From CBS News Bay Area: OAKLAND — The Oakland Zoo announced the death of the matriarch of its six-member gray wolf on Wednesday. The zoo said, “We are broken hearted to share the news that Siskiyou, beloved mother of Oakland Zoo’s gray wolf pack of six, was humanely euthanized today after our vet team discovered […]
From Albuquerque Journal: During a visit to the Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary, one might run across any number of members of the canid family. The Ramah-based sanctuary is currently home to 78 animals, which includes wolves, wolfdogs, New Guinea singing dogs, coyotes and red foxes. While that is essentially maximum capacity, it’s also par for the […]
From Buckrail: JACKSON, Wyo. — As highlighted in the 2023 Jackson Hole Wildlife Symposium, now is the time to talk about coexistence, particularly with large carnivores. However, experts suggest conversations about conflict are more rooted in the “cultural and social baggage” placed on predators than they are in the ecological considerations of coexistence. According to Aaron […]
From Statesman Journal: A hunter in eastern Oregon reported shooting and killing a wolf in self-defense last week, according to wildlife officials investigating the incident. Officials said the hunter, whose name was not released, was tracking elk southeast of Seneca when a wolf came out from the timber in front of him. Click here […]
From CBC News: Encountering a wolf in the wild is a rare occurrence. A Dawson City, Yukon, resident had an encounter of a lifetime, but one that tragically she’ll never forget. On Saturday morning, Catherine Lalonde and her children heard a commotion outside of their home on Dome Road. “I heard what sounded like a dog […]
From Central Oregon Daily: The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Tuesday it was investigating the circumstances of a wolf that was shot and killed in Grant County by an elk hunter who said he was defending himself. Here is the full release from ODFW: On the morning of November 2, 2023, an elk […]
From Colorado Public Radio: The federal government granted Colorado the authority to manage and kill wolves in specific circumstances on Tuesday, clearing a path for the state to meet a voter-approved deadline to release the predators by the end of the year. The U.S. Endangered Species Act currently forbids anyone from harming or harassing wolves in Colorado. […]
From 9News: DENVER — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) finalized a rule Tuesday that gives the state of Colorado authority to create its own rules for gray wolf management, including when someone would be allowed to kill a wolf. The final 10(j) rule, which designates new gray wolves as a “nonessential experimental population, will go […]
From Live Science: Wolves on the Alaskan coast now regularly kill and eat sea otters and harbor seals, scientists have discovered. The finding suggests that the coastal wolves can adapt their hunting behavior — and may have developed unique strategies to prey on marine mammals when food on land is scarce. The study into coastal wolf […]
From For the Win: This year’s lone surviving pup from a popular Yellowstone National Park wolf pack has expressed herself as a survivor and a force. Taylor Rabe, a Yellowstone Wolf Project researcher, shared the accompanying footage showing the young wolf issuing an “adult-like howl” before continuing across the wintry landscape. Click here for the full […]
