From Oregon Capital Chronicle: Oregon has agreed to transfer wolves to Colorado after other states declined to participate in that state’s new program. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will allow Colorado’s Parks and Wildlife Department to trap and transfer up to 10 gray wolves from northeastern Oregon to Colorado. Oregon officials agreed to […]
From Scientific Reports: With the recent return of large carnivores to forest ecosystems, an important issue for forest owners and managers is how large predators influence the behaviour of their natural prey and, consequently, cervid browsing pressure on forest regeneration. To investigate this issue, we analysed deer pressure on Scots pine and European beech plantations […]
From TV6: ESCANABA, Mich. (WLUC) – A new research project on wolves in the U.P. is using new estimator tools to ensure the wolf count in the U.P. is accurate. Researchers from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division and Michigan State University are working to better identify the number of wolves across the […]
From Outdoor Life: Harrowing footage of wolf 1276F from Yellowstone’s Junction Butte pack emerged on Instagram on Oct. 4. In the video, captured by Yellowstone wildlife photographer Peggy Peregrine-Spear, the collared female wolf walks across a field sporting a brutal injury that claimed her lower jaw, leaving nothing but a thin piece of flesh behind. “Her […]
From Smokey Mountain News: A final recovery plan for the red wolf, a document from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that will guide recovery efforts for an imperiled native species, is now complete. “The final revised plan underscores the service’s commitment to working with others to conserve the red wolf while also maintaining a […]
From the Wildlife Society: Gray wolf (Canis lupus) conservation has switched from trying to recover the species in the U.S. three decades ago, to trying to manage conflicts that arise as the predators’ populations and ranges expand. “From a strictly biological standpoint, they’ve clearly recovered across the Lower 48 states,” said David Mech, a senior […]
From Adirondak Explorer: With a brown satchel slung over his shoulder and eyes scanning the ground, Joe Butera walked down a logging road in a remote section of the northern Adirondacks. He was looking for canid tracks and scat, like he’d seen this past winter and spring. “This is where I found three individual scats […]
From My Edmonds News: Eleven conservation groups are asking Washington state to tighten its guidelines for when wolves that attack livestock can be killed. The groups are concerned too many wolves are dying needlessly under the current system. Their petition to Washington’s Fish and Wildlife Commission describes the existing standards the state uses to authorize […]
From Tacoma Weekly: At Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, it’s a big “howl yes!” for American red wolf conservation. The Tacoma zoo has been a national leader in bringing this critically endangered species back from the brink of extinction since the 1970s. And decades later, 2023 has been one of the most successful years in […]
From The Country Today: As a Washburn farmer, Larry Ekholm is concerned about livestock and the threat wolves pose to his animals. Wolves haven’t killed any of his cattle so far this year, but he knows fellow farmers who have been victim and has heard horror stories. He credits his own safeguards with keeping his […]
