U.S. HOUSE VOTES TO REMOVE WOLVES FROM ENDANGERED LIST IN 48 STATES

April 30th: The U.S. House voted Tuesday to end federal protection for gray wolves, approving a bill that would remove them from the endangered species list across the lower 48 states.

REMOTE LAKE SUPERIOR ISLAND WOLF NUMBERS ARE STABLE BUT MOOSE POPULATION DECLINING, RESEARCHERS SAY

April 30th, Michigan: Researchers forced to cut short an annual survey of wildlife on a remote Lake Superior island this winter due to unusually warm weather announced Tuesday that they managed to gather data that shows the wolf population is stable.

TWO SEPARATE WOLF ATTACKS IN WALLOWA COUNTY KILL SEVEN SHEEP & ONE CALF

April 29th, Oregon: The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) has confirmed two recent wolf depredations in Wallowa County.

WYOMING WOLF TORTURE CASE A ‘TRIGGER’ FOR NEW ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT LAWSUIT

April 27th, Wyoming: A second consortium of advocacy groups has entered the fray of wolf-jurisdiction litigation following the infamous Cody Roberts incident.

SOUTHERN MICHIGAN DEAD WOLF MYSTERY DEEPENS; RECORDS SUGGEST IT WAS TRAPPED

April 25th, Michigan: Newly obtained records about the January killing of an endangered wolf only deepen the mystery surrounding the animal’s death.

WOLVES DETECTED ON COLORADO FRONT RANGE AND IN ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK AREA

April 24th, Colorado: The end of another month is approaching, and once again, Colorado Parks and Wildlife has released their latest update in regard to where the state's collared wolves have been.

REINTRODUCED GRAY WOLF FOUND DEAD IN LARIMER COUNTY

April 24th, Colorado: One of 10 gray wolves reintroduced to Colorado in December was found dead in Larimer County, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service confirmed.

STOCKGROWERS URGE COLORADO TO REMOVE WOLVES THAT KILLED CATTLE

April 22nd, Colorado: Colorado's North Park Stockgrowers Association asked Colorado Parks and Wildlife to remove wolves that have killed six head of livestock since beginning of April.

LATEST COUNT FINDS WASHINGTON’S WOLF POPULATION IS INCREASING

April 22nd, Washington: Washington’s wolf population increased by 20% last year, the 15th year in a row that the number of endangered gray wolves in the state has grown, according to new state figures.

WHO’S AFRAID OF THE BIG BAD WOLF?

April 21st, Minnesota: An organization is spreading misinformation about wolves in northern Minnesota following a disappointing deer hunting season last fall.

FISH AND GAME ENCOURAGES WOLF KILLS

April 17th, Idaho: None of us are safe on public lands if Idaho Fish and Game continues to encourage trapping, snaring, baiting and killing native wildlife.

WITNESS DESCRIBES WOLF’S FINAL HOURS IN BAR

April 16th, Wyoming: Cody Roberts walked into the Green River Bar joking that he’d found a lost cattle dog. The woman tending bar that evening seemed to know what would happen next.

WOLF DEATHS HAVE GROWN ‘ALARMING’ SAYS OREGON FISH AND WILDLIFE

April 16th, Oregon: An annual report from the state agency found the population did not grow in 2023 when several wolves were poisoned or shot.

DEAD WOLF MYSTERY IN SOUTH MICHIGAN DEEPENS, PROMPTS CRIMINAL PROBE

April 15th, Michigan: Michigan officials have opened a criminal probe after an endangered wolf wound up dead in southern Michigan, 300 miles from its known habitat, killed by a hunter who says he thought it was a coyote.

WILDLIFE OFFICIALS RESPOND TO ALLEGED WOLF ABUSE

April 9th: Law used to justify secrecy may not apply.

GROUPS GO TO COURT TO GET WOLVES RELISTED IN MONTANA, IDAHO AND WYOMING

April 8th: Coalition of 10 organizations say that bad science and aggressive hunting is endangering Wolves.

SWISS FARMERS DUMP DEAD SHEEP IN PROTEST AGAINST RISING WOLF NUMBERS

April 6th, Switzerland: Farmers lay carcasses in front of government building in Lausanne to press for resumption of wolf cull.

COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE TO HOLD WOLF MEETING GEARED TOWARDS AGRICULTURE PRODUCERS IN KREMMLING

April 6th, Colorado: As wolves roam Grand and its neighboring counties, Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Colorado State University Extension Office will hold a meeting to inform livestock producers about living with wolves.

GRAY WOLVES HADN’T BEEN SEEN IN SOUTH MICHIGAN SINCE THE 1900S. THIS WINTER, A LOCAL HUNTER SHOT ONE

April 5th, Michigan: Wildlife officials say an animal a Michigan hunter thought was a big coyote when he shot it in January has been determined to be a gray wolf.

WOLF’S CAPTURE, ALLEGED ABUSE BY WYOMING MAN SPARKS OUTRAGE, HIGHLIGHTS LEGAL LIMITATIONS

April 5th, Wyoming: Wyoming authorities cited and fined the man $250, but so far have brought no other legal penalties for publicly displaying and killing wild wolf.

WOLF REPORTEDLY TORMENTED, KILLED IN SUBLETTE COUNTY

April 4th, Wyoming: Troubling reports of a wolf being tormented and killed by a resident of Sublette County have been circulating this week.

CALF KILLED BY GRAY WOLF ON GRAND COUNTY LANDOWNER'S PROPERTY, COLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE CONFIRMS

April 3rd: After an investigation, Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed on Wednesday a gray wolf attacked and killed a calf on the property of a Grand County landowner recently.

GRAY WOLF FOUND IN MICHIGAN'S LOWER PENINSULA NEAR BATTLE CREEK

April 3rd, Michigan: During a January legal coyote hunt, a Michigan hunter reported that he harvested a large animal in Calhoun County, around 85 miles southeast of Grand Rapids.

IDAHO CLOSES WOLF TRAPPING SEASON IN 19 COUNTIES

April 2nd, Idaho: The Idaho Department of Fish and Game closed wolf trapping season in 19 counties in the state Monday, including the five that make up north central Idaho in the agency's Clearwater Region.

DOLLY’S REVENGE, EUROPEAN COMMISSION PROPOSES TO DROP WOLVES’ PROTECTION STATUS

April 1st, Europe: The European Commission’s proposal to drop wolves’ protection status under the Bern Convention from ‘strictly protected species’ to ‘protected species’ came as a blow to conservation advocates fighting the magnus malus lupus’ corner in Europe.

WOLF PACKS STRESS EASTERN OREGON LIVESTOCK, RANCHERS

April 1st, Oregon: At least one local politician and experts working in the livestock industry say the damage wolves do is devastating to ranchers as well as their livestock.