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Wolf News - October 2022
CONSERVATION GROUPS SUE OVER MONTANA WOLF HARVEST RULES
October 29th, Montana: Two conservation groups have filed a lawsuit against the state of Montana and its wildlife management agency alleging it illegally set hunting and trapping policies and quotas intended to reduce the gray wolf population by making it easier to kill the predators.
MONTANA HUNTER WHO MISTOOK HUSKY PUP FOR WOLF TO FACE LEGAL CONSEQUENCES
October 28th, Montana: Amanda Rose Barnes made the shocking blunder Sept. 23 on a hunting trip.
WILDLIFE OFFICIAL OUTLINES RED WOLF RECOVERY PROGRAM HISTORY
October 28th: When the Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966 became law, the red wolf, Canis rufus, was one of the first species recognized as being in danger of extinction. Since then, there have been numerous attempts to preserve the red wolf.
ANOTHER WOLF HAS BEEN KILLED BY A COUGAR IN WASHINGTON
October 26th, Washington: State game officials say an unusual thing is happening in Washington when wolves and cougars get into a tussle: The cougars are winning.
COLORADO INVESTIGATES REPORTS OF NORTH PARK WOLVES BEING KILLED IN WYOMING
October 26th, Wyoming: Colorado Parks and Wildlife is investigating reports of three black wolves killed in Wyoming to determine if they were part of Colorado's only known pack.
HOWL ABOUT THAT! SAILORS SAVE DROWNING WOLF
October 25th, Poland: A drowning wolf miraculously escaped death after being lassoed by quick-thinking sailors who dragged it to shore.
WOLF KNOWN FOR GENETIC VALUE FOUND DEAD IN NEW MEXICO
October 25th, New Mexico: Environmentalists are pushing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to do more to protect Mexican gray wolves after one of the endangered predators was found dead in southwestern New Mexico.
'RARE' BLONDE WOLF CAPTURED ON CAMERA BY MINNESOTA RESEARCHERS
October 21st, Minnesota: Researchers in northern Minnesota captured a blonde wolf on a trail camera, calling the coloring of the wolf "very rare" for the area.
WOLF KNOWN FOR GENETIC VALUE FOUND DEAD IN NEW MEXICO
October 19th, New Mexico: Environmentalists are pushing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to do more to protect Mexican gray wolves after one of the endangered predators was found dead in southwestern New Mexico
POACHED WOLF FOUND SHOT NEAR LITTLE LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN; OSP ASKS PUBLIC’S HELP
October 18th, Oregon: Oregon State Police are asking for the public’s help find whoever shot a female wolf who was found dead in Baker County earlier this month.
WHY THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN A COLORADO CATTLE RANCHER AND A WOLF ADVOCATE COULDN’T LAST
October 18th, Colorado: A wolf advocate and a Colorado cattle rancher who has lost several cows to wolves walk side by side against the picturesque backdrop of the northern Colorado mountains.
NEW ANALYSIS BY WILDLIFE EXPERTS REFUTES JUSTIFICATION FOR WOLF HUNTS
October 14th: A new analysis by biologists and wildlife experts refutes much of the justification for extreme wolf hunts in Idaho, Montana and Wisconsin.
MANAGERS REPORT POSITIVE SHIFT IN RED WOLF RECOVERY EFFORTS
October 14th, North Carolina: A positive shift for the species, which just a few years ago, after public and political hostility spurred agency cuts in the recovery effort, had seemed all but doomed in the wild.
IDAHO WOLF POPULATION STABLE ONE YEAR AFTER LIBERALIZED HUNTING, TRAPPING RULES WENT INTO EFFECT
October 13th, Idaho: Idaho’s overall wolf population has remained stable despite liberalized hunting and trapping laws that went into effect last year. That was Idaho Department of Fish and Game Director Ed Schriever’s message to Gem State lawmakers last week.
COLORADO ZOO LOSES MOUNTAIN TAPIR, MEXICAN WOLF ON SAME DAY
October 10th: The loss of a Mexican wolf matriarch and an endangered mountain tapir leaves a void at the zoo and in fans' hearts.
6 WOLVES POISONED IN NORTHEAST WASHINGTON, REWARD OFFERED
October 10th, Washington: The Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife says toxicology reports show six wolves found dead this year in the state's northeast region were poisoned.
TWO WOLF PUPS KILLED IN KOOTENAY NATIONAL PARK IN AS MANY WEEKS
October 9th, British Colombia: “To our knowledge, this is the third human-caused wolf mortality in Kootenay National Park this year.”
MEXICAN WOLF RECOVERY PLAN REVISION DRAWS MIXED REVIEWS FROM WILDLIFE ADVOCATES
October 9th: Wildlife advocates expressed mixed feelings about the Mexican Wolf Recovery Plan, Second Revision that was released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Friday.
WOLVES SUSPECTED IN MULTIPLE LIVESTOCK KILLS
October 9th, Colorado: Wildlife officials are looking into suspected cases of wolves killing livestock.
STUDY CALLS FOR BETTER DATA ON WOLF-KILLED LIVESTOCK, WOLF TRAPPING
October 6th, Idaho: A group of wildlife advocates is calling for more transparent and inclusive wolf management after finding data on livestock killed by wolves and wolf trapping to be woefully lacking.
RAREST WOLF IN THE WORLD LIVING IN CO SANCTUARY
October 3rd, Colorado: Wildlife experts say there are less than 300 Red Wolves in existence.
PHOTOGRAPHER CAPTURES RARE INTERACTION BETWEEN WOLF, BEAR CUB ON NORTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND
October 3rd, Vancouver Island: When Geoff Heith got a message from a friend on the North Island that wolves were spotted, he headed straight for the wilderness with the hopes of taking pictures of them.
INCREASED CONFLICTS MAKE THE CASE FOR GRAY WOLF MANAGEMENT
October 3rd: This year, there have been enough confirmed depredations in Northeast Washington to warrant two separate removal actions by WDFW staff according to the state’s guidelines.
RESCUERS FLY RED WOLF FROM N.C. TO N.Y. TO HELP THE LESS THAN 20 RED WOLVES LEFT IN THE WILD
October 3rd, North Carolina: Sage the red wolf is settling into the Wolf Conservation Center (WCC) in South Salem, New York, before moving into an enclosure with her new mate Jaques.