From The Week: In a remarkable display of nature’s resilience, the enchanting landscapes of Giant Sequoia National Monument in southern California have witnessed an awe-inspiring event. After more than a century of absence, a majestic gray wolf has made a triumphant return to this haven of ancient giants and breathtaking vistas, the LA Times reported. […]
From Powell Tribune: Coming to Cody to give a speech on the relationship between wolves and elk isn’t done so without first recognizing the subject will be debated with highly-charged emotions from both sides. Kristin Barker, research coordinator for the Beyond Yellowstone Program, knew she was going to face a full house of well-informed spectators. […]
From 23 ABC Bakersfield: SEQUOIA NATIONAL MONUMENT, Calif. — I took my dogs with me up to near, it wasn’t at the Trail of One Hundred Giants but it was in the area.” That’s John Ornosky, a Wofford Heights resident recounting his experience in mid-September. “Not far into the hike at all, I came upon […]
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 […]
