Wyoming Game and Fish personnel, along with the help of a professional wildlife capture crew, have been collaring wolves in northwest Wyoming to monitor their population status and inform wolf management decisions. Large carnivore biologist Ken Mills explains the goal is to have at least one or two collared wolves in each pack, so that reproduction and recruitment of pups can … [Read more...] about Scientists tracking Wyoming wolves
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Feds criticized for wildlife killings
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services program is coming under sharp criticism from environmental groups. The groups say the department’s latest report on its program, which aims to reduce the loss of livestock to carnivores, suggests that the agency is continuing its preference for lethal management. More than 404,000 wild animals were killed in their natural … [Read more...] about Feds criticized for wildlife killings
Montana wolf hunt is over
The hunting and trapping of wolves in Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ Region 3 which includes the area just outside Yellowstone National Park closed yesterday. Last month, the Fish and Wildlife Commission voted to close wolf hunting and trapping in that region upon the harvest of 82 wolves there. 34 were harvested just outside Yellowstone Natonal Park. With the … [Read more...] about Montana wolf hunt is over
Wolf hunt closing
The controversial wolf harvest in Montana’s Fish Wildlife and Parks Region 3 near Yellowstone National Park is approaching the threshold of 82 wolves, which will trigger the end of the wolf trapping and hunting season in that region. The current harvest total is 80 wolves. Last month, Montana’s Fish and Wildlife Commission voted to close wolf hunting and trapping in region 3 … [Read more...] about Wolf hunt closing
Wolves back on Endangered Species list
Protection for the gray wolf in the midwest and western states has been restored by a court order. A federal court Thursday restored Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf after they were eliminated in 2020. The ruling orders the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to resume recovery efforts for the species. The decision redesignates the gray wolf as a species … [Read more...] about Wolves back on Endangered Species list
