From Le Monde diplomatique: Since the wolf returned to France in the 1990s, numbers have grown to nearly 1,000 animals. The public are overwhelmingly supportive, so why are so many wolves being shot? Wolves pose no danger to humans and have strict legal protection under the Bern Convention (1979) and the EU’s Habitats Directive (1992). Individual […]
From Dakota News Now: The red wolf is one of the most endangered animal species. It’s estimated there are only about two dozen red wolves surviving in the wild right now. The conservation team at the Great Plains Zoo is putting in a lot of work to save the species from going extinct. The red […]
From Montana Public Radio: The wolf population inside Yellowstone National Park increased over the last year, largely thanks to a successful breeding season. The Wyoming Fish & Game Department reported that there were at least 108 wolves in 10 packs as of the end of December 2022. In total, the population increased by at least 11 wolves from the […]
From KTAR: Three Mexican wolf pups were fostered into a pack in Arizona in efforts to increase genetic diversity in the endangered wild populations, wildlife officials said. Sixteen captive-born pups were placed with wild packs in Arizona and New Mexico over an eight-day period in early May, the Arizona Game and Fish Department announced on Friday. The […]
From KTVB: Idaho’s Fish and Game Commission unanimously passed a new wolf management plan in early May, hoping to gradually cut the state’s wolf population by about 60%. Currently, about 1,300 wolves live around the Gem State. Roger Phillips, Fish and Game spokesperson, said they are trying to bring that number down to 500 based on […]
From New Scientist: A strange canine was spotted in a pack of wolves near Pune in western India, but it stood out for its lighter coat and dog-like facial features. It was confirmed to be a wolf-dog hybrid through genetic sequencing. Click here for the full story.
From The Providence Journal: Two endangered red wolf pups were born at the Roger Williams Park Zoo last month, marking the second year in a row the zoo has celebrated a red-wolf birth, the zoo announced Tuesday. Born April 29, the two pups are the second litter for Brave, 8, and Diego, 7. Brave gave birth to the pups’ […]
Form Lake County News: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife reported this week that two new groups of wolves have been confirmed in Northern California — one in Tehama County and the other in western Lassen County. If the department designates each as a pack, they would become the fifth and sixth confirmed wolf […]
From Knau: Arizona wildlife officials say they’ve introduced 16 captive-born endangered Mexican gray wolf pups to wild dens. The process known as cross-fostering is meant to increase genetic diversity in the wolf population. The newborn pups were placed within 14 days of being born and bred at four facilities across the U.S. Click here for […]
From Whiskey Riff: To be truthful, I hate seeing a big buck go down like this. They have outsmarted all sorts of predators for many years and grew to be a large member of their population, contributing yearly to the genetic pool. Really though, it’s just like hunting. It’s best for the deer population for […]
