From IFAW: More than seven months after the original agreement of the European Parliament, Commission, and Council on the Nature Restoration Law, the Council finally gave the green light and officially adopted the law on 17 June 2024. The delay was due to persistent resistance from several EU member states in the Council. The missing majority […]
From Meteored: The reintroduction of wolves in North America has received a great deal of attention, particularly the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone Park in 1995. This has led to speculation about whether wolves, or even lynx would be suitable for reintroduction in the UK. Despite success in the USA, one solution does not fit all scenarios. It’s possible that predator reintroduction in the UK may […]
From Science Alert: The haunting howls of wolves fell mostly silent across America’s West by the 1930s. Their loss to the region has been largely overlooked by humans, even in our scientific research, a new review finds, but the impact of their absence is written loudly in the missing trees. Click here for the […]
From Microsoft Start: Agray wolf pup is the latest addition to the endangered — but growing — Colorado gray wolf population, Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced on June 20. In December 2023, experts with the state department introduced 10 gray wolves from Oregon to Colorado, where the species had been mostly absent for years. The initiative, backed by voters, was […]
From BBC: A woman is in intensive care after being attacked by wolves while jogging in an animal park near Paris, French media report. They say that early on Sunday the 36-year-old victim – who was staying at a lodge within Thoiry park – strayed into the main safari zone, which is reserved for cars. […]
From CBC: When wolves are killed by bullets fired from helicopters during Alberta government culls, surviving members of the pack quickly learn to evade the threat, a new study has found. For nearly two decades, Alberta has killed off hundreds of grey wolves each year in an attempt to bolster dwindling caribou populations, a practice […]
From Aspen Times: A wolf attack on a calf was confirmed in Routt County on Wednesday, marking the first depredation in the county since the voter-approved re-introduction of wolves began in December, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW). The fatal depredation was reported Sunday and then investigated by CPW employees, who completed a necropsy report confirming […]
From Wavy: DARE COUNTY, N.C. (WAVY) – With the wild Red Wolf population in eastern North Carolina fading fast, experts are discussing ways to bring the species back. From what biologists know, there are currently only 18 adult Red Wolves remaining — and they say vehicles and guns are to blame for the declining numbers. […]
From Phys.org: A study published in the journal BioScience sheds light on the importance of gray wolves in the western United States. Led by William Ripple, a scientist at Oregon State University and the Conservation Biology Institute, the research delves into the implications of large predator absence on plant and animal communities, and ecosystem functions. It calls attention […]
From YLE: The number of wolves estimated to be living in Finland has fallen slightly compared to last year, according to the latest population report by Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke). According to Luke’s figures, there were between 277 and 321 wolves roaming around Finland in March this year, with the most likely number estimated […]
