Entries by Chad Richardson

A day in the life of a wild Minnesota wolf

From Minnesota Public Radio: Scientists studying wolves in and around Voyageurs National Park have released what they believe is a first-ever video showing an entire day in the life of a wild wolf, shot from the wolf’s perspective. The 25-minute video from the Voyageurs Wolf Project is filmed using a remote camera attached to a GPS […]

CSU studies: What influenced Coloradoans on close vote to reintroduce wolves

From Colorado State University: In November 2020, Colorado voters approved Proposition 114, which mandated that Colorado Parks and Wildlife develop a plan to start reintroducing gray wolves (Canis Lupus) to the western part of the state by 2023. The initiative passed narrowly with 50.9 percent of the Colorado public voting in favor. Given the close […]

Wolves force California ranchers into deadly compromises

From SFGate.com in California: It’s night in the rugged hills of northeastern California. A herd of cows, many with young calves at their sides, begin shifting nervously. The October winds have brought news of danger nearby: A lone gray wolf, eyes glowing yellow in the moonlight. Known as OR-103, the young male has gone days, perhaps […]

For Wolves, the Culture War Is Extremely Deadly

From Rolling Stone: In February 2021, a black wolf wandered across the border of Yellowstone National Park in Montana. Called 1155, he wore a radio collar that park biologists fit him with three years before. When he left the safety of the park, 1155 was what biologists call a “dispersed male,” leaving his pack to travel alone in […]

Michigan DNR reacts to wolf attack on training dog in Marquette County

From NBC TV6 in Michigan: MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) – The Department of Natural Resources is responding to a wolf attack on a dog earlier this week. The DNR says a man was training his hunting dogs near the Forestville Trailhead Tuesday when it occurred. His dog was baying at a rabbit when a wolf approached […]

Wolves as endangered as tigers in India; only 3,100 left

From The Times of India: DEHRADUN: The first scientific population estimate of Indian peninsular wolves (canis lupus pallipes), known to be more to be more than a million years older than all other wolf species in the world, has revealed that only 3,100 members of the species are left in the country. This makes them […]

Wolf hunting to be banned in Spain but divisions persist over predator

From The Olive Press in Spain: The wolf has divided society for centuries but now it will be protected in Spain after a ban on hunting comes into action from September. The Spanish government will declare the wolf a “wild animal under special protection” which means hunting it is illegal. Click here for the full […]