Wyoming Wolves
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Despite elk numbers above Game and Fish’s goals, hand wringing increases- Apparently a few hunting sub-units of elk are below objectives. I suspect there is plenty more behind this than elk numbers in a few locales. I wonder if local folks from Jackson are planning to push back against the rally? The article below says…
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Long awaited official USFWS report on wolves is released- Here is a brief AP story on some of the report’s conclusions. Folks should note that with the larger wolf population figures of recent years and the effects of the hunting seasons, the population estimate, and the especially estimate of the number of breeding pairs of…
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Increased mortality has stopped the wolf population growth says USFWS- Tally shows wolves holding steady in region after Montana, Idaho hunting seasons. By Matthew Brown. AP The 3 state wolf population growth has stopped. Wyoming’s population, where there was no wolf hunt, grew slightly. Montana’s population dropped slightly. Idaho figures are not in, but said…
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319 wolves in Wyoming, but as in ’08 only six breeding pairs in Yellowstone Park- I think it’s clear that Wyoming’s anti-wolf legislature had hoped that the requirement of ten breeding wolf pairs in the state could be met by Yellowstone Park alone, but yesterday’s USFWS release of the 2009 wolf figures for the state…
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Wyoming Gray Wolf Recovery Status Report. USFWS- I notice livestock predation by wolves in Wyoming in 2009 was really trivial. Of the dead sheep, which was up in ’09, “three packs (Big Horn, Black Butte, and Dog Creek) were responsible for all of the195 confirmed sheep depredations. The Big Horn Pack consisted of 3 adults…
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YNP Park wolves are down another 6 % this year, but there was a 12% increase outside the Park in ’09- Story in the Jackson Hole News and Guide. By Cory Hatch. There are 4 full-time packs in Jackson Hole and one part-time pack. The year’s population results appear to be a small increase in…
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Recently, there have been a few government wolf updates published. Wyoming Status Reports (which sometimes have information from states like Washington, Oregon, Utah and Colorado): 11/27/2009 11/13/2009 10/30/2009 Idaho, as has been the case since wolves were delisted in the first time in 2008, has provided little information other than numbers. Their reports don’t mention…
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Here is a smattering of official wolf news, mostly Wyoming, from Ed Bangs- WYOMING WOLF PROGRAM WEEKLY REPORT To: Regional Director, Region 6, Denver, Colorado From: USFWS Wyoming Wolf Recovery Project Leader, Jackson, WY Subject: Status of Gray Wolf Management in Wyoming and the NRM WYOMING WOLF WEEKLY- Oct 5 through Oct 9, 2009 Web…