From Nevada Current: Wildlife managers in Nevada confirmed Monday that a possible wolf pack sighting north of Elko months earlier was, in fact, a pack of coyotes. The Nevada Department of Wildlife reported the possible wolf pack sighting in March, prompting state biologists to collect DNA from two scats and hair samples nearby to confirm whether or […]
From KUOW: An endangered American red wolf born and raised in a Washington state sanctuary and released into the wild earlier this year in North Carolina has fathered a litter of eight pups, doubling the size of his adopted pack. The wolf, known as M2191, but nicknamed “Finch” among the staff at Wolf Haven International, […]
From Boise State Public Radio: The number of wolves killed in Idaho this past year is down. Katie Oelrich with the Idaho Department of Fish and Game told members of the Wolf Depredation Control Board Thursday that 389 wolves have been killed in the state since last July. “This includes hunting, trapping, Wildlife Services removals, […]
From Tri-County News: New research from the University of Minnesota’s Voyageurs Wolf Project found that human activities in northern Minnesota – logging, road and trail creation, and infrastructure development – have profoundly impacted where wolves hunt and kill deer fawns. By altering forest ecosystems, humans have created an environment that possibly favors the predators. This […]
Outdoor News: A lawsuit filed by animal welfare advocates seeking to invalidate Wisconsin’s new wolf management plan was dismissed by a judge on Monday. Dane County Circuit Judge Stephen Ehlke threw out the case that accused Wisconsin wildlife officials of violating the state’s open meetings law and disregarding comments from wolf researchers and supporters, reflecting […]
From WisPolitics: Madison, WI – The Great Lakes Wildlife Alliance and Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf are strongly opposing the dismissal of the lawsuit against the state of Wisconsin, the Natural Resources Board, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. According to them, this decision is dangerous and sets a bad precedent, which puts the […]
From Arizona’s Family: PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Wildlife biologists are celebrating a huge milestone in the Southwest! Arizona Game and Fish, alongside New Mexico and U.S. wildlife services, fostered the 100th Mexican wolf pup into the wild. The pup and two siblings were fostered from Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park in Carlsbad, New Mexico into […]
From Canadian Geographic: Caribou populations in Alberta and British Columbia have been dwindling since 1991, but a new study has found a way to start bringing them back. For years, conservationists have been experimenting with different ways of increasing caribou populations. Then, by comparing different methods that have been tried in isolation, scientists can analyze […]
From WQOW News 18: MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A lawsuit filed by animal welfare advocates seeking to invalidate Wisconsin’s new wolf management plan was dismissed by a judge on Monday. Dane County Circuit Judge Stephen Ehlke threw out the case that accused Wisconsin wildlife officials of violating the state’s open meetings law and disregarding comments from wolf researchers and supporters, […]
From WDIO: Interpretive Center Director Krista Woerheide says, “It’s sort of this symbol of the wilderness. You don’t see them super often, you know they’re out there. And I love that part of it.” Woerheide says the center gets visitors from around the world. And they all leave learning more about wolves. “a lot of […]
