From PetaPixel: The footage was captured in Minnesota by a camera set up by the Voyageurs Wolf Project on September 17. Taking to YouTube, the wildlife researchers called it “the absolute trail camera jackpot.” The only other video of a wolf killing a beaver was recorded by a person who witnessed it on a logging road in […]
From News8000: WAKE FOREST, N.C. — The endangered red wolf can survive in the wild, but only with “significant additional management intervention,” according to a long-awaited population viability analysis. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service also released an updated recovery plan Friday for “Canis rufus” — the only wolf species unique to the United States. It calls […]
From Flathead Beacon: Gray wolves have long been a symbol of the complex relationship between humans and nature. While most famous for their evocative howl and spiritual significance across cultures, these large carnivores are also at the center of ongoing debates about balancing keystone species conservation with other human interests, like hunting and livestock protection. […]
From BBC: Could the howl of the wolf once again be heard in the Irish countryside? The animals were hunted to extinction in Ireland in the late 18th Century, but there are increasing calls from ecologists to bring them back, potentially alongside another large predator, the lynx. Click here for the full story.
From Mirror UK: Terrifying robot wolves with gleaming red eyes and bared fangs are being unleashed in Japan after a spate of bear attacks against elderly residents. The mechanical contraptions were originally designed to act like robotic scarecrows and keep wild animals away from farms. But due to a rise in the number of bears attacking people, […]
From The Statesman: The West Bengal forest department has spotted the highly endangered Indian Grey Wolves in the forests of Burdwan West district, said IFS officer Kalyan Das. This is the first time Indian Grey Wolves have been sighted in the forest cover of Tilabeni and Kantaberia forests, about 25 kilometers away from Durgapur. […]
From Bring Me the News: A grad student has made a rare achievement: capturing video of a wolf attacking (and killing) a beaver. The footage, recorded Sept 17, was shared on social media by the Voyageurs Wolf Project, a University of Minnesota research group studying wolf behavior in northern Minnesota’s forests. You can watch it […]
From The Irish News: Dogs and wolves appear to remember where people hide food, suggesting they are capable of a form of social learning known as observational spatial memory, according to scientists. Observational spatial memory is a skill that involves the ability to remember and mentally map the layout of an environment or scene by […]
From Mongabay: KATHMANDU — On the slopes of the Himalayas in Nepal, a primeval scene plays out routinely, far from human eyes: a snow leopard lies in wait for its prey, its thick white-gray coat with large black rosettes serving as the perfect camouflage in this craggy terrain. When it senses the opportune moment, it […]
From AP: WAKE FOREST, N.C. (AP) — The endangered red wolf can survive in the wild, but only with “significant additional management intervention,” according to a long-awaited population viability analysis released Friday. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service also released an updated recovery plan Friday for “Canis rufus” — the only wolf species unique to the United […]
