Entries by Carissa Winter

Wolves and Wisconsin: Separating fact from fiction

From Fox 6 News: MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee and southeast Wisconsin might seem like an odd place to discuss wolves. This highly urban area of the state is far away from the northwoods, but Wisconsin has a unique history when it comes to wolves. Specifically, the Gray Wolf, Canis lupis, once wiped out from the state.   Click here for the full story.

Dholes latest wild canids likely making comeback in Nepal, study shows

From Mongabay: KATHMANDU — Until four decades ago, villagers in Nepal’s mountains would likely name Himalayan wolves as their primary concern among the wild animals native to their region. Lower down in the country’s plains region, it was the dhole, or Indian wild dog, that rural communities would watch out for. In each landscape, locals […]

Wolf depredation ‘multiplier’ payments dealt another setback in Oregon

From Capital Press: SALEM — With the failure of a recent legislative proposal, compromise remains elusive on potentially paying Oregon ranchers a “multiplier” of their livestock value lost to wolves. Ranchers would’ve received up to seven times the value of livestock killed by wolves under House Bill 4107, a concept reprised from previous compensation debates. […]

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 […]