From Princeton University: Before wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in the mid-1990s, they were vaccinated for common diseases and treated for any parasite infections they already carried. As a result, the first few generations of wolves were relatively disease-free, but over the years, various diseases have found their way into the population. Sarcoptic […]
From the Daily Jefferson County Union: MADISON — The state Department of Natural Resources policy board narrowly refused Republican legislators’ request Friday to implement a wolf hunt immediately, citing concerns that the department can’t move that fast and Wisconsin’s Native American tribes haven’t been consulted as per treaty rights. The decision marks a setback for […]
From WCCO TV in Minnesota: MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin want the state Department of Natural Resources to implement a wolf hunt immediately and not wait until fall. The department’s policy board announced Tuesday that it will hold a special meeting Friday morning to consider the request from Republican members of the Legislature’s […]
From IdahoPress.com: Idaho’s Wolf Depredation Control Board, which is funded by a mix of taxpayer funds, Fish & Game fee proceeds and livestock industry assessments, paid for killing 93 wolves in fiscal year 2020 for the protection of livestock, and another 17 to protect elk in the Lolo Elk Management Zone, the board reported to […]
From the Navajo-Hopi Observer in Arizona: WASHINGTON — Several environmental groups have come together to try to restore endangered species protection for the gray wolf. On Jan 14, Earthjustice filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on behalf of Defenders of Wildlife, the Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, National Parks Conservation Association, Oregon Wild […]
From ABCNews.go.com: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A pair of endangered Mexican gray wolves and their seven pups have been sent from a zoo in New Mexico‘s largest city to Mexico as part of conservation efforts in that country. Officials at the ABQ BioPark in Albuquerque confirmed Tuesday that the wolves were loaded up in separate crates and trucked south […]
From The News Minute: If all goes well, Karnataka will soon get its first Indian Grey Wolf sanctuary in Koppal district of Kalyana-Karnataka region. The Karnataka Wildlife Board, which is led by Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, is expected to approve the proposal to set up the sanctuary, on Tuesday. The 822.03 acres of forest area, […]
From The Journal: DENVER – Colorado could have to navigate years of pending litigation over the Trump administration’s delisting of the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act as it tries to enact its own voter-approved initiative to reintroduce the predator to the state, top wildlife officials were told Thursday. Click here for the full […]
From Travel & Leisure: According to the Chinese zodiac calendar, 2021 is the year of the ox. According to wildlife biologists, it could be the year of the wolf. It’s easy to argue there’s never been a better time for wolf watching in Yellowstone, where the wolf population is estimated to be up by as […]
From the Star Tribune in Minnesota: Six environmental groups sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday, aiming to keep endangered species protections for wolves, which have largely recovered in northern Minnesota but are still gone from most of their native range in the United States. The Fish and Wildlife Service delisted the wolf throughout the […]
