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 […]
From KARE: ST PAUL, Minn. — A conservation officer is investigating after a timber wolf was recently found dead and more than dozen ducks were found dumped along the road about 30 miles apart in central Minnesota. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said the timber wolf was found shot to death in Buckman, Minnesota. […]
From The Conversation: Wolves are staging a comeback in many areas of Europe after centuries of persecution. Over the past decade alone, they have expanded their range on the continent by more than 25%. This resurgence was brought into sharp focus in September 2023 following a controversial statement by Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission. She […]
From Bangor Daily News: There has long been debate about whether Maine has any resident wolves. People have reported a few sightings over the last few decades, but the state remains skeptical. The Maine Wolf Coalition has submitted photographic evidence of individual animals that could be wolves, but biologists consistently say there are no breeding wolf […]
From The Spokesman-Review: BILLINGS – Since wolves were reintroduced into Yellowstone National Park in 1995, Kristin Barker jokingly estimated there have been “12.75 bajillion studies” conducted to answer: How a recovering population of predators would affect their prey populations as well as other aspects of the ecosystem? “So after several decades of good, concerted study, […]
From Elko Daily: Lamar Valley is the northeast corner of Yellowstone National Park (YNP). It is the best spot in the world to observe gray wolves, largely due to its open nature. When Cindy and I visited there recently, lines of wolf watchers decorated hillsides with their spotting scopes, watching wolves across the valley. Paths […]
From Trail Gazette: Before European settlement, gray wolves thrived across the Lower 48 states and were at one time considered the most widely distributed land mammal in the world. But by the 1960s, gray wolves were essentially eradicated from their historical range. Only a small population remained in the deep woods of northern Michigan and Minnesota at […]
From Euractiv: Wolves and their impact on livestock farming have been the centre of debates in Brussels in recent months, especially after European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen launched an informal consultation on wolf populations across Europe in early September, with a view to reviewing their high protection status. But in Germany, too, the “wolf question” […]
