Some of it. They've been busy...

Idaho Wolf Hunting and Trapping on Course to Take 400 500-525 (updated) by the End of March
It is difficult to say how many pups were born in April of 2011 but if you generously assume there were 300 then the total number of wolves, including pups, at the end of May could have been about 1000. That means, in very ( Read more... )

News from ODFW: OR7, aka "Journey", is back in Oregon.

Wolf OR7 crossed back into Oregon March 1

SALEM, Ore.-Wolf OR7 was located in Oregon for the first time since late December at noon yesterday, March 1. As of midnight last night, OR7 was in Jackson County, Oregon.

OR7 had been in northern Siskiyou County, California, less than 10 miles from the ( Read more... )

Feds Plan to Strip Endangered Species Act Protection From Gray Wolves Across United States

An e-mail reminded me of a seminar being held up in Alberta by Günther Bloch. He will be discussing wolf behavior, including something near and dear to my heart: The symbiotic relationship shared between wolves and ravens.

Being a poor, grubby misfit and living in a 667 sqft box, alas, I cannot go. So instead I went scenting the interwebs for scraps ( Read more... )

There was actually strong collective action by wolf advocates on this one, to great success:

Wolf Hunt has Ended: The Extension was Denied in MT!
The proposed extension in the Westfork area 250 of the Bitterroot was voted down by the Commissioners today in Helena by a unanimous vote of 5-0. Commissioner Dan Vermillion did make a motion to extend the ( Read more... )

Montana wolf hunting season ends today (Ravalli County seeks another extension to April 1st)

The Idaho season ends statewide March 31st, and June 30th in the Lolo and Selway zones when pups are around 2 months old.

As of now 227 wolves have been shot in the Idaho hunt, 71 trapped out of an estimated 705 individuals. 166 have been killed with bullet ( Read more... )

Status Update
By California Wolf Center
Modoc County Board of Supervisors to Learn About Wolves at Jan 24th Hearing

If you live in Modoc County, please consider attending the Board of Supervisors public meeting this coming Tuesday, Jan. 24th, in Alturas. The California Department of Fish & Game (CDFG) will be presenting on the issue of wolves coming ( Read more... )

I've been drawing away from here. Some happenings:

USDA Wildlife Services Gets Some Oversight in Oregon

States Undervalue Wolves: Low Hunting Fees Exemplify States' Mismanagement

Wolfwatcher Appeal to Supporters: Emergency Montana Wolf Action Alert

Peer Review concludes that Wyoming Gray Wolf Management Plan is Deficient

Arizona Game and Fish Commission ( Read more... )

CDFG Release: Gray Wolves in California (PDF)
An evaluation of historical information, current conditions, potential natural recolonization and management implications (12/2011 DFG Report)

Photo of wolf 'likely' is OR-7, officials confirm
Allen Daniels checked his trail camera hidden in the woods east of Butte Falls one day last fall looking for photographs of the black-tailed deer he was hunting, not trying to capture wildlife history. But one of his black-and-white images contains what biologists believe is the first known ( Read more... )