You probably saw the headlines a couple weeks ago when a pack of wolves near Jackson, Wyoming, killed 19 elk in a single night. The event was blown up by CNN, The Guardian, and others as an example of the threat re-introduced wolf populations in the American west present to game and livestock. “We’re not sure what triggers surplus killing,” …
Wolf gets Tossed by a Bison – YouTube
Published on Mar 4, 2016 While the Lamar Canyon pack (5 wolves) attempted to hunt a bison calf one of the adult males, Dark Black, or 993M now that he is collared, was scooped up by a bison cow’s horn. The wolf was then somersaulted, with his legs and tail well above the bison’s head, and then thrown to the …
Mating on the move: Wolf watchers convene for Yellowstone breeding season
SODA BUTTE, Yellowstone National Park — “The alpha female has averted her tail.” “Looks like it’s not the right moment.” “Nope, the alpha male isn’t showing much interest. He’s wandered off.” Chronicling the sex lives of gray wolves in February combines a strange mix of clinical jargon, voyeurism and hypothermia along the side of Highway 212. Hours of toe-numbing patience …
Governer Signs Resolution To Delist Wolves, Grizzlies
GOVERNER SIGNS RESOLUTION TO DELIST WOLVES, GRIZZLIES Thursday (Mar. 3) at the Wyoming State Legislature the House passed a joint resolution calling on the U.S. Congress and U.S. Fish and Wildlife to remove the gray wolf and grizzly bear populations from listing under the endangered species act. The resolution also called on Congress and USFW to assist in funding programs …