From Bridge Michigan: State wildlife officials have ended their investigation into the January killing of an endangered wolf in southern Michigan and are referring the case for possible criminal charges. In a statement to Bridge Michigan, Department of Natural Resources spokesperson Ed Golder said the agency has turned over investigative materials to the Calhoun County prosecutor. […]
From KLXH Helena: At the Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center near the town of Divide, CEO and founder Darlene Kobobel points out her furry permanent residents. “This here is Nanook. That’s Raven,” she says, approaching an enclosure with two gray wolves. Click here for the full story.
From Wyoming Tribune Eagle: JACKSON — For years, Susan Patla tried to find funding to tag harlequin ducks, migratory sea birds that migrate from the West Coast to summer in Jackson Hole, the farthest eastern edge of their range. Patla spent decades working as the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s non-game biologist and studied the […]
From The Wildlife Society: At 11 years old, it’s unusual enough that Yellowstone’s one-eyed wolf known as 907F is still alive. But she recently gave birth to her 10th litter—a feat not previously documented in the park. “Every day, I expect that she might die just because she is so elderly, but I’ve been thinking that […]
From ASB Zietung: Can fences effectively shield grazing animals from wolf attacks? This question is set to be addressed by professionals hailing from ten federal states, 18 animal keeper organizations, and representatives of nearly 30 companies on the inaugural Fence Day this coming Friday. The Chamber of Agriculture in Lower Saxony (LWK) is collaborating with […]
From Yahoo News: A hunter may soon face criminal charges after killing a gray wolf earlier this year in Calhoun County. The animal was reportedly killed in January during a guided coyote hunt in the county, hundreds of miles from Michigan’s known wolf population in the Upper Peninsula. The hunter believed the animal to be a large […]
From Herald Review: The International Wolf Center is proud to announce the upcoming premiere of its latest exhibit, “Starvation, Adaptation and Survival—Insights from the Voyageurs Wolf Project,” which will open to the public on Friday, May 24. This engaging and informative exhibit will run through October 20 and offer visitors a unique look into the […]
From Politico: Ever since her beloved pony Dolly was killed by wolf GW950m in Germany’s Lower Saxony in September 2022, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has focused on downgrading the protection status of the large carnivore. But the strength of her relentless personal crusade — which has translated into political lobbying at the highest level […]
From Buckrail: JACKSON, Wyo. — On Friday, May 31 at the Center for the Arts, the event, “Heating Up: Grizzly, Wolf Management and Climate Change,” tapped Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) experts to discuss how projected changes to temperature, precipitation and water will continue to impact apex predators, specifically grizzly bears and wolves, in the area. […]
From Arizona Daily Sun: A record 27 Mexican wolf pups were fostered into wild dens this spring, according to state and federal wildlife managers. Officials said the wolf pups’ introduction helps provide genetic diversity within the population of Mexican wolves, as the species recovers from near-extinction. The newborn Mexican wolf pups came from six genetically […]
