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Wyoming Wolves

  • Eight wolves killed in SW Wyoming because of the death of just one lamb

    Ralph Maughan

    Two adult wolves and six pups killed by Wildlife Services in an area with just one confirmed wolf depredation, a mere lamb- The state of Wyoming wants to confine wolves to 13% of the state, and Judge Molloy struck that plan down back in 2008.  Currently under federal wolf management wolves are allowed to inhabit…

  • Wyoming wolf news June 18

    Ralph Maughan

    This USFWS news also gives info from Oregon where the Imnaha Pack’s alpha male is missing- wyomingnews-June18-2010 pdf file.

  • Wyoming Governor complains about 'venue shopping'

    Ken Cole

    Would rather have a distraction away from real issues affecting the landscape The Wyoming Governor continues his complaining about wolves and the litigation surrounding them by claiming that the groups suing over delisting are “venue shopping”. He wants to be the one to decide where a case is heard because he likes the judges where…

  • Moose declines puzzling. Habitat, malnutrition, predators play roles

    Ralph Maughan

    I think the studies show Jackson Hole moose are slowly starving- There is a story in today’s Jackson Hole News and Guide. Moose declines puzzling. Habitat, malnutrition, predators play roles. By Cory Hatch, Jackson Hole, WY I don’t see much evidence of direct population depression from predation, especially wolf predation, here.  Predators do disproportionately take…

  • Wolves make few unnecessary elk kills, study says

    Ralph Maughan

    Wyoming study shows surplus killing is uncommon- So the Jackson Hole wolves rarely engage in surplus killing. This uncommon event is morphed into “killing for fun” by hard core antis. Wolves are most likely to abandon a carcass when humans disturb it, but that is only some packs.  Another Wyoming myth dispelled is that the…

  • Jackson Hole News&Guide on the anti-wolf protest

    Ralph Maughan

    Most of the oufitters’ “facts” were discredited by the feds (Jimenez)- Of course the facts don’t matter. I can’t believe one outfitter said he’d be scared if alone at night on a broken down snowmobile in the Gros Ventre Wilderness if he didn’t have a weapon. Well, I guess I would be too — afraid…

  • Don't blame wolves for elk hunting woes

    Ralph Maughan

    Editorial by the Casper Star Tribune- Tribune editorial says wolves not decimating NW Wyoming elk, wolves were introduced in fact so they would affect elk, but wolf management is needed. Here is today’s editorial on the day before the anti-wolf rally in Jackson, Wyoming.

  • Winter Count Shows Yellowstone Northern Elk Herd Numbers Remain Stable

    Ralph Maughan

    Stability not unexpected as wolf numbers fall and hunting permits just north of Park are reduced- In January I heard there would be no elk count this year because the lack of snow made counting pretty much impossible. I’m glad the amount of snow increased because these numbers are important. Gaps in the data are…

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