Siskiyou County Sheriff, Board of Supervisors push for protection against gray wolves

Wolves aren't the emergency threatening ranchers

Recently, the Catron County Commission had a meeting to decry the presence of Mexican wolves and declare wolves a disaster emergency for the county. But this is just the latest anti-wolf “emergency” that goes back over 20 years when wolves…

Colorado’s range rider program brings help to Grand County producers dealing with wolves

A long-awaited program to prevent and reduce conflict between wolves and producers in Colorado is ready for launch. Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Colorado Department of Agriculture have hired 12 range riders who are preparing to start helping producers across northwest Colorado this month. The program makes Colorado one of three states — with Washington and Arizona — to sponsor a range riding program. “(Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s) new h…

Opponents of Colorado wolf reintroduction will start gathering signatures for 2026 ballot measure that would stop it

A group seeking to end wolf reintroduction by Dec. 31, 2026, will start gathering the signatures it needs to get a citizens’ initiative on the November 2026 ballot in the next few days.  Initiative 13 would end voter-mandated reintroduction of wolves that started in December 2023.  Over the past several months, Colorado Advocates for Smart Wolf Policy amended their proposal to add a provision that would ban importing wolves to Colorado if the in…

Siskiyou County Sheriff sends letter to California legislature, CDFW to address the potential danger posed by the expanding wolf population

The decline in natural prey like deer and elk is pushing gray wolves closer to human activity, raising the risk of encounters. This trend is unsettling for many local residents, and Sheriff LaRue is calling on state officials to address…

Siskiyou County Sheriff, Board of Supervisors push for protection against gray wolves

The Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office and Board of Supervisors are calling on California lawmakers and the state's Department of Fish and Wildlife to protect residents and livestock against potential attacks by gray wolves.

The expanding use and effectiveness of nonlethal methods for mitigating wolf-cattle conflict

•Rangelands preserve biodiversity by connecting fragmented landscapes. As gray wolf (Canis lupus) populations expand throughout the United States, the…