BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — 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. Fifteen wolves were shot […]
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Eight wolves were found poisoned in Oregon. Police are asking for the public’s help
The dead wolves began turning up in Oregon in early February. First, state fish and wildlife troopers found an entire pack of five wolves – known as the Catherine pack – killed by poison in Union county. Then, between March and July, authorities found three grey wolves, two females and a male, similarly poisoned to […]
Conservation Groups File Lawsuit to Protect Grizzlies and Lynx from Trapping
10 conservation groups, including The Humane Society of the United States, Center for Biological Diversity, and Sierra Club, have filed a lawsuit over Idaho’s wolf trapping laws that not only kill wolves, but also endanger grizzlies and lynx. Idaho recently increased the number of wolves that could be legally trapped and killed each year from […]
A gray wolf’s epic journey ends in death on a California highway
The young gray wolf who took experts and enthusiasts on a thousand-mile journey across California died last month, ending a trek that brought hope and inspiration to many during a time of ecological collapse. The travels of the young male through the state were a rare occurrence: he was the first wolf from Oregon’s White […]
Carnivores avoid rush hour by taking to roads at night
Bears, wolves, and other carnivores in Michigan adjust their behavior to avoid active roadways, researchers reported recently in the journal Global Ecology and Conservation. The study is part of the growing field of road ecology, which explores how wildlife responds to human thoroughfares—and what this means for coexisting with carnivores in an increasingly crowded world. […]
Outcry after federal agents kill eight wolf cubs adopted by Idaho school
Conservationists in Idaho are speaking out against the “inhumane” killings of eight wolf pups that were part of a pack adopted by a high school since 2003. The killings were discovered after biologists who tracked the pack noticed its den was empty this spring. Obtaining a “mortality list” from the state department of fish and […]
Is it time to rethink jaguar recovery in the U.S.? (commentary)
Scientists have come to a surprising conclusion about jaguars. Lands in central Arizona and New Mexico provide a huge potential for jaguar habitat and recovery. This rugged landscape – stretching as far north as the Grand Canyon – contains vast expanses of evergreen, deciduous and mixed forests, and an abundance of whitetail deer, one of […]
New MT wolf hunting season will allow baiting and night hunting
HELENA — Wolf hunting will look significantly different in Montana this year, with Fish and Wildlife Commission approving new quota and hunting methods for the predators at their Friday meeting. In a split 3-2 decision, for the upcoming hunting season, a statewide quota of 450 wolves was approved, almost 40 percent of the estimated population […]