Rocky Mountain state wolf management has shown itself to be based in large measure on politics, not science.
Wyoming’s Gray Wolf Management Plan has helped the state achieve a “recovered, stable and appropriate population objective.”
Tests confirmed that a New York hunter killed a wolf in 2021, state officials said, the third one killed in the past 25 years.
An ongoing study aims to find out.
Apex predators become prey when they interfere with a backcountry elk hunt.
A California judge reverses 2020 federal delisting — putting a strangle hold on states dealing with escalating gray wolf populations.
Public asked to weigh-in on the future of the gray wolf in the Wolverine State.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife recently approved lethal action after four depredations in 14 days by Lookout Mt. pack in Baker County.
A gray wolf was recently killed in the Corn Husker State — the second in three months — as the Great Lakes population expands its boundaries.
Badger State hunters/trappers culled more than 200 wolves during an abbreviated February season.
The Wisconsin DNR plans to issue 4,000 licenses for a February 2021 gray wolf hunt.
Gray wolves might once again be fair game for Wisconsin hunters as early as this fall.
Hunters in the Mount Rushmore State can now drop the hammer on transient gray wolves.
Voters approved an unprecedented ballot initiative to restore wolves to Colorado, with the state wildlife agency charged with management.
Federal officials are removing the gray wolf from Endangered Species Act protection in the Lower 48 states, according to reports, and returning management to states.
Reintroduction of wolves is a contentious issue in Colorado, pitting the usual pro- vs. anti-wolf sides. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has committed $300,000 to help defeat this reintroduction effort.
There are no formal plans to release wolves in Colorado and no specific locations or exact numbers. In the meantime, the rhetoric from both sides will only grow more heated and the battle lines more pronounced.
Idaho has expanded opportunities to hunt and trap wolves, including an increase in season dates and expanded areas of the state.
