WASHINGTON TRIBE RESCINDS OFFER TO SEND COLORADO 15 WOLVES

July 31st: Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed that the tribe that previously agreed to allow wolves to be translocated has rescinded their agreement.

IDAHO WOLF NUMBERS TRENDING DOWN

July 31st: State pioneers new, genetic-based population monitoring method.

VANCOUVER ISLAND PHOTOGRAPHER HORRIFIED AFTER HER WOLF PHOTO ON HUNTING WEBSITE

July 31st: Alexander said she is still considering taking legal action.

MEXICAN GRAY WOLF ‘ASHA’ TO REMAIN IN CAPTIVITY FOR BREEDING PURPOSES

July 30th: Asha first made headlines when she crossed I-40 early last year and roamed hundreds of miles north of the designated Mexican gray wolf recovery zone.

WASHINGTON CONSIDERING KILLING WOLVES IN TWO AREAS AFTER LIVESTOCK CONFLICTS

July 30th: Wildlife officials are considering killing wolves from two packs in northeast Washington after two separate series of attacks on livestock.

IDAHO WOLF POPULATION CONTINUES TO DROP

July 25th: Idaho’s wolf population has dropped by about 13% during the last two summers, according to state wildlife managers.

MEXICAN GRAY WOLF ASHA DENIED FREEDOM

July 25th: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that Asha, the young female Mexican gray wolf who twice traveled into northern New Mexico, would not be released back into the wild this year.

COLORADO’S JULY WOLF ACTIVITY MAP INCLUDES UPDATE ON HAZING RUMORS, WOLF PUPS

July 24th, Colorado: Monthly update shows less activity in Grand, Routt, Eagle and Larimer counties in the past 30 days.

WOLVES HAVE MINIMAL IMPACT ON DEER IN WASHINGTON STATE

July 23rd, Washington: Deer population size was more affected by habitat quality and cougar presence.

GROUPS SUE TO RESTORE ENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTION FOR NORTHERN ROCKIES WOLVES

July 21st, Colorado: Six conservation groups have filed a lawsuit challenging a recent federal government decision not to protect wolves in the northern U.S. Rocky Mountain region under the Endangered Species Act, arguing that states are exercising too much leeway to keep the predators' numbers to a minimum.

WASHINGTON FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMISSION ISSUES COUGAR AND WOLF DECISIONS

July 19th: The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission met virtually on July 19 to discuss several carnivore topics including proposed changes to cougar hunting seasons and the state listing status of gray wolves.

YELLOWSTONE SUPERINTENDENT SEEKS HUNTING RELIEF FOR WOLVES AFTER ANOTHER DEADLY WINTER

July 19th: Wyoming, Idaho hunts have had negligible effect, but Montana’s hunt along national park’s northern boundary continues to take toll on research, wolf viewing.

WILDLIFE ADVOCATES CELEBRATE WOLF DISPERSAL, DECRY CAPTURE OF FEMALE LOBO

July 18th, Arizona: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Arizona Game and Fish Department are using female to bait and capture her possible mate near Flagstaff.

EUROPE'S WOLVES ONCE AGAIN UNDER THREAT AS PROTECTIONS LIFT

July 18th, Europe: European governments appear to be fighting against conservation protections for grey wolves after populations began to rebound from the brink of extinction in the 20th century.

WASHINGTON COMMISSION SET TO DETERMINE STATE LISTING STATUS OF GRAY WOLVES

July 18th, Washington: Tomorrow, July 19, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) will ask the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission to finally make a decision on WDFW’s proposal to downlist the status of gray wolves in the state from endangered to sensitive.

WILDLIFE ADVOCATES SAY THEY WERE MUZZLED AT WYOMING WOLF MEETING

July 17th, Wyoming: Legislators push back, arguing discussion after infamous Daniel incident has been public.

2 MORE WOLF KILLS CONFIRMED IN NORTHWEST COLORADO

July 17th, Colorado: Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) has confirmed two more wolf attacks on livestock in Routt County this month.

WOLVES ARE HITTING CAMPGROUNDS ON ISLE ROYALE IN SEARCH OF FOOD, PARK WARNS

July 15th, Michigan:  A warning for campers on Lake Superior’s Isle Royale National Park: Wolves are venturing into campground trash cans for easy meals.

WHY WASHINGTON’S WOLF COUNT IS UNDER SCRUTINY

July 15th, Washington: Ahead of a vote on lowering the animals’ “endangered” status, wildlife advocates and others question whether the figures are inflated. A state agency defends the data.

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES KILL ONE WOLF FROM PACK IN UNION COUNTY

July 15th: Federal employees killed an adult female wolf from the Tower Mountain Pack in Union County on July 10 after state biologists confirmed that wolves from the pack had killed six sheep and injured a sheep protection dog in separate attacks in the Fly Creek area south of Starkey on July 2.

WHY WASHINGTON’S WOLF COUNT IS UNDER SCRUTINY

July 12th, Washington: Ahead of a vote on lowering the animals’ “endangered” status, wildlife advocates and others question whether the figures are inflated. A state agency defends the data.

ECONOMIC REASONS NOT ENOUGH TO ALLOW WOLF HUNTING, SAYS EU COURT OF JUSTICE

July 11th: The wolf’s protection within the Union is through the EU Habitats Directive and the Bern Convention, the latter allowing for derogations from the no-hunt principle in cases of extreme urgency.

FOLLOWING ALLEGED WOLF TORTURE CASE, REPRESENTATIVES AND CITIZENS ADVOCATE FOR CHANGE

July 10th: State officials from both sides of the aisle have joined together to form the ‘Treatment of Predators Working Group’.

WOLF KILLED IN ASOTIN COUNTY AFTER CHASING CATTLE

July 10th, Washington:  Ranch hand kills male wolf near Anatone; investigation called routine follow-up.

GROUPS SUE TO RESTORE ENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTION FOR US NORTHERN ROCKIES WOLVES

July 10th: Six conservation groups have filed a lawsuit challenging a recent federal government decision not to protect wolves in the northern U.S. Rocky Mountain region under the Endangered Species Act, arguing that states are exercising too much leeway to keep the predators’ numbers to a minimum.

NEWEST MEMBERS OF WORLD'S MOST ENDANGERED WOLVES BORN AT SAINT LOUIS ZOO FACILITY

July 10th, Missouri: Four wolf pups in total were born during the zoo's Sears Lehmann, Jr. Wildlife Reserve's first red wolf breeding season.

NORTHEAST OREGON COMMUNITY BECOMES HOT SPOT FOR WOLF KILLS

July 9th, Oregon: Wallowa County has become a hot spot of wolf activity in Northeast Oregon, with two-thirds of the state’s 39 confirmed livestock kills this year by the apex predator as of July 8.

NORTHWEST ECOSYSTEMS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY WHEN WOLVES WERE NEARLY EXTERMINATED, STUDY FINDS

July 8th: The wolves kept other species in check, like deer and elk, and maintained a healthy environment.

HUNTERS, WOLF EXPERTS SPEAK OUT ON CONFIRMED DEPREDATIONS ON WESTERN EDGE OF COUNTY

July 8th: Adrian Wydeven, a wildlife biologist that headed up the DNR’s state wolf recovery and management program from 1990 through 2013, said while he doubts the wolf population in the county or in specific areas of the county has increased drastically in recent years, the Ackley Wildlife Area is the type of place where “depredations occur more readily.”

NORTHWEST ECOSYSTEMS CHANGED DRAMATICALLY WHEN WOLVES WERE NEARLY EXTERMINATED, STUDY FINDS

July 5th:The wolves kept other species in check, like deer and elk, and maintained a healthy environment.

WYOMING WOLF TORMENT CASE CATALYZES PACK OF ACTIVISTS CALLING FOR NATIONAL REFORM

July 5th: Protests, lobbying efforts in response to Sublette County incident have yet to produce national reform, but a bill in the works could prohibit running over animals with motorized vehicles on federal land.

WOLF PETITIONS IGNORED BY FWS – NOTICE OF INTENT TO SUE FILED

July 2nd: Today, the Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) for failing to respond to two petitions to delist wolves in the Western Great Lakes region.

WITH NEW WOLF PUP — OR PUPS — COLORADO WILDLIFE DIRECTOR INSISTS ON NON-LETHAL RESPONSE TO LIVESTOCK KILLINGS

July 2nd, Colorado: Sen. Janice Rich sends letter questioning state agency's commitment to impacted citizens, ranchers.

PROBABLE WOLF DEPREDATION IN UNION COUNTY. LOSTINE LETHAL REMOVAL PERMIT EXPANDED

July 1st, Oregon: ODFW recently gave notice of a probable wolf depredation in Union County.

STUDY TRACKS HOW WOLF REINTRODUCTION AT ISLE ROYALE AFFECTED FOXES, MARTENS

July 1st, Wisconsin: UW-Madison researchers find wolves had temporary effects on the diet of foxes and marten numbers at remote National Park site.