From the Great Falls Tribune in Montana: HELENA — The future of the gray wolf in Montana has led to a tug-of-war between conservationists and ranchers over policy proposals in the 2019 legislative session, and both sides have claimed victories. On Thursday, a Senate committee advanced two house bills that would make wolf hunting licenses […]
From the Star Tribune in Minnesota: Over the course of a few months this winter, the wolf population on Isle Royale National Park ballooned from 2 to 15 in an extraordinary project to artificially shift the balance of a wilderness. Captured on the mainland and a neighboring island in Lake Superior, the wolves were anesthetized, […]
From Care2.com: The Netherlands has a resident wolf population after 140 years without wolves making their home in the Dutch country, but not everyone is happy. Ecologists report that two female wolves have settled in the Hoge Veluwe nature reserve, with a male also roaming in that same region. Experts from groups such as FreeNature and Wolven […]
From the Millennium Post in India: Kolkata: A team of scientists from Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have categorically demonstrated the importance and maintenance of probable suitable areas for Indian grey wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) along with its landscape connectivity between Chotta Nagpur Plateau and Lower Gangetic Planes. The study titled “Identifying suitable habitat and […]
From The Bulletin in Central Oregon: After years during which Oregon’s recovering gray wolf population remained concentrated in the far northeast corner of the state, two new groups of wolves have migrated to the Cascade Mountains since the start of 2018. With an increase in breeding packs nearby, experts are looking for swaths of habitat […]
From NationalGeographic.com: THE GOLAN HEIGHTS remains one of the world’s most notorious disputed territories. Largely occupied by Israel, its eastern reaches are controlled by Syria and Syrian rebels—and it’s been fought over for at least the last 70-some years. The landscape is notable for its militarily advantageous high grounds, supplies of oil and freshwater, and extraordinary […]
From Earth Touch News.com: A thick layer of frost blankets the landscape, creating a gauzy haze over the tans and pale greens of the Ethiopian Highlands. Amidst the frozen stillness, a rust-colored lump dusted in rime stirs. A black nose appears from beneath a thick tail, and two ears twitch atop an elegantly long head. […]
From MLive.com: ISLE ROYALE, MI – Necropsy results have been released for two wolves that died after being part of the early phase of the National Park Service’s efforts to bring new wolves onto Michigan’s Isle Royale. The medical findings for one wolf’s death were fairly clear-cut, while scientists working on the project believe they […]
Earlier this afternoon, we received an update from Isle Royale National Park on how the wolves recently moved there are doing. Here’s what we know: • The seven wolves moved to Isle Royale on the weekend of March 23 are all moving around and apparently doing well – each is showing large movements around the […]
From the St. Paul Pioneer Press in Minnesota: Mark Stutrud, owner of Summit Brewing Co. in St. Paul, will be honored April 11 with a “Leader of the Pack” award by the International Wolf Center. The award is given to those with a pioneering spirit leading the pack in the Twin Cities. He was nominated […]
