From Outdoor News: Making scientific concepts and findings accessible to a general audience has long been a challenge for researchers. Most scientific journals have little readership outside academia, and the articles that appear in them are rarely written to be accessible to anyone outside a particular field of study. The researchers involved with the Voyageurs […]
From KXLH: The oldest wolf in Yellowstone National Park, known as Wolf 907, gave birth to another litter of pups this spring. “This 10th litter has just started to come out of the den,” said Kira Cassidy, a research associate with the Yellowstone Wolf Project. The three pups are now about 4 weeks old and […]
From the Center for Biological Diversity: RALEIGH, N.C.— An anonymous donor has pledged a $2 million match to fund wildlife crossings across a North Carolina highway that’s especially deadly to critically endangered red wolves. The Center for Biological Diversity, Wildlands Network and coalition partners aim to raise $2 million in matching funds by August 1. Vehicle […]
From Yahoo News: FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — While much of the country has relaxed rules on killing gray wolves, California will consider protecting the species after a lone wolf from Oregon raised hopes the animals would repopulate their historic habitat in the Golden State. The California Fish and Game Commission on Wednesday postponed for three […]
From YLE: The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry wants to change the conditions regarding exceptional permits for shooting wolves and other large predators – and wants to do so quickly. A draft bill was sent out for a fast-tracked comment round last Friday. The ministry, led by Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah (CD), is proposing […]
From Bangor Daily News: As anyone who spends any time in the Maine woods knows, our coyote populations are plentiful and thriving despite recreational and programmed efforts to control these highly efficient predators. And interestingly, there were no coyotes in Maine at one time. But what about wolves in Maine? Retired U.S Fish and Wildlife […]
From WFDD: Wyoming is home to hundreds of wolves. Most live near Yellowstone National Park, are protected and are a big draw for tourists. But elsewhere in the state, wolves are a reviled predator viewed as a threat to the livestock industry. In those places, killing wolves is legal. One man who did that recently […]
From Steamboat Pilot & Today: Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials have confirmed a calf killed on a Jackson County ranch over the weekend was the result of a gray wolf attack. Jackson County rancher Don Gittleson owned the calf that was killed by wolves — one of several incidents his family has reported to CPW in […]
From Euractiv: Austrian diplomats will present a note pushing for quick adoption of the proposal to lower the protection status of wolves at a Council meeting on Monday (27 May) but EU countries are split on the issue, with a group of capitals calling for more data on the level of threat posed by the […]
From Aspen Public Radio: The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) has held meetings around the state on proposed updates to wolf hunting regulations in northwest Wyoming. These regulations are updated annually. Earlier this week, state wildlife officials presented the data and guidelines that inform their regulations aimed at keeping gray wolf populations healthy at […]
