From BBC Wildlife:
Researchers discovered two canid remains, dating back roughly 3,000 to 5,000 years, with grey wolf ancestry on the Swedish island Stora Karlsö. This prompted them to pose the question: were wolves under human control in prehistoric Scandinavia?
From Tovima.com:
Drone footage from a researcher tracking the pack shows the wolves bringing the pup food and leading it to water. It is the second dog the same group has taken in this year, and experts say the behavior has not been documented before.
From Detroit Free Press:
The National Park Service has closed a campground on Isle Royale National Park “due to the increasing frequency of interactions between humans and wildlife.”
The Duncan Narrows campground, in the northeastern portion of the island park in Lake Superior, was closed beginning at 10 a.m. Monday, July 6, Isle Royale National Park officials announced in a Facebook post. The campground is expected to reopen at 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 8.
From Cowboy State Daily:
Ranchers in northern Colorado wonder if the growing wolf population is causing coyotes to be more aggressive toward livestock. “In 30 years of doing this, I’ve never seen anything like that,” a rancher said about two coyotes attacking healthy livestock.
From KDRV News:
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Assemblywoman Heather Hadwick held a press conference to share updates on her wolf legislative package and funding request.
Ranchers, law enforcement and community members attended the event and shared their experiences with what Hadwick calls the wolf crisis.
From Fox 40 News:
(FOX40.COM) — The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has awarded $2 million in grants to organizations to reduce “wolf-livestock conflict,” the department announced in a July 1 release.
From Democrata:
The president of the Royal Spanish Hunting Federation (RFEC), Josep Escandell, explained in an interview with Europa Press that, in his opinion, the absence of a “joint stance” on the conservation status of the wolf “puts Spain in a bad light” with respect to the institutions of the European Union (EU).
From Club de Caza:
Europe’s debate over coexistence with the wolf is no longer focused only on population estimates, legal status or management quotas.
At the latest plenary meeting of the EU Platform on Coexistence between People and Large Carnivores, held in Brussels on June 5, a very practical tool came into focus: protective vests for hunting dogs.
From Nisqually Valley News:
The brothers, Nicky and Cerberus, are being introduced into the Tenino sanctuary as companions for Billie, a gray wolf, and Ellie, a wolfdog. Billie lost her companion Guy to old age in June 2025, and Ellie lost her companion Penn early this year.
Because wolves are deeply social animals, sanctuary staff were keen to find new partners for Billie and Ellie.
From Techno-Science:
Historically present in southeastern Europe, the golden jackal was observed in France for the first time in 2017.
An international study, coordinated by a scientist from INRAE, shows that the presence of this canid is expanding across the European continent partly thanks to human activities, which allow it to escape a dominant predator and competitor, the wolf.
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