The gray wolves of the northern Rocky Mountains face significant threats. Conservationists are battling against state-sanctioned wolf hunts and policies that could decimate the wolf population in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. However, new efforts and legal battles are emerging to protect these majestic animals. The Struggle for Federal Protection Wolves in the northern Rockies have […]
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Colorado Gray Wolves Possibly Cross State Lines into Wyoming
In recent wildlife monitoring developments, Colorado’s collared gray wolves, reintroduced in December as part of a state initiative to restore the species, may have expanded their range into neighboring Wyoming. This shift was detected through the Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Collared Gray Wolf Activity Map, which uses purple shading to signify the detected presence of […]
![No charges in killing of gray wolf in southern Michigan. Experts stumped about how it got there. No charges in killing of gray wolf in southern Michigan. Experts stumped about how it got there.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/06/13/20/wire-86091141-1718305350-988_634x422.jpg)
No charges in killing of gray wolf in southern Michigan. Experts stumped about how it got there.
The wolf was killed in January by a hunter who told investigators that he had mistaken it for a coyote. It was a shock: While gray wolves are common in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula – the latest estimate is more than 700 – the state’s southern Lower Peninsula doesn’t offer the proper habitat. “We just don’t […]
![Wildlife officials confirm another gray wolf livestock attack in Colorado´s Jackson County Wildlife officials confirm another gray wolf livestock attack in Colorado´s Jackson County](https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2019/graywolf.jpg)
Wildlife officials confirm another gray wolf livestock attack in Colorado´s Jackson County
Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed another gray wolf attack on livestock in Jackson County on Saturday, according to the agency’s list of confirmed gray wolf depredations. The incident involved one calf and a claim has not yet been submitted. CPW could not immediately be reached for more details regarding the attack. This is the second […]
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$25,000 Reward for Information on Fatally Poisoned Oregon Eagles and Wolves
Several protected animals, including three gray wolves and two golden eagles, have died after being poisoned in Oregon. The wolves—one adult male, one adult female and a juvenile—two golden eagles, a cougar and a coyote were found dead in the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area between February and Marc. Postmortems found that they had all […]
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US Republicans vote to remove wolf protections
The Republican-majority US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill that would remove endangered species protections for the gray wolf across much of the country, sparking outrage among conservationists. Sponsored by Representative Lauren Boebert, a right-wing firebrand from Colorado, the bill passed narrowly along party lines (209-205) and now heads to the Senate. The […]
![Wisconsin judge dismisses lawsuit challenging state's new wolf management plan Wisconsin judge dismisses lawsuit challenging state’s new wolf management plan](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/05/06/22/wire-84528083-1715029560-292_634x443.jpg)
Wisconsin judge dismisses lawsuit challenging state’s new wolf management plan
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A lawsuit filed by animal welfare advocates seeking to invalidate Wisconsin´s new wolf management plan was dismissed by a judge on Monday. Dane County Circuit Judge Stephen Ehlke threw out the case that accused Wisconsin wildlife officials of violating the state´s open meetings law and disregarding comments from wolf researchers and […]
![Wildlife officials confirm a second Colorado livestock wolf kill, this time in Jackson County Wildlife officials confirm another gray wolf livestock attack in Colorado´s Jackson County](https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2019/graywolf.jpg)
Wildlife officials confirm a second Colorado livestock wolf kill, this time in Jackson County
A wolf killed a calf over the weekend in Jackson County, the second time in less than a week that the death of livestock in Colorado has been attributed to a wolf, wildlife officials confirmed. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials on morning of April 7 responded to a report of possible depredation of a calf […]