From BBC Wildlife:
In a practice that goes back hundreds of thousands of years, hunter-gatherer groups today light fires at night to keep wild animals, and predators especially, at bay – animals are afraid of fire, the reasoning goes, and a campfire will keep you safe while you sleep.
But not all predators, it seems. A new paper published in the Journal of Animal Ecology has found that wolves in north-east British Columbia are actively drawn to wildfires.
From GreatLakesEcho.org:
Pending legislation would allow grey wolf hunting and trapping in Michigan if the federal government takes the animals off the Endangered Species List.
The possibility raises concerns among environmentalists that removing grey wolves from federal protection could set the species back and destabilize the ecosystem in Michigan.
From WesternSlopeNow.com:
MONTROSE COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) – The Montrose County Board of County Commissioners has approved the first reading of proposed measure that would prohibit the intentional introduction, release, transportation, translocation and habitat establishment of non-native wildlife within unincorporated areas of the county.
From The US Department of Agriculture:
(Washington, D.C., October 12, 2026) – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins urged state partners to review their wolf management policies, strengthen engagement with livestock producers, and work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to address wolf predation.
This outreach follows President Trump’s Executive Order 14425, titled “Supporting America’s Ranchers,” and builds on the Trump Administration’s commitment to give producers the tools they need to protect their herds and livelihoods.
From WildBeimWild.com:
In Strasbourg, the Federal Office for the Environment calls regulation “the last measure”; in Switzerland, it approves the removal of entire packs.
From The Aspen Times:
While some tools are the same, Western states with gray wolf populations all take different approaches when trying to reduce and mitigate conflict between wolves and livestock. This includes different parameters around if, and when, it will kill wolves that are preying on livestock.
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From WyoFile.com:
Yellowstone National Park’s wolf packs — arguably the world’s most visible and famous wild wolves — had another poor year of producing puppies and keeping the youngsters alive, according to a Park Service biologist.
From Eco News:
Ten years ago there were just two Isle Royale wolves left, a father and daughter who were also half-siblings, and they weren’t having pups.
Now there are about 37 wolves on the island, and a new study says they have a better than 80 percent chance of making it another 20 years, even though they’re inbred.
From WildEarthGuardians:
A U.S.-born Mexican gray wolf translocated to Chihuahua, Mexico, in May 2026 crossed north back into New Mexico this week through the state’s remote region known as the Bootheel.
Named “Flor”, Spanish for flower, by wolf advocates in Mexico, the former breeding male of the Hardcastle Canyon pack returned to his home state through one of the last unwalled stretches of the international boundary.
From The Timberjay:
The group Hunters4Hunters is wading into partisan waters with a new documentary that blames wolves for the decline of northern Minnesota’s deer population and its livestock producers— and targets the DFL for allowing it to happen.
The hour-long documentary, titled “Minnesota: Fed to the Wolves,” advocates for the implementation of a wolf hunting season in the state.
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