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Gray Wolf Poaching Underreported in Wisconsin
February 26, 2017
Treves, A., Langenberg, J. A., López-Bao, J. V. & Rabenhorst, M. F. (2017). Gray Wolf Mortality Patterns in Wisconsin from 1979 To 2012. Journal of Mammalogy, (February 6th embargo data). Main points 1. We investigated causes of death of 937 … read more
Posted in Front Page News, News | Tagged poaching, underreported, wisconsin
Ambitious study underway on wolf impact
February 26, 2017
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the University of Washington are beginning a collaborative study to determine how eight years of growth in the state’s wolf population is affecting deer and elk as well as other predators. The … read more
Posted in News, Pacific West Wolves, Regional Wolves | Tagged ambitious, impact, study, underway
Facts about Wolves in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
January 30, 2017
There is no scientific or biological justification to hunt or trap wolves for sport. The facts about wolves in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Those eager to open a trophy hunting and commercial trapping season on the U.P.’s wolves ignored scientific evidence … read more
Posted in Great Lakes Wolves, News, Regional Wolves | Tagged about, facts, michigan, peninsula, upper, wolves
Judge Orders Idaho to Destroy Elk and Wolf Wilderness Data
January 30, 2017
By KEITH RIDLER, ASSOCIATED PRESS BOISE, Idaho — Jan 19, 2017, 7:37 PM ET Idaho must destroy all information collected from tracking collars placed on elk and wolves obtained illegally by landing a helicopter in a central Idaho wilderness area, a federal … read more
Posted in News, Northern Rockies, Regional Wolves | Tagged destroy, idaho, judge, orders, wilderness
State Senator Tom Casperson introduced SB 1187
January 30, 2017
On December 1, 2016, Michigan State Senator Tom Casperson introduced SB 1187 which authorizes the politically appointed Natural Resources Commission to designate the wolf as a game species and establish a wolf hunting season. It also included an appropriation which … read more
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Reward now up to $16,500 for person who killed rare red wolf in wildlife refuge
January 30, 2017
By Jeff Hampton, The Virginian-Pilot, Jan 3, 2017 Pictured: Two captive red wolves – Betty, 10, foreground, and Hank, 11, background – stand at Pocosin Lakes National Wild Refuge Red Wolf Education and Health Care Facility PLYMOUTH, N.C. A reward for the … read more
Posted in News, Southeast-Red Wolves | Tagged killed, person, refuge, reward, wildlife


