Entries by Carissa Winter

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 […]

New officers elected on International Wolf Center Board of Directors

There are new faces leading the International Wolf Center’s Board of Directors. At its meeting in December, the Center’s board elected two new officers. The new chair of the Board of Directors is Judy Hunter. Hunter is a retired CEO of a Girl Scout Council. She became involved with the International Wolf Center after moving […]