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Wolf News - February 2022
WOLF RESCUED FROM COYOTE TRAP AT FORT MCCOY, THEN COLLARED FOR SATELLITE TRACKING
February 28th, Wisconsin: Personnel with Fort McCoy’s Directorate of Public Works Natural Resources Division (NRB) were alerted Feb. 10 by Mike Borchers, a registered trapper, that a wolf was caught in a coyote trap. Immediately, staff responded.
WOLVES ARE ENDANGERED AGAIN, BUT PRESSURE FOR A MICHIGAN HUNT REMAINS
February 23rd, Michigan: Hunting proponents this week pressed Michigan wildlife regulators to lock and load plans for a wolf hunt, even after a federal judge recently restored endangered species protections to the apex predator.
ANOTHER WOLF FOUND ILLEGALLY SHOT IN EASTERN OREGON; $22,500 REWARD OFFERED FOR INFORMATION
February 23rd, Oregon: Investigators are searching for the person who illegally shot and killed a wolf in eastern Oregon last week, officials said Wednesday, and conservation groups have put up a reward of more than $20,000.
FIRST WOLF BORN AND COLLARED IN COLORADO NOW HAS A NAME
February 23rd, Colorado: The Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center held the naming contest, though state wildlife officials said they will still refer to the pup by its official identifier 2202.
5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT GRAY WOLVES REGAINING ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT PROTECTION
February 20th: A federal judge announced big news last week: Gray wolves will regain protection in the United States.
AGENCIES SHOULD PARTNER ON WOLF REINTRODUCTION
February 20th, Colorado: Now is the time for Colorado Parks and Wildlife to work with USFWS to gain the federal authorization needed for the Colorado wolf reintroduction plan, as required by Proposition 114.
NEW YEAR, NEW HOPE FOR WORLD'S MOST ENDANGERED WOLF
February 20th, North Carolina: Nine critically endangered American Red Wolves have arrived in eastern North Carolina to begin acclimating for release into the Alligator River and Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuges later this year.
WOLVES, BEARS ARE WARY RIVALS AS THEY COMPETE FOR FOOD
February 19th, Yellowstone: Sharing a meal with a greedy tablemate makes for fraught relations, especially when there are claws and fangs involved.
WOLF HUNTING CLOSES IN SOUTH-CENTRAL MONTANA
February 17th, Montana: Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks closed wolf trapping and hunting in south-central Montana on Thursday following the harvest quota being reached.
WITH FEDERAL GRAY WOLF PROTECTIONS RESTORED, TWO MI LAWS SUSPENDED
February 16th, Michigan: Farmers in U.P. no longer able to shoot wolves posing a threat to their livestock.
5 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT GRAY WOLVES REGAINING ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT PROTECTION
February 15th: Most importantly: The recent relisting doesn’t apply to the Rocky Mountains.
WOLVES SHOT IN NORWAY AFTER COURT OVERTURNS STAY OF EXECUTION
February 15th: Nine endangered animals killed after injunction lifted on cull of 25 wolves living in conservation zone.
FAMOUS MEXICAN GRAY WOLF WAS SHOT AND HAD LEG AMPUTATED. NOW HE’S RETURNED TO THE WILD.
February 14th: A Mexican gray wolf who suffered a gunshot wound is finally back in the wild — albeit, with one fewer leg.
February 14th: Federal judge struck down order to remove wolves from endangered species list; state DNR announces end to state wolf hunt, changes to management.
GRAY WOLF PUP BORN AND COLLARED IN COLORADO IS A FIRST IN THE STATE
February 10th: The she wolf has been tagged number 2202.
WOLVES WILL REGAIN FEDERAL PROTECTION IN MUCH OF THE U.S.
February 10th: A federal judge has overturned the Trump-era decision that removed the predators from the endangered species list.
GRAY WOLVES RELISTED UNDER ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
February 10th: Judge Reinstates Federal Protections Removed During Trump Administration
WORLD’S MOST ENDANGERED WOLVES TO BE RELEASED TO WILD IN NC | RALEIGH NEWS & OBSERVER
February 8th, North Carolina: Nine of the world’s most endangered wolves will be released into the wild in North Carolina, a milestone for the species, which has spent decades teetering on the brink of extinction.
WOLVES HAVE WALKED WITH US FOR CENTURIES. STATES ARE WEAKENING THEIR PROTECTIONS
February 7th: Gray wolves are being killed outside Yellowstone again. Some new state laws jeopardize decades of federal and state partnerships that had saved them.
NEW STUDY SHOWS WOLVES CHANGE BEHAVIOR AROUND BEARS
February 5th, Montana: New study at University of Montana shows Yellowstone wolves change their behavior around bears.
WILDLIFE AGENCY ADVANCES REVIEW OF WOLF STATUS
February 4th: The push to re-list wolves as an endangered species in the northern Rocky Mountains is being further studied, drawing ire from some outfitters and state wildlife agencies and guarded optimism from wolf watchers.
SNOWY WEATHER COULD DETERMINE LIFE OR DEATH FOR WISCONSIN’S POACHED GRAY WOLVES
February 2nd: A new analysis highlights how human activity and weather could make certain times of year more perilous than others for wolves.
MEXICAN WOLF RECOVERY SEES PROGRESS DESPITE DEBATE OVER UNDERLYING SCIENCE
February 1st: The Endangered Species Act (ESA) requires that the best available science is used in guiding recovery of America’s threatened and endangered species. While this is clear, what constitutes the best available science is often left unclear.