Entries by Carissa Winter

Gray wolves making historic comeback in California

From KTVU.com: SACRAMENTO, Calif. – After being on the verge of extinction in California, the gray wolf is making an historic comeback to the state. The last gray wolf in California was killed in 1924. But wolves started coming from Oregon in 2011, and now the gray wolf population in California has grown. to a current count […]

Wolf 101 Coming to Hanson Nature Center

From KIOW.com: The Winnebago County Conservation Board will be hosting a program entitled Wolf 101 at the Hanson Nature Center on September 14th , beginning at 1:30 PM. The program will last 45-60 minutes and will be held in conjunction with the “Wolves and Wild Lands” traveling exhibit that is on display at the Center […]

El Paso advocates aim to restore Mexican gray wolf to West Texas

From YourBasin.com: EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Rick LoBello has never seen a Mexican gray wolf in the wild, but has spent the past 46 years trying to help restore the animal as an apex predator into the wild landscapes of West Texas, after it disappeared from the region. “I went to Sul Ross State […]

National Park Service responds to bold Isle Royale wolves

From WCMU Public Media: Gray wolves on Isle Royale are exhibiting unusual behavior and getting a bit too comfortable with people. Isle Royale is home to 30 gray wolves that were re-introduced in 2019. Their population has been steady, but reports of human-wolf interactions are increasing, according to the National Park Service. The park has implemented “hazing” […]

Colorado Parks and Wildlife has likely captured a wolf by now, expert says

From 9 News: DENVER — Almost a week ago, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) announced its employees “have begun an operation to capture and relocate wolves” from Grand County. The Colorado wildlife agency said it is relocating wolves from the Copper Creek pack – two adults and at least three pups – that are responsible for […]

As wolves swoop, Austrians grab guns for contested cull

From PHYS.org: After wolves swooped from the forest and savaged her lambs, Austrian sheep farmer Renate Pilz feels like giving up. Others, to the anger of conservationists, are reaching for their rifles. “I lost two ewes and two lambs” to the wolf attack last year, the 55-year-old said at her farm in the village of […]

El Paso advocates aim to restore Mexican gray wolf to West Texas

From Border Report: EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Rick LoBello has never seen a Mexican gray wolf in the wild, but has spent the past 46 years trying to help restore the animal as an apex predator into the wild landscapes of West Texas, after it disappeared from the region. “I went to Sul Ross […]