1st gray wolf in Sequoia National Park spotted
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A draft proposal for the 2026 hunting season includes a 50 percent cut to wolf harvest caps in the state’s northwestern corner, where the gray wolf population has hit a 20-year-low
When Montana and Idaho held their first regulated wolf hunts in 2009, one of their stated goals was to reduce pressure on ranchers. Rebounding wolf populations were killing livestock. Fewer wolves, the thinking went, should mean fewer killed cows and sheep.
As hunting season gets under way, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is warning those with coyote tags to be aware of the differences between coyotes and wolves. Currently, the federal Endangered Species Act and state law protect gray wolves in Colorado.
COUER d’ALENE— Locals sounded off to the Idaho Fish and Game Commission on Wednesday, and foremost on their minds were wolves and elk. Larry Hatter said he believes the stark increase in tags and hunts could seriously affect elk populations.
Few animals symbolize wild interconnectedness quite like wolves, whose return helped reveal just how tightly ecosystems are woven together.