From Vancouver Island Free Daily:
Anyone who passed through Beacon Hill Park on Thursday (Aug. 13) could have heard howling echoing through the park, as dogs and their human companions gathered to show support for B.C. wolves.
Pacific Wild hosted the Dog Walk for Wolves event on International Wolf Day, with hundreds of participants walking from the park to the legislature lawns.
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From Wisconsin Public Radio:
DNR says more money for livestock and dog losses means less for hundreds of at-risk species statewide.
From CBC/Radio-Canada:
Parks Canada has closed part of the Ä’äy Chù Valley in Kluane National Park and Reserve near Haines Junction, Yukon after a wolf attacked a visitor, causing minor injuries.
The closure impacts several popular hiking trails in the northern section of the park, including Bullion Plateau, Sheep Creek, Shepherd’s Knoll, Ä’äy Chù East and Ä’äy Chù West.
From IronMountainDailyNews.com:
For the first time, researchers from Michigan State University and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources have successfully estimated Michigan’s wolf population using remote cameras deployed throughout the Upper Peninsula.
From NLTimes.nl:
The return of wolves to the Netherlands requires a more realistic and active policy. The Royal Dutch Hunters Association said the policy must address “bold wolves.” These wolves are less shy. They approach people, dogs, or human surroundings more closely.
The association cited the scientific report “How to Deal with Bold Wolves” by Reinhardt et al.
From Cowboy State Daily:
A grizzly and wolf initially had a tense standoff over a bison carcass in Yellowstone, but opted to resolve it peacefully. The photographer who filmed the interaction said they’re smarter than people think. “They know that conflict is costly,” she said.
From PressTimes.com:
Through Aug. 3, wolves had killed at least 18 calves, 10 dogs, five chickens, one cow, one miniature horse, one miniature donkey and one goat in central and northern Wisconsin so far this year. About half of those occurred since July 1, plus a pet dog, miniature horse and a calf injured. Now it appears that funding for depredation claims on those July kills — and others that occur the rest of the fiscal year — may be deferred until the end of June, 2027.
From EasternArizona.com:
Arizona Cattle Growers Association Executive Director Suzanne Menges says Greenlee County ranchers are increasingly reporting Mexican gray wolves killing mature cows, not only calves or weakened animals.
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From The Times of India:
In 1922, biologist Olaus J. Murie entered Alaska’s vast wilderness to study caribou, beginning a body of field research that would eventually influence how scientists and park managers understood wildlife as part of interconnected ecosystems. Murie had been hired by the US Biological Survey as a wildlife biologist and spent much of the early 1920’s studying Alaskan caribou, including their movements and populations.
From MoneyControl.com:
International Wolf Day is observed every year on 13 August. Know the story of the Indian wolf who has a remarkable evolutionary history, with its lineage dating back more than 100,000 years. Here’s why this ancient wolf matters to science.
The International Wolf Center uses science-based education to teach and inspire the world about wolves, their ecology, and the wolf-human relationship.