Once-Hated Gray Wolf Thrives in the U.S. Rockies
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As the gray wolf hovered on the brink of extinction a decade ago, U.S. officials embarked on a controversial plan to open the vast refuge of Yellowstone National Park to the pack-based predators in the hopes of rebuilding the species.
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Officials in three states have said they will to allow hunting&#8212;which could reduce wolf numbers back to dire levels&#8212;if the creatures lose their protected status.
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More than a million acres in northern Colorado and southern Wyoming have been affected by a pine bark beetle infestation, devastating forests and hunting alike.
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By CHASE SQUIRES  DENVER - Something is killing the aspen trees of the Rocky Mountain West.  Or so it seems to some scientists, who say the slender, white-bark trees that paint the hills gold every autumn are dying, leaving bald patches across the Rockies.
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By Susan Gilmore, Seattle Times  Jun. 16--When Leon Hussey moved into his Redmond home 29 years ago, he had no neighbors, but deer and coyotes roamed his property frequently.
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By The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 8--A Boise County infant was mauled by a wolf-dog hybrid Tuesday before the boy's father shot and killed the dog, the Boise County Sheriff's Office said.
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EAGLE, COLO. - Her presence is everywhere. Even as she moves from state to state, even as death threats chase her and wackos stalk her, she refuses to go away.
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Western states grapple with how to address an increasing threat to livestock from wolves and big cats.
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By Ben Neary Associated Press  CHEYENNE -- Time is getting short in the current Wyoming legislative session for any action to resolve a dispute between the state and the federal government over wolf management.  The U.S.
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  OCEANA - When a pack of coyotes attacked his nephew's coon hound, Doug Prichard decided he'd had enough.   Five years after that dog, Smokie, was mauled, Prichard has seen his Smokie Coyote Hunt Club expand into 20 counties throughout West Virginia.
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BAERWALDE, Germany -- There's blood on the frost and blame in the air. Wolves are back, hunting in the night in Saxony , skulking through gardens, making the farm dogs restless.
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By Pete Zimowsky, The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Feb. 21--Yip. Yip. Yip. Howl. It's nice to be serenaded to sleep by coyotes.
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Los Angeles Times - POMEROY BASIN, Wyo. &#8212; Alejandro Sarete is up before dawn, slipping into the windswept darkness looking for wolves or coyotes prowling among his flock.
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MAN VERSUS BEAST: Overtrapping and overhunting in the early 20th century drove many species &#151; river otters, black bears and Canada geese, for example &#151; from their natural habitats.
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Malnutrition and starvation have drastically reduced moose numbers in northwest Wyoming, according to the author of a new study that debunks the belief among some that wolves are a leading cause of the decline.
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Wolves are removed from the endangered species list in three US states, paving the way for hunting.
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Chased into the Lake Superior shallows, mauled and left for dead by fellow wolves, the young female struggled to shore and collapsed. A lone male came to the rescue, licking her wounds and staying on as she recovered.