Gray wolf numbers fall to their lowest level in a decade in far northern Minnesota

The Voyageurs Wolf Project estimated a 20% decline in wolf numbers this year, likely because of mild winters and fewer deer.
Outdoor Life

Colorado Suspends Trapping After a Wolf Tripped a Coyote Trap at a Livestock Operation and Died

Colorado has implemented a statewide suspension on the issue of 30-day trapping permits. The decision coincides with the Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s announcement that a female gray wolf died in May ...
Independent Record

Montana's first-ever wolf trapping season opens Saturday

GREAT FALLS, MONT. -- Montana's first wolf trapping season begins Saturday, and more than 2,400 people statewide have been certified to participate. Montana held its first wolf hunting season in 2009.
Capital Press

To protect grizzlies, judge won’t reconsider Idaho wolf trapping decision

A federal judge denied Idaho’s request that she reconsider her earlier ban on recreational wolf trapping and snaring when Endangered Species Act-protected grizzly bears are not in their dens. Federal ...