From SwissInfo.ch:
According to Arno Puorger, head of the Large Carnivores Division at the Cantonal Office for Hunting and Fisheries, a total of 61 wolves are currently authorised for culling.
The wolf cull began on September 1 and will continue until the end of January at the latest. Authorised hunters can take part in the wolf cull during the main and special hunting seasons.
From DutchNews.nl:
Shepherds in the Veluwe region have come up with a novel solution to deter wolf attacks by hiring Italian mountain dogs to guard their sheep.
Stichting Schapedrift Ermelo, a volunteer organisation that tends a herd of sheep on the heathlands in Gelderland, acquired two Maremmano-Abruzzese sheepdogs this summer to protect the herd from prowling wolves.
From The Wisconsin Examiner:
The Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission is condemning what it calls a lack of communication between state agencies and tribal communities after nine wolves were trapped and euthanized in Price County. In a press release, the commission described the wolves as a pack consisting of four pups, three yearlings, and two adults.
From TheEveSun.com:
SMYRNA – The Wolf Mountain Nature Center, will host their largest annual event, the Honoring the Spirit of the Wolf Celebration, on Sunday, October 11, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year marks the center’s 20th anniversary of both being open to the public and hosting the celebration.
Admission costs $10 for ages 12 and up, $5 for ages 6-11, and is cash only at the gate, however the gift shop accepts cards. The center is located at 562 Hopkins Crandall Road in the rolling hills of Smyrna.
Fro KFIZ.com:
Nine wolves were killed by federal officials in northern Wisconsin in late August and early September, following “a series of verified threats to human health and safety,” according to the state Department of Natural Resources.
In a statement Friday afternoon, a spokesperson for the Wisconsin DNR said the threats to humans occurred in rural Price County and were reported between July 2025 through August 2026.
From ActiveNorCal.com:
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1135 on Tuesday, bringing that work back under a new name, the Wildlife Coexistence Program. The bill from state Sen. Catherine Blakespear of Encinitas also writes into law the state program that pays ranchers for livestock lost to wolves and helps buy nonlethal deterrents such as flagged electric fencing.
From ColoradoPolitics.com:
Colorado’s wildlife agency announced Wednesday that it is temporarily suspending a provision of the state’s wolf management plan that allows the killing of animals responsible for repeated livestock losses.
From Aljazeera.com:
How a brush with the wild can expose what modern life no longer asks of us.
This article is part of a series in which we speak to individuals who – due to a unique job, location or experience – share an insight they wish others could know.
From AGWeek.com:
New funding is available to Minnesota livestock producers to help prevent wolf attacks.
A total of $25,000, funded by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, will be awarded by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture through the Wolf-Livestock Conflict Prevention Grants.
From KPBS.org:
For the first time last week, staff at the California Wolf Center separated two of its most popular Mexican gray wolves: the tan, black and rust-coated brothers Thor and Durango.
That’s because eight-year-old Durango was about to meet a potential mate. She’s a female wolf from New Mexico.
The International Wolf Center uses science-based education to teach and inspire the world about wolves, their ecology, and the wolf-human relationship.