From EuroNews:
Several people, including children, have been injured in recent incidents as authorities step up efforts to track and capture animals in populated areas.
Reports of wolf sightings are on the rise in Italy, with five suspected attacks recorded in Puglia, where several people have been injured.
From KTVZ:
CENTRAL OREGON (KTVZ) — A young male gray wolf recently spotted in Central Oregon is healthy and mobile, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
According to Think Wild, ODFW said the collared wolf is engaging in natural dispersal behavior, traveling from its family group to seek new territory and potential mates.
From Wild beim Wild:
A court ruling and criticism from Brussels are putting Sweden under pressure to revise the reference value for a favourable conservation status of the wolf. This makes licence hunting more difficult.
For Switzerland this is explosive: of all the models, it is precisely this one that Councillor of States Fabio Regazzi is promoting as a template for a wolf population cap and controlled hobby hunting.
From Cowboy State Daily:
A tourist from Texas said he was spooked when a wolf trailed him for more than 10 minutes in Yellowstone even after he blasted it with bear spray two times. “It’s like it’s his dog! Dude, he’s got to be scared,” said another tourist who filmed the event.
From The Chronicle:
The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission this week adopted new wolf hunting and trapping regulations, with a 300-wolf limit for the upcoming season, reflecting the state’s lower population estimate for the species.
The decision on Wednesday took a middle-of-the-road stance between a Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks department recommendation of 250, and last year’s quota of 452 wolves.
From Action News Now:
Tehama County supervisors will decide Tuesday whether to accept a data-sharing agreement with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife that could give local officials more detailed information about wolves moving through the area.
From The Missoula Current:
BONDURANT, WYO. (Missoula Current) – Life in the Northern Rockies was simpler 50 years ago, when Montana’s population was two-thirds of what it is today. Towns were still small, affordable – some might say “poor” – and somewhat isolated. Highways and trails were uncongested. Flights into the area were limited, and direct flights went only to Denver, Seattle or Minneapolis.
Big Sky was still just a ski hill, not the moneyed behemoth of resorts and mansions it is today.
But it was a bleak time if you were another species, such as a bison, grizzly bear or wolf.
From Mongabay.com:
India’s first wolf sanctuary is an important breeding and denning landscape for the Indian grey wolf. But for the tribal communities living around Mahuadanr Wolf Sanctuary (MWS) in Jharkhand, sharing space with wolves often comes at a cost. A new study has now identified when, where and why wolves are most likely to attack livestock, providing insights that could help reduce conflict while also supporting conservation.
From The Wildlife Society:
Wolves need wide open spaces—something that’s not easy to come by in the American Southeast. Subdivisions, farms and roads dot the landscape across the red wolf’s historic range.
The red wolf (Canis rufus) is the most endangered canid in the world, with only 30 or so animals remaining in the wild. But there are hundreds of red wolves in captivity waiting to be released. There’s just no good place to put them.
From Denver7:
Colorado Parks and Wildlife says the hunter showed “genuine remorse” after shooting gray wolf 2504, thinking the animal was a coyote.
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