From Statesman Journal: Officials are offering a $25,000 reward for information about the illegal poisoning of three gray wolves, two golden eagles and other wildlife in Wallowa County. It’s the latest in a spate of poisonings that have killed 19 wolves since 2015 and even killed domestic dogs recently in Eastern Oregon. “The target was […]
From The Coloradoan: The wolf that was likely killed by a mountain lion in Larimer County last month has been identified. Colorado Parks and Wildlife told the Coloradoan on Thursday the wolf that was found dead April 18 wore GPS collar No. 2303. That wolf was a juvenile gray male and weighed 76 pounds at […]
From Yahoo Lifestyle: The Idaho Senate has approved legislation that will allow the state to hire private contractors to kill around 90 per cent of wolves in Idaho, with the aim to protect cattle and other agricultural interests. Idaho’s Wolf Conservation and Management plan, which is backed by members of Idaho’s agriculture industry, was approved by the Senate on […]
From Northern Express: The term “unforgettable” has lost some of its significance due to overuse in a modern-day culture where corporate advertising labels everything from a new automobile to body wash as “unforgettable.” But unforgettable moments in life do still happen. For Denise Amo, a retired 32-year resident of Brimley who lives on the shores […]
From Cowboy State Daily: By rights, Yellowstone National Park’s Wolf 907F shouldn’t even be alive, much less have a new litter of pups. Then again, the 11-year-old, one-eyed wolf matriarch has been surprising wildlife researchers for years. “Any day, I kind of expect we’ll hear her tracking collar signal a mortality. But I’ve thought that […]
From Rocky Mountain PBS: EAGLE COUNTY, Colo. — Standing in a valley amid their cattle and surrounded by mountains and blue, spring skies, Sarajane and Travis Snowden are worried. “We lose sleep,” said Sarajane. “I don’t want it to be any of our neighbors. I don’t want it to be us.” The Snowdens fear that […]
From CBS: Three wolves roaming the mountains in northeastern Nevada would have been notable for a state without an established wolf population. But one recent sighting of a wolf-like animal trio in that area turned out to be a false alarm, after an investigation and a round of genetic tests revealed that the creatures are […]
From BBC: In early May, a pack of endangered red wolves welcomed a special litter of pups. Biologists are working hard to raise the population of red wolves, which is down to around 20 in the wild. The eight pups were born when a male red wolf called Finch integrated with a wild wolf pack, […]
From Public News Service: Ahead of Endangered Species Day this Friday, conservation groups in North Carolina are celebrating the birth of eight red wolf pups at the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. Red wolves, once a dominant presence across the Southeastern United States, are now teetering on the brink of extinction, with only 30 confirmed adults living […]
From The Denver Post: The reintroduced Colorado wolf found dead last month in Larimer County likely died after being attacked by a mountain lion, according to a necropsy conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The gray wolf was one of 10 released in December in Colorado’s central mountains as part of a voter-mandated reintroduction effort. […]
