ARE ALASKAN WOLVES TARGETING WOLVERINES?

January 31st, Alaska: A pack near Anchorage has likely killed three wolverines in the past few years.

NEZ PERCE TRIBE HONORS THE WOLF

January 30th: During a three-hour ceremony at the Pi-Nee-Waus Community Center in Lapwai, Idaho, Nez Perce tribal members gathered for a summit called Honoring the Wolf.

STUDY FINDS MONTANANS ARE INCREASINGLY OK WITH WOLVES

January 29th, Montana: Three-quarters of surveyed residents now self-describe as tolerant, up from half in 2017.

NINE MEXICAN GRAY WOLVES DIED IN FOURTH QUARTER OF 2023

January 25th, Arizona: Wildlife officials say nine Mexican gray wolves are known to have died in the final quarter of last year.

UNLIKE IN WYOMING, CALIFORNIA RANCHERS CAN’T TOUCH WOLVES

January 25th, California: California has a growing number of wolves, and they’ve been attacking cattle at such a rate that the state’s compensation fund for ranchers is running out of money. Unlike Wyoming, ranchers there can’t kill wolves.

WISCONSIN ASSEMBLY PASSES BILL MANDATING A WOLF POPULATION LIMIT

January 25th, Wisconsin: The Wisconsin Assembly passed a bill to set a firm cap on the state's wolf population — the legislation was passed by the state Senate in October and goes to Gov. Tony Evers for his approval or veto.

SPOTTING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A RED WOLF AND A COYOTE

January 25th, North Carolina: In North Carolina, hunters can mistake an endangered red wolf for a coyote. The distinction is moot for cars.

MAP SHOWING WHERE COLLARED WOLVES ARE ROAMING IS RELEASED AS COLORADO WILDLIFE DIRECTOR, STAFF ARE GRILLED BY LAWMAKERS

January 25th, Colorado: All 12 collared wolves are still alive. But that doesn’t distract lawmakers worried about where they came from and furious about how reintroduction was handled.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR A WOLF TO BE CHRONICALLY DEPREDATING? STATE LAWMAKERS URGE PARKS AND WILDLIFE TO DEFINE THE TERM

January 25th, Colorado: Sen. Dylan Roberts and House Speaker Julie McCluskie sent a letter to the governor and the directors of Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Colorado Department of Natural Resources on Jan. 22 requesting that the agency immediately draft a rule to determine when wolves are considered to be “chronically depredating.”

PLAN TO ALLOW WOLF HUNTING IN EUROPE TO SPARE LIVESTOCK COULD BACKFIRE, SOME SCIENTISTS SAY

January 24th, Europe: Many farmers support proposal to downgrade protection of wolves, which kill thousands of sheep on the continent each year.

COLORADO LAWMAKERS INTERVENE FOR RANCHERS LOSING LIVESTOCK TO WOLVES, SAYING “CHRONIC DEPREDATION” MUST BE DEFINED

Colorado: Sen. Dylan Roberts and House Speaker Julie McCluskie want Colorado Parks & Wildlife to “immediately publish” a rule or explain why the agency can’t do it.

WOLVES AT DUTCH NATIONAL PARK CAN BE SHOT WITH PAINTBALL GUNS TO SCARE THEM: COURT

January 24th, Netherlands: A Dutch court says that authorities can use paintball guns to shoot at wolves in a popular national park.

HUNTERS AND RANCHERS DEMAND WOLF DELISTING AT WILLOW RIVER MEETING

January 23rd, Minnesota: Around 300 people vented their anger at gray wolves during a Congressional listening session in Willow River on Monday evening. It was the latest in a string of packed meetings in northern Minnesota where area residents lashed out at wolves, blaming them for a poor deer hunting season, killing livestock and threatening pets.

WASHINGTON’S WOLF-KILLING POLICY GETS FRESH ATTENTION IN OLYMPIA

January 23rd, Washington: Ranchers have long argued that Washington laws should give them more flexibility and authority to kill wolves that threaten or attack livestock on their property.

COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE ANNOUNCES PLANS TO RELEASE UP TO 15 MORE WOLVES

January 20th: Up to 15 wolves could be coming to Colorado next year, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

RANCHERS SAY RELATIONSHIPS RUINED WITH WILDLIFE OFFICIALS SINCE WOLVES REINTRODUCED

January 18th, Colorado: One month ago, Colorado Parks and Wildlife reintroduced wolves to the state, including eight wolves in Grand County.

WILDLIFE CENTER SHARES RESULTS OF WOLF-NAMING CONTEST

January 16th, Colorado: The Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center announced the results for the names of the first five gray wolves released in December 2023.

INSLEE ORDERS NEW WOLF REMOVAL RULES IN WASHINGTON

January 16th, Washington: Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has ordered wildlife officials to draft new rules for dealing with wolf-livestock conflicts, delivering a win to environmental groups seeking stricter limits on wolf kills.

SURVEY FINDS GROWING TOLERANCE AMONG MONTANANS FOR WOLVES

January 11th, Montana: Montanans have varying attitudes and beliefs about wolves and wolf management, and over time some of those feelings have shifted, according to a new survey conducted cooperatively by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and the University of Montana.

HOUSE BILL WOULD BLOCK PROTECTIONS FOR WHALES, WOLVES, BATS AND MORE

January 11th: December marked the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, but the House isn't celebrating.

FEDERAL WILDLIFE AGENTS INVESTIGATING WOLF KILLED DEC. 25 IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN

January 11th, Wisconsin: Federal wildlife agents are investigating a northern Wisconsin resident regarding the Dec. 25 killing of a gray wolf on his property.

SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL, WE HAVE SHARED THIS LAND WITH WOLVES AND BEARS. THEY DESERVE OUR PROTECTION.

January 11th: The threat of hostile state management in the West only compounds the threats these species are already facing, writes guest columnist Julian Matthews.

RANCHERS COULD HAVE NEW RECOURSE AGAINST GRAY WOLVES

January 10th, Washington: Senate Bill 5939 – relating to protecting livestock from wolf predation – seeks to give affected livestock raisers a chance to mitigate the confirmed and probable predation deaths of their animals.

DEAD SWISS WOLF ILLEGALLY POACHED

January 9th, Switzerland: The Swiss authorities are investigating a case of wolf poaching in Broye, canton Vaud, at the beginning of the year. A criminal complaint has been filed.

HUNTERS, OTHER SPORTSPEOPLE IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO INVITED TO TALK GRAY WOLF REINTRODUCTION

January 9th, Colorado: The caucus will happen in person and via Zoom on Jan. 31.

A LAWSUIT SAYS WOLF TRAPS ARE ENDANGERING GRIZZLY BEARS

January 9th, Idaho: Conservation groups are trying to stop wolf trapping in Idaho, saying the practice threatens endangered grizzly bears.

FEDERAL JUDGE IN BOISE HEARS ARGUMENTS IN WOLF TRAPPING AND GRIZZLY BEAR CONSERVATION LAWSUIT

January 5th, Idaho: A coalition of 13 conservation groups brought a lawsuit against the state saying a wolf trapping law threatens grizzly bears and violates the Endangered Species Act.

PUBLIC CAPTURES FIRST IMAGES OF COLORADO'S REINTRODUCED WOLVES AFTER DECEMBER RELEASES

January 4th, Colorado: The first images of what are believed to be one of Colorado's released wolves in the wild was captured Tuesday in Grand County.

GREAT LAKES WOLVES RESILIENT TO CLIMATE, LAND USE CHANGE

January 4th: Researchers examined projected changes in climate and socioeconomic models in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.

MORE THAN 600 ATTEND WOLF PREDATION MEETING IN DETROIT LAKES

January 3rd, Michigan: Hunters for Hunters encourages people to contact lawmakers regarding wolf predation concerns.


ODFW SAYS WOLF MANAGEMENT WEST OF HWY 395 HAS CHALLENGES

January 3rd, Oregon: “Within the county, [Highway] 395 is the dividing line between state-managed wolves and federally protected wolves. Everything on the east side of 395 is not listed and is under our management control through our wolf plan. West of 395, the wolves still fall within our wolf plan, but we are still way more restrictive with what we can and can’t do, because they are federally protected.”

PROTECTING WOLVES FROM AERIAL ATTACKS

January 3rd, Idaho: The Idaho Wolf Depredation Control Board recently withdrew three proposals for aerial hunting of wolves in Idaho.

BREAKING NATURE’S STEREOTYPES: RESEARCHERS OBSERVE WOLVES HUNTING SEA OTTERS AND SEALS

January 2nd, Alaska: Firsthand accounts of wolves hunting and successfully capturing a harbor seal, and another instance of a wolf pack preying on and consuming a sea otter along the coast of Katmai, Alaska, have prompted researchers to reconsider assumptions about wolf hunting behavior.