Blessinger searched for his dog to no avail. The next day, area residents and campers at Sage Hen joined the search for the big, white dog. In that case, he said, a calf was killed by more than one wolf. Grimm said it was most likely one wolf.
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GPS data from OR-14's collar showed he was in the pasture around the time the cow was attacked.
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...in the wild in Mexico.The Mexican gray wolf was almost wiped out in the U.S. Southwest by the same factors that eliminated it in Mexico: hunting, trapping and poisoning.The last five survivors in the U.S. were captured between 1977 and 1980, and then bred in captivity. The first wolves were re-introduced into the wild in the Southwest starting in 1998, mainly in Arizona and New Mexico.The Mexican gray wolf remains an...
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For years that chore meant trapping the elusive wolves and fitting them with tracking collars, then flying circles above the canopy of spruce and hemlocks in hopes of sighting a pack. Tough to trap and rarely seen, the animals are notoriously hard to count. The hair-snaring tactic could one day reduce the need for flying, which Logan said is expensive, prone to weather delays and sometimes dangerous.
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The year before, they killed 90 cattle and 251 sheep across the state. In the Wood River Valley alone, wolves killed 34 cattle and 79 sheep in 2012. Last year, they killed 23 cattle and 146 sheep. In response, 94 wolves were killed from helicopters, up from 73 in 2012. But the money was not enough to pay ranchers market rates.
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Moreover, the state's original goal of having 350 of the animals is outdated and needs updating. But many don't survive for a variety of reasons, some natural. Staunch opponents of Wisconsin's wolf hunt don't want any animals shot and killed. But northern Wisconsin residents deserve some protection for their livestock and pets.
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For years that chore meant trapping the elusive wolves and fitting them with tracking collars, then flying circles above the canopy of spruce and hemlocks in hopes of sighting a pack. Tough to trap and rarely seen, the animals are notoriously hard to count. The hair-snaring tactic could one day reduce the need for flying, which Logan said is expensive, prone to weather delays and sometimes dangerous.
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Apart from the Albemarle packs, about 200 live in captivity.
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The state's current late-winter 2014 minimum count is 660 to 689 wolves.
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June 25--Oregon protects its small population of gray wolves under the state Endangered Species Act. The competitive grant process relies on ODFW data, maps of identified packs, and information provided by the counties within grant applications. Recent reports from the ODFW indicate likely new breeding pairs in eastern and southern Oregon.
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