From The Observer:
LA GRANDE — Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife investigators have confirmed another wolf depredation on livestock in Union County.
According to a press release, a 5-month old calf, determined to have been injured by a wolf, was found on private land in the Beagle Creek area of Union County on Friday, Nov. 17.
From USA Today:
DENVER ‒ Colorado officially launches a controversial experiment next month: State officials will release up to 10 gray wolves as mandated by a 2020 state law that unleashed proverbial howls of protest from opponents.
Wolves have long been a divisive species, particularly in rural areas where many farmers and ranchers consider them an unacceptable risk to both humans and livestock. But for many Americans, they evoke a powerful and meaningful emotional connection with wild places and the natural world.
From CBC News:
A wolf suspected of attacking a dog earlier this month in Dawson City, Yukon, has been trapped and euthanized, according to conservation officers.
In a social media post on Friday, conservation officers said the animal was caught within a kilometre of where the dog was attacked.
From Wisconsin Public Radio:
Amid leadership turnover at Wisconsin’s environmental agency and distrust in drinking water, a Northwoods legislator says the state should take incremental policy steps to address concerns like toxic PFAS chemicals.
State Rep. Jeff Mursau, R-Crivitz, leads the state Assembly’s Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation. During a recent appearance on WPR’s “The Morning Show,” Mursau said Democrats and Republicans can find common ground on environmental issues.
From Herald Review Media:
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It’s been a long journey for one lone Mexican gray wolf — from the forests of southeastern Arizona, across the dusty high desert of central New Mexico to the edge of what is known as the Yellowstone of the Southwest.
Her paws have seen hundreds of miles now over the last five months.
Having reached Valles Caldera National Preserve in northern New Mexico, she has wandered far beyond the boundaries established along the Arizona-New Mexico border for managing the rarest subspecies of gray wolf in North America. The recovery area — spanning tens of thousands of square miles — is home to more than 240 of the endangered predators.
From The Mining Journal:
MARQUETTE — New research from the Voyageurs Wolf Project in northern Minnesota — a collaborative team that includes a Northern Michigan University professor and two alumni — sheds light on how humans are having a profound impact on wolf-deer relationships by altering forest ecosystems.
From Western Slope Now:
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Underneath the trees on top of the mountains overlooking us, lies a delicate dance of life. An ecosystem housing squirrels, deer, elk, bears, and more have coexisted together for centuries.
But an ancient predator not seen on the western slope since the nineteen forties is about to run wild once more.
From Phys.org:
The return of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) to Germany, which began 23 years ago in the region of Lusatia in Eastern Germany, is a process of great ecological and social significance. Therefore, a precise understanding of the recolonization of the original habitat by the gray wolf and a reliable prediction of its future potential distribution are highly valuable. A detailed comparison of different approaches to spatial modeling using 20 years of distribution data has now unraveled the complexity of the recolonization process.
From Politico:
European hunters want Ursula von der Leyen to do more to protect farmers from wolves and speed up the ongoing review of the large carnivore’s protection status.
In a letter sent to the European Commission president Wednesday, the European Federation for Hunting and Conservation asked von der Leyen to engage in “swift action to establish practical management frameworks for coexistence.”
From the Wildlife Society:
Efforts to restore seismic survey lines, which cut through huge swaths of western Canadian land, to their more natural state may improve caribou habitat. But these restoration efforts may also make moose less likely to use some areas.
The oil and gas industry cuts seismic lines through the boreal forest while surveying for fossil fuels. Older seismic lines were made using large wood chippers that cut kilometers-long paths a little narrower than a single-lane road straight through the trees. These machines—and subsequent traffic on these paths by ATV users—compact the ground. As a result, the forest doesn’t grow back the same way as it would in these areas compared to areas cleared by natural wildfires.
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