From JacksonHoleNews&Guide.com:
An outbreak of canine distemper virus that left the wolf population at its lowest point in 20 years has brought increased interest in and scrutiny of wolf hunting in Wyoming.
That much was evident last week at a May 26 public meeting in Jackson to discuss the proposed season.
From WesternAgNetwork.com:
June 2, 2026 – The federal 10(j) rule, which Colorado has, allows ranchers and livestock owners to shoot and kill wolves caught in the act of attacking livestock, working dogs, or to protect human life and that law is about to be put to the test. The results have the attention of ranchers across the West who deal with depredations.
From CowboyStateDaily.com:
For wolves in Yellowstone, it’s all about survival, and sometimes that doesn’t leave much room for niceness – pack members sometimes put the smack-down on each other, just to maintain order.
There can be a “constant rivalry among pack members” and only dominant breeding wolves are rarely, if ever challenged, biologist Robert Crabtree told Cowboy State Daily.
From CapitalPress.com:
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has called off plans to kill a wolf in northern Stevens County after trying without success for a week. No cows or calves were attacked by wolves during the week. Fish and Wildlife said it will consider restarting the lethal-removal operation if depredations resume.
Wolves killed one calf and injured two others in the Aladdin Valley over two days, May 17-18, according to the department. Several packs are in the valley.
From SantaFeNewMexican.com:
Top officials at the U.S. Interior Department delayed the release of a Mexican gray wolf known as Asha in response to public pressure, records obtained by The New Mexican show.
The Fish and Wildlife Service planned to release the wolf — officially F2754 — from New Mexico’s Sevilleta Wolf Management Facility along with her mate and month-old cubs in June 2025.
From Democrata.es:
Cantabria has approved from this Monday, June 1, and until December 31 a maximum extraction limit of wolves of 30 animals. However, if once this limit is reached, “significant damages” continue to occur due to their magnitude, reiteration, or concentration in time or space, the regional government could authorize “exceptional controls”.
From SmithsonianMag.com:
The gray wolf population on a rugged archipelago in northwestern Lake Superior has surged to its highest number in nearly 50 years.
After completing their annual survey this year, scientists estimate 37 of the apex predators are now roaming around Isle Royale, a 132,000-acre U.S. national park that’s part of Michigan and located near Thunder Bay, Canada.
From DutchNew.nl:
The economic impact of the return of the wolf to the Netherlands is “limited” but may increase as the population grows, according to research by Wageningen University & Research on behalf of the economic affairs ministry.
From AgNetWest.com:
California ranchers are voicing concern after Governor Gavin Newsom’s May revision of the 2026–27 state budget failed to include additional funding for wolf management programs, despite growing concerns over livestock depredation across the state.
From LATimes.com:
After being hunted to extinction a century ago, gray wolves are continuing their remarkable comeback story in California, with state wildlife officials reporting a modern record number of the apex predators.
There were 55 wolves confirmed alive and nine wolf packs by the end of 2025, the majority of which are clustered in the northeastern portion of the state, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s annual wolf report, released Thursday. That is up from 50 wolves and seven packs the previous year.
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