Wolf News - July 2021

DEFAZIO SIGNS LETTER CALLING ON BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO LIST WOLF AS 'THREATENED'

July 30th: Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Springfield, and 85 other members of Congress sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland on Friday urging her to reconsider the decision to delist the Gray Wolf under the Endangered Species Act.

MONTANA, IDAHO WOLF LAWS PROMPT PETITION FOR LISTING AS ENDANGERED SPECIES

July 30th: Seventy organizations are requesting Endangered Species protections for Western wolves in response to Montana’s new laws that increase wolf hunting and trapping, including the use of snares.

BAKER COUNTY RANCHER ALLOWED TO KILL UP TO FOUR WOLVES FROM LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN PACK

July 30th, Oregon: The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife issued a permit Thursday, July 29, allowing a Baker County ranching couple, or their designated agents, to kill up to four wolves from the Lookout Mountain Pack.

PAUL COLLINS: STATE NEEDS TO END THE SENSELESS SLAUGHTER OF WOLVES

July 29th, Wisconsin: On Monday June 21 the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released its over-winter wolf population estimate.

AS WOLVES RETURN TO CALIFORNIA – COMMUNICATION WITH RANCHERS A KEY TO SUCCESS

July 29th, California: The Beckwourth wolf pack in northern California’s Plumas County was discovered in May of 2021 after reports of a wolf attack on a yearling heifer made their way to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW).

WESTCHESTER NON-PROFIT WANTS YOU TO ‘RUN LIFE A WOLF’

July 28th, New York: Forget dancing; it’s much better to run, walk, or bike with wolves. At least that’s what Summer Hoogenboom probably thinks.

TEXAS ZOO TO UNVEIL CASTED RED WOLF SCULPTURE, HOST CONSERVATION FUNDRAISERS

July 28th, Texas: The Texas Zoo will unveil a casted red wolf sculpture next weekend in an effort to raise awareness of the world’s most endangered canid.

VALERIE GIBBONS: EXTREMIST INFLUENCE PAVED WAY FOR WOLF SLAUGHTER

July 27th: I am troubled that extremist out-of-state-based Hunter Nation could sweep in and stop the DNR from conducting a thoughtful, scientific and ethical evaluation of the wolf population last winter, resulting in a slaughter of a quarter of our Wisconsin wolves via heinous methods.

IDAHO’S WOLF BILL SEES OPPOSITION FROM ANIMAL RIGHTS PROPONENTS

July 27th, Idaho: SB 1211, a bill aimed to manage the growing population of grey wolves in Idaho, has been met with controversy, with animal rights opponents as well as supporters from the agricultural industry.

UTAH ASKS TO JOIN U.S., NRA IN GRAY WOLF DELISTING CASE

July 27th, Utah: The state of Utah has asked a federal court in Oakland for permission to join in a lawsuit in order to oppose conservation groups that are challenging the removal of gray wolves from the list of endangered and threatened species in the lower 48 states.

POLICY GROUPS ENGAGE MOFFAT COUNTY ON THE ISSUE OF WOLF REINTRODUCTION

July 27th, Colorado: Monday, a group from the Keystone Policy Center and the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission visited Craig to discuss plans for wolf reintroduction. The reintroduction, approved by Colorado voters last November, could happen in the area within the next couple of years.

'AN ABOMINATION': THE STORY OF THE MASSACRE THAT KILLED 216 WOLVES

July 27th, Wisconsin: Hunters are allowed to use hound dogs to kill wolves. In the midst of a politically volatile context, activists are now filming the hunts to raise the alarm.

MICHIGAN AG FILES BRIEF IN LAWSUIT REGARDING DECISION TO DELIST GRAY WOLVES

July 26th, Michigan: The brief, filed Friday in California, asserts that the USFWS unlawfully delisted gray wolves based on the species’ status in Michigan and other Great Lakes states.

FEDS TO CONSIDER PROTECTIONS FOR SOUTHEAST ALASKA’S WOLVES

July 26th, Alaska: A notice in the federal register published on Tuesday found merit to a conservationist coalition’s 111-page petition that says logging and road development, illegal and legal trapping and hunting, the effects of climate change and loss of genetic diversity were factors threatening Southeast Alaska’s Alexander Archipelago wolf population.

COLORADO VOTERS SPOKE, BUT RANCHERS REMAIN WARY OF WOLF REINTRODUCTION

July 25th, Colorado: When Colorado voters approved the reintroduction of gray wolves in 2020, livestock owners were promised fair compensation for damages and deaths to their animals caused by wolves.

RESEARCHERS DISCOVER NEW INSIGHTS ABOUT THE WOLVES AND MOOSE OF ISLE ROYALE

July 23rd, Michigian: Michigan Tech researchers return to the island to discover new insights about the wolves and moose of Isle Royale.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MUST STEP IN TO SAVE AMERICA'S WOLVES

July 22nd, United States: Despite huge public outcry and concern, the governors of Idaho and Montana using the traditional tactics of division have rammed through their Republican-controlled legislatures some of the most heinous anti-wildlife bills in generations. Their key focus is the elimination of wolves.

COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE SET TO HOST WOLF RESTORATION OPEN HOUSE

July 22nd, Colorado: Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Keystone Policy Center will host an open house listening session on Monday to provide input and feedback on the gray wolf restoration and management planning process.

DNA ASSAY AIDS IN IDENTIFYING AND PROTECTING NORTH AMERICAN WOLVES, COYOTES

July 20th, North Carolina: Forensics specialists can use a commercial assay targeting mitochondrial DNA to accurately discriminate between wolf, coyote and dog species, according to a new study from North Carolina State University.

ENVIRONMENTALISTS PLAN TO FILE LAWSUIT OVER IDAHO'S NEW WOLF LAW

July 20th, Idaho: Environmental groups have notified Idaho Gov. Brad Little and other state officials of their intent to file a lawsuit over an expanded wolf-killing law the groups say will result in the illegal killing of federally protected grizzly bear and lynx.

MEXICAN WOLF BREEDING PROGRAM GETS BOOST FROM ZOO

July 20th, Mexico City: Five gray wolf pups born at Mexico City’s Chapultepec Zoo are giving a boost to efforts to broaden the endangered species’ genetic diversity amid continuing efforts to reintroduce the animals to the wild decades after they were reduced to captive populations.

LAWSUIT LAUNCHED OVER IDAHO’S HARMFUL WOLF-HUNTING LAWS

July 19th, Idaho: New Laws Pose Substantial Risks to Federally Protected Lynxes, Grizzly Bears

WESTERN TRIBAL LEADERS OPPOSE NEW WOLF HUNTING LAWS

July 19th, Indigenous activists have joined the growing crusade to restore federal protection for wolves throughout the Intermountain West.

GROUPS: IDAHO WOLF LAW WILL CAUSE GRIZZLY BEAR, LYNX DEATHS

July 19th, Idaho: Environmental groups have notified Idaho Gov. Brad Little and other state officials of their intent to file a lawsuit over an expanded wolf-killing law they believe will result in the illegal killing of federally protected grizzly bear and lynx.

NEW METHOD ALLOWS UNAMBIGUOUS IDENTIFICATION OF WOLF HYBRIDS IN EUROPE'S FORESTS

July 19th, Europe: Together with a European team, Senckenberg scientists have presented a new method in the scientific journal BMC Genomics that allows the reliable identification of wolf-dog hybrids on the basis of environmental samples such as feces, hair, or saliva residue.

MEXICAN WOLF FOSTER PARENTS GET THE JOB DONE

July 19th, New Mexico: Inside the re-wolfing of New Mexico’s Gila Forest

YAMNUSKA WOLFDOG SANCTUARY CELEBRATES 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY

July 18th, Canada: “It’s pretty crazy to think that this place has been here for 10 years. It’s grown at such a rapid rate, it’s been really, really cool."

REMEMBERING ROMEO, THE WOLF WHO CAME TO JUNEAU. BIRDS THROUGH THE LENS OF JESSICA MILLSAPS

July 16th, Alaska: When Shakespeare wrote, “Romeo, oh Romeo, wherefore art though Romeo,” the playwright had no idea what those words would mean to Juneau, a community that fell in love with a black wolf named Romeo.

AFTER EARLY STRUGGLES, ISLE ROYALE'S TRANSPLANTED WOLVES SHOW HEALTHY SIGNS OF SETTLING IN

July 12th: After a somewhat rough start, the wolves who survived being transplanted to Isle Royale in Lake Superior seem to have taken a liking to their new surroundings, producing multiple litters of pups.

A THIRD OF WISCONSIN’S WOLVES KILLED AFTER LOSING PROTECTIONS THIS YEAR, STUDY SAYS

July 9th, Wisconsin: A hunt killed more than 200 wolves, and poaching may have increased, since Endangered Species Act protections ended in January.

GRAY WOLF PUPS ARE MULTIPLYING NEAR STEAMBOAT SPRINGS

July 8th, Colorado: Wolves in Colorado are back — and they’re breeding a whole new generation.

MINNESOTA DNR CALLS OFF WOLF HUNT THIS YEAR DESPITE SUPPORT FROM FARMERS, HUNTERS

July 8th, Minnesota: Agency officials made the annoucement during a video meeting of the state wolf advisory committee.

INDIGENOUS-DIRECTED SHORT FILM ASKS INTERIOR SECRETARY HAALAND TO RETURN FEDERAL PROTECTION TO GRAY WOLVES

July 7th: The Global Indigenous Council today released Family, a short film highlighting the deep cultural connection Indigenous nations share with wolves and the major threats currently facing imperiled wolves in the lower 48 states.

STUDY SAYS HUNTING, POACHING REDUCE WISCONSIN WOLF NUMBERS

July 5th, Wisconsin: A newly released study estimates that Wisconsin's wolf population dropped by up to one-third in the months after federal officials announced plans to lift legal protections

THE RETURN OF THE ENDANGERED MEXICAN RED WOLF

July 2nd: A program that places captive-born pups into wild dens is helping North America’s rarest wolf subspecies reclaim its native territory in the Southwest.