OFFICIALS CONFIRM EIGHT CATTLE ATTACKED BY WOLVES IN NE OREGON

September 30th, Oregon: The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has confirmed eight cattle were recently attacked by wolves in the Ukiah Valley south of Pendleton, though it remains unclear which pack is responsible.

TRIBES, ENVIROS PAN WYO WOLF KILLING POLICY IN ESA PETITIONS

September 30th, Wyoming: Several conservation organizations and numerous Native American tribes are citing Wyoming’s wolf predator zone — the roughly 85% of the state where wolves can be killed at any time by any means — as evidence of the need for renewed federal protection of the gray wolf.

BLAINE COUNTY OFFICIALS DEMAND ANSWERS OVER RECENT FEDERAL WOLF KILLINGS

September 29th, Idaho: Meanwhile, Wood River Wolf Project reports successful season.

U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE TO EXPLORE RELISTING THE GRAY WOLF

September 29th, Montana: Montana's expanded wolf-hunting season earlier this month, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said it has decided to conduct an in-depth status review to determine whether state management plans aiming to aggressively reduce wolf populations threaten the recovery of gray wolves.

FEDERAL OFFICIALS URGED TO END STATES’ WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT FUNDING IN RESPONSE TO EXTREME WOLF-KILLING PROGRAMS

September 27th, Washington: State game agencies could lose a substantial portion of their budgets for eradicating their wolf populations under a proposal put forward by the Global Indigenous Council, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), the Center for Biological Diversity and a coalition of 25 Native American, conservation, and animal welfare organizations.

SPANISH VILLAGES WARNED OF WOLF PACKS AFTER HUNTING BAN

September 27th, Spain: The Spanish government has made an extraordinary mistake by banning wolf hunting, politicians in the north of the country said.

MONTANA WOLF POLICIES ARE DESTROYING STATE'S REPUTATION AS BEACON FOR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

September 26th, Montana: Seven respected former wildlife commissioners, all hunters, condemn montana governor and lawmakers for their callous, unscientific promotion of wolf slaughter.

WOLF HUNTING BAN PITS FARMERS AGAINST CONSERVATIONISTS IN SPAIN

September 22rd, Spain: Controlled hunting has helped to keep their numbers down in the area—and protect livestock—but on Wednesday a ban on killing the animals came into effect, inflaming farmers but delighting conservationists.

WYOMING WOLF POACHER NABBED THROUGH DNA EVIDENCE

September 22rd, Wyoming: The way Lane Bunner tells it, the wolf was chasing his Jack Russell terrier, had closed to within 40 yards or so, and he had to make a split-second decision.

STATES DEFEND EXPANDED HUNTING AFTER BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SAYS GRAY WOLVES MAY STILL NEED PROTECTION

September 22rd, Montana: "I don’t agree with it. We’ve gotten to a point where we properly manage the wolves," Montana state Sen. Bob Brown, a Republican, said.

WHY HAVE GRAY WOLVES FAILED TO GAIN A FOOTHOLD IN COLORADO?

September 22rd, Colorado: The Green River Corridor holds the promise of a pathway for gray wolves to disperse from Wyoming to Colorado. So why aren’t they using it?

WOLF PACK GROWS AT LEHIGH VALLEY ZOO

September 22rd, Pennsylvania: The pack is back!!!... and they are roaming the hills in Northern Lehigh County. The Mexican gray wolves known as "los lobos" now has a pack, four wolves strong, at Lehigh Valley Zoo.

NONPROFIT STATUS OF GROUP PUSHING FOR WISCONSIN WOLF HUNTS MAY NOT BE VALID

September 22nd, Wisconsin: The hunters’ rights advocacy organization heavily involved in pushing to hold wolf hunts in Wisconsin and other intense fights over the state’s conservation policy claims to be a nonprofit — but that might not be the case.

WOLF PLANS DRAW FEDS BACK INTO FIGHT

September 22nd: No sooner did the snares and snowmobiles come out than the Feds perked up like a bird dog hearing a pheasant’s predawn cackle.

MAJOR FARM GROUPS HAVE LOBBIED FOR THE RIGHT TO CULL WOLVES. A NEW STUDY FINDS THE ANIMALS MAY HAVE GOTTEN A BAD RAP

September 21st: A new study covered in Modern Farmer challenges the notion that wolves are a major antagonist for ranchers and their herds.

SIX OJIBWE TRIBES CLAIM WISCONSIN WOLF HUNT VIOLATES TREATY RIGHTS

September 21st, Wisconsin: Six Ojibwe tribes filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday seeking to cancel Wisconsin's upcoming November wolf hunt, arguing it violates their treaty rights.

WOLF-KILLING CAMPAIGNS IN IDAHO AND MONTANA MAY HAVE JUST BACKFIRED

September 21st, Idaho: Fish and Wildlife is threatening to re-invoke Endangered Species Act protection.

ODFW KILLS 3 MORE WOLVES

September 20th, Oregon: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife employees, firing from a helicopter, shot and killed three wolves from the Lookout Mountain pack in eastern Baker County Friday morning, Sept. 17, including the pack’s breeding male.

WHY HAVE GRAY WOLVES FAILED TO GAIN A FOOTHOLD IN COLORADO?

September 19th, Colorado: Gray wolves are native to this part of northwestern Colorado. They once flourished across the Western United States, ranging the Rocky Mountains in numbers at least into the tens of thousands.

WILDLIFE OFFICIALS DREW A LINE AT I-40 FOR MEXICAN GRAY WOLVES, BUT HAS IT HURT RECOVERY?

September 18th, As the state lead for the Mexican gray wolf recovery program, Jim deVos monitors the tracking collars of wolves roaming Arizona's high country. Each device emits a ping twice daily, which deVos receives at his home office in Prescott.

SEPTEMBER WILDLIFE UPDATE: A NEW HOPE FOR WOLF PROTECTIONS

September 16th, Oregon: We just found out yesterday that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will be initiating a status review to consider relisting the Northern Rocky Mountain population of wolves (which for Oregon, are the wolves in the eastern part of the state). That’s exciting news and a step in the right direction!

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION SAYS WOLVES MAY NEED PROTECTIONS AFTER STATES EXPAND HUNTING

September 15th: The Biden administration said Wednesday that federal protections may need to be restored for gray wolves in the western U.S. after Republican-backed state laws made it much easier to kill the predators.

US TRIBES DEMAND EMERGENCY PROTECTION FOR WOLVES

September 15th, Dozens of American Indian tribes asked the Biden administration Tuesday to immediately enact emergency protections for gray wolves, saying states have become too aggressive in hunting the animal.

THE FISHING WOLVES OF VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK

September 14th, Minnesota: The discovery that wolves in Voyageurs National Park hunt freshwater fish came in 2017 and was reported in the Duluth News Tribune, New York Times, USA Today, National Public Radio and other outlets in 2018, when the first videos emerged.

ON THE EVE OF MONTANA'S WOLF SLAUGHTER, HOW THE WEST IS BEING LOST

September 14th, Montana: The killing season will soon start on the state's wolves.

HEARINGS FOR WOLFDOG CASE, FATAL HIGH SPEED CHASE IN COURT THIS WEEK

September 14th, Connecticut: Two hearings, one for a Hartford man and another for an Emporia man will be held at the Lyon County District Courthouse on Thursday and Friday.

FOREST SERVICE STUDY OF GRAZING IMPACTS TO WOLVES AVOIDS LAWSUIT

September 13th, Washington: The U.S. Forest Service can avoid a challenge by environmental groups to its review of livestock grazing’s impacts to gray wolves and other protected species in the Colville National Forest, a Washington federal court ruled.

WISCONSIN LAWMAKERS PROPOSE LEGISLATION TO MAKE ANNUAL MANDATORY WOLF HUNT OPTIONAL

September 13th, Wisconsin: A one-word change in current statute would allow Department of Natural Resources total discretion over annual wolf hunt.

FOUNDER OF WOLF RESCUE NOMINATED FOR PAY IT 4WARD: 'IT'S ALL FOR THE PACK'

September 13th, New Mexico: This week's Pay it 4ward has really gone to the dogs — a wolf rescue just outside Albuquerque where a volunteer wanted to give back to a woman who has given so much to her pack.

COMMUNITIES NEED SUPPORT TO CO-EXIST WITH WOLVES

September 13th: Populations of large carnivores like wolves are expanding across Europe, but local communities need support to deal with the new neighbours.

INDIAN WOLF IS ONE OF WORLD’S MOST ENDANGERED WOLVES

September 13th: Very little is known about the Indian wolf. A medium-sized, light-colored subspecies of the gray wolf, the animal looks different from its relatives because it has less of a shaggy coat.

‘WAR OF THE WOLF PACKS’ IS LIKE A YELLOWSTONE WILDLIFE SOAP OPERA

September 11th: I've never seen anything quite like this which is saying something considering I've shared literally thousands of Yellowstone videos over the years. It's a movie called "War of the Wolf Packs" and it plays out like a Yellowstone wildlife soap opera.

WISCONSIN LAWMAKERS DRAFT BILL TO END MANDATORY WOLF HUNT

September 10th, Wisconsin: Democratic lawmakers have drafted legislation to end Wisconsin’s mandatory wolf hunting season.

RARE GRAY WOLF CAPTURED ON VIDEO IN KERN COUNTY, THE SOUTHERNMOST CALIFORNIA SIGHTING IN DECADES

September 1st, California: The collared gray wolf was captured on a trail camera in the southwestern part of the county back on May 15, but officials just received the footage last week, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

MONTANA GETS SERIOUS ABOUT WOLF MANAGEMENT

September 1st, Montana: Two weeks ago, Montana’s Fish and Game Commission, meeting in person for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, voted 3–2 to allow a statewide harvest of 450 wolves, which represents about 40% of the estimated population in the state, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) data.