Colorado State

<div><div style="position:relative;width:100%; height:0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox" scrolling="no" src="https://uw-media.usatoday.com/embed/video/74866257007?placement=newsbreak" style="width:100%; height:100%;top:0; left:0; position:absolute"></iframe></div> Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists have confirmed at least three pups were born this spring after it received a video of the pups and an adult from the Copper Creek pack. The state wildlife agency posted on its Facebook page Aug. 19 a video shot by a member of the public showing three pups weighing "around 40 to 50 pounds" playing and splashing in a rainwater pool on a narrow road that cuts through trees. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> The location and date of when the video was taken was not identified. "We received this video and our wolf biologists have reviewed and confirmed the validity of the video," the Facebook post read. "You can see the wolf pups deeply focused on playing with each other. Playing not only allows a wolf pup to practice hunting behaviors but also teaches them how to communicate effectively with other wolves, which is a skill they will use throughout their lives as social creatures living in packs." <iframe height="430" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=315&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FCoParksWildlife%2Fvideos%2F1188472482201037%2F&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="100%"></iframe><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesperson Rachel Gonzales told the Coloradoan the agency considers the minimum count to be three pups. Two wolves captured in Oregon and released in Colorado in late December are the parents of the pups. Previously, Colorado Parks and Wildlife <a href="https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2024/06/20/colorados-released-wolves-deliver-first-litter/74164969007/" rel="nofollow"> confirmed one pup born </a> . Monday's news is good news for wolf advocates and the state recovery plan, which calls for, at a minimum, establishing a wolf population of 150 to 200 animals over the next three to five years. Matt Barnes is a wolf advocate and rangeland and wildlife conservationist with the Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative who sat on the state-appointed wolf recovery Stakeholders Advisory Group. He said the video showing the wolves at play was important to show the animals in a different light. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> "That's important because people tend to think of wolves simply as killers," he told the Coloradoan on Aug. 20. "Of course, wolves kill, that's their role in nature. They are also animals with their own consciousness, and anyone who has enjoyed watching dogs play can relate to the pups playing in the video." Grand County rancher Conway Farrell, whose property abuts the pack's den and rendezvous site from where the pack has gathered and hunted this summer, said he and other ranchers in the area have seen three to four pups over the last two months. He believes there may be more. Farrell has been outspoken in his criticism of the way Colorado Parks and Wildlife is handling the wolf population. He has had <a href="https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2024/08/02/what-will-colorado-do-after-wolves-kill-8-sheep-in-deadliest-attack/74626925007/" rel="nofollow"> six yearling cattle and nine sheep confirmed to have been killed by wolves since April 17 </a> . He said he has many more missing and reported to the state wildlife agency missing sheep in recent days. He believes the Copper Creek pack is responsible for those missing. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> "I'm sure they are killing more," he told the Coloradoan on Monday. "We know she is teaching her pups how to kill because we have seen their marks on our sheep that were killed. Someone needs to have their feet held to the fire for all the killings they have done." <img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2f9EMt_0v3TQrfk00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2f9EMt_0v3TQrfk00" width="1183" height="643" > The state wildlife agency on its Facebook post reminded those recreating in Colorado's foothills and mountains to be aware of the wolves. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> "Wolves are wild animals and should be treated with the same respect as any other wild animal," the post stated. Farrell said the wolves aren't afraid of humans and that he and a ranch hand took a photo and video of the female Monday morning at close range. He said the video and photos were taken within a couple hundred yards from his house and other buildings. <img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1AYQKe_0v3TQrfk00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1AYQKe_0v3TQrfk00" width="1038" height="594" ><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> He said one photo from his ranch hand was taken while the wolf was 20 feet away, near his ranch headquarters where wolves killed eight sheep July 28. "She was standing right there in front of us," Farrell said. "They aren't afraid of us." Colorado Parks and Wildlife said in the Facebook post that it encourage anyone who believes they have seen a wolf to complete the sighting on its <a href="https://cpw.state.co.us/learn/Pages/Wolf-Sighting-Form.aspx" rel="nofollow"> wolf sighting form </a> . Video and photos submitted with the sighting report are highly encouraged. The agency said the information will help its biologists monitor wolves and their movement in Colorado. This article originally appeared on Fort Collins Coloradoan: <a href="https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2024/08/19/video-shows-colorado-has-more-wolf-pups/74865512007/" rel="nofollow"> See the first video of three wolf pups in Colorado </a></div>

Columbus, OH

Montana State

Columbia Falls, MT

Field & Stream

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Los Angeles County, CA

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Herbie J Pilato

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TheDailyBeast

The black bear, whom officials believe was responsible for mauling and injuring a 3-year-old girl in Yellowstone National Park on Sunday night, was captured and euthanized by park authorities on Monday afternoon, according to the Associated Press. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Game warden Randy Hutzenbiler told the Associated Press that “there were attractants in the area,” such as trash and food, which led the bear to the campsite at around 10 p.m. on Sunday. The girl was then mauled by the bear in her tent and rushed to a Billings, Montana, hospital, where her condition has not been revealed to the press. Officials then laid traps around the campsite, capturing a bear which they claimed was responsible for the attack on Monday. The bear was then euthanized by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials. In July, a Montana man shot and killed a black bear after being mauled by it while picking berries.Read it at Associated PressRead more at The Daily Beast.

Bear Euthanized After Mauling 3-Year-Old Girl in Yellowstone

Red Lodge, MT

A three-year-old girl is now recovering after surviving a black bear attack while she and her family were sleeping at a campground in Montana. The three-year-old, identified by officials as Madison Findley-Dickson, was sleeping inside their tent at a campground south of Red Lodge, Montana, around 10 p.m. on Sunday when she was attacked by a female bear, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) officials.

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Fox News

A 3-year-old girl has been mauled by a bear while inside her tent at a campground in Montana near Yellowstone National Park, officials say.

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has sadly determined that Asha, a young female Mexican gray wolf who ventured into northern New Mexico, will not be released back into the wild. Having been captured near the Valles Caldera National Preserve in the Jemez Mountains in December 2023, Asha has...

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A-Z-Animals

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David Heitz

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On Sunday night, a black bear mauled a three-year-old toddler who was sleeping inside her family’s tent at a campground in Montana, according to reports from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) and The Associated Press. The child is in the hospital, and there is currently no update on her condition.

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South Carolina State

Martin, SC

The US Sun

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Virginia State

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WyoFile

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The Guardian

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Gardiner, MT

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Salem, OH

Northern Kentucky Tribune

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Denver, CO

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The Coloradoan


                        Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists have confirmed at least three pups were born this spring after it received a video of the pups and an adult from the Copper Creek pack.
                        The state wildlife agency posted on its Facebook page Aug. 19 a video shot by a member of the public showing three...

See the first video of three wolf pups in Colorado

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