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Quantifying the effects of delisting wolves after the first state began lethal management

Posted on July 31, 2021

Predators and their protection are controversial worldwide. Gray wolves, Canis lupus, lost U.S. federal protection (delisting) and the State of Wisconsin began lethal management first among all states and tribes that regained authority over wolves. Here we evaluated the initial … read more

Posted in Hunting Wolves | Tagged Anthropogenic mortality, Canis lupus, Human-caused mortality, hunting, Illegal take, poaching, policy, Regulated an dunregulated off-take, U.S. endangered species act, Wisconsin gray wolf

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In Durango, ranchers meet with conservationists about wolf reintroductionWorking Circle, a Colorado nonprofit that seeks to unite wolf conservation and sustainable ranching, hosted a free wolves and ranching workshop for livestock producers this week in Durango.The seven-hour workshop Tuesday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds was the first of four in western Colorado this week. The program is designed to spark conversation between ranchers and conservationists, though the hybrid Zoom and in-person medium made doing so difficult.“We know with the ballot initiatives there’s heightened tension around this issue,” said Working Circle founder and director Karin Vardaman.Read more here: bit.ly/3odJ2zuPhoto: Adam Jones / Danita Delimont via Adobe Stock Image ... See MoreSee Less

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Study predicts CWD will hurt feedground elk numbers and hunting opportunitiesbit.ly/3Hl7EyLNew research predicts that both elk numbers and hunting opportunity will decline in northwest Wyoming as a result of Chronic Wasting Disease infection in elk that winter mostly on the National Elk Refuge near Jackson.The research, published this month, models the spread of the disease, forecasting that CWD infection “may reach a mean prevalence in the population of 12%.” There is no vaccine to prevent CWD, which is an incurable cousin of Mad Cow Disease and causes a slow death through wasting of the central nervous system.The state of Wyoming has been asked by other states to halt and stop the feeding of elk in the winter. Requests have been met by deaf ear by the officials in Wyoming.Photo: NPS ... See MoreSee Less

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