From Montana Public Radio: Federal wildlife managers are gearing up to remove gray wolves from the Endangered Species List. But some environmentalists say the species isn’t ready and that the government is basing its decision on outdated science. A group of biologists in four western national parks are looking at the impacts of wolf deaths on their […]
From the Vail Daily: After 40 years of battling to restore wolf populations in the Southwest, Northern Rockies and Great Lakes states, the legal, political and biological war for wolves is coming to Colorado. But this time it could be voters — not federal and state wildlife managers — pushing the only state in the Rocky Mountains without […]
From the Detroit Free Press: TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Moose are thriving at Isle Royale National Park, but the trees on which they feast are paying a heavy price, scientists reported Tuesday. An estimated 2,060 of the lumbering beasts roam the island wilderness, according to a report by Michigan Technological University researchers who spend weeks […]
From EcoWatch: The Himalayan wolf is a distinct species of wolf, which shows unique genetic adaptation to the difficult conditions in the Asian high altitude ecosystems, a study found, reiterating that it needs to be identified as a species of special conservation concern. “Conservation action for the Himalayan wolf is required and of global conservation interest,” noted the study. […]
From the Jackson Hole News and Guide: YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK— The deep, raspy roars of two grizzly bears battling on their hind legs are audible from hundreds of yards away. It’s just before 7:30 on an early April morning as Rick McIntyre shuffles through the snow up to the drama, capped by a black wolf […]
From MLive.com: ISLE ROYALE, MI — Bringing in a diverse mix of healthy wolves to Michigan’s Isle Royale was only part of the equation when the National Park Service set out to increase the remote island’s tiny predator population last year. With the first batch of new wolves now sniffing around their Michigan home, scientists […]
A new video chronicles the amazing efforts that took place in March to move six wolves from Michipicoten Island and one from the Canadian mainland to Isle Royale. The International Wolf Center played a key role in the project, thanks to your support! Enjoy this look back on the amazing weekend:
From Mlive.com: Family pets and several types of wildlife have died after ingesting fast-acting poison in recent weeks near the Upper Peninsula’s border with Wisconsin. Authorities have issued a warning, saying someone is intentionally mixing an insecticide with meat and leaving it for animals to find. Government agencies and local authorities are asking for the […]
From the San Francisco Chronicle and the Associated Press: JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Biologists estimate the overall Wyoming wolf population at 286 this year, which is down 61 animals from a year ago. The Jackson Hole News & Guide reports that’s the fewest wolves counted in the state since the Wyoming Game and Fish Department […]
From Buckrail.com and the Associated Press: POWELL, Wyo. (AP) – Officials say Yellowstone National Park’s gray wolf population has dropped to about 80 wolves—less than half of the highest population mark in the park. The Powell Tribune reported on Thursday that while park officials won’t have an accurate count until the fall after surviving pups are visible, the […]
