From KTAR News: PHOENIX — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services released a new set of standards to confirm livestock killings by Mexican wolves in Arizona and New Mexico. The document states confirmation that a Mexican wolf was responsible for depredation requires subcutaneous hemorrhage and underlying tissue damage be present on carcasses, which would show the […]
From The Observer: LA GRANDE — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed Friday, Sept. 8, injuries to a 7-month-old calf were caused by a wolf or wolves. Click here for the full article.
From DW: European wolves are restoring balance to ecosystems. But in 2023 alone they killed several hundred livestock animals in Germany. The EU is considering changes to wolf-protection laws. Click here for full article.
From For the W!n: A researcher who studies wolves in Yellowstone National Park on Thursday shared footage showing a rarely seen pack reacting to a trail camera. Click here for the full article.
From Environment America: Wolves were sighted in Tulare County and appear to be staking out turf in the vicinity. As far as new territories go, this pack could do a whole lot worse. Tulare is blessed with the Sierra National Forest, Sequoia National Forest, Sequoia National Park, wilderness areas and half of Mt. Whitney, give […]
“Dan Stahler has been selected as the new leader of Yellowstone National Park’s Wolf Project. A 21-year veteran of the National Park Service (NPS), Stahler succeeds Doug Smith, who retired at the end of December 2022.” https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/23036.htm
From Star Tribune: The Voyageurs Wolf Project has tracked wolves teaching themselves to hunt spawning white suckers. Voyageurs Wolf Project lead Tom Gable and field biologist Austin Homkes carry a sedated male yearling wolf, O6C, from the Half-Moon pack to be fitted with a GPS collar in May near Voyageurs National Park. Click here for […]
From Yahoo News: Like dogs, wolves recognize and respond to the voices of familiar humans more than strangers, according to a study that has implications both for the story of canine domestication and our broader understanding of the natural world. Click here for the full story.
From Northwest Sportsman: Washington wildlife overseers don’t appear too enthusiastic at the moment about donating wolves to Colorado for a voter-mandated wolf reintroduction effort in that state, but did express interest in at least hearing more about it. Click here for the full story.
