Entries by Chad Richardson

Gray Wolf Poaching Dismays Oregon Wildlife Conservationists

From The American Prospect: In the summer of 2014, two young gray wolves in eastern Oregon dispersed from their natal packs—one from the Snake River Pack and the other from the Minam Pack—and paired up. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) had already radio-collared both and tracked them as they traversed the Eagle […]

Birth of six endangered red wolves has their advocates howling for joy

From The Washington Post: Six critically endangered red wolves were introduced into the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in coastal North Carolina. But unlike other wolves, no one brought these new canines to the Outer Banks area as part of a federal program to recover a dying species. For the first time in six years, […]

Back from the Brink: NC State’s Key Role in Red Wolf Recovery

From North Carolina State University: A kennel taking up much of the small exam room at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine holds the patient as technicians, anesthetists, doctors and students crowd around, some sitting on the floor, waiting for the red wolf to wake. The injured animal, one of fewer than 20 of the […]

US wildlife officials aim to address illegal Mexican wolf killings

From the Albuquerque Journal in New Mexico: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Prompted by a court order, federal wildlife managers have issued a new draft plan for managing Mexican gray wolves in the Southwestern U.S. in an effort to address illegal killings of the endangered predators. The plan calls for millions of dollars to be spent over […]