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A&E >  Books

‘The Return of Wolves’: New book by S-R’s Eli Francovich delves into politics of wolves in the American West

Sun., April 9, 2023

“Wolves incite the kind of passions usually reserved for war and infidelity —passions that highlight deep political and social divides,” Eli Francovich writes in his new book, “The Return of Wolves: An Iconic Predator’s Struggle to Survive in the American West.”

News >  Pacific NW

State biologists confirm wolf pack on Mount Spokane during annual wolf survey

UPDATED: Sun., April 9, 2023

Washington biologists have confirmed the existence of a wolf pack on the western flank of Mount Spokane. The pack was confirmed during the state's annual wolf survey and has a minimum of four members. 

Sports >  Outdoors

Montana wolf harvest drops for 2nd year in a row, despite laws to make hunting, trapping easier

Sun., March 26, 2023

Despite laws enacted by the Legislature two years ago to increase wolf kills in Montana, the state’s wolf harvest dropped for the second year in a row.

Sports >  Outdoors

How does Idaho count wolves? Critics say state uses ‘smoke and mirrors,’ misleads public

Sun., March 19, 2023

How does Idaho count wolves? Critics say state uses ‘smoke and mirrors,’ misleads public

Sports >  Outdoors

Washington wolf bill likely dead

UPDATED: Fri., March 3, 2023

A bill that would have given local governments in Eastern Washington more authority to kill and move wolves is likely dead.

Sports >  Outdoors

Proposed bill would give counties more control over wolf management in Washington

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 6, 2023

Washington counties would have more control over tracking, moving and killing gray wolves per proposed legislation.

Sports >  Outdoors

As Idaho’s wolf numbers decline, Fish and Game hopes to whittle population by additional 60%

Thu., Feb. 2, 2023

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game estimates wolf populations have dropped, and officials said they hope to implement a plan that would slash numbers to a fraction of the current population.

News >  Nation/World

National Park Service proposes ban on ‘controversial’ hunting and trapping methods in Alaska’s federal preserves

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 18, 2023

The National Park Service wants to reinstate bans on what it describes as "controversial" hunting and trapping activities on Alaska's federal preserves, including luring bears with bait, shooting swimming caribou or killing wolf pups in their dens.

Sports >  Outdoors

After famed Yellowstone wolf biologist retires regional experts reflect on his impact

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 12, 2023

Although Doug Smith, the recently retired wolf biologist for Yellowstone National Park, never worked in Washington State, his influence is felt here according to regional wolf experts.

Sports >  Outdoors

‘Honest, hardworking, humble’: Yellowstone National Park’s lead wolf biologist retires after 28 years

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 12, 2023

Doug Smith was hired to reintroduce gray wolves to Yellowstone National Park in the early 1990s. In the years that followed, his team radio collared 41 wolves, acclimated them to the environment, then released them onto the vast landscape of the world’s first national park.

Sports >  Outdoors

Spokane Audubon meeting features Washington wolf management

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 2, 2022

The Spokane Audubon Society’s Dec. 14 meeting, featuring wolf conservation and management in Washington state, will be in-person and available online via Zoom online.

Sports >  Outdoors

Cougars kill wolves in Washington, raising questions about predator-on-predator dynamics

Thu., Nov. 3, 2022

It's dog-eat-dog out there, except occasionally in Washington when it becomes a cat-eat-dog life. 

Sports >  Outdoors

Idaho wolf population stable one year after liberalized hunting, trapping rules went into effect

Thu., Oct. 13, 2022

Idaho's overall wolf population has remained stable despite liberalized hunting and trapping laws that went into effect last year. That was Idaho Department of Fish and Game Director Ed Schriever's message to Gem State lawmakers last week. 

Sports >  Outdoors

Washington officials determine 6 wolves found dead in Northeastern Washington were poisoned

UPDATED: Tue., Oct. 11, 2022

Wolf advocacy groups are offering reward money for the conviction of the poachers. 

Sports >  Outdoors

Washington wildlife officials mistakenly kill wolf pup

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 13, 2022

Washington wildlife officials mistakenly killed a wolf pup Thursday believing the animal was an adult member of the Smackout pack.

Sports >  Outdoors

Washington wildlife commissioners vote against wolf-livestock rule

UPDATED: Fri., July 8, 2022

Washington will not implement wolf-livestock rules two years after Gov. Jay Inslee asked state wildlife managers to reduce the number of wolves killed. 

Sports >  Outdoors

State wildlife commission debates wolf rule in charged meeting

UPDATED: Thu., June 30, 2022

In a sometimes heated meeting Washington wildlife manages continued to debate whether or not to implement new wolf-livestock rules, Friday.

Sports >  Outdoors

Togo wolf pack kills another calf in northeast Washington, state considering how to proceed

UPDATED: Fri., June 10, 2022

Wolves killed a calf on private industrial timberland this week and the attack, which is the latest in a series this month, could prompt the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to kill some wolves from the Togo pack.