From The Bulletin:
One of Deschutes County’s two established wolf packs appears to have failed to produce pups this year, while the county’s other resident pack likely added another litter despite several wolf deaths, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
ODFW wolf biologist Aaron Bott said Wednesday that biologists have found no evidence that the Metolius pack, which ranges in the Sisters area, successfully reproduced this spring.
From WTAQ:
On July 7, 2026, USDA-Wildlife Services verified that wolves killed a calf on a property in the town of Maple Valley, Oconto County. Auditory deterrents have been deployed as a non-lethal abatement measure.
From Washington State Standard:
A little more than two weeks ago, the director of the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife ordered the killing of one or two wolves in southeast Washington after a series of attacks occurred on livestock. Before the June 23 order was carried out, wildlife officers found one wolf already dead.
The adult uncollared male had been illegally shot likely two days before the order, according to Fish and Wildlife. On June 30, agency officials killed a second wolf as part of the lethal removal operation. The agency’s police are investigating the illegal shooting.
From the San Francisco Chronicle:
California wolves are feeding mostly on cattle, a new study shows, a finding that underscores one of the biggest challenges posed by the recent return of the endangered predator.
The study, published Wednesday in the scientific journal PLOS One, estimates that pasturing cattle constitute about 55% of the gray wolf diet in California. Natural prey, including mule deer, small mammals and birds, make up only about 40%.
From CBC Radio Canada:
The B.C. government is considering another extension of its controversial wolf cull in efforts to conserve threatened caribou.
Habitat loss and fragmentation, as well as a subsequent increase in predators, are the main reasons for the decline of caribou populations, according to the province.
From Science in Poland:
The morphology of wolves is shaped primarily by the population they belong to, the types of prey they hunt and their demographic history, including the effects of human activity, according to a new international study published in the journal “Diversity and Distributions”.
From Anchorage Daily News:
Scientists and advocates worry the state’s predator control gamble will fail but still expand aerial bear gunning across Alaska. Some proponents say the program is necessary because bears imperil rural residents’ subsistence foods.
From Brussels Times:
A flock of 20 sheep were killed in a suspected wolf attack in a rural Walloon village, not far from where scout camps are usually held every summer, raising concerns about safety.
From BBC Wildlife:
Researchers discovered two canid remains, dating back roughly 3,000 to 5,000 years, with grey wolf ancestry on the Swedish island Stora Karlsö. This prompted them to pose the question: were wolves under human control in prehistoric Scandinavia?
From Tovima.com:
Drone footage from a researcher tracking the pack shows the wolves bringing the pup food and leading it to water. It is the second dog the same group has taken in this year, and experts say the behavior has not been documented before.
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