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Testing Fladry as a Nonlethal Management Tool for Wolves and Coyotes in Michigan

Posted on July 3, 2019

Several forms of nonlethal management exist, but field testing is problematic, and few such techniques have been tested on free-ranging wolves (Canis lupus) or other predators. We tested fladry in the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan during the summers of … read more

Posted in Non-Lethal Management Tools | Tagged coyotes, fladry, management, michigan, nonlethal, testing, wolves

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Snowmobiler Who Abused, Killed Wolf in Wyoming Would Face Much Larger Fine, Prison in Coloradotinyurl.com/5dt53pxyThe case of the abuse and torture of the nine month old wolf pup in Wyoming illustrates the stark differences between Wyoming and Colorado with regard to wildlife management:"I believe Colorado's state laws would interpret this horrific incident as a clear violation of criminal law," wrote Lindsay Larris, the Denver-based Conservation Director for Wild Earth Guardians.Photo: Mary Jane Bean/USFWS ... See MoreSee Less

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UMN experts say wolves are not cause of decrease in deer populationtinyurl.com/mrxd3w2kA hunter lobbying group is pushing for gray wolves to be delisted from the Endangered Species Act after a poor deer hunting season, though experts at the University of Minnesota say other factors are to blame.According to Homkes, the deer population fluctuates a lot more with the weather than it does with wolf predation. Multiple harsh winters can lead to a decrease in the deer population while milder winters may lead to an increase.“There’s not an excessive amount of wolves relative to what there’s always been,” Homkes said. “From our estimates the populations are fairly stable, both deer and wolves within normal fluctuations of both predator and prey.”Mech, who has worked with wolves since 1958, said he has seen the same kind of fear from hunters, that a poor deer hunting season is the result of wolves, many times before.“Wolves and deer have lived together forever,” Mech said. “I think that what we’re seeing by this one group of deer hunters now is the same thing we’ve seen over the last 50, 60 years of my career, and yet we still have deer and we still have wolves. I think we will continue to have them living together for many more decades here.” ... See MoreSee Less

UMN experts say wolves are not cause of decrease in deer population

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Hunters for Hunters, a lobbying group, is pushing for wolves to be delisted from the Endangered Species Act after a poor deer hunting season.

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