From Island Free Press:
Four litters of red wolf pups were born in the wild in eastern North Carolina this spring, giving the world’s most endangered wolf another sign of progress in its fragile recovery.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Red Wolf Recovery Program said its known and collared adult and subadult red wolf population now stands at 22 animals, with 12 to 16 pups believed to be surviving from this year’s litters.
From Cowboy State Daily:
Ranchers in Wyoming said a new study that shows cattle get stressed out by wolves is something they’ve been saying all along. “We ranchers have known about this for years. Why do you think our great-great grandfathers eradicated them?” one rancher said.
From BayNews9:
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Ronan Donovan knows firsthand that the ‘big bad wolf’ you hear about in ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ does not describe the wolves he’s seen up-close.
Donovan, a biologist-turned-National-Geographic-explorer, spent time with wolves in the United States and Canada. The photographs he took during those adventures are now on display, as part of a special exhibit at the James Museum of Western and Wildlife Art in St. Pete.
From BBC:
Wolves have returned to a wildlife park nearly two years after the last remaining members of its previous pack died.
The two European grey wolves travelled to New Forest Wildlife Park, in Hampshire, from zoos in Europe and will live in a new purpose-built enclosure.
From AgWeb:
Whether it’s 2,700 wolves in Minnesota or 70 in California, ranchers report similar challenges — predators targeting livestock, limited management authority, and compensation programs some say don’t solve the underlying problem.
From Mid Valley Times:
SACRAMENTO – Ranchers who have had issues with wolf attacks against their livestock could get some relief through funds available through the California Farm Bureau.
From FOX9:
The International Wolf Center in St. Louis County is remaining open during the wildfires in Northern Minnesota. The center is prepared to evacuate at a moments notice, but in the meantime the public is welcome to visit the wolves.
From AOL:
Add this unlikely state to the long list of sources Colorado is attempting to secure wolves from for a planned release this winter. But as with previous attempts, there appears to be a roadblock.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director Laura Clellan mentioned North Dakota as a wolf source at the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association annual convention June 22-24 in Loveland.
From NCNewsline:
North Carolina’s population of red wolves, the most endangered wolf species in the world, is growing.
Four litters of red wolf pups have been born in the Tar Heel State so far this year, according to an announcement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Red Wolf Recovery Program.
From WyoFile:
Wyoming officials say they recognize the Mollie’s Pack’s historic significance and have taken steps to address the situation, but they rebuffed requests to adjust a hunting season that’s two months away.
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