Wolves and Prey
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Yellowstone wolf population is hit hard this year. Reasons not certain- Back in 2005 after years of major population growth tapering off to stability, the Yellowstone wolf population suddenly crashed when all but 20% of that year’s wolf pups died. While the cause was not determined for sure, most think it was due to canine…
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Wolves prefer fishing to hunting. It is easier for the wolves to catch salmon than track deer. BBC News. “Wolves in western Canada prefer to fish for salmon when it is in season rather than hunt deer or other wild game, researchers have found.” Easier? Why I thought wolves from Canada were killing machines that…
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Wolf packs attack the toughest prey in Yellowstone. By Brett French. Billings Gazette Staff. “It’s not easy being a bison-eating wolf in Yellowstone National Park.” Mollies Pack has become a rugged bison-killing wolf pack. They are a pack ideal for this with their big brawny male wolves. It’s no accident. With elk, big males in…
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The Wolf and the Moose: Natural Enemies That Need Each Other. Scientific American. By Adam Hadhazy. This is about the 50-year study of moose and wolves on Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior. The wolves have not wiped out the moose despite the island being a very simple ecosystem, and in fact should the…
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It’s higher than the initial proposal, giving some indication of the commission’s temperament. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game Commission has set the limit at what the Statesman claims might mean the killing of 500 wolves : Fish and Game commissioners set limit for 2008 wolf hunt – Idaho Statesman As is noted in…
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Wolf de-listing: A look at both sides of the issue. West Yellowstone News.
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Alberta gives the wolf no protection to begin with. Elk populations in the area are high, and it is questionable whether this is research. This is not a huge wolf killing/sterilization project, but it could devolve into such a project. The major newspapers don’t like it. Wolves targeted to boost elk hunt. Sterilization part of…
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The better to hunt elk, my dear. Wolf advocates say predators, not sharpshooters, best for national park. By Bill Scanlon, Rocky Mountain News. WildEarth Guardians will sue over the plan to shoot 200 elk a year to control elk overpopulation in Rocky Mountain NP rather than introduce wolves to keep the elk population in check.