From Rocky Mountain Outlook: BANFF – Twenty-five years ago, Canmore wildlife biologist Karsten Heuer embarked on an epic 3,400-kilometre journey from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming to Watson Lake in the Yukon, following the path of wide-ranging species like wolves and grizzly bears. Taking a break from his job at Parks Canada, Heuer plotted the […]
From The Guardian: In the pre-dawn darkness of Sierra de la Culebra, Zamora, Spain, a sudden howl pierces the cold. More join in, until the baying chorus echoes all around. As the sky begins to lighten, their shapes emerge: first the alpha male, and then the rest of the wolf pack, appearing in the twilight where […]
From the Piscataquis Observer: A video from northern Maine submitted to the BDN of a probable male wolf and four of his pups stirred up some discussion. The Maine Wolf Coalition has submitted photographic evidence of individual animals that could be wolves, but biologists consistently say there are no breeding wolf populations in the state. Click here […]
From Central Oregon Daily News: A new exhibit showcasing wolves opens Saturday at the High Desert Museum. “Wolves: Photography by Ronan Donovan” gives visitors a close-up view of gray wolves through the lens of a National Geographic explorer and photographer, and provides an inside look at the daily lives of the wild canines. “You know what are […]
From AP: MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Senate passed a Republican-backed bill Tuesday that would force state wildlife managers to set a firm numeric goal for the state’s wolf population. The proposal, which next heads to the Assembly, comes after the Department of Natural Resources did not set a hard cap on the state’s […]
From WisPolitics: Madison, WI – On Tuesday, the Wisconsin State Senate convened for Regular Session and the Governor’s Special Session on Workforce Development. During the Governor’s Special Session, Republicans in the Legislature – the lawmaking body of government – took up an amended version of the Governor’s proposal. This bill, as passed, includes investments in childcare, […]
From National Academies: onservation efforts over the past several decades in the U.S. have enabled many species of wolf to begin to recover from near total extinction — including the gray wolf of the Northern Rockies and western Great Lakes region, the red wolf in the southeastern part of the country, and the Mexican gray […]
From Curry Costal Pilot: Gut microbes found in wild wolves may be the key to alleviating a debilitating gastrointestinal condition common to domestic dogs, according to a study led by researchers at Oregon State University – Cascades. The authors report a novel strain of Paenibacillus bacteria with characteristics of a probiotic – an organism that […]
From Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: The population of gray wolves in Wisconsin was estimated at 1,007 last winter, a year-over-year increase of 4%, according to the Department of Natural Resources. The number of wolf packs was down slightly, from 288 in 2021-22 to 283 in 2022-23. The number of Wisconsin farms with confirmed wolf conflicts also declined. The agency noted 18 […]
From 10Boston: If you’re ever in Ipswich, Massachusetts, you might hear wolves howling, but it’s nothing to fret about. They are the North American grey wolves at Wolf Hollow, and according to the sanctuary’s operations manager Kevin Kenny, sometimes the animals change the tone of their voice to hide their numbers. Click here for the […]
