Entries by Carissa Winter

Yellowstone Wolves Caught On Camera Frolicking Amid Snowy Geysers

From Yahoo News: The wolves of Yellowstone National Park are taking advantage of the off-season. Footage captured by one of Yellowstone’s webcams on Thursday showed multiple wolves “putting on a show” around the park’s Geyser Hill area, the National Park Service wrote in a description of the video.   Click here for the full story.

DNR confirms gray wolf found dead on interstate near Davenport

From The Gazette: An animal found dead on an interstate near Davenport has been identified as a gray wolf. The wolf was found by State Conservation Officer Brooks VanDerBeek last Monday. It was Iying in the median of I-80, near the interchange with I-280, according to a news release from the Iowa Department of Natural […]

How a 13-year-old discovered a possible Japanese wolf specimen

From The Japan Times: It’s November 2020, and despite the ongoing pandemic, groups of enthusiastic amateur researchers are making their way through the National Museum of Nature and Science’s Tsukuba Research Departments as part of its annual opening to the public. The event is a rare chance for people to take a tour of the […]

Conservation groups to sue feds over Rocky Mountain wolf plan

From Methow Valley News: Four conservation and animal protection groups plan to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) after it denied their petition to protect gray wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains under the Endangered Species Act. Wolves in eastern Washington are considered part of the population of northern Rocky Mountain wolves, along […]

California gray wolf packs discovered last year officially named

From San Francisco Chronicle: California wildlife authorities have officially named two gray wolf packs that were discovered in the state last summer. In its quarterly report, published earlier this month, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced the identification of the Beyem Seyo pack in Plumas County and the Harvey pack in Lassen County, both located in the […]

Iberian wolf caught on camera

From The Portugal News: An Iberian wolf has been photographed next to a road in the centre of the village of Paredes de Coura. According to a report by O Minho, the photo was shared on Facebook and its author states that the animal “wanted to cross Avenida de Cenon”.   Click here for the full […]

Two wolves rescued from Ukraine arrive safely in Greece

From iFAW: (Thessaloniki, 22 February 2024) – Two Eurasian wolves have arrived safely at a sanctuary in Northern Greece after being evacuated from war-torn Ukraine. Dora and Venera, two female wolves, were cared for at Wild Animal Rescue centre near Kyiv since April and November 2023 respectively. While there, permanent homes were secured for them at the Arcturos […]

Consequences for killing a gray wolf include potential jail time

From News Nation: DENVER (KDVR) — With applications for big game hunting licenses opening in March, there are plenty of rules to follow. Among those are the hefty consequences that come from killing a gray wolf. Gray wolves were reintroduced into the state as an attempt to rebuild Colorado’s wolf population. Even after public pushback, there have been […]

Periodic Status Review: Gray Wolf

From Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) is proposing to reclassify the gray wolf in the state of Washington. If adopted, the gray wolf would move from Endangered status under WAC 220-610-010 to Sensitive status under WAC 220-200-100, reflecting the significant progress toward recovery that Washington’s wolf population has […]