Entries by Carissa Winter

Wolves hit Isle Royale campgrounds in search of food

From Spartan News Room: LANSING – A warning for campers on Lake Superior’s Isle Royale National Park: Wolves are venturing into campground trash cans for easy meals. The park reminds visitors to secure and monitor food and trash to keep people and wolves separate and safe. Click here for the full story.

Livestock producers renew plea for state to kill wolves depredating ranches

From Fox 31: DENVER (KDVR) — Some of Colorado’s livestock producers have renewed their plea to Colorado Parks and Wildlife: Kill the wolves in Grand and Jackson counties that have killed ranchers’ cattle. Several groups wrote letters this week to CPW officials and Gov. Jared Polis asking that the known wolves depredating Colorado ranches be lethally removed. […]

Wolf attacks grow but farmers take no measures to protect flock

From Dutch News: The increase in the number of wolf attacks on sheep is not prompting farmers to take preventative measures, an analysis of data accumulated by wolf monitoring body BIJ 12 has shown. Wolves have attacked almost as many sheep and other animals in the first six months of this year as in the […]

A wolf war showdown is looming

From Politico: In 2000, Germany had one pack of wolves. By 2022, there were nearly 200. That fall, one of those wolves happened to kill a 30-year-old pony named Dolly. The incident would likely have remained a local curiosity had it not been for the pony’s owner: Ursula von der Leyen. Click here for the […]

Colorado gray wolf pups caught on camera

From KKTV 11 News: GRAND COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) – Multiple gray wolf pups have been caught on camera in Colorado after the species’ reintroduction to the state back in December and Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW)’s confirmation that at least one pup had been born in the state earlier this year. Click here for the […]

The wolf returns to France and so does the illegal practice of poaching

From LeMonde: With the steady return of wolves to an ever-widening territory, the illegal practice of poaching the protected species – whether by shooting, poisoning or trapping – seems to be intensifying. Several cases in recent years have been given media coverage and provide insight into the phenomenon. In June 2023, three people were indicted […]

Endangered red wolves born on campus

From Technician online: NC State’s Carnivore Conservation Crew celebrated the birth of three red wolf pups on campus over Mother’s Day weekend, marking a significant milestone for NC State’s role in conservation efforts. This was the third successful litter and the largest litter in NC State’s history of participating in the Red Wolf Conservation program. […]