Entries by Carissa Winter
International Wolf Center welcomed two pups on May 3, 2025
Pups will be visible to the public on June 3, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Krista Woerheide Email: krista@wolf.org Phone: (218) 504-5173 Two male wolf pups, born April 22, have arrived at the International Wolf Center in Ely, Minnesota. Ely, MN – May 27, 2025 – Visitors can see the pups during daily programming beginning June […]
Anderson: Minnesota researcher roamed the Arctic with curious wolves unafraid
From the Star Tribune: Book by the U’s Dave Mech details decades of close-up wolf studies Click here for the full article.
Downgrading the protection of wolves presents the Commission with dilemma
From The Brussels Times: The legislative process in the EU institutions to adopt a Commission proposal to downgrade the protection status of the endangered wolf in Europe continues in full speed and leaves not much time for animal welfare activists to change its course. Click here for the full story.
Single Wolf Can Cause Over $150,000 in Losses to Ranching Operations: Study
From MSN: A groundbreaking study from the University of California Davis has revealed the staggering economic toll a single gray wolf can inflict on cattle operations. Click here for the full article.
Federally protected gray wolf found dead in national park prompts investigation
From Fox 5 Atlanta: A gray wolf has been found dead in Colorado‘s Rocky Mountain National Park, prompting an investigation into the death of this federally protected species. Click for the full article.
State House resolution urges end to protections for wolves
From The Daily News: LANSING — The Michigan House has adopted a resolution urging Congress to enact legislation reinstating the U.S. Department of Interior’s prior removal of gray wolves from the endangered species list — a step towards reinstituting wolf hunts in Michigan. Click here for the full article.
Two wolves introduced to Colorado found dead within days of each other
From Montana Outdoor: Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists received a mortality alert for female gray wolf 2514-BC on April 20. The agency, in cooperation with the National Park Service, has confirmed the mortality took place in Rocky Mountain National Park. Click here for the full article.
A long road ahead for the Mexican wolf
From Mexico News Daily: For more than 40,000 years the Beringian wolf hunted across a frozen North America. Hunting in packs, this magnificent beast was strong enough to take down horses, bison and even mammoths. As the climate warmed, however, its prey disappeared and the predator slipped into extinction. The gap the Beringian wolf’s extinction […]
Forget Dire Wolves. Here’s What We Really Need in the Fight Against Extinction
From Time: News of the recovery of an extinct species in the form of howling, ivory-coated “dire wolf” pups last week was, on the face of it, understandably exciting. The only problem: from the vantage point of many scientists, the creatures are not dire wolves. Click here for the full article.
