Entries by Carissa Winter

Feds offer $50K to solve wolf-killing mystery

From E&E News: The killing of three federally protected gray wolves in southern Oregon has drawn a $50,000 reward offer from the Fish and Wildlife Service, even as the agency moves at an uncertain pace toward a bigger Endangered Species Act decision about the iconic canine. According to the Fish and Wildlife Service, the tracking […]

Project studies impact of wolves on Šumava forest regeneration

From Radio Prague International: Can the growing numbers of wolves in Czechia’s Šumava National Park have a positive impact on local forests? For the next three years, scientists from the Czech University of Life Sciences will be seeking to answer just that question, by monitoring local wolf and deer populations. In a famous experiment, carried out in […]

HAS IOWA EVER BEEN HOME TO WOLVES?

From K92.3: Wolves are some of the most complex predators that walk the earth. These highly intelligent animals can be playful, they develop close bonds with their family, and they love their pack just like we humans love ours. There is just something about these apex predators that is cool. We read about and see wolves all […]

Scientists track longest wolf trek across Europe through its droppings

From Yahoo News: MADRID (Reuters) – Researchers have traced the droppings of a German-born grey wolf that traversed three countries to reach northeastern Spain, making it the longest journey ever documented for that species, the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) said on Monday. The male, named GW1909m, travelled at least 1,240 km (770 miles) from […]

Politics, science collide as feds map gray wolf’s future

From Politico: The Fish and Wildlife Service’s scientific assessments of the gray wolf should take into account the tricky science of politics, some wolf experts believe. Diane Boyd, a prominent researcher who peer-reviewed the agency’s most recently released study of how Western wolves are faring, pinpointed what she called a major shortcoming. “My concern is […]

Face-to-fang with an endangered Mexican wolf

From KLCC: One of the most iconic and reviled predators in the United States is having a moment. In December, 10 gray wolves were released into the mountains of Colorado as part of a voter-approved effort to reintroduce the animals to the state. And further south, in Arizona and New Mexico, the smaller subspecies of Mexican gray […]