From The Guardian in the UK:
With their ability to glide silently through snow drifts and vanish into forests, mountain caribou have been called the grey ghosts of western Canada’s alpine region.
But in recent years, a steep drop in their population has raised fears the knobby-kneed ungulates may disappear forever.
From the Washington Post:
Ron Sutherland isn’t much of a football fan, but he has an interest in what Washington’s NFL team chooses as a replacement for its soon-to-be-retired “Redskins” name. The franchise’s decision could affect the future of an endangered species he’s spent a decade of his career studying.
From Telangana Today in India:
Nizamabad: Telangana State, it appears, is attracting more and more rare bird species and other wildlife to its forests. Wildlife photographer Kyatham Santhosh Kumar reported the spotting of Indian Gray Wolves, an endangered species, on the banks of river Godavari in Nizamabad district on Saturday, just a day before Forest Range Officer Satla Venugopal spotted the rare Rufous-Bellied Eagle in Kagaznagar forest division.
From The Bow Valley Crag and Canyon in Alberta, Canada:
Parks Canada wildlife officials said they first became aware of a young, emaciated, male wolf on Sunshine Road three weeks ago, after Sunshine Village staff reported several wolf sightings, and in response, Parks Canada conducted regular patrols of the area and asked local workers to immediately report any sightings or incidents.
Parks Canada issued a statement on Wednesday saying team members spotted the wolf entering a storage building, and approaching people on July 6.
From National Geographic:
LARAMIE, WYOMING – Twenty-five years after gray wolves returned to Yellowstone National Park, the predators that some feared would wipe out elk have instead proved to be more of a stabilizing force. New research shows that by reducing populations and thinning out weak and sick animals, wolves are helping create more resilient elk herds.
For the past 12 years, elk numbers in the park’s largest herd have leveled off between about 6,000 and 8,000, instead of extreme boom-and-bust cycles due to climate fluctuations.
From The Ely Timberjay in Minnesota:
REGIONAL— A new survey commissioned by the Department of Natural Resources finds that Minnesotans agree by a wide margin that it is important to maintain Minnesota’s gray wolf population. The survey, which found results in line with previous surveys, sampled attitudes from more 9,000 Minnesotans representing three distinct groups, including average residents, Minnesotans who hunt deer, and livestock producers living in wolf count
From The Calgary Herald:
“Bold” wolf behaviour in Banff National Park has promoted closures and warnings across the region.
On Tuesday, Parks Canada issued a warning for the entire Banff townsite after wolves were seen “approaching vehicles and seeking human food rewards” in the park, the statement read.
International Wolf Center founder Dr. L. David Mech was recently featured on an episode of the Animal Talk podcast.
The entire podcast can be found by clicking here.
Dr. Mech’s interview begins about five minutes into the podcast.
From Mashable.com:
Alaska’s Brooks River, home to the livestreaming bear cams, is the dominion of big, fat bears.
Yet early Saturday morning, when the waterfall where the bears feast was quiet, a gray wolf appeared on the cams and started pouncing on 4,500-calorie sockeye salmon. Bear cam viewers — who are global, devoted, and passionate documenters of all that happens on the explore.org cameras — watched the wolf snag and scarf bounties of fish.
The International Wolf Center advances the survival of wolf populations by teaching about wolves, their relationship to wildlands and the human role in their future.