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Wolf News - June 2021
MEET ENO, HARPER, PEARL, WARRIOR, FISHER, CATAWBA; NC ZOO RED WOLF PUPS GET THEIR NAMES
June 30th, North Carolina: The six red wolf pups born this spring at the North Carolina Zoo now have their names, courtesy of a crowd-sourced vote.
WV STATE WILDLIFE CENTER WELCOMES GREY WOLF PUPS
June 25th, West Virginia: Families planning a trip to the West Virginia State Wildlife Center will be greeted by a few new faces this summer.
WOLF ANUBIS ROAMS NOW-CLOSED NATIONAL FORESTS
June 25th, Colorado: Amid extreme fire danger, multiple active fires and official forest closures, U.S. Forest Service officials have largely emptied the now-closed Coconino and Kaibab National Forests, but somewhere on the Colorado Plateau above Sedona, a 1-year-old endangered male Mexican wolf named Anubis is roaming.
ZOO WOLF HABITAT TO PACK IN FRANKLIN COUNTY
June 24th, Ohio: The Saint Louis Zoo’s proposed habitat for a nearly extinct breed of wolf got the go-ahead from Franklin County’s planning and zoning commission last week.
ENVIRONMENTALISTS THREATEN TO SUE MONTANA OVER NEW WOLF LAWS
June 23rd, Montana: A coalition of environmental advocacy groups threatened Wednesday to sue the state of Montana if it implements new laws passed earlier this year permitting the snaring of wolves and expanding trapping seasons, which they say could pose a threat to the state’s grizzly bear and lynx populations.
DNR ADVISORY COMMITTEE AT ODDS OVER RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FALL WOLF HUNT
June 23rd, Wisconsin: As emotions run high around wolf management in Wisconsin, members of the state’s wolf harvest advisory committee failed to reach a consensus over a recommended harvest level for this fall’s hunt during its last scheduled meeting on Tuesday.
June 22nd, Idaho: During a conference call Thursday, Idaho Fish and Game commissioners amended wolf trapping and hunting seasons in response to a newly passed law. Meanwhile, the majority of Idahoans who commented on the proposal did not support the changes.
HUMANE AGENTS TAKE WOLF HYBRID FROM NEWTON FALLS HOME
June 22nd, Ohio: A wolf hybrid was taken from a home in Newton Falls.
OVER 1,400 WOLVES KILLED IN B.C. TO SAVE CARIBOU — NEW RESEARCH SUGGESTS ANOTHER PATH
June 22nd, British Columbia: Since 2015, 1,447 wolves have been killed in the province's cull program, aimed to save B.C.'s woodland caribou. Could tree blockades and 'wolf moguls' offer an alternative?
DNR ESTIMATES WISCONSIN HAD 1,136 WOLVES BEFORE HUNT LAST WINTER, A 5% DECLINE FROM PREVIOUS YEAR
June 21st, Wisconsin: Wisconsin had 1,136 wolves prior to the controversial hunting and trapping season last winter, according to a preliminary estimate released Monday by the Department of Natural Resources.
TWO WOLVES COLLARED FOR SHOWING SIGNS OF HABITUATION
June 20th, Canada: Parks Canada wildlife officials collared two Bow Valley wolf pack wolves after they had showed signs of increased habituation on June 5.
REWARD GROWS TO $15,000 IN WASHINGTON WOLF POACHING CASE
June 20th, Washington: The reward for information leading to a conviction in a Washington wolf poaching case grew to $15,000 over the course of the week.
CULLING CUTLINES, NOT WOLVES, KEY TO PRESERVING CARIBOU HERDS: RESEARCHER
June 19th, New research suggests wolves can be steered away from the endangered caribou herds they prey on by making the man-made trails they use to hunt harder to move along.
COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE OBSERVE PUPS WITH WOLVES M2101 ‘JOHN’ AND F1084 ‘JANE’
June 18th, Colorado: A Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) biologist and CPW district wildlife manager each independently reported visual confirmation of multiple pups with wolves M2101 and F1084.
MONTANA CONSIDERS WOLF HUNTING RULES AMID POPULATION DECLINE
June 17th, Montana: A commission governing wolf hunting in Montana is considering new wolf management rules that would make it easier to hunt wolves in the state after the Legislature passed several laws earlier this year to encourage additional wolf hunting.
RESEARCH SHOWS RED WOLVES COEXIST WITH DEER, OTHER GAME SPECIES
June 17th, California: There are plenty of deer, wild turkey and other game species in eastern North Carolina's red wolf recovery area, according to new research.
MORE THAN 50 CONSERVATION GROUPS WANT FEDERAL PROTECTIONS RESTORED TO PROTECT WOLVES
June 16th, New Wolf Killing Laws in Idaho, Montana Prompt Renewed Push to Restore Wolves’ Federal Safeguards
COUNTY COMMISSIONER HOUCK JOINS STATE WOLF REINTRODUCTION COMMISSION
June 16th, Although Gunnison County commissioners opposed the ballot measure last year directing state wildlife managers to bring gray wolves back to Colorado’s western mountains by 2024, Proposition 114 ultimately passed and now commissioners are considering how to participate in the inevitable process to represent local ranchers and to make sure the reintroduction goes as well as possible.
TIM’S TRAVELS: ENDANGERED WOLF CENTER GETS NEW ENCLOSURE
June 16th, California: The American Red Wolf is one of the most endangered species in the world, but there’s a place in Eureka trying to change that.
CAMPER SHOOTS, INJURES IDAHO FAMILY'S DOG AFTER MISTAKING HER FOR A WOLF
June 16th, Idaho: An Idaho family's dog is recovering after being shot twice on Saturday by a camper who mistook her for a wolf.
YELLOWSTONE WOLF, ALONE AND INJURED, SHOWS TRUE GRIT AGAINST COYOTES
June 15th, Yellowstone: A gray wolf in Yellowstone National Park was hungry and alone—and worse, it was nursing an injured front leg, making it difficult to hunt for food.
HOW EUREKA’S ENDANGERED WOLF CENTER IS FIGHTING TO BRING RED WOLVES BACK FROM THE BRINK
June 15th, California: This spring, for the first time in more than 20 years, four critically endangered American red wolves were released into the wild.
FEMALE WOLF POACHED IN STEVENS COUNTY, WASHINGTON WILDLIFE OFFICIALS INVESTIGATING
June 15th, Washington: A female wolf that had pups earlier this year was illegally killed in northeast Washington in May.
MONTANA ROLLS OUT NEW WOLF REGULATION PROPOSALS
June 13th, Montana: In response to multiple new laws aimed at reducing Montana’s wolf population, state officials have rolled out regulation proposals for wildlife commissioners to consider later this month.
COLORADO WILDLIFE MANAGER INVESTIGATED FOR MEDDLING WITH WOLF REINTRODUCTION
June 12th, Colorado: 12-week probe finds "some" allegations were true but gives no details; Colorado Parks and Wildlife manager back on the job and whistleblower resigns
June 12th: For the first time in years, the species’ numbers have increased in the wild.
FIVE WOLF PUPS INSPIRE HOWLS OF HOPE FOR SURVIVAL OF MEXICAN SPECIES
June 11th: Slowly followed by their mother, two wolf pups playfully scamper out of their den to the area reserved for them in Chapultepec Zoo, modelled around their natural habitat, according to the zoo’s technical deputy director Alberto Olascoaga.
FINLAND’S WOLF POPULATION HAS GROWN BY 16%
June 9th, Finland: According to the Natural Resources Institute of Finland (Luke), there has been a steady rise in Finland’s wolf population since 2017.
FIRST KNOWN WOLF LITTER SINCE 1940S SPOTTED IN NORTHWEST COLORADO
June 9th, Colorado: Colorado Parks and Wildlife observed three pups near Steamboat Springs
US WILDLIFE MANAGERS TOUT WOLF CROSS-FOSTERING EFFORTS
June 7th: A record 22 captive-born Mexican gray wolf pups have been placed into dens in the wild in the southwestern U.S. to be raised by surrogate packs, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday.
THE MYSTERY OF DENMARK’S VANISHING WOLF PACK – ARE HUNTERS TO BLAME?
June 6th, Despite a resurgence in lowland Europe, numbers almost halve in the country
GRAND COUNTY COMMISSIONER WILL SERVE IN ADVISORY GROUP FOR WOLF REINTRODUCTION
June 4th, Colorado: Linke will be one of 17 members of the Technical Working Group for Gray Wolf Reintroduction, which will review and contribute expertise toward the development of conservation objectives, management strategies and damage prevention and compensation planning related to the effort.
IDAHO FISH & GAME SEEKING FEEDBACK ON PROPOSAL TO EXTEND WOLF TRAPPING, HUNTING AND METHODS OF TAKE
June 4th, Idaho: The proposed changes relate to Idaho legislative action that will take effect July 1, 2021.
PRESIDENT BIDEN WEIGHS IN ON WOLVES
June 4th, President Joe Biden recently indicated support of further protections for gray wolves, although details on his position are not entirely clear.
STATE SENATOR WANTS THE UP TO CONTROL WOLF MANAGEMENT BOARD
June 3rd, Michigan: One state senator wants to make sure the Upper Peninsula is the only voice advising the state on how to manage its wolf population.
ONLINE A-STATE STUDENT TAKES PART IN HISTORICAL WOLF RELEASE
June 3rd: Online A-State student Elizabeth Etzkorn was a part of a historical event involving Arkansas State University’s mascot, the red wolf.
CULTURAL, BELIEF SYSTEM DATA CAN INFORM GRAY WOLF RECOVERY EFFORTS IN US
June 3rd, Colorado: Researchers at Colorado State University and The Ohio State University have created an index depicting the mix of social values among people across all 50 states, providing data that can be useful for wildlife conservation policy and management.
SEARCH CONTINUES AFTER WOLVES ESCAPE WILDLIFE CENTER NORTH OF TWIN CITIES
June 3rd, Minnesota: The search continues in Chisago County for at least one wolf still on the loose, after four escaped a sanctuary late last week. Caretakers are pleading with the public to help with the search and keep the animal alive.
FOUND LIVING IN SEWAGE, 14 WOLF-DOGS RESCUED & KANSAS COUPLE ARRESTED
June 2nd, Nevada: A Lyon County couple is facing 17 counts of animal abuse after 14 wolf-dogs were rescued from a Hartford home.
ENDANGERED AMERICAN RED WOLF PUPS MAKE THEIR DEBUT AT REFLECTION RIDING
June 1st, Tennessee: Reflection Riding announces the birth of two critically-endangered red wolf pups to parents, Apollo and Ruby, on April 15.