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Wolf News - April 2021
April 30th, British Columbia: Pacific Wild decries BC wolf cull's continuation while matter is before the courts
GIANFORTE SIGNS BILL DIRECTING FWP TO REDUCE WOLF POPULATION
April 30th, Montana: Wolf numbers in Montana must be reduced to “sustainable” populations with more aggressive means of take allowed in areas with higher wolf numbers under a bill signed by Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte on Friday.
UW GRAD COMBINES RESEARCH, TRIBAL TRADITIONS IN WOLF RELATIONSHIP PLAN
April 30th, Wisconsin: Abi Fergus dreamed of working with wolves from age 11, a dream that became an opportunity to help a Wisconsin tribe shape a future shared with the animal they call Ma’iingan.
FACT-CHECKING IDAHO’S WOLF ERADICATION LAW
April 29th, Idaho: The state is about to pass a law calling for 90 percent of its wolf population to be killed. It’s based on fear and lies.
CONSERVATION GROUP CRITICIZES WISCONSIN’S FEBRUARY WOLF HUNT
April 29th,Some conservationists are calling Wisconsin’s wolf hunt politically motivated and harmful.
WOLF PUPS BORN AT METRO RICHMOND ZOO
April 28th, Virginia: Two Gray wolf pups were born at the Metro Richmond Zoo on April 4, a zoo spokesperson announced Wednesday.
EX-WILDLIFE MANAGERS WANT VETO OF IDAHO WOLF-KILLING BILL
April 28th, Idaho: Nearly 30 retired state, federal and tribal wildlife managers sent a letter Wednesday to Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little asking him to veto a bill backed by agricultural interests that could cut the state's wolf population by 90%.
WESTERN COLORADO IS WARY OF GRAY WOLF REINTRODUCTION. WILL THEY HAVE TO PAY FOR IT, TOO?
April 26th, Colorado: The current funding plan for gray wolf reintroduction would rely on license fees paid by hunters and anglers, many of whom live in the western Colorado communities that opposed Proposition 114.
2 MONTANA MEN CITED OVER HELICOPTER POACHING OF WOLVES
April 25th, Montana: The Billings Gazette reports that Dalton Thomas Tamcke, 30, and Justin Samuel Peterson, 22, told wildlife authorities they were hunting coyotes for predatory control action on March 3 and mistakenly took the wolves for coyotes.
WEST SHORE COUNCILS ENDORSE PROPOSAL TO PAUSE WOLF-HUNTING
April 25th, British Columbia: Motion initiated by Oak Bay calls for more research on wolves and biodiversity
WOLF NUMBERS CONTINUE TO GROW IN WASHINGTON STATE, BUT STILL NO HUNTING AS IN IDAHO
April 23rd, Washington: The number of wolves in Washington state rose strongly last year, according to an annual report from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife released Friday. The rate of increase was more than double what Oregon reported earlier in the week for its wolf population in 2020.
MONTANA GOVERNOR SIGNS BILL ALLOWING PAYMENT TO WOLF HUNTERS
April 23rd, Montana: Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill Friday allowing the use of private funds to reimburse wolf hunters or trappers for their expenses — reminiscent of bounties that widely exterminated the species in the last century.
April 23rd, Montana: Longtime wolf biologist Diane Boyd says wolves are here to stay, even as a suite of legislation raises problematic management concerns
YELLOWSTONE HAZES ITS HABITUATED WOLVES, AND IT WORKS
April 22nd, Wyoming: When Yellowstone’s borders closed to visitors for 55 days at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Smith’s staff went out “armed to the teeth” with the intent to reverse Wolf 1273M’s conditioning.
OREGON HAS AT LEAST 173 WOLVES, A 9.5% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR
April 21st, Oregon: State wildlife biologists counted 173 wolves in Oregon this past winter, a 9.5 percent increase over last year’s count of 158 according to the Oregon Wolf Conservation and Management 2020 Annual Report released Wednesday at odfw.com/wolves.
LEGISLATION AIMS TO KILL 90 PERCENT OF WOLVES ROAMING IDAHO
April 20th, Idaho: An Idaho Senate committee has approved legislation allowing the state to hire private contractors to kill about 90% of the wolves roaming Idaho.
LAFAYETTE COUPLE CITED FOR ILLEGAL POSSESSION OF A GRAY WOLF
April 19th, Louisiana: Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited a Lafayette couple on April 16 for allegedly possessing a gray wolf in Lafayette Parish.
WASHINGTON STATE RANGE RIDING PROGRAM REWORKED IN ADVANCE OF COMING WOLF SEASON
April 18th, Washington: The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has reworked its range riding program, partly in response to allegations of fraud from 2018.
April 18th, Colorado: Members of the Colorado Parks & Wildlife Commission and interested community members are invited to attend CPW’s first online educational session related to wolf reintroduction efforts on Wednesday, April 28 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
COLORADO AND CALIFORNIA PREPARE FOR MORE WOLVES
April 18th, Colorado: It’s an opportunity, advocates say, to do wolf management right
April 15th, Montana: Predator management takes center stage in bills destined for Gov. Gianforte’s desk.
TESTING CONFIRMS GRAY WOLF KILLED NORTH OF FREMONT
April 14th, Nebraska: Nebraska wildlife officials say genetic testing has shown that an animal killed in January by coyote hunters north of Fremont was a gray wolf.
VOYAGEURS WOLF GETS HIS OWN COLLAR-CAM AND ITS A SIGHT TO SEE
April 14th, Minnesota: Voyageurs Wolf Project is first to put a video camera collar on a wild wolf.
SHIFT IN DIET ALLOWED GRAY WOLVES TO SURVIVE ICE-AGE EXTINCTION
April 12th, Canada: Gray wolves are among the largest predators to have survived the extinction at the end of the last ice age around 11,700 years ago. Today, they can be found roaming Yukon's boreal forest and tundra, with caribou and moose as their main sources of food.
COUNTIES PUSH FOR MORE INPUT IN WOLF REINTRO
April 9th, Colorado: Gray wolves are being reintroduced to Colorado, but the counties affected have a slim chance of winning a seat at the table of the stakeholder advisory group being established to help guide restoration efforts, members of the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado said in a letter requesting a specialized local government advisory group to be established to provide more of a voice.
GIANFORTE SIGNS BILLS ALLOWING WOLF SNARING, EXTENDED SEASONS
April 9th, Montana: Gov. Greg Gianforte on Friday signed bills allowing snares to be used for the trapping of wolves and lengthening Montana’s trapping seasons.
WDFW HEAD SEES NEED FOR QUICKER CALL ON WOLF REMOVAL
April 8th, Washington: Washington Fish and Wildlife Director Kelly Susewind said April 7 the department will try to decide more quickly whether to kill wolves once packs have met thresholds for lethal control.
NEW MONTANA BILLS ‘DECLARE WAR ON WOLVES, BEARS AND OTHER CARNIVORES,’ WILDLIFE ADVOCATES SAY
April 8th, Montana: A flurry of bills has recently been introduced to Montana's state legislature that reduces restrictions on the killing of grizzly bears and wolves — two predators which have historically struggled to survive in the state.
AS MINNESOTA WOLF PLAN IS REVISED, ADVOCATES CONCERNED
April 5th, Minnesota: Wisconsin’s first wolf hunt after delisting was fraught with problems, what will happen in Minnesota?
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION MUM SO FAR ON RETURNING GRAY WOLVES TO ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST
April 4th, D.C: A controversial decision in the last months of the Trump administration to remove gray wolves from the endangered species list led to a massive overhunt in Wisconsin this year that Ojibwe tribal representatives said disrespected their wishes.
DNR Partners With USDA On Wolf Management
April 3rd, Wisconsin: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced it will continue federal partnerships to manage conflicts between wolves and humans.
Oregon wolf moves into Monterey County as historic trek continues
April 2nd, California: Over the weekend wolf OR-93 had traversed the Central Valley and crossed Interstate 5 to enter San Benito County, but the wolf didn't stop there. He has continued west and now joins spring breakers in Monterey County.
With The Wolf Delisted, Farmers And Landowners Are Taking Steps To Remove Problem Wolves
April 2nd, Wisconsin: Landowners Seek To Resolve Conflicts By Killing Wolves On Their Property
Cerrado’s maned wolves, squeezed by humans, may be picking up mange from dogs
April 1st, Brazil: Contact between maned wolves and domestic dogs infested with sarcoptic mange is the most likely reason for the cases along the São Paulo/Minas Gerais border.