From Columbia Basin Herald: (The Center Square) — The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will decide later this month on lowering gray wolves’ status under the state’s endangered species law. Environmentalists and others who oppose the status change say it would lead to inadequate protection for the animals, who still haven’t recovered in parts of the […]
From Capital Press: WALLOWA COUNTY, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has authorized the removal of two wolves from the Lostine area. That’s an increase of one wolf from a previous authorization. In addition, the department has extended the limited-duration permit from June 30 to July 31. The announcement came in a […]
From The Wildlife Society: Wolves have roamed the Alexander Archipelago far longer than human designations such as the Tongass National Forest existed in the area. They were there before the existence of the U.S. Endangered Species Act, before Alaska became a state, and probably before humans arrived in Southeast Alaska thousands of years ago. Knowledge […]
From Listverse: On the surface, wolves follow a predictable life. They lounge in zoos or hunt in the wild to sustain their pack and rear pups. But these animals have more adventures, humor, and courage than we give them credit for. Some of the best examples of their multi-layered existence come from news reports about […]
From Buckrail: JACKSON, Wyo. — The parasite Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is present in Yellowstone National Park (YNP) and can spread to both canines and humans. According to a 2022 research article, 51.6 percent of the 62 YNP mountain lions tested positive for T. gondi antibodies, meaning that those animals have been exposed to the parasite. […]
From Colorado Politics: The chief of Colorado Parks & Wildlife insisted that “non-lethal” means of managing wolves that kill livestock is crucial especially now that the two wolves brought to Colorado have a pup. “And we believe that there are more pups within the recently named pack,” Jeff Davis said in a round of letters […]
From Canadian Geographic: Seventy-four per cent of the 140 encounters between a wolf and a human (with and without a dog) were observed with a distance of over 100 metres (but not more than 150 metres) between the subjects, whereas only 26 per cent were under 100 metres. However, importantly, as all the zeroes in […]
From Wisconsin Public Radio: The reintroduction of wolves has only had temporary effects on other small carnivores at Isle Royale National Park on Lake Superior, according to new research from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The park is the site of the longest predator-prey study on record between wolves and moose. Over the years, the wolf population has […]
From ASB Zeitung: After the initial sighting of a wolf on a Lower Saxony North Sea island, experts have once again discovered the wild animal on Norderney. Employees of the Lower Saxony Water Management, Coastal and Nature Protection (NLWKN) Agency and the National Park Administration launched a drone with a thermal imaging camera in the […]
From Post Independent: As Colorado’s collared wolves continue to make their way deeper into the Western Slope, Professor of Wildlife Ecology at the University of Colorado Boulder Joanna Lambert pointed to previous wolf re-introduction efforts in the United States to bolster Colorado’s re-introduction plan during the Aspen Ideas Festival on Thursday. “In talking to folks around […]
