From messagemedia.co: The Voyageurs Wolf Project website described the project as, “A University of Minnesota research project that was started to address one of the biggest knowledge gaps in wolf ecology—what do wolves do during the summer?” Lucas Paschal has been named the 2023 winner of the Dr. L. David Mech Fellowship. Paschal is a […]
From outdoorlife.com: As wolves expand across western North America, the chances of humans encountering them while working or recreating outdoors increases, too. While there are standard procedures for bear and mountain lion encounters, what to do when you see a wolf is less well known. The first question that might come to mind is whether you’re […]
From The Seattle Times: Washington biologists on Friday confirmed the existence of a wolf pack on the western flank of Mount Spokane. The pack, dubbed the Mt. Spokane pack, was first spotted by hunter Arthur Cooke and has a minimum of four members. Cooke set a trail camera out on Inland Empire Paper land in […]
From explorebigsky.com: New research shows killing wolves changes pack dynamics, and those changes matter. The last few years have been tough for gray wolves. Idaho passed a law to kill up to 90% of the state’s wolves. Montana killed 270 in one season. Wisconsin killed about 220 before the species went back on the Endangered […]
From jsonline.com: Adam Payne has been secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for less than four months. But he was probably on the job for less than four hours before he had discussions with staff about two of the leading challenges facing the agency. In the environmental realm, there is PFAS in water. […]
From Spokane Public Radio: The state says wolves are filling in as expected in Washington, but conservation groups think there should be more. Washington wildlife officials say the state’s wolf population continues to increase. They say they are seeing the animals move into new recovery zones, something they have planned for some time. The latest […]
From One Green Planet: The alpha wolf idea comes from outdated terminology from research on captive wolf packs in the mid-20th century. Wildlife biologists, like L. David Mech, once used terms such as alpha and beta to describe the pecking order in wolf packs. In the 1970s, Mech used the alpha wolf nomenclature in a classic […]
From komonews.com: OLYMPIA, Wash. — A wolf pack in Washington recolonized the south Cascades for the first time this winter as the state’s wolf population continues to grow. On Friday, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) released its 2022 annual Washington Gray Wolf Conservation and Management report. The report found a 5% increase in wolf population […]
From actionnewsnow.com: TEHAMA COUNTY, Calif. – A pack of wolves was caught on camera in Tehama County last week. Brian Baty shared photos from his trail camera on private property on March 27 around 6 a.m. Click here for full story.
From hindustantimes.com: Increasing stray dog population in Pune district is threatening the ancient Indian wolf species. The wolf population is decreasing from their natural habitat due to fights and transmission of infectious diseases like rabies. The Grassland trust is working on a project for wolf conservation, and the forest department is taking measures like dog […]
