From the Ark Valley Voice in Colorado: Wolves aren’t yet permanent residents in Central Colorado, even though a pack has been documented in the far northwest corner of the state. Before wolves arrive in the area, the public will have an opportunity to provide feedback, share their opinions, and ask questions. The Colorado Parks and […]
From MexicoNewsDaily.com: The birth of five gray wolf pups at Mexico City’s Chapultepec Zoo in early April marked another step in the efforts to reintroduce the endangered species back into the wild. The three males and two females are part of a four-decade, bi-national breeding program between the United States and Mexico. Click here for […]
From the Idaho Statesman: Several conservation groups announced Monday that they intend to sue Idaho over the state’s controversial wolf law passed earlier this year, which the groups say could put other endangered species at risk. A news release from the Center for Biological Diversity said it would join nine other groups in suing Idaho […]
From sciencedaily.com: Forensics specialists can use a commercial assay targeting mitochondrial DNA to accurately discriminate between wolf, coyote and dog species, according to a new study from North Carolina State University. The genetic information can be obtained from smaller or more degraded samples, and could aid authorities in prosecuting hunting jurisdiction violations and preserving protected […]
From the Cache Valley Daily: BILLINGS, MT. – Indigenous activists have joined the growing crusade to restore federal protection for wolves throughout the Intermountain West. As part of their broad campaign opposing plans by the states of Idaho, Wyoming and Montana to drastically reduce their wolf populations, the Global Indigenous Council (GIC) released a short […]
From The Brussels Times: The wolves August and Noëlla had at least five cubs this year, according to an announcement from the Institute for Nature and Forest Research (INBO). The updates on the wolves are gleaned from nature cameras, which occasionally catch the popular predators. Click here for the full story.
From KMVT.com: HAILEY, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) —The new wolf law went into effect earlier this month, and it allows increased hunting opportunities on private land year-round, which has some ranchers optimistic it will lead to a reduction in livestock depredation by wolves. However, some in the Wood River Valley feel the law is an overreach and there is […]
From Earthjustice: BOISE, IDAHO — Citing risk to federally protected species, today ten groups filed a notice of intent to sue the state of Idaho in response to the state’s newest wolf hunting laws. The laws, which call for the killing of 90% of the current gray wolf population, allow for year-round untargeted methods of hunting, trapping, and snaring, with hunters […]
From SierraClub.org: The matriarch of the Leopold Pack—known to Mexican wolf biologists as Alpha Female 1346—began life as an experiment. Days after she was born in May 2014, biologists snuck the cinnamon-hued pup and her brother into the den of a wild wolf pack in New Mexico’s Gila National Forest, nestled them among the family’s […]
From Phys.org: Together with a European team, Senckenberg scientists have presented a new method in the scientific journal BMC Genomics that allows the reliable identification of wolf-dog hybrids on the basis of environmental samples such as feces, hair, or saliva residue. The method has a much higher resolution than conventional methods and is expected to serve as […]
