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How Wolves are Helping Nature Thrive 

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Gary Belovsky, director of the University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center (UNDERC), and David Flagel, assistant director at UNDERC-West in Montana, conducted several studies on the cascade effects that grey wolves at UNDERC-East, located within Wisconsin and Michigan, would have on the area’s ecosystem. The researchers looked at how both coyotes and whitetail deer reacted to the wolves’ presence, …

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In-person public testimony will be taken at the April 21 meeting. Written comments can be submitted to odfw.commission@state.or.us

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State’s wolf report delayed due to weather; Five-year review to be presented in April Comments In-person public testimony will be taken at the April 21 meeting. Written comments can be submitted to odfw.commission@state.or.us. Comments received by April 4 will be included in the commission information packet. ENTERPRISE — Extreme winter weather has more than just travelers harried — wildlife biologists …

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Proposal would allow hunting Oregon’s wolves What is Oregon Thinking

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ODFW is considering allowing public hunters to kill “problem wolves” as a more cost-effective management tool. Oregon wildlife officials have long maintained that no hunting season is planned for the state’s wolf population, even as the number of wolves in state continues to grow. Wolf hunting is legal in nearby Idaho and Montana — and around 400 animals are harvested annually between …