Wolf News - April 2024

WILDLIFE OFFICIALS RESPOND TO ALLEGED WOLF ABUSE

April 9th: Law used to justify secrecy may not apply.

GROUPS GO TO COURT TO GET WOLVES RELISTED IN MONTANA, IDAHO AND WYOMING

April 8th: Coalition of 10 organizations say that bad science and aggressive hunting is endangering Wolves.

SWISS FARMERS DUMP DEAD SHEEP IN PROTEST AGAINST RISING WOLF NUMBERS

April 6th, Switzerland: Farmers lay carcasses in front of government building in Lausanne to press for resumption of wolf cull.

COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE TO HOLD WOLF MEETING GEARED TOWARDS AGRICULTURE PRODUCERS IN KREMMLING

April 6th, Colorado: As wolves roam Grand and its neighboring counties, Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Colorado State University Extension Office will hold a meeting to inform livestock producers about living with wolves.

GRAY WOLVES HADN’T BEEN SEEN IN SOUTH MICHIGAN SINCE THE 1900S. THIS WINTER, A LOCAL HUNTER SHOT ONE

April 5th, Michigan: Wildlife officials say an animal a Michigan hunter thought was a big coyote when he shot it in January has been determined to be a gray wolf.

WOLF’S CAPTURE, ALLEGED ABUSE BY WYOMING MAN SPARKS OUTRAGE, HIGHLIGHTS LEGAL LIMITATIONS

April 5th, Wyoming: Wyoming authorities cited and fined the man $250, but so far have brought no other legal penalties for publicly displaying and killing wild wolf.

WOLF REPORTEDLY TORMENTED, KILLED IN SUBLETTE COUNTY

April 4th, Wyoming: Troubling reports of a wolf being tormented and killed by a resident of Sublette County have been circulating this week.

CALF KILLED BY GRAY WOLF ON GRAND COUNTY LANDOWNER'S PROPERTY, COLORADO PARKS & WILDLIFE CONFIRMS

April 3rd: After an investigation, Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed on Wednesday a gray wolf attacked and killed a calf on the property of a Grand County landowner recently.

GRAY WOLF FOUND IN MICHIGAN'S LOWER PENINSULA NEAR BATTLE CREEK

April 3rd, Michigan: During a January legal coyote hunt, a Michigan hunter reported that he harvested a large animal in Calhoun County, around 85 miles southeast of Grand Rapids.

IDAHO CLOSES WOLF TRAPPING SEASON IN 19 COUNTIES

April 2nd, Idaho: The Idaho Department of Fish and Game closed wolf trapping season in 19 counties in the state Monday, including the five that make up north central Idaho in the agency's Clearwater Region.

DOLLY’S REVENGE, EUROPEAN COMMISSION PROPOSES TO DROP WOLVES’ PROTECTION STATUS

April 1st, Europe: The European Commission’s proposal to drop wolves’ protection status under the Bern Convention from ‘strictly protected species’ to ‘protected species’ came as a blow to conservation advocates fighting the magnus malus lupus’ corner in Europe.

WOLF PACKS STRESS EASTERN OREGON LIVESTOCK, RANCHERS

April 1st, Oregon: At least one local politician and experts working in the livestock industry say the damage wolves do is devastating to ranchers as well as their livestock.