A dispersing wolf doesn't mean that wolf recovery has started in Colorado. It's cool the wolf went a long way, but unless the wolf finds another wolf, no one should read anything into this. |
Court rulings from this past year determined that we didn't do enough analysis and the DPS was too large. |
I'm eating crow. I never thought we'd get that high. |
If this is a wild wolf, and it looks like one to me, it's number eight. |
In a good proposal, a person should see why (state Fish and Game officials) reached this conclusion that control actions are needed. If they try to give us some political garbage that's just a ploy, we're going to give them the thumbs down. |
It's the right time of year. The Yellowstone packs mate about Valentine's Day. It's probably a young wolf looking for love. |
Joe was the one who had the most apparent skills in dealing with local people and being the guy that knows how to talk to people on the land. He's just a heck of a nice guy with plenty of common sense. He's plain spoken and straight-up honest and that's what we needed. |
Of the 200 tagged wolves that have dispersed from the park, only seven have gone over 180 miles. |
Our analysis was very detailed on what habitat is suitable to be occupied. |
People try to get rid of wolf-dog hybrids because they make bad pets. |
They're looking for love and to start their own pack. |
They're tremendous travelers. They've been known to disperse over 500 miles. |
This puts us a year ahead of the game for delisting. |