Ten-year-old study, still ignored: Why stable packs kill fewer livestock

From WildBeimWild.com:

A study that should have had political consequences long ago is making headlines again – this time in the Italian press. Imbert et al. (2016), published in the renowned journal Biological Conservation, clearly demonstrated for northern Italy that roaming lone wolves and unstable groups cause far more livestock kills than settled, socially stable packs. Ten years later, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland are still relying on culling, even though science recommends the opposite.

Click here for the full story.

I Was Asked to Investigate a Wolf Attack. Here’s What I Found

From OutdoorLife.com:

Frank Glaser, a legendary frontiersman and government trapper, spent nearly 40 years among wolves — and tracking down facts about wolf attacks. Here’s what he learned.

Click here for the full story.

The campaign to bring the Iberian wolf back to the Region of Murcia

From MurciaToday.com:

A national conservation group is calling on the Murcian regional government to look seriously at reintroducing the Iberian wolf, a species that disappeared from the Region in the early 20th century due to hunting, mining and the loss of natural habitat.

Click here for the full story.

Roadkill wolf may provide key tissue for Türkiye’s genetic mapping project

From HurriyetDailyNews.com:

A tissue sample taken from a young male wolf killed in a road accident near the Fethiye district of southern Muğla province may contribute to ongoing efforts to map the genetic structure and diversity of wolves across Türkiye.

Click here for the full story.

Wolf Attacks Increase Across Greece as Man Is Bitten Near Athens

From GreekReporter.com:

A wolf attacked a group of walkers in a forested area on Mount Parnitha, north of Athens in Greece’s Attica region, prompting local authorities to issue public safety guidance. The incident occurred along a trail between Kryoneri and the Tatoi Royal Estate.

The Municipality of Acharnes confirmed the attack in a public statement, noting that no serious injuries were reported.

Click here for the full story.

California Ranchers Excluded from Key Wolf Livestock Compensation Meeting Sparks Backlash

From SierraDailyNews.com:

California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is holding a meeting to discuss the Wolf-Livestock Compensation Pilot Program (WLCP). However, despite repeated requests from livestock producers directly impacted by wolf depredations, such as Lassen County rancher Richard Egan, CDFW has excluded these producers from attending the meeting.

Click here for the full story.

Circle Of Life: Eagles, Ravens Feast On Bison Killed By Wolves In Yellowstone

From CowboyStateDaily.com:

Bald eagles might be regarded as the most fearsome predators of the sky, but like any other wild creature, they’ve got to do whatever it takes to survive the winter. Accordingly, they might scavenge more than they hunt during the cold months, biologists told Cowboy State Daily.

That was evidenced in a raw display of how nature works in Yellowstone National Park. After the Wapiti wolf pack killed a bison and ate their fill, scavengers moved in.

Click here for the full story.

Agent kills breeding male wolf from Black Pines Pack in Baker County [Oregon]

From BakerCityHerald.com:

BAKER CITY — A state wildlife biologist on Friday morning, Feb. 19, shot and killed the breeding male wolf from a pack that killed or injured cattle several times in the Keating Valley east of Baker City last fall and this winter. Brian Ratliff, district wildlife biologist for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Baker City office, said he shot the wolf from a helicopter about 7:15 a.m. in the Keating area, about 15 miles east of Baker City.

The breeding male is the fourth wolf from the Black Pines Pack that officials have killed in the Keating area over the past three weeks.

Click here for the full story.

Wolves And Water: Arizona’s Blue Range

From Backpacker.com:

I had a different kind of campsite in mind for tonight, one smack in the middle of a sunny alpine meadow, encircled by golden-leafed aspen, bustling with elk in rut and within earshot of the howling wolves that roam these mountains. There are plenty of places like that here in Arizona’s Blue Range.
Instead, I find myself setting down my pack in a dark, forested boneyard at the bottom of Grant Creek Canyon, the only flat spot for miles. All manner of gnawed ungulate body parts from at least half a dozen elk or deer are strewn about. Not only am I within likely earshot of wolves, it appears I am also in the middle of their mess hall.

[Wyoming] Push To Ban Running Wolves Over With Snowmobiles Continues Despite Long Odds

From CowboyStateDaily.com:

Two years after a wolf was run over with a snowmobile in Sublette County sparked worldwide outrage, animal welfare advocates are still trying to get the practice banned in Wyoming. But there are long odds getting that done in this year’s budget session.

Click here for the full story.