Tag: wolf

June 30, 2017

Three new TWS journal issues published

The July issue of The Journal of Wildlife Management (Vol. 81.5), the latest Wildlife Monograph (Vol. 198) and the June issue of the Wildlife Society Bulletin (Vol. 41.2) are now...

June 15, 2017

Montana to rely on hunter data for wolf counts

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials say they plan to change the way they estimate the state’s wolf (Canis lupus) populations, switching to a model that relies on data gathered...

May 3, 2017

JWM study: Dispersal spreads wolves throughout the West

When Diane Boyd arrived in Montana in 1979, the northern Rockies had just one wolf. A lone female wolf, it had wandered from Canada, possibly from as far as Banff...

March 27, 2017

First wolf spotted in Nevada in nearly a century

Nevada wildlife officials have confirmed the first presence of a gray wolf (Canis lupus) in the state in nearly a century. The male, which is believed to have dispersed from...

July 19, 2016

Flat river valleys serve as hotspot for mountain wildlife

When renowned conservation leader Harvey Locke hiked through the Flathead River Valley with TWS member Ric Hauer in 2008, he already knew the area was a hotspot for wildlife. But,...

January 21, 2016

Colorado Issues Concerns Over Endangered Wolf Introduction

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission issued objections last week to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s plan to introduce endangered Mexican wolves (Canis lupus baileyi) into the state. The...

December 24, 2015

Delisted Gray Wolves Suffer Decreased Survival, Reproduction

Current conservation policies might not be adequately protecting gray wolves (Canis lupus) in the Northern Rocky Mountains, according to recent research. A team of researchers found that the wolves, which...