From CTGN Europe:
One creature making a comeback from endangered status is the European wolf. The population has grown so successfully the EU is proposing a weakening of their conservation status.
This would allow countries more flexibility in addressing the challenges that come with wolf populations. Is this the right way forward? Johannes Pleschberger reports from Austria.
From the Warsaw Business Journal:
Poland’s government has sparked significant debate by announcing plans to revoke legal protections for wolves, a move that contradicts decades of successful conservation efforts. The wolf population in Poland has grown from around 500 in 1998 to approximately 1,900 by 2018, thanks to protective measures.
From Cowboy State Daily:
The Fish & Wildlife Service is trying to remove federal protection for wolves across the Lower 48. If that happens, it would be up to the states whether to allow wolves to be hunted. Hunting is already allowed in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.
From 13WMAZ:
Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources is reminding people that many animals cannot be kept as pets in Georgia. On Thursday, they confiscated an “illegal” pet wolf in Stephens County.
They say a female wolf was captured by DNR officials and then taken to “a legally permitted facility.”
From Catalan News:
A female wolf, the only one reported to inhabit Catalonia in the last 16 years, has killed seventeen goats in Cistella, north of Girona [Spain].
The farmer and landowner, Francesc Barbany, explained in an interview with RAC1 radio that the attacks began a year ago.
From FOX 31 Denver:
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has spent $4.7 million on wolf reintroduction efforts since 2021, the agency told FOX31 Wednesday.
This is less than the $5.3 million that has been appropriated to CPW by lawmakers but is more than what was originally estimated by the Legislative Council Staff when voters approved a ballot measure to mandate wolf reintroduction in 2020.
From The Duluth News Tribune:
The Voyageurs Wolf Project report showed that the harsh winter of 2022-2023 led to fewer deer and forced wolves to roam farther in search of food.
The recently released study conducted annually by the Voyageurs Wolf Project, reported a 15% decline in the number of wolves observed in the area over the past year.
From etvbharat.com:
Dehradun: After the recent wolf attacks, scientists from the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) are zeroing in on the number of wolves and their activities. So far, there has been no official census on wolves at the national level, and the initiative is gaining currency as this may reveal new facts about the animal.
Despite terrifying attacks that have claimed several lives in recent years, wolves are not enemies of humans. They play a significant role in biodiversity, especially agriculture, by indirectly helping farmers. This is because wolves control the number of wildlife in grasslands, such as Nilgai, Black deer, Wild boar and Chinkara. In this way, wolves are a boon for farmers to control the number of these wild animals that harm agriculture.
From South Tahoe Now:
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – There was excitement back in 2011 when the first wolf sighting in California in almost 90 years was made when “OR-7” crossed into California northeast of Dorris, a small town in Siskiyou County. Even though OR-7 is back in Oregon, there have been several confirmed sightings of wolves in California.
There have been no confirmed wolf sightings in the Lake Tahoe Basin or Hope Valley, though the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CADFW) has received numerous phone calls and messages about wolves in these two areas. After the recent uptick in those saying they spotted wolves in Hope Valley, biologists were dispatched to the area. They installed video and audio recorders since the wolf makes a distinct sound. So far, there has been no evidence of wolves – no tracks, no pictures, no animal kills, no video, and no audio.
From Explore Big Sky:
On Friday, Oct. 18, Dr. Doug Smith and Dr. Chris Servheen will discuss grizzly bears and wolves in Montana. The conversation will be moderated by environmental journalist Todd Wilkinson at the Emerson Center for the Arts and Culture in downtown Bozeman.
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