be from a Colorado pack

Associated Press  

DENVER — Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials believe that three wolves shot and killed just over the state’s border in Wyoming may have belonged to Colorado’s closely watched North Park wolf pack. The North Park pack, which often crosses into Wyoming where hunting wolves is legal, gained notoriety last year after birthing Colorado’s first known litter of pups in 80 …

DNR: February 2021 hunt had little effect on wolf population
2 years, 2 months ago

DNR: February 2021 hunt had little effect on wolf population

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin wildlife officials estimate Wisconsin’s wolf population currently stands at about 970 animals, demonstrating that a much-maligned February 2021 hunting season had little impact on the population as a whole. Wisconsin Public Radio reported that Department of Natural Resources officials released their latest population estimates at the agency’s board meeting on Wednesday. Conservationists feared that a February …

Oregon confirms new wolves in northern Cascade Mountains
2 years, 3 months ago

Oregon confirms new wolves in northern Cascade Mountains

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon wildlife officials said Tuesday they have identified a new family of wolves in the northern Cascade Mountains, bringing the total number of known wolf groups in the region to three. “Wolves will disperse to different places, but when we have resident wolves, like we know they’re sticking in that area, that’s when we create something called …

Minnesota releases updated draft gray wolf management plan
2 years, 6 months ago

Minnesota releases updated draft gray wolf management plan

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota’s population of gray wolves is resilient and robust, wildlife managers said Thursday as they released a draft updated plan to keep it that way. “Wolf conservation is a high priority for the DNR and we expect this updated plan to help ensure Minnesota’s wolf population remains healthy,” Kelly Straka, the agency’s wildlife section manager, said …

A fight over wolves pits facts against feelings in Wisconsin
2 years, 6 months ago

A fight over wolves pits facts against feelings in Wisconsin

Salon  

Maybe it was the heat that afternoon in Madison, or maybe it was sheer exhaustion as the meeting approached its sixth hour. Then, this past February, a federal judge ruled that the Fish and Wildlife Service has not followed the "best available science" in delisting wolves, restoring federal protections to all wolves outside of the Northern Rockies. "They're taking a …

Cattle ranchers don’t want Montana wolves moved to Colorado
2 years, 9 months ago

Cattle ranchers don’t want Montana wolves moved to Colorado

Associated Press  

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The Montana Stockgrowers Association has asked its state wildlife agency to reject any requests to capture wolves in Montana to be transplanted in Colorado, after voters there narrowly passed a wolf reintroduction plan. The Montana cattle ranchers say Colorado ranchers don’t have management tools in place to protect their property from wolves, the Fort Collins Coloradoan …

Judge restores protections for gray wolves across much of US
2 years, 10 months ago

Judge restores protections for gray wolves across much of US

Associated Press  

BILLINGS, Mont — A judge restored federal protections for gray wolves across much of the U.S. on Thursday, after their removal in the waning days of the Trump administration exposed the predators to hunting that critics said would undermine their rebound from widespread extermination early last century. Wildlife advocacy groups said the judge’s order would most immediately put a stop …

Montana curbs wolf hunt after 23 from Yellowstone killed
2 years, 10 months ago

Montana curbs wolf hunt after 23 from Yellowstone killed

Associated Press  

— Montana wildlife commissioners on Friday moved to shut down gray wolf hunting in a portion of the state around Yellowstone National Park, amid mounting criticism over a record number of the animals shot or trapped after roaming across the park boundary this winter. Greg Gianforte told Yellowstone Superintendent Cam Sholly in a recent letter that once a wolf exits …

Groups challenge Montana wolf hunting, trapping regulations
2 years, 10 months ago

Groups challenge Montana wolf hunting, trapping regulations

Associated Press  

— Two wildlife advocacy groups are challenging changes to Montana’s wolf hunting and trapping regulations, arguing they were made without public comment. Trap Free Montana Public Lands and Wolves of the Rockies filed the lawsuit in December and asked a judge to eliminate the use of infrared and other night hunting aids and to prevent the Department of Fish, Wildlife …

Hunters kill 20 Yellowstone wolves that roamed out of park
2 years, 11 months ago

Hunters kill 20 Yellowstone wolves that roamed out of park

Associated Press  

— Twenty of Yellowstone National Park’s renowned gray wolves roamed from the park and were shot by hunters in recent months — the most killed by hunting in a single season since the predators were reintroduced to the region more than 25 years ago, according to park officials. But with months to go in Montana’s hunting season —- and wolf …

Hunters kill 20 Yellowstone wolves that roamed out of park
2 years, 11 months ago

Hunters kill 20 Yellowstone wolves that roamed out of park

The Independent  

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Montana wants protections lifted so public can hunt grizzlies
3 years ago

Montana wants protections lifted so public can hunt grizzlies

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Following a spate of grizzly bear attacks in 2021, Montana officials have called for the …

6 tribes sue Wisconsin to try to stop November wolf hunt
3 years, 3 months ago

6 tribes sue Wisconsin to try to stop November wolf hunt

Associated Press  

Six Native American tribes sued Wisconsin on Tuesday to try to stop its planned gray wolf hunt in November, asserting that the hunt violates their treaty rights and endangers an animal they consider sacred. The tribal lawsuit comes three weeks after a coalition of wildlife advocacy groups sued to stop Wisconsin’s wolf hunt this fall and void a state law …

US: Wolves may need protections after states expand hunting
3 years, 3 months ago

US: Wolves may need protections after states expand hunting

Associated Press  

— The Biden administration said Wednesday that federal protections may need to be restored for gray wolves in the western U.S. after Republican-backed state laws made it much easier to kill the predators. It marks an abrupt turnaround for the federal wildlife agency and brought a swift pushback from Montana’s Republican governor, who said officials in Washington shouldn’t be “second …

US tribes demand emergency protection for wolves
3 years, 3 months ago

US tribes demand emergency protection for wolves

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Dozens of American Indian tribes asked the Biden administration Tuesday to immediately enact emergency protections for gray wolves, saying states have become too aggressive in hunting the animal. But Izzy Baird, a spokeswoman for Relist Wolves Coalition, which has been working with tribal nations on the issue, noted in an email that Wisconsin hunters went over their …

Wildlife groups sue to stop Wisconsin wolf hunt
3 years, 3 months ago

Wildlife groups sue to stop Wisconsin wolf hunt

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A coalition of wildlife advocacy groups filed a lawsuit Tuesday to stop Wisconsin’s wolf hunt this fall and invalidate a state law mandating annual hunts, arguing the statutes don’t give wildlife officials any leeway to consider population estimates. Scott Walker signed a law in 2011 requiring the DNR to hold an annual wolf hunt between November and …

Biden backs end to wolf protections but hunting worries grow
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden backs end to wolf protections but hunting worries grow

Associated Press  

FARIBAULT, Minn. — President Joe Biden’s administration is sticking by the decision under former President Donald Trump to lift protections for gray wolves across most of the U.S. But wolf management policies in place at the state level have shifted dramatically since protections were lifted, and Frazer suggested the federal government could take steps to restore protections if population declines …

EXPLAINER: What’s ahead for the Wisconsin wolf hunt
3 years, 4 months ago

EXPLAINER: What’s ahead for the Wisconsin wolf hunt

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin wildlife officials will allow state-licensed hunters to kill scores of wolves this fall despite conservationists’ plea s to end wolf hunting completely, after a spring season that saw hunters blow past their quota by almost 100 animals. But hunters killed at least 218 wolves in February, during the breeding season, raising questions about where the population …

Wisconsin sets 300-wolf limit after runaway spring hunt
3 years, 4 months ago

Wisconsin sets 300-wolf limit after runaway spring hunt

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wildlife officials in Wisconsin set a 300-animal limit Wednesday for the state’s fall wolf hunt, exceeding biologists’ recommendations as they study the impact of a rushed spring season that saw hunters take almost twice as many wolves as allotted. State Department of Natural Resources scientists asked its policy board to cap kills at 130 animals, saying board …

Wildlife officials propose 130-wolf limit for fall hunt
3 years, 4 months ago

Wildlife officials propose 130-wolf limit for fall hunt

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin wildlife officials are proposing limiting the number of wolves hunters can kill this fall to 130 animals, saying they want to take a conservative approach because the impact of a rushed February hunt on the population remains unclear. The DNR was preparing to hold a hunt beginning in November 2021 but a hunter advocacy group won …

Minnesota DNR: No wolf season until 2022 at soonest
3 years, 5 months ago

Minnesota DNR: No wolf season until 2022 at soonest

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday it won’t consider holding a wolf hunting or trapping season until 2022 at the earliest. “We will use our updated plan as we determine whether and how to use various management tools to ensure continuation of a healthy and sustainable wolf population in Minnesota,” the statement said. “Consideration …

DNR board starts wolf hunt revision process
3 years, 6 months ago

DNR board starts wolf hunt revision process

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Department of Natural Resources policy board started the process Wednesday of revising Wisconsin’s wolf hunt rules to potentially prohibit night hunting and shorten the window for registering kills after hunters blew past their quota in February. Specific changes won’t be on the official agenda, but DNR officials told the board in a memo earlier this month …

DNR considers ending night wolf hunt, shorter registrations
3 years, 7 months ago

DNR considers ending night wolf hunt, shorter registrations

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin wildlife officials are considering revising wolf regulations to prohibit night hunting and shorten the window for registering kills after hunters blew past their quota in February. State-licensed hunters killed 218 wolves in four days, blowing past their quota of 119 animals and forcing the DNR to end the season three days early. DNR officials said in …

Montana governor gets warning in killing of Yellowstone wolf
3 years, 9 months ago

Montana governor gets warning in killing of Yellowstone wolf

Associated Press  

Greg Gianforte received a warning from wildlife officials after killing a radio-collared wolf near Yellowstone National Park without first taking a mandated trapper education course — a violation of state hunting regulations, officials said Tuesday. Just weeks after taking office, Gianforte trapped and shot the male wolf on Feb. 15 about 10 miles north of the park, on a ranch …

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