Wolf News and Hunt Updates

First, here are the numbers so far for this year’s wolf-kill season…

Latest Posted Idaho Wolf Hunt Kill total (current season): 2

Latest Posted Idaho Wolf Trapping Kill total (current season): 0
Latest Posted Montana Wolf Hunt Kill Total (season is currently closed): 0
Latest Posted Montana Wolf Trapping Kill total (season is currently closed): 0
Wyoming Wolf Kill Total (2013): 25

Regional Total Reported Killed Since Delisting: 1,184

National News:

Wolves Under Review
New York Times Editorial
August 15

Rocky Barker: Earth First! dead last in wolf advocacy
Idaho Statesman
August 19
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/08/19/2713697/earth-first-dead-last-in-wolf.html
•Seattle Gun Rights Examiner Blog: Wolf management saboteurs have playbook for disruption

•The Equation (Union of Concerned Scientist Blog): Wolves, the Endangered Species Act, and Why Scientific Integrity Matters
West Coast News:

Conservation groups seek stronger wolf protections
Metthow Valley News
August 14

Conservation groups seek stronger wolf protections

Confirmed Wolf Kill
Washington Ag Today
August 16
http://www.aginfo.net/index.cfm/report/id/Washington-Ag-Today-25655

Northern Rockies

Guard dogs being tested on Rocky Mtn Front
Great Falls Tribune via Miami Herald
August 16
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/08/16/3567029/guard-dogs-being-tested-on-rocky.html

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Grant to Help Wolf Management in Wyoming
RMEF Press Release via AmmoLand
August 19
http://www.ammoland.com/2013/08/rocky-mountain-elk-foundation-grant-to-help-wolf-management-in-wyoming/#axzz2cRmEm8zo

Wyoming Game and Fish to trap wolves east of Yellowstone for monitoring
Yellowstone Gate
August 15

Wyoming Game and Fish to trap wolves east of Yellowstone for monitoring

Wolves cause death of 176 sheep near Fogg Hill; Forest Service says stay out of area
Teton Valley News
August 19
http://www.tetonvalleynews.net/news/wolves-kill-sheep-near-fogg-hill/article_f79754fc-08eb-11e3-82d9-001a4bcf887a.html

Elsewhere & Etc.

Court says DOE can force rancher to construct buffer fences
The Olympia Repirt
August 15
http://theolympiareport.com/court-says-doe-can-force-cattle-rancher-to-construct-buffer-fences/

Federal Officials Confirm Gray Wolf Taken In Kentucky
LEX18
August 14

http://www.lex18.com/news/federal-officials-confirm-gray-wolf-taken-in-kentucky
•AP Via the Republic: Federal officials confirm first gray wolf killed in Kentucky in more than a century

U.S. cattle inventory still declining
Drovers Cattle Network
August 15
http://www.cattlenetwork.com/drovers/markets/US-cattle-inventory-still-declining-219311601.html?ref=601
•The Wildlife News: Cattle Numbers Still Declining
Howling pups show Isle Royale wolves are reproducing, but not out of danger
MinnPost
August 16

Howling pups show Isle Royale wolves are reproducing, but not out of danger

•Michigan Radio: Wolf pups a good sign for struggling population on Isle Royale
BLM Public Lands Grazing Accounts for Only 0.41% of Nation’s Livestock Receipts
The Wildlife News
August 15