VOTE NEARS ON ENDING ‘ENDANGERED’ STATUS FOR WA WOLVES

June 30th: The Department of Fish and Wildlife’s recommendation is to downlist wolves from “endangered” to “sensitive.”

LOCAL ANIMAL RESOURCES EXPERT WEIGHS IN ON 40 FERAL WOLF-DOGS FOUND IN DAVIDSON CO. HOME

June 28th, North Carolina: An animal resources professional is weighing in after the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office found 40 feral wolf-dog hybrids and an elderly woman living in a Denton trailer home.

WILDLIFE ADVOCATES PUSH FOR FEDERAL PROTECTION OF WOLVES ON CAPITOL HILL

June 27th: More than a dozen wildlife groups from around the country visited the Capitol on Wednesday to advocate for the federal protection of wolves.

COLORADO AWARDS GROUP $28K FOR NON-LETHAL WOLF DETERRENTS, RANGE RIDERS

June 27th, Colorado: The Colorado Department of Agriculture and Colorado Parks and Wildlife are extending an agreement with the Middle Park Stockgrowers Association to continue supporting on-the-ground, non-lethal wolf deterrents.

CHANGES TO WYOMING’S PREDATOR LAWS TAKE SHAPE IN RESPONSE TO THE WOLF INCIDENT

June 27th, Wyoming: “Before” the capture, and “after.” That’s how a state-appointed group examined the events that led up to and followed the now infamous incident in Sublette County of alleged wolf abuse.

PROSECUTOR: HUNTER WHO KILLED WOLF IN CALHOUN COUNTY WILL NOT BE CHARGED

June 25th Michigan: A hunter will not face criminal charges after killing a gray wolf that he believed to be a large coyote earlier this year in Calhoun County.

STUNNING PHOTOS SHOW 44,000-YEAR-OLD MUMMIFIED WOLF DISCOVERED IN SIBERIAN PERMAFROST

June 25th, Russia: Scientists perform necropsy on an ancient wolf pulled from Russian permafrost that may still have prey in its stomach.

NEW LAWS AFFECTING ELK FARMS AND WOLF DEPREDATION TO TAKE EFFECT JULY 1

June 24th: House Bill 731 in association with House Bill 592 appropriates funds which will in turn be used to reimburse ranchers who experience monetary losses due to wolves and grizzly bears.

COLORADO’S NEWLY REINTRODUCED GRAY WOLVES WELCOME THEIR FIRST PUP

June 24th, Colorado: Six months after placement, biologists confirm one pup during routine monitoring.

SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON WOLVES: ANOTHER FRAME OF REFERENCE

June 23rd, Colorado: In response to the June 20 column, “Setting the record straight on wolves in Colorado, setting the record straight with inaccurate information may be an effective fundraising strategy, but does nothing to help wolf management in Colorado.

EXPERTS STUMPED ON HOW GRAY WOLF GOT TO SOUTHERN MICHIGAN

June 23rd, Michigan: Wildlife experts have hit a dead end in their quest to determine how a gray wolf arrived in southern Michigan for the first time in more than 100 years.

ENDANGERED RED WOLVES IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA FADING FAST

June 20th, North Carolina: With the wild Red Wolf population in eastern North Carolina fading fast, experts are discussing ways to bring the species back.

PRODUCER REPORTS SUSPECTED WOLF KILL IN SOUTH ROUTT COUNTY

June17th, Colorado: A South Routt producer, who has asked to remain anonymous, says a wolf has killed one of their calves. They called Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers on Sunday to confirm.

THIRD ENDANGERED RED WOLF SINCE SEPTEMBER HIT BY A VEHICLE AND KILLED ON U.S. 64

June 17th, Virginia: An endangered red wolf was hit by a vehicle and killed on U.S. 64 earlier this month.

PROSECUTOR WON'T CHARGE HUNTER IN SOUTHERN MICHIGAN WOLF KILL

June 14th, Michigan: No one will face charges for the January killing of an endangered gray wolf in southern Michigan.

COLORADO RANCHERS NOW ABLE TO USE NIGHT-VISION EQUIPMENT TO HUNT WOLVES KILLING LIVESTOCK

June 14th, Colorado: A divided Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) commission voted on Thursday to allow the killing of wolves under certain conditions - a move that many ranchers in the state have requested for months.

ISLE ROYALE CAUTIONS VISITORS ABOUT FREQUENT WOLF SIGHTINGS ON ONE SIDE OF ISLAND

June 14th, Michigan: It’s probably no surprise that there have been frequent wolf sightings on the east side of Michigan’s Isle Royale this summer, given it’s the area of the island that is home to the national park’s largest of its four wolf packs.

COLORADO RANCHERS CAN NOW KILL WOLVES USING NIGHT VISION IMAGING

June 13th, Colorado: Emotions ran high at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting held Thursday at ground zero of recent wolf depredations, with pleas from ranchers for the state to allow the use of night vision imaging to kill wolves, and wolf advocates calling for patience before the use of lethal means.

NO CHARGES IN KILLING OF GRAY WOLF IN SOUTHERN MICHIGAN. EXPERTS STUMPED ABOUT HOW IT GOT THERE.

June 13th, Michigan: Wildlife experts have hit a dead end in their quest to determine how a gray wolf arrived in southern Michigan for the first time in more than 100 years.

IDAHO REDUCES WOLF TRAPPING TO PROTECT GRIZZLY BEARS

June 12th, Idaho: The Idaho Fish and Game Commission on June 12 voted to substantially reduce the recreational trapping of wolves in response to a federal court ruling that aims to protect grizzly bears.

ENDANGERED RED WOLF PUPS ‘THRIVING’ AT ZOO IN TACOMA

June 11th, Washington: Five critically endangered American red wolf pups are “thriving” at their new home at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington, footage shows.

TWO EWES DEAD IN ANOTHER WOLF ATTACK IN WALLOWA COUNTY

June 10th, Oregon: In yet another incident that has raised concerns among local ranchers, an unknown wolf or wolves have been confirmed to have killed two ewes in the Sled Springs Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) in Wallowa County.

MICHIGAN REFERS WOLF KILLING CASE TO PROSECUTORS FOR POSSIBLE CHARGES

June 7th, Michigan: State wildlife officials have ended their investigation into the January killing of an endangered wolf in southern Michigan and are referring the case for possible criminal charges.

COLORADO HUNTS FOR CO-EXISTENCE BETWEEN PEOPLE AND WOLVES

June 7th,Colorado: Wolves were a part of Colorado's landscape until the mid 1940s, when they were hunted and eliminated.

HOW WOLVES WERE DRIVEN TO EXTINCTION IN BRITAIN - AND WHY THEIR RETURN WOULD HELP HEAL THE LANDSCAPE

June 5th, Great Britain: Wolves have a long and fascinating history in Britain, and welcoming them back home could help heal our landscape says Derek Gow.

PROSECUTOR TO GET CASE ON GRAY WOLF SHOT, KILLED IN CALHOUN CO.

June 5th: In Michigan, it is only legal to kill a wolf if they are a threat to human life.

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE REPORTS A RECORD SEASON FOR WOLF FOSTER PROGRAM

June 3rd: A record number of Mexican gray wolves have been fostered into wild dens. The effort is part of a program to build up the wild population of the endangered species.