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Entries by Carissa Winter
Minnesota’s wolves are far better at catching fish than previously known
From Star Tribune: The Voyageurs Wolf Project has tracked wolves teaching themselves to hunt spawning white suckers. Voyageurs Wolf Project lead Tom Gable and field biologist Austin Homkes carry a sedated male yearling wolf, O6C, from the Half-Moon pack to be fitted with a GPS collar in May near Voyageurs National Park. Click here for […]
Like dogs, wolves recognize familiar human voices
From Yahoo News: Like dogs, wolves recognize and respond to the voices of familiar humans more than strangers, according to a study that has implications both for the story of canine domestication and our broader understanding of the natural world. Click here for the full story.
Washington Not Too Enthusiastic About Donating Wolves To Colorado
From Northwest Sportsman: Washington wildlife overseers don’t appear too enthusiastic at the moment about donating wolves to Colorado for a voter-mandated wolf reintroduction effort in that state, but did express interest in at least hearing more about it. Click here for the full story.
Austrian regions allow controversial wolf hunting
From France24.com: Vienna (AFP) – Several regions of Austria have allowed the controversial killing of wolves after reporting an increase in livestock attacks, sparking debate in the Alpine EU member. Click here for full story.
Watch: Two adult bison thwart pack of wolves that were hunting lone calf at Yellowstone
From USA Today: A Yellowstone guide and wolf tracker captured the moment a bison calf had its life saved from a pack of wolves. Click here for the full story.
Murderer’s Creek wolves kill week-old calf in Bear Valley
From Elk Horn Media Group: SENECA – More wolf activity has been reported in Grant County. On Thursday, June 15th, a dead one-week-old bovine calf was found on private pasture in Bear Valley. Click here for full story.
Wolves that nearly died out from inbreeding recovered, now helping a remote island’s ecosystem
From WFMZ TV: TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Gray wolves are thriving at Isle Royale National Park five years after authorities began a last-ditch attempt to prevent the species from dying out on the Lake Superior island chain, scientists said. Click here for the full story.
Red Wolves Released to the Wilds of North Carolina
From Association of Zoos and Aquariums: On a cold November day in 2022, keepers and volunteers at the Endangered Wolf Center in Eureka, Mo., prepared five American red wolves to be transported to the wilds of North Carolina. Click here for the full story.
Wolves at Fontana
Form Independence Bulletin Journal: FONTANA PARK – Buchanan County Conservation is proud to offer a traveling exhibit called Wolves and Wild Lands developed by the International Wolf Center. Visit the Fontana Interpretive Nature Center (free admission; donations accepted) between June 20 and August 24 to explore this display. Nature Center hours are M-F 8 a.m. […]
