FRom DurangoHerald.com:
Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program has not rolled out as smoothly as intended. Nearly half the wolves introduced since 2023 are dead, and the state will not be able to introduce more as planned this year.
U.S. Sen. and Colorado gubernatorial candidate Michael Bennet said that considering the pitfalls, he’s in favor of suspending the program.
From CowboyStateDaily.com:
A Cody man was charged with illegally killing a wolf in one of Wyoming’s trophy game wolf hunt areas, and a Colorado man was charged with being an accessory in the killing.
Charges were filed Friday in Park County Circuit Court in Cody against Noah Mick of Cody and Carbondale, Colorado, and Cole A. Mick of Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
From Coloradoan.com:
A known killer is on the loose in Colorado, evading capture attempts and surviving a gunshot wound.
A government agency has admitted to failing multiple times in its efforts to kill the predator, and additional attempts have been made in secret. The fugitive, once thought dead, is still on the run and possibly being pursued again.
From DiscoverMagazine.com:
Grey wolves are often portrayed as supremely adaptable survivors, capable of thriving almost anywhere. But new fossil evidence suggests that even these iconic predators feel the strain of a warming world.
By examining microscopic wear patterns on wolf teeth spanning more than 200,000 years, researchers have uncovered that as the climate warms, wolves work harder for their meals — and literally grind their teeth down in the process.
From MLive.com:
HOUGHTON, Mich. – Supporters of the world’s longest-running predator-prey study on Isle Royale have launched a new nonprofit foundation and want to raise $2.2 million to protect the research from uncertain federal funding.
From KTVZ.com:
BUTTE FALLS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Butte Falls Charter School canceled classes at its Natural Resource Center on Feb. 12 after a wolf was sighted near the property. The animal was spotted at approximately 1:15 p.m. in close proximity to the center, which is located outside of town across from the Butte Falls Prospect Highway.
Assistant Principal Ana Apgar contacted the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to monitor the situation and ensure student safety. The school is working with state and federal authorities to manage the presence of wolves in the area.
From USAToday.com:
Trail-cam footage from Minnesota shows a wolf dropping two fish in the forest before rushing out of frame, presumably to continue fishing.
The footage, featured Monday by Voyageurs Wolf Project, was captured last spring near a creek that a wolf pack is known to utilize as a prey source.
From CowboyStateDaily.com:
Players of the online game WolfQuest virtually put themselves in the place of Yellowstone wolves, sometimes becoming so immersed in the experience that they cry when their wolf character dies.
WolfQuest isn’t just for entertainment, it’s meant to be educational and realistic, the game’s producer, Dave Schaller of St. Paul, Minnesota, told Cowboy State Daily.
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From SacramentoBee.com:
Looking for a mate in Los Angeles could easily put you in the path of a few wolves. Or so the 3-year-old female wolf dubbed BEY-03F may have felt as she made her way to LA County last weekend, part of a yearlong 500-mile journey that started in northern end the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Plumas County.
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From Earth.com:
Gray wolves don’t just change where they roam when the climate shifts. New research suggests they also change how they eat.
In warmer periods, wolves appear to consume harder parts of carcasses, including bones, as if they’re squeezing every last bit of nutrition out of a meal when conditions make hunting and feeding more difficult.
The study was led by the University of Bristol with the Natural History Museum.
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