JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The Jackson County Board of Commissioners agreed to move forward in creating a new committee on wolves. It’s not just a committee to protect wolves, but ranchers and their livestock too. This means there is potential money coming from the state for the farmers and ranchers that can prove they have lost cattle to wolves. Years …
Wildlife commission has options in wolf debate | Aspen Daily News Online
It is amazing the statements of the Governors… They claim no wolves lived there…. and they would know this how???? Wildlife commission has options in wolf debate by Collin Szewczyk, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer Wednesday, January 6, 2016 Printer-friendly version Email this Story Draft resolution features two alternatives opposing Mexican gray wolves coming to Colorado The Colorado Parks and …
Conservation groups petition feds to extend wolf monitoring
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Conservation groups are asking the federal government to continue keeping a close eye on gray wolf populations throughout the northern Rocky Mountains because states are seeking to kill more wolves. According to the petition filed Tuesday, the five groups are seeking an additional five years of monitoring from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “The states …
Federal agency rejects endangered species listing for Southeast wolves | Local News – KTUU.com Anchorage
A federal agency has rejected an endangered species listing for a wolf that dens in the root systems of large trees in southeast Alaska. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday that Alexander Archipelago wolves don’t warrant additional protections. The wolves are genetically distinct from other wolves in the Tongass National Forest. Their main prey is Sitka black-tailed deer. …