From Boise State Public Radio: The Idaho Fish and Game Department unanimously approved a plan that would cull Idaho’s wolf population by almost two-thirds. In January, Fish and Game introduced a plan laying out population goals for the state and asked for public feedback. The department received more than 2500 comments from across the country, most opposing the plan. […]
From Euronews.com: Wolves have made an impressive comeback in Europe in recent decades, but their presence has ignited a fierce debate and threatens to widen rural vs urban divides. Usually, the return of a famous creature once driven to the brink of extinction would be a universal cause for celebration. Particularly when it comes about, […]
From The Times: Wolf heads left at Spanish town hall in anger at hunting ban Click here for full story. (membership to the Times required to view article.)
From Westword.com: The pack of wolf reintroduction bills that has been making its way through the Colorado Legislature over the past few months has officially passed — but one of the pieces of legislation could soon fall prey to a veto from Governor Jared Polis. Click here for the full story.
From WATE.com: MANTEO, N.C. (WATE) — A litter of highly endangered red wolf pups was born a few weeks ago, according to the Red Wolf Recovery Program. The program, which is part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, says the litter consisting of three females and two males was born during the second week of April. Per the Fish […]
From The Denver Post: It’s now been nearly three years since Colorado voters narrowly approved a ballot measure calling for the reintroduction of gray wolves. Since then, state wildlife managers have held numerous hearings on the topic and written a detailed plan to manage the predators. All of those efforts have aimed toward a deadline in the […]
From AL.com: A Vestavia Hills resident’s Reddit post showing a video of a mysterious canine creature roaming free set online tongues wagging about whether it was a wolf, a wolfdog, a coyote or something else. Click here for the full story.
From Haaretz: Identifying the species or breeds of long-dead canines before the era of fashionable disfigurement in dogs can be difficult. Now a new technique finds some answers in the Saqqara necropolis of Egypt. Click here for the full story.
From The News-Enterprise: A cool wind gives the branches a consistent rustle, early sunlight filters through the overgrowth and four 1-year-olds come out to play. Trace, Piney, Ginger and Sugar sniff and creep, chase off a large crow intent on invading their enclosure, race to the other side, hide behind a hill and cautiously peer […]
From Al Jazeera English: Farmers in Germany are calling for stricter measures against wolves following an increase in attacks on their livestock. Wolves, protected under European Union law, have made a comeback in Western Europe after being extinct for more than a century. Click here for the video.
