Study analyzes 25 years of data The gray wolf was federally listed as endangered in 1974. During much of its recovery in the northern Rocky Mountains, government predator control efforts have been used to keep wolves from attacking sheep and livestock. With wolves delisted in 2012, sport hunting has also been used. But until now, the effectiveness of lethal control …
State’s wolf population rising | HeraldNet.com – Local news
CLICK HERE TO READ STORY! Pups in Methow Valley OLYMPIA — For the first time in generations wolf populations are on the rise in Washington. In 2008 a Conservation Northwest volunteer captured the first images of wolves born in the state since the early 1900s. Since then their numbers have more than quintupled. And this is just the start. “In …
Washington State’s wolf population increasing; predatory incidents also climbing
For the first time in generations wolf populations are on the rise in Washington state. In 2008 a Conservation Northwest volunteer captured the first images of wolves born in the state since the early 1900s. Since then their numbers have more than quintupled. And this is just the start. “In terms of what we’ve seen in the Rocky Mountain states …
Washington lawmaker proposes moving wolves – Capital Press
Its very obvious who Joel Kretz gets his money from! OLYMPIA, Wash. — A northeast Washington legislator has introduced two bills to hasten wolf recovery and the day the predator no longer is protected by the state’s endangered species law. Rep. Joel Kretz, an Okanogan County Republican, said ranchers can’t wait several more years for wolves to spread out before …