Entries by Carissa Winter

Endangered red wolf families released in Eastern North Carolina

From 11 Eyewitness News: Two families of red wolves are roaming free in eastern North Carolina. According to the red wolf recovery program, the two families were released into separate areas of the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Tyrrell County. One family consists of a wild female red wolf, fostered from the Akron Zoo, paired […]

Wary of Wolves, Some Western Ranchers Are Returning to Life on the Range

From Modern Farmer: As the wolf population rebounds in the American West, cattle ranchers are going to extreme measures to coexist with the legendary predators. In the fall of 2014, when the Elzinga family of Alderspring Ranch were bringing their cattle back to the ranch from the jagged river canyons and rocky peaks of their […]

Belgian MP calls for debate to allow killing wolves

From The Brussels Times: A deputy from Belgium’s German-speaking community has called for fresh debate on the status of wolves in Belgium, German-language newspaper Grenz Echo reports. Wolves cause significant damage to livestock in the country each year. A new litter of wolf offspring are now likely present in the High Fens in Belgium’s German-speaking region. This […]

New bill introduced to delist gray wolves in Upper Midwest

From WDIO: Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin has introduced a new bill to delist the gray wolf population in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The Northern Great Lakes Wolf Recovery Act would create an advisory committee comprised of agriculture representatives, Native and Tribal communities, heads of impacted state agencies, and wolf management experts and scientists […]

Macron goes on a wolf hunt

From Le Monde diplomatique: Since the wolf returned to France in the 1990s, numbers have grown to nearly 1,000 animals. The public are overwhelmingly supportive, so why are so many wolves being shot? Wolves pose no danger to humans and have strict legal protection under the Bern Convention (1979) and the EU’s Habitats Directive (1992). Individual […]

Six endangered red wolf pups born at the Great Plains Zoo

From Dakota News Now: The red wolf is one of the most endangered animal species. It’s estimated there are only about two dozen red wolves surviving in the wild right now. The conservation team at the Great Plains Zoo is putting in a lot of work to save the species from going extinct. The red […]

News briefs: Yellowstone wolf increase; invasive mussels; bear killed

From Montana Public Radio: The wolf population inside Yellowstone National Park increased over the last year, largely thanks to a successful breeding season. The Wyoming Fish & Game Department reported that there were at least 108 wolves in 10 packs as of the end of December 2022. In total, the population increased by at least 11 wolves from the […]