From Phys.org: For the first time in U.S. history, a federally listed endangered species has been reintroduced to the wild by the efforts of a lone state. Wolves in Colorado were not a mandate from Washington, D.C.; Coloradans voted for them. Click here for the full story.
From CBS News: Researchers with Colorado State University spent two decades studying the ecosystems in Yellowstone National Park, with the goal of learning whether or not the reintroduction of wolves had any rapid impacts on willows and beavers. After more than 20 years of collecting data, the researchers found the reintroduction of wolves did not […]
From The Wildlife Society: Anticoagulant rodenticides are pervasive in the carcasses of dead wolves analyzed by researchers in central and northern Italy. The ubiquitous presence of these chemicals widely used for rodent control is unique among large carnivores in Europe, say the researchers of a recent study published in Science of the Total Environment. Click here for […]
From Mongabay: After the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classified the Himalayan wolf as ‘vulnerable’ in its Red List of Threatened Species in 2023, wildlife experts are pushing for stronger conservation measures for the apex predator, considering various constraints and conflicts in its habitat. The Himalayan wolf is found in the Himalayan region […]
From Flathead Beacon: Ten conservation and wildlife advocacy groups on Wednesday notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) of their plans to sue the agency over its recent denial of a petition to restore protections to gray wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Click here for the full story.
From The Gazette: Another wolf sighting has been captured on camera in Colorado, about a month and a half after the species was formally reintroduced to the state. An article from 9News reports that the wolf was spotted last Thursday near Kremmling, with a rancher capturing footage from the road. Click here for the full story.
From Capital Press: OLYMPIA — A House committee unanimously endorsed a bill intended to increase the Colville tribe’s influence over how wolves are managed on 1.5 million acres north of the tribe’s reservation in northeast Washington. Northern Ferry County and parts of northern Okanogan and Stevens counties fall within the region. It was the northern […]
From Powell Tribune: After a peer-reviewed assessment, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Friday announced two petitions to re-list gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the Northern Rocky Mountains and the Western United States were “not warranted.” The legal status of gray wolves does not change as a result of this […]
From K2 Radio: U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials have announced that it will not restore protections for gray wolves across portions of six states and allow hunting to continue in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. This after environmental groups petitioned to return wolves in the Rocky Mountains to the federal endangered species list. Click here […]
From NPR: In 1986 the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded, releasing radioactive material into northern Ukraine and Belarus. It was the most serious nuclear accident in history. Over one hundred thousand people were evacuated from the surrounding area because of the health risks radioactive waste poses to humans. Most people have not returned. Click here for […]
