From the Washington Post: Over the federal government’s 30-year effort to revive endangered red wolves in North Carolina, there have been many attempts by opponents to get rid of them. But to argue that the wolves engaged in so much sex with coyotes that the two species somehow became one? That was a novel approach. […]
From CronkiteNews in Arizona: WASHINGTON – The endangered Mexican gray wolf is still endangered – for now. The National Academy of Sciences said Thursday that a six-month study determined the Mexican gray wolf is a separate subspecies from other gray wolves, which recently lost their endangered species status. Click here for the full story.
From Boise State Public Radio in Idaho: If you kill a wolf in Idaho, your effort might be worth $1,000. A nonprofit in North Idaho covers costs for hunters and trappers who successfully harvest wolves. The group, called the Foundation for Wildlife Management pays up to $1,000 per wolf harvest. Click here for the full […]
From The Local.SE in Sweden: Sweden’s wolf population isn’t related to dogs at all, a new study shows. Researchers at Uppsala University used new methods to investigate the origin of Sweden’s wolf population. Although Scandinavian wolves are thought to have more or less died out during the 1960s, the animal made a sudden comeback in […]
From MLive.com: ISLE ROYALE, MI – Early reports show Isle Royale’s new wolves are settling in well. The remote island and national park in Lake Superior saw its longtime wolf population of two rise to 15 over the past several months, the result of an effort to bring in more wolves from Canada and Minnesota. […]
From the Charlotte Observer: A panel of top scientists concluded Thursday that the endangered red wolf of the southeastern U.S. is a species unto itself, giving the beleaguered canine a scientific and political boost as its numbers plummet in the wild. The government-funded study by the National Academy of Sciences also found that the Mexican […]
The United States Fish & Wildlife Service has opened the public comment period on its plan to remove gray wolves from protection under the Endangered Species Act. More information, including a link to leave comments, can be found on this page.
From The Baltic Times: RIGA – According to the State Forest Service, the wolf population in Latvia is stable and growing slightly. At the same time, the Forest Service informed that 280 wolves were hunted during the 2018/2019 hunting season. Click here for the full story.
Update at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, March 24: Three wolves were saved from Michipicoten Island on Saturday. There were two females and one male. The scars on the breeding female’s face document a hard-fought life. She is in poor body condition and is probably at the end of her reproductive life cycle. However, she will be […]
From Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty: DUSHANBE — Wolves have killed two women in eastern Tajikistan, prompting complaints from residents that they have been unable to defend themselves against wolf attacks since local authorities confiscated their hunting rifles. Umeda Yusupova, a spokeswoman for the Tajik government’s Committee on Emergency Situations and Civil Defense, told RFE/RL […]
