040-21 Wyo. Code R. §§ 21-5 - Monitoring Gray Wolves
(a) The Commission
is committed to managing gray wolves in Wyoming to ensure genetic diversity and
connectivity issues do not threaten the population. This commitment will be
accomplished by encouraging effective migrants into the population. The
Department will request voluntary submission of genetic samples from gray
wolves killed as predatory animals and will collect and analyze genetic samples
from live gray wolves handled by the Department or killed through sport hunting
as trophy game animals, during agency control actions, for protection of
private property and gray wolves that die from any other form of mortality to
monitor genetic connectivity. The Department will enter into a memorandum of
understanding with the states of Montana and Idaho to coordinate management
actions that facilitate genetic connectivity.
(b) The Department shall institute and
maintain a gray wolf population-monitoring program. Tracking devices may be
placed on gray wolves handled by the Department in areas of the state where
gray wolves are designated as trophy game animals during population monitoring,
conflict resolution or management activities or non-lethal control actions to
accurately determine the population and movements of gray wolves. The
Department may enter into memoranda of understanding with other state or
federal agencies to monitor gray wolf population levels and
movements.
Notes
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.