From the Detroit Free Press:
After a somewhat rough start, the wolves who survived being transplanted to Isle Royale in Lake Superior seem to have taken a liking to their new surroundings, producing multiple litters of pups.
Nineteen wolves were transplanted on the island national park between 2018 and 2019 to bolster its nearly vanished wolf population and counterbalance the island’s swelling numbers of moose.
From the Anchorage Daily News:
Wolves are controversial. Some folks think they are big, smart, happy dogs. Others believe all wolves should be shot on sight. There are those who would pay thousands of dollars just to see a wolf in the wild. And those who would pay thousands to eliminate the wolf from the landscape.
The middle road is likely the correct course.
From Southernmn.com
Wolf hunting will not take place in Minnesota this year. Officials say they need at least until next spring to complete a management plan.
From Animal Welfare Institute:
Billings, MT (July 7, 2021)—The Global Indigenous Council today released “FAMILY,” a short film highlighting the deep cultural connection Indigenous nations share with wolves and the major threats currently facing imperiled wolves in the lower 48 states. The film is available to view for free on YouTube.
From sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com
PLUMAS COUNTY (AP) — A new pack of gray wolves has been identified in Northern California, becoming the third pack to establish itself in the state in the last century, state wildlife officials and conservationists said.
From Cache Valley Daily:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A growing coalition of wildlife experts is calling on the Biden administration to provide emergency protections for gray wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains.
From Gizmodo.com:
Gray wolves (Canis lupus) have been persecuted in the U.S. since the arrival of Europeans. By the 20th century, they had been driven to near-extinction. Narrowly pulled back from the brink by endangered species protections and reintroductions in Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho in the 1990s, they are one of North America’s greatest conservation success stories.
Wolf recovery has had huge cultural resonance. Most Americans love wolves. Gas station t-shirts and tchotchkes featuring the species have become a fixture of kitsch Americana—a testament to our collective love for these charismatic canids.
From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
As many as one-third of Wisconsin’s gray wolves likely died at the hands of humans in the months after the federal government announced it was ending legal protections, according to a study released Monday.
Poaching and a February hunt that far exceeded kill quotas were largely responsible for the drop-off, University of Wisconsin scientists said, though some other scientists say more direct evidence is needed for some of the calculations.
From The Bow Valley Crag & Canyon in Canada:
A collared female yearling wolf was struck and killed by a vehicle on the TransCanada Highway, near Castle Junction, in Banff National Park on June 24, 2021.
Public Relations Officer with the Banff Unit Justin Brisbane said the wolf was a member of the Bow Valley Wolf Pack, and was one of two wolves collared by Parks Canada on June 5, in order to monitor its movements and prevent habituation.
From The Japan Times:
There aren’t supposed to be any native wolves left in Japan.
Once roaming wild across the nation’s abundant forests and mountains, the Japanese wolf’s population was decimated by disease and humans hunting them down in the name of protecting livestock. By the early 20th century, it was presumed extinct.
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