From NPR: In honor of Halloween, we’re bringing you a Short Wave ghost story — featuring an animal that has long been the stuff of conservationist legend: the American red wolf. This small, cinnamon-colored canid roamed free across the American Southeast, preying on deer and small mammals and occupying a key spot in Gulf Coast ecosystems. But […]
From cgtn.com: The EU is set to weaken the conservation status of wolves by the end of the year, which could result in widespread culling. The legislation, however, needs to pass several EU bodies before it can come into effect. This is a complete turnaround in the bloc’s conservation policy. Thirty years ago, the EU re-established […]
From Denver7: BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Ahead of the second round of gray wolf reintroductions in Colorado this upcoming winter, state authorities are offering opportunities to train livestock producers to use non-lethal deterrents to protect their animals from wolves. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) explained that this is part of a larger effort to help those producers […]
From CTGN Europe: One creature making a comeback from endangered status is the European wolf. The population has grown so successfully the EU is proposing a weakening of their conservation status. This would allow countries more flexibility in addressing the challenges that come with wolf populations. Is this the right way forward? Johannes Pleschberger reports […]
From KSL News Radio: SALT LAKE CITY — A state audit is questioning how the $5 million spent to delist wolves from the endangered species list was actually used. The audit found a group called Big Game Forever initially controlled the contract. This group had control over the project for nearly a decade. However, when the project […]
From the Warsaw Business Journal: Poland’s government has sparked significant debate by announcing plans to revoke legal protections for wolves, a move that contradicts decades of successful conservation efforts. The wolf population in Poland has grown from around 500 in 1998 to approximately 1,900 by 2018, thanks to protective measures. Click here for the full […]
From KSL News Radio: SALT LAKE CITY — A state audit is questioning how the $5 million spent to delist wolves from the endangered species list was actually used. The audit found a group called Big Game Forever initially controlled the contract. This group had control over the project for nearly a decade. However, when the project […]
From etvbharat.com: Dehradun: After the recent wolf attacks, scientists from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) are zeroing in on the number of wolves and their activities. So far, there has been no official census on wolves at the national level, and the initiative is gaining currency as this may reveal new facts about the animal. […]
From South Tahoe Now: SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – There was excitement back in 2011 when the first wolf sighting in California in almost 90 years was made when “OR-7” crossed into California northeast of Dorris, a small town in Siskiyou County. Even though OR-7 is back in Oregon, there have been several confirmed sightings […]
From Explore Big Sky: On Friday, Oct. 18, Dr. Doug Smith and Dr. Chris Servheen will discuss grizzly bears and wolves in Montana. The conversation will be moderated by environmental journalist Todd Wilkinson at the Emerson Center for the Arts and Culture in downtown Bozeman. Click here for the full story.
