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Wolf News - August 2023
WILDLIFE OFFICIALS CONFIRM FOUR NEW YET-TO-BE-NAMED WOLF PACKS IN CALIFORNIA
August 31st: On Wednesday, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife reported that four new packs of wolves have been confirmed in California in the past five months.
STATE CONFIRMS TWO MORE WOLF KILLS OF CATTLE
August 28th, Oregon: A dead cow and two dead 6-month-old calves were discovered by landowners in Wallowa County over the past week and the state has confirmed that two of the kills were by wolves of the Wildcat Pack.
POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR COEXISTING WITH WOLVES COULD BENEFIT BOTH PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
August 28th, Colorado: Increasing conflict with predators may unravel decades of conservation success.
ADVOCATES WORRY ABOUT MEXICAN GRAY WOLF POPULATION
August 24th,New Mexico: While the population of Mexican gray wolves has grown in New Mexico over the last decade, environmental advocates are worried about the population of wolves south of the border.
SOUTHEAST ALASKA WOLVES ARE NOT THREATENED OR ENDANGERED, FEDERAL AGENCY CONCLUDES
August 23rd, Alaska: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has again rejected a request to list Southeast Alaska’s Alexander Archipelago wolves as endangered or threatened.
EVERS APPOINTEES TO NATURAL RESOURCES BOARD QUESTIONED ON WOLF HUNTING BY SENATE COMMITTEE
August 23rd, Wisconsin: Three of Gov. Tony Evers’ appointees to the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) attended public hearings Wednesday where members of a Senate committee questioned them about some of the state’s thorniest conservation issues.
WA APPROVES KILLING OF UP TO TWO WOLVES IN ASOTIN COUNTY
August 23rd, Washington: The director of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has authorized the killing of up to two wolves in Asotin County.
HOW A LONE 'IMMIGRANT' WOLF REVIVED A FOREST ECOSYSTEM
August 23rd, Michigan: The first wolves arrived on the island in the late 1940s, and their main prey are moose—giving rise to the longest running study of a predator-prey system anywhere in the world.
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK WOLVES OBSERVED BRINGING ‘TOYS’ TO PUPS
August 22nd: Wolves and humans have a lot more in common than you might think, at least when it comes to appeasing an anxious child.
ALEXANDER ARCHIPELAGO WOLF TO STAY OFF ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST, SULLIVAN SAYS
August 22nd, Alaska: U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan expressed his satisfaction today over a decision made by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to not list the Alexander Archipelago wolf as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act.
WASHINGTON FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSIDERING LETHAL REMOVAL OF WOLVES IN ASOTIN COUNTY
August 21st, Washington: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife managers are considering options, including lethal control, to stop wolf attacks on livestock in Asotin County.
FWP REDUCES WOLF KILL QUOTAS AFTER 2 YEARS OF POPULATION DECLINE
August 18th, Montana: After two years of wolf population declines, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has lowered kill quotas for Montana’s wolf hunting and trapping season.
CPW STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WOLVES WHO WILL BE REINTRODUCED IN COLORADO WILL COME FROM
August 17th, Colorado: The deadline to start reintroducing wolves back to Colorado is approaching, and state officials are still working to determine where those wolves will come from.
A NEW GRAY WOLF PACK IS FOUND 200 MILES SOUTH OF CALIFORNIA'S NEAREST-KNOWN PACK
August 12th, California: California wildlife officials say they've confirmed a new gray wolf pack in the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains.
FEDERAL OFFICIALS SEEK ASSISTANCE IN INVESTIGATION OF RED WOLF DEATH
August 11th, Minnesota: A federally protected red wolf was found dead in Washington County along a fence line located south of Newland Road on May 18, 2023 and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is requesting the assistance of the public in the investigation of the red wolf’s death.
ADVOCATES PLEA FOR WOLF PROTECTION IN IDAHO
August 10th, Idaho: Two years ago, the Idaho legislature passed a new law that makes changes to the way the state manages wolves.
US COMMITS TO RELEASING MORE ENDANGERED RED WOLVES INTO THE WILD, SETTLING LAWSUIT
August 9th, North Carolina: The U.S. government will settle a lawsuit with conservation groups and commit to releasing more endangered red wolves into North Carolina.
REWARD OFFERED FOR INFORMATION ON KILLING OF RED WOLF
August 8th: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials are asking the public for information in the investigation of the killing of a federally protected red wolf in Washington County.
August 4th: Four wolves from the Five Points Pack in northeast Oregon's Union County have been lethally removed by the USDA Wildlife Service in response to chronic depredation of livestock, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Friday.
WOLF POPULATION IN WISCONSIN RECOMMENDED TO BE AT LEAST 1,000 TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY
August 2nd: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released a revised draft wolf management plan, recommending that the statewide population be kept at roughly 1,000 animals.
‘SHAMEFUL LOSS’: WOLVES DECLARED EXTINCT IN ANDALUCÍA
August 1st: Naturalists decry extinction of species as loss of habitat, poaching and illegal hunting take toll