Idaho Elk Mortality Study Takes Crime Scene Investigation Approach
Looking to gain additional insight into both the causes and perpetrators of elk mortality in Idaho’s panhandle region, state biologists look very closely at the clues left at each site. For the past two years, biologists with the Idaho Fish and Game Panhandle Region have been monitoring the activity of elk through the use of […]
Washington officials to take lethal action to change wolf pack’s behavior
OLYMPIA (RELEASE) – State wildlife managers plan to remove members of a wolf pack that has repeatedly preyed on livestock in Stevens County since 2015. Jim Unsworth, director of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) authorized his staff to take lethal action against the Smackout wolf pack, based on four occasions where wolves […]
Wolves Kill Record Number of Livestock in Wyoming
A report released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service revealed record-breaking statistics regarding livestock predation in Wyoming from the state’s population of gray wolves. Under state management, Wyoming officials were forced to also kill a record number of wolves in response to the growing number of livestock incidents reported in the state. According to […]
Idaho Considers Allowing Hunters to Bait Wolves
With several rule changes proposed, the Idaho Fish and Game Department is seeking public comment on the changes until July 26. Of the proposed changes, none is making as many waves as the recently announced proposal that could allow the state’s wolf hunters to utilize bait specifically placed for wolves. While wolf hunters In Idaho […]
California Officials Confirm New Wolf Pack
Marking only the second confirmed wolf pack in the state of California since the animals were extirpated back in the 1920’s, California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) biologists have confirmed the newly-minted Lassen Wolf Pack in the northeastern region of the state. After capturing images of a pair of wolves during the summer and […]
Montana’s Wolf Population Still Strong, Report Shows
Wolf numbers in Montana remained healthy in 2016 and more than three times the federally-mandated minimums. Montana’s annual wolf report shows a minimum of 477 wolves were counted for 2016. This is down from 536 wolves counted in 2015, but doesn’t necessarily reflect a reduction in wolf numbers, but rather a reduction in counting effort. […]
Wisconsin’s Wolf Population Continues to Grow, Payouts for Hunting Dog Deaths Shatter Records
In somewhat of an unusual program, the state of Wisconsin has legislation in place that compensates hunters whose dogs are killed by wolves. Under the program in 2016, over $99,000 in payouts were handed out for the killing of 41 dogs- an unprecedented number of both payouts and dogs killed by wolves. The wolf population […]
Study Indicates Wolves Do Not Necessarily ‘Prey Switch’ to Stabilize Prey Populations
Dating back to the late 1960’s, the term ‘prey switching’ was initially hypothesized in general ecology to describe the way generalist predatory animals switch between prey as the prey species relative abundances change. What this means is that predators, such as wolves, were thought to have switched their preference of prey based on the abundance […]
$10K in Rewards for Info on Illegal Killing of Rare White Yellowstone Wolf
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Wolves Returned to State Management in Wyoming
Governor Matt Mead announced today the Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. entered its final order upholding Wyoming’s wolf management plan which confirms Wyoming’s management of wolves. The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will file notice in the Federal Register in the coming days. “I am delighted that the Circuit Court recognized […]