A few months ago, I somehow got myself on the mailing list of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. It seems to be a good group involved in some significant conservation projects throughout the US, not just in the Rockies.
The story below is from their latest email newsletter:
Recent news about wolves across the nation:
California—Animal rights activists are calling for a boycott of the Hollywood thriller “The Grey,” in which a group of oil-rig roughnecks stranded in a remote part of Alaska battle attacking wolves. Activists claim the move is “inciting terror” of wolves like “Jaws” did with sharks.
Colorado—Following a public outcry in Colorado, federal officials say they have no plans to reintroduce wolves to help control elk populations.
Idaho—Animal rights activists have launched a petition drive to protest aerial wolf-control measures planned for Idaho’s Clearwater National Forest.
Minnesota—Officials have set a quota of 400 gray wolves for Minnesota’s first hunting and trapping season.
Montana—Sportsmen groups are offering cash and other incentives to encourage wolf hunters to keep up their efforts to fulfill the state’s harvest quota. So far, the enticements don’t seem to be working.
Nevada—The wolf that made headlines recently when it wandered across Oregon and into California is now nearing the Nevada state line.
New Mexico—Federal biologists working at a captive breeding center in New Mexico are treating six Mexican gray wolves for “conditioned taste aversion,” in hopes that the predators will find beef distasteful and, in turn, will not prey upon cattle once released into the wild.
Oregon—Authorities believe a wolf is probably responsible for the recent killing and consuming of a mule in Wallowa County, Ore.
Wisconsin—A new bill would permit wolf hunting, use of dogs, traps, bait and night hunting to help reduce Wisconsin's wolf population from 800-1,000 animals to about 350.
Wyoming—Residents of Jackson, Wyoming, are reporting wolves wandering close to subdivisions on the town’s west side
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