From The Bow Valley Crag & Canyon in Canada: A collared female yearling wolf was struck and killed by a vehicle on the TransCanada Highway, near Castle Junction, in Banff National Park on June 24, 2021. Public Relations Officer with the Banff Unit Justin Brisbane said the wolf was a member of the Bow Valley […]
From The Japan Times: There aren’t supposed to be any native wolves left in Japan. Once roaming wild across the nation’s abundant forests and mountains, the Japanese wolf’s population was decimated by disease and humans hunting them down in the name of protecting livestock. By the early 20th century, it was presumed extinct. Click here […]
From SFGate.com in California: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife identified a new pack of gray wolves in southern Plumas County this spring, bringing the total number of officially recognized packs in the state to three. The three wolves in the Beckwourth pack were first spotted in May 2021 on a trail camera, and the […]
From the Independent Record in Helena, Montana: Among the many new wolf regulations the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission is taking public comment on are some potential changes to uniquely managed areas adjacent to national parks. The commission is soliciting comment on a gamut of regulation proposals until July 26 in response to new laws passed […]
From CBS 4 in Denver: DENVER (CBS4) – Colorado Parks and Wildlife continues to research the reintroduction of gray wolves into the state. Wildlife officials announced a new partnership with Colorado State University on Thursday. While CSU is known for its agriculture and animal studies, this time the university is helping with public engagement. Together, CPW […]
From Crosscut.com: When wolf biologist Trent Roussin first saw the gray wolf on May 26 in the Sheep Creek area of Washington’s Stevens County, it wasn’t immediately apparent that she had been shot. The wolf was lying on the ground miles behind a locked gate; it was quiet, Roussin says, and not particularly messy or […]
From the Missoula Current: In a meeting to get the public’s comments on proposed changes to a wolf hunting season, opponents outnumbered supporters by a margin of nearly 10-to-1, with many criticizing night-hunting, snaring, baiting traps and some threatening to cancel vacation plans to the Treasure State. On June 24, the Montana Fish, Wildlife and […]
From nltimes.nl in the Netherlands: The construction of a fence intended to protect livestock from wolves has started in Friesland. Former Queen’s Commissioner and VVD member Hans Wiegel drove the ceremonial first pile into the ground near Boijl, on the border of Friesland and Drenthe. At the same time, numerous experts have voiced concerns over […]
From the Sierra Nevada Ally: Since 2017, the Lassen pack of wolves, as they’re known, has been the only documented pack of wolves in California until last Friday when the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) updated their known wolves document and added the Beckwourth pack. “According to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, field […]
From The Bandon Western World: A new set of planning guides and resources was released today by conservation groups working to improve state management of gray wolves and move agencies across the country away from traditional practices that largely focus on killing wolves. States have long relied on public advisory groups to help develop initial […]
