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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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) [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 For the first time since wolves were reintroduced to the northern Rockies in 1995, wolf populations in Idaho, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Below is a news release from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Are you ready for hunting season? FWP can help. In addition to the following [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

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 Gray wolves may soon be a state-managed species nationwide. On June 13, 2013, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]