From DH News:
A bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert would usurp the authority of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and delist the gray wolf as an endangered species.
H.R. 764, known as the “Trust the Science Act,” would reinstate a Trump-era rule that removed the gray wolf from the endangered species list. Wolves were first federally protected in the late 1960s, and the gray wolf itself was reclassified as its own endangered species in 1978.
From Explores Web:
A 20-year study has found a surprising reason why some gray wolves become the pack leader. Wolves infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii are far more likely to end up as the top dog.
The tiny parasites are well known to cat owners, where they are a common problem. Because T. gondii can only reproduce inside cats, its effect on other animals has been somewhat overlooked. Yet it can infect almost any warm-blooded animal.
From History Today:
Mongolians have always lived with wolves. During the imperial era, the relationship was an ambiguous one. Under socialism, it became existential.
In Mongolia, where the dominant lifestyle is nomadic pastoralism, threat comes from the land. Wolves (chono) are found throughout the nation’s various ecosystems: steppe, semi-desert, mountains. Their existence has been lamented and romanticised for centuries.
From The Brunswick News:
WASHINGTON — The House Natural Resources Committee last week passed a bill that would remove federal Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf.
From the Capitol Press:
BAKER CITY, Ore. — Wolves from the Lookout Mountain area killed a six-week-old calf in the Daly Creek area south of Richland, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
From Axios:
The state wildlife board unanimously approved a plan Wednesday to reintroduce wolves in Colorado, but when paws will land on the ground remains a question mark.
The timeline for reintroduction is murky.
From CPR News:
After more than two years of public meetings and revisions, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve a final plan to reintroduce gray wolves.
The decision keeps Colorado on track to release wolves on the Western Slope by the end of the year, meeting requirements laid out in a ballot initiative narrowly approved in 2020. Conservation groups say it marks the first time voters — in any state — have ordered the reintroduction of an endangered species.
From The Guardian:
German farmers, conservationists and politicians have met at a wolf summit to discuss the animal’s future amid concerns that its population is out of control.
The farmers’ union is calling for a relaxation of rules over when wolves, strictly protected under EU law, can be shot, after a series of highly publicised deadly attacks on farm animals.
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From The Center for Biological Diversity:
PORTLAND, Ore.— Oregon’s wolf population increased by just three confirmed animals in 2022 — rising from 175 to 178 wolves — according to a report released today by the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife. High levels of wolves killed by people likely explains the stalled recovery of the state’s wolf population.
From Big Horn Radio Network:
Wolves: A Famous Part of Yellowstone’s Ecosystem
Visitors who get to see wolves in Yellowstone are fortunate to lay eyes on these social, yet elusive, predators.
Nearly three decades since their reintroduction, it’s difficult to imagine Yellowstone National Park without wolf packs.
The northern Rocky Mountain wolf was listed as an endangered species in 1973, and in the mid-1990s, biologists released 41 wild wolves in Yellowstone. As of 2021, authorities estimated the park was home to roughly 100 wolves living in eight distinct packs.
Gray wolves were federally delisted in 2020.
It certainly isn’t easy to get a glimpse of Yellowstone’s gray wolves, but if you know where to look — and have a little luck on your side — an opportunity to see wolves in Yellowstone can be an experience that defines your entire trip to America’s first national park.
If you want to see these wolves for yourself, here’s a list of the top five places to see wolves in Yellowstone.
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