More Wolves Spotted in Colorado Reinforces Unnecessary Need for Forced Introduction
Below is a news release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife. It further highlights that more wolves are in the state. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation [...]
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Washington Tribes Not Sending Wolves to Colorado
Colorado lost one of its wolf sources. The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington notified Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) that it will [...]
Colorado Confirms Six Wolf-Livestock Depredations Within Weeks of Wolf Introduction
4/19/2024 update: Media reports on April 18th indicate wolves attacked four more cattle in Grand County, bringing the month’s overall depredation total to six. —– [...]
Comprehensive Study: Wolves Don’t Change Ecosystems
A new, comprehensive study spanning more than two decades again dispels the long-held belief by environmentalists that the introduction of wolves changed the course of [...]
Colorado Cattlemen Groups Sue to Delay Wolf Introduction
12/19/2024 update: The United States District Court, District of Colorado, declined to issue a temporary restraining order prohibiting the introduction of wolves into Colorado. —– [...]
Does Colorado’s Wolf Introduction Plan Face a Huge Hiccup?
7/21/2023 update: Chalk it up as another swing and a miss. Colorado struck out with a second state in its quest to find wolves for [...]
Wolves Eliminate Sitka Deer, Shift to Sea Otters for Meals
Below is a news release from Oregon State University. Wolves on an Alaskan island caused a deer population to plummet and switched to primarily eating [...]
Colorado Releases Wolf Introduction and Management Plan
Below is a news release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff presented the Draft Colorado Wolf Restoration and Management Plan to [...]
RMEF Applauds CPW Approach with Wolves
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation agrees with the scientific, methodical approach taken by Colorado Parks and Wildlife scientists and biologists regarding wolf introduction. In the [...]
Colorado Plans for Wolves, RMEF Weighs In on Process
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission recently provided Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) staff with direction in creating a plan to forcibly introduce wolves into [...]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife to Plan Restoration Efforts for Gray Wolves in Colorado
Below is a news release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation strongly opposes the forced introduction of wolves into Colorado. On [...]
Colorado Newspapers Line Up, Oppose Forced Colorado Wolf Introduction
Below are excerpts from the editorial boards of several Colorado newspapers in opposition to Proposition 114. If passed, the November ballot measure would forcibly introduce [...]
Wolves, Pup Still Thriving in Colorado
Despite reports that several wolves were shot and killed just north of the Colorado-Wyoming border several months ago, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) officials confirmed [...]
Colorado Native American Tribes Oppose Forced Wolf Introduction
Native Americans who have lived in southern Colorado for well over 150 years oppose efforts by environmentalists to forcibly introduce wolves into Colorado. The Southern [...]
Utah House Takes Stand on Wolf Introduction
Although there are no plans to introduce wolves into Utah, lawmakers are taking a stand anyway. The Utah House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a resolution [...]
Utah Resolution Opposes Colorado Forced Wolf Introduction
A Utah lawmaker introduced a resolution that opposes any effort to introduce wolves into Utah as well as ongoing efforts to forcibly introduce wolves into [...]
Costs of Forced Colorado Wolf Introduction are Very Real
Below is an op-ed article printed in the Steamboat Pilot & Today. Eric Molvar’s op-ed (Opinion: Benefits of wolf reintroduction overshadow imaginary costs) is ironic [...]
Genetic Tests Confirm Presence of Wolves in Colorado
Below is a news release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife. In light of this confirmation, coupled with many other factors, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation [...]
RMEF: Colorado Forced Wolf Introduction is ‘Reckless, Dangerous’
Kyle Weaver, Shawn Martini & Randy Newberg (left to right) A ballot initiative to forcibly introduce wolves into Colorado is reckless, dangerous and will have [...]
Why a forced Colorado Wolf Introduction is a bad idea
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Colorado’s economy, elk population, conservation funding, hunting industry and resident taxpayer dollars are in the crosshairs. An environmental extremist-driven ballot initiative [...]
RMEF Supports Coalition Opposing Forced Colorado Wolf Introduction
Below is a news release distributed by Coloradans Protecting Wildlife. Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Supports Coloradans Protecting Wildlife The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) joined [...]
More than One Third of Colorado Counties Oppose Forced Wolf Introduction
Twenty-two of Colorado’s 64 counties (see map below) are now on record as opposed to an environmentalist-driven ballot initiative to forcibly introduce wolves into the [...]
RMEF, Partners Call on Proponents to Pull Forced Wolf Introduction Ballot Initiative
Now that wildlife officials confirmed the existence of an active wolf pack in Colorado, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and its partners are calling on [...]
Colorado Wildlife Officials: “We Have No Doubt that (Wolves) are Here”
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) confirms an active wolf pack is now living in the northwest corner of the state. The verification flies in the [...]
Forced Wolf Introduction Approved for 2020 Colorado Ballot
Despite determining more than a third of the 215,000 gathered signatures as invalid, the Colorado Secretary of State’s office announced an initiative to forcibly introduce [...]
Eight Colorado Counties Oppose Forced Wolf Introduction Initiative
The Montezuma County Board of County Commissioners is the latest county to pass a resolution firmly opposing any plans to introduce wolves into Colorado. Proponents [...]
Another Colorado County Says “No” to Forced Wolf Introduction
Another county in Colorado is on the record opposing a possible ballot initiative that seeks to forcibly introduce wolves onto the landscape. Commissioners in Garfield [...]
Effort Begins to Forcibly Place Wolves into Colorado
In January of 2017, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation first raised a warning about a “quiet” movement. In 2018, RMEF distributed an open letter to [...]
RMEF Warns of Colorado Wolf Reintroduction Ballot Initiative
April 16, 2019 RMEF Warns of Colorado Wolf Reintroduction Ballot Initiative MISSOULA, Mont.—The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is signaling a warning about an organized ballot [...]
Colorado Ranchers Oppose Wolf Introduction
Ranchers in north-central Colorado have a message for those seeking to force wolf reintroductions upon them: don’t! “I absolutely don’t want to see it. We [...]
Wolf Reintroduction has Unintended Consequences on Wyoming Mountain Lions
It turns out the reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park as well as their subsequent spread across the landscape triggered a detrimental impact on [...]
Colorado County: No to Wolf Reintroduction
Commissioners from Moffat County, located in the northwest corner of Colorado, again proclaimed their opposition by animal rights and environmental groups seeking to transplant wolves [...]
An Open Letter to Colorado & Utah RMEF Members about Wolves
If you don’t know already, some active environmentalists and animal rights groups are seeking to place wolves in your backyard. A year ago, we warned it was a semi-quiet effort that would place Colorado’s elk, deer and moose populations in the crosshairs. Now the pro-wolf movement is scheduling public meetings and using the media to spread its message. [...]
Informing the ‘Misinformed’ about Wolves
Below is a reprint of a guest commentary submitted to and printed by the Herald and News located in Klamath Falls, Oregon, by Rocky Mountain [...]
Environmentalists begin push to force wolves into Colorado & Utah
It was just two months ago that the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation issued a word of warning about a “quiet” movement to return wolves to [...]
USFWS moves to delist wolves nationwide
USFWS moves to delist wolves nationwide Gray wolves may soon be a state-managed species nationwide. On June 13, 2013, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [...]
RMEF Tops $400,000 in Grants to Advance Science of Wolves
September 6, 2012 RMEF Tops $400,000 in Grants to Advance Science of Wolves MISSOULA, Mont.—The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has topped $400,000 in [...]
RMEF Tops $725,000 in Grants to Advance Science of Wolves
February 10, 2014 RMEF Tops $725,000 in Grants to Advance Science of Wolves MISSOULA, Mont.—The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation topped $725,000 in grants and [...]
Colorado Committee Says ‘No’ to Animal Rights Commission Appointees
The Colorado Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee saw eye-to-eye with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and its partner organizations in rejecting the nomination of [...]
RMEF Offers Comment on Colorado Wolf Management Plan
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation strongly encourages the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Commission to follow the proven and sustainable North American Model of Wildlife [...]
Report: Wolf Pups on the Ground in Colorado
Note: the photo above is not of wolves in Colorado It appears an active wolf pack on the ground in northwest Colorado is now breeding. [...]
Wolf Confirmed in Northeast Utah
Officials with the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) confirmed the presence of a wolf in the northeast corner of the state. They say [...]
$400K in RMEF Grants Spice Up Idaho Elk Country
December 4, 2018 $400K in RMEF Grants Spice Up Idaho Elk Country MISSOULA, Mont.—The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation awarded $396,140 in grant funding for habitat [...]
Idaho Elk Habitat, Research, Wolf Management Benefit from RMEF Grants
July 16, 2015 Idaho Elk Habitat, Research, Wolf Management Benefit from RMEF Grants MISSOULA, Mont.—The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation awarded $211,400 in grants that [...]
Forest Rehabilitation, Elk Nutrition Study Highlight RMEF’s 2014 Grants for Idaho
June 3, 2014 Forest Rehabilitation, Elk Nutrition Study Highlight RMEF’s 2014 Grants for Idaho MISSOULA, Mont.—The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation awarded $276,584 in funding [...]
Mystery Solved: Mountain Lion Takes Down Transplanted Colorado Wolf
It turns out a mountain lion did it. After several weeks of uncertainty surrounding the death of a wolf captured in Oregon but transplanted into [...]
Idaho: Wolf Ruling ‘Wrong Based on the Law, On-the-Ground Reality’
Below is a news release from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. A March 19, 2024 federal court decision will change wolf trapping seasons [...]
March/April 2024 Advocacy Update
State Updates: Washington At least 10 gun control bills were introduced, and several passed during the recent legislative session. RMEF members generated several hundred letters [...]
Released in the East
By Gentry Hale Catching elk isn’t easy. Every morning, Dan Crank and Charlie Logsdon crawled out of bed at the crack of dawn to commute [...]
RMEF Denounces Colorado Hunting Ban Ballot Measure
Four years after holding a SHOT Show news conference pointing out the dangers of ballot box biology, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation hosted another in [...]
November 2023 Wapiti Wire Advocacy Update
FEDERAL Farm Bill The current Farm Bill expired at the end of September, and with a divided Congress and delays caused by the turnover of [...]
After Four States Said ‘No,’ Oregon Says ‘Yes’ to Colorado Wolf Request
It took a while, but Colorado finally secured a source for its wolf introduction effort. After rejections from Idaho, Montana, Washington and Wyoming, Colorado Parks [...]
Colorado Gets 10j Wolf Rule, Still Lacks Source
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its 10(j) rule of the Endangered Species Act that will give Colorado flexibility in establishing an experimental population [...]
September 2023 Advocacy Update
FEDERAL House, Senate Vote to Restore School Funding. The U.S. House of Representatives voted 424-1 and the Senate voted unanimously to pass the Protecting Hunting [...]
Mexican Wolf Population Grows by 23 Percent
Below is a news release from the Arizona Game and Fish Department. For the first time since reintroduction into the wild, the population of Mexican [...]
Idaho Wolf Population Remains Stable and Steady
Despite changes in regulations that opened the door for a greater take of gray wolves, the population remains steady. “I think the best way to [...]
Idaho Wolf Population Meets Federal Criteria for Entire Northern Rockies
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game estimates 1,543 wolves roamed the state of Idaho in August of 2021. That number is in line with [...]
RMEF Commits $300,000 to Defeat Colorado’s Proposition 114
MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation committed more than $300,000 toward efforts to defeat a dangerous 2020 ballot initiative to forcibly introduce wolves [...]
RMEF Bolsters Movement to Defeat Proposition 114
MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation furthered its financial commitment to defeat a Colorado ballot proposal (formally known as Initiative 107) driven by [...]
Wolf Proponents Urged to Withdraw Colorado Ballot Measure
Below is a news release distributed by Coloradans Protecting Wildlife, of which the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is a member. Numerous stakeholders in Colorado are [...]
RMEF Celebrates 36 Years of Conservation
MISSOULA, Mont. — Thirty-six years to the day after four elk hunters in northwest Montana combined meager means with staunch perseverance to form the Rocky [...]
38 Colorado Counties on Record Opposing Wolf Ballot Initiative
Thirty-eight of Colorado’s 64 counties, or 59.4 percent, are now on record in opposition to a ballot initiative seeking to forcibly introduce wolves into Colorado. [...]
Colorado Seeks Input as Elk Numbers Dwindle
Elk populations in southwest Colorado are struggling so the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) will host a series of public meetings to help guide its [...]
Colorado Newspaper Urges Readers to Vote ‘No’ on Wolf Ballot Initiative
Below is a staff editorial published by the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel on 6/26/2019. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation strongly opposes the forced wolf introduction [...]
Update: Wolf Spotted in Colorado
UPDATE (7/10/2019): The Wyoming Game and Fish Department confirmed the animal spotted in northern Colorado is a wolf. It is a male gray wolf from [...]
Study: Effects of Reintroducing Predators Questioned
New research raises questions whether the reintroduction of apex predators, such as wolves for example, restores ecosystems to how they were before predators were removed. [...]
Pro-Wolf Movement Met with Resistance in Colorado
A group bent on introducing wolves into Colorado is facing resistance from those who would be among the most affected. “There are quite a few [...]
Colorado Elk Herd in the Crosshairs
MISSOULA, Mont.—The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is raising a word of warning about a “quiet” movement in Colorado seeking to place wolves on the landscape. [...]
Colorado Elk Herd in the Crosshairs
January 17, 2017 Colorado Elk Herd in the Crosshairs MISSOULA, Mont.—The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is raising a word of warning about a “quiet” [...]
Joys Of Wolf Hunting
Like Elk, But Tougher – Hunting Wolves by Randy Newberg Wolves just might be America’s most challenging big game. Spend a week chasing wolves and [...]
Northern Rockies wolf management gets big boost from RMEF grants
Northern Rockies wolf management gets big boost from RMEF grants State wildlife agencies in the northern Rockies received a welcome boost for wolf management in [...]
RMEF Speaks Up for Elk, Sportsmen as California Unveils Wolf Plan
December 28, 2015 RMEF Speaks Up for Elk, Sportsmen as California Unveils Wolf Plan MISSOULA, Mont.—The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation wishes to offer clarity [...]
RMEF Calls Out Center for Biological Diversity: Stick to the Facts
February 4, 2015 RMEF Calls Out Center for Biological Diversity: Stick to the Facts MISSOULA, Mont.—The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is calling on the [...]