RMEF Seeks Intervener Status in Idaho Wolf Management Case
February 17, 2014 RMEF Seeks Intervener Status in Idaho Wolf Management Case MISSOULA, Mont.—The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation filed to intervene in a lawsuit [...]
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Michigan Wolf Population Continues to Grow
Below is a news release from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation maintains state agencies should manage wolves just as [...]
Wyoming Gray Wolf Report Highlights Decrease in Conflicts, Increase in Population
Below is a news release from the Wyoming Game & Fish Department. Wyoming’s gray wolf population continues to achieve all management goals, according to the [...]
Washington Wolf Population Grows by 20 Percent
Below is a news release from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Washington’s wolf population grew for the 15th consecutive year in 2023, according [...]
Wisconsin Releases Revised Draft of Wolf Management Plan
Below is a news release from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today released a revised draft of [...]
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 [...]
RMEF Offers Comment on Washington’s Conservation, Wolf Policies
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation recently testified (go to 3:15:20 mark) before the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission, calling on the group to include hunting [...]
Washington Seeks Public Comment on Draft Periodic Status Review for Wolves
Below is a news release from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation maintains that state agencies should manage wolves [...]
RMEF Weighs in on Montana Wolf Management Plan
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, a long-time advocate for the state management of wolves, recently supplied written comment to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) [...]
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 [...]
Michigan Wolf Population Estimated at Minimum of 631 Animals
Below is a news release from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation maintains that individual states should manage wolves and [...]
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 [...]
Regulated Trapping Accounts for Half of 2021 Idaho Wolf Harvest
Below is a news release from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Regulated trapping in Idaho is a legacy with deep cultural roots. Well [...]
Minnesota Draft Wolf Plan Ready for Public Review
Below is a news release from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources welcomes comments through 4:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. [...]
Wyoming Gray Wolf Population Meets All Recovery Criteria
Below is a news release from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Wyoming’s gray wolf population continues to meet all recovery criteria, according to the [...]
RMEF Joins Call to Appeal Wolf Relisting
Below is a letter from 25 conservation, hunting and other wildlife-related groups, including the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, to Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland [...]
USFWS Reviewing Status of Gray Wolves in the Western U.S.
Not even one month after the Biden administration filed in favor of a previous U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) decision delisting all wolves in [...]
Don’t Elevate Wolves to an Unproven Status
Below is an op-ed published in the Missoulian newspaper, in response to an article by an advocate claiming wolves have the ability to slow or [...]
Great Lakes Wolf Population May Soon Be Delisted
A report out of Wisconsin indicates the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is determining whether to remove the gray wolf population in the Upper [...]
Wisconsin Wolf Population 200 Percent above Objective
A minimum population of 905 to 944 wolves wanders across Wisconsin’s landscape. That’s according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The latest figures [...]
Idaho Discusses Grizzly Hunt, Extending Wolf Seasons
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission recently instructed staff to draft a proposal for a fall grizzly bear hunt in which one male bear could [...]
The Co$t of Wolf Recovery
A report from Washington indicates ongoing gray wolf recovery efforts are taking their toll on state budgets. “Idaho has around 20,000 black bears and 2,500 [...]
Hunters and trappers rein in wolf numbers
Hunters and trappers rein in wolf numbers For the first time since wolves were reintroduced to the northern Rockies in 1995, wolf populations in Idaho, [...]
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 [...]
RMEF Praises Oregon Wolf Delisting
November 19, 2015 RMEF Praises Oregon Wolf Delisting MISSOULA, Mont.—The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation lauds the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) for [...]
RMEF Grant Assists Idaho Wolf Management
June 30, 2015 RMEF Grant Assists Idaho Wolf Management MISSOULA, Mont.—The Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) accepted a $50,000 grant from the [...]
RMEF Makes Legal Moves in Wyoming Wolf Lawsuits
May 15, 2013 RMEF Receives Intervenor Status in Wyoming Wolf Lawsuit, Seeks Same in Another MISSOULA, Mont.—A U.S. District Court in Washington D.C. granted [...]
Court Considers RMEF Arguments in Wolf Case
November 8, 2011 Court Considers RMEF Arguments in Wolf Case MISSOULA, Mont.—The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today heard arguments from both sides of a [...]
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 [...]
March 2025 Advocacy Update
FEDERAL ISSUES Fix Our Forests Act. H.R.471 passed the US House on January 23 on a strong bipartisan vote of 279-141. The Senate agriculture committee [...]
One-Size-Fits-All “Blanket Rule” Hurts Wildlife, RMEF/PERC Lawsuit Goes Forward
Sixty days after filing an intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) over its “blanket rule” that disregards science and hinders restoration [...]
RMEF Makes DC Rounds as New Congress Gets to Work
As far as whirlwind trips go, this one fits the bill in both distance and productivity. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s director of government affairs [...]
RMEF, PERC Sue USFWS for Impairing Species Recovery, Ignoring Science
Below is a news release from the Property and Environment Research Center and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Two conservation groups are launching a suit [...]
September 2024 Advocacy Update
STATE A Colorado ballot measure to ban mountain lion and bobcat hunting will be on the ballot. RMEF has made large financial donations to the [...]
Washington Balks at Downlisting Wolves
The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission went against the recommendations of wildlife managers with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and voted 5-4 [...]
USFWS Rejects Asks to Relist Northern Rockies’ Wolves, Enviros to Sue
One week after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced it rejected two petitions to return wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains and western [...]
Colorado ‘Ballot Box Biology’ Measure Called Out for Deception
Every victory counts in the fight against “ballot box biology,” and this is one of them. The Colorado Title Board agreed with the Rocky Mountain [...]
Montana’s 2023 Hunting Forecast
Below is a news release from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Are you ready for hunting season? FWP can help. In addition to the following [...]
RMEF: ‘Follow the Wildlife Professionals and Down-list Washington Wolves’
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation agrees with recommendations from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) staff to down-list the gray wolf from a [...]
Montana’s 2022 Big Game Hunting Forecast
Below is a news release from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Are you ready for hunting season? FWP can help. In addition to the following [...]
2021 Montana Big Game Hunting Forecast
Below is a news release from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Are you ready for hunting season? FWP can help. In addition to the following [...]
Minnesota, Oregon, South Dakota Weigh In on Gray Wolves Removed from Endangered Species List
On January 4, 2021, gray wolves officially came off the federal Endangered Species List. Below are news releases from the Minnesota, Department of Natural Resources, [...]
Pennsylvania Governor Details Coordinated Effort to Combat CWD
Below is a news release from the Pennsylvania Game Commission. The Wolf Administration released a report detailing coordinated efforts of state and federal agencies and [...]
Idaho Big Game 2020 Seasons and Rules Brochure Available Online
Below is a news release from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. The Idaho Big Game 2020 Seasons and Rules Brochure is now available [...]
Washington Court Denies Request to Prevent Removal of Problem Wolves
A King County Superior Court Commissioner denied a motion from an out-of-state environmental group for a temporary injunction that would have prohibited the Washington Department [...]
House Votes to Delist Gray Wolves
The House of Representatives voted 196-180 on Friday to drop legal protections for gray wolves across the lower 48. The legislation will next head to [...]
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. [...]
Wyoming Resumes State Management of Wolves
Wyoming Governor Matt Mead took to twitter yesterday to announce that the Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. ruled in favor of Wyoming’s management [...]
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” [...]
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 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 [...]
RMEF Applauds Return of Wyoming Wolves to State Management
August 31, 2012 RMEF Applauds Return of Wyoming Wolves to State Management MISSOULA, MT—The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation commended the U.S. Fish and [...]