Wolf News - March 2025

DEFENDERS, CONSERVATIONISTS CELEBRATE FEMALE MEXICAN GRAY WOLF MOVEMENT

March 28th: Female Mexican gray wolf 2996 is returning to suitable wolf habitat near Mount Taylor.

IN THE HILLS OF ITALY, WOLVES RETURNED FROM THE BRINK. THEN THE POISONINGS BEGAN

March 27th: Strict laws saved the country’s wolves from extinction. Now conservationists believe their relaxation could embolden vigilantes.

EASY PREY: WHY EUROPE’S WOLVES ARE BACK ON THE ENDANGERED LIST

March 24th: EU countries are playing ‘wolf in sheep’s clothing’ with the Commission as they inflate population figures to secure more hunts.

FEDERAL AGENTS KILL A COLORADO WOLF SUSPECTED OF PREYING ON SHEEP IN WYOMING

March 20th, Colorado: A wolf released through Colorado’s controversial reintroduction program last winter met its end in north-central Wyoming last week, killed by federal agents who suspect the animal of preying on local livestock.

MONTANA SENATE DEBATES BILLS AIMED AT WOLF REGULATION

March 21st, Montana: A Senate Fish and Game Committee meeting Tuesday was dedicated entirely to three hours of fiery debate on two controversial gray wolf management bills from Rep. Paul Fielder, R-Thompson Falls.

FEDERAL AGENCY KILLS COLLARED COLORADO WOLF SUSPECTED OF KILLING SHEEP IN WYOMING

March 20th, Wyoming: Wolf had been relocated from Canada to Colorado in January as part of state’s reintroduction.

$10,000 REWARD OFFERED AFTER ENDANGERED GRAY WOLF FOUND DEAD NEAR SISTERS

March 19th, Oregon: A $10,000 reward is being offered to find who is responsible for killing a federally-listed endangered gray wolf near Sisters last week.

GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK’S ‘JACKSON FIVE’

March 17th, Wyoming: The wolves are part of a popular Northern Rockies population that has been listed and delisted from the Endangered Species Act several times over the past half century. Currently, they’re the only wolf population in the lower-48 not listed as endangered or threatened.

LAWMAKERS PUSH BILL TO REMOVE GRAY WOLVES FROM ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST

March 17th, California: The ongoing debate over gray wolf management in California highlights the tension between conservation efforts and the realities faced by rural communities.

WISCONSIN WOLF HARVEST REGULATIONS DEBATED AMID EFFORT TO DELIST WOLVES

March 6th: Regulations would protect wolf dens, shorten timeline for registering wolf kills.

SUSPECTED WOLF ATTACKS SPARK SAFETY CONCERNS IN MODOC COUNTY

March 6th, California: The Modoc County Sheriff's Office, led by Sheriff Tex Dowdy, is investigating a second suspected wolf kill in a week at a ranch in Jess Valley.

MORE ENDANGERED MEXICAN GRAY WOLVES ARE ROAMING THE SOUTHWESTERN US, ANNUAL SURVEY SHOWS

March 4th: It is a ritual that takes place every winter — federal and state wildlife managers use remote cameras, scat collection, radio telemetry devices and helicopters to count Mexican gray wolves that are roaming mountain ranges in parts of New Mexico and Arizona.

RURAL OREGON'S CAUTIONARY WOLF TALE FOR THE WESTERN SLOPE

March 3rd, Oregon: In Oregon, where the first batch of wolves released in Colorado originated, ranchers have been watching the wolf situation in Colorado play out from afar.

COLORADO COMMISSION TO DECIDE ON $343,000 FOR WOLF KILLS AT RANCHES

March 3rd Colorado: Controversial wolf compensation claims of more than $343,000 by two ranchers are scheduled to be heard at the March 5 and 6 Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting in Denver.

MICHIGAN’S WOLF NUMBERS ARE GROWING, PRESENTING CHALLENGES

March 3rd, Michigan: Michigan’s population of wolves has been growing since they were added to the Endangered Species Act slightly more than 50 years ago.

CONSERVATION TRIUMPH: THERE ARE 21,500 WOLVES ACROSS EUROPE, FINDS STUDY

March 2nd, Europe: Wolf populations growing across continent, but coexistence still a challenge.

THREE DOMESTIC DOG AND WOLF INCIDENTS IN WISCONSIN CONFIRMED THROUGH EARLY 2025

March 1st, Wisconsin: A yellow Lab mixed breed dog that lost its life to a wolf or wolves on Feb. 2 stands as one of three verified wolf/”house” dog incidents so far in 2025 from Wisconsin.