From DigitalJournal.com:
There are over 1,600 endangered and threatened species across the U.S. These species require support from charities and volunteers to survive. “Endangered” signifies a species facing a very high risk of extinction in the near future, while “threatened” indicates a species likely to become endangered soon.
From NLTimes.nl:
The return of the wolf to the Veluwe region is gradually turning the landscape into what ecologists call a “landscape of fear,” affecting the behavior of red deer, wild boars, and even domestic cats. At the same time, the wolf’s presence is leading to more young trees, increased butterfly populations, and visits from birds of prey such as eagles and vultures, Omroep Gelderland reports.
From ChekNews.ca:
The BC government spent a decade killing wolves to protect caribou.
Now, critics warn that despite questions about its effectiveness, ethics and impact on the rest of the environment, the government is moving to make the wolf cull a permanent part of its strategy.
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From WPR.org:
Conservation advocates are petitioning the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to list the gray wolf as a state-threatened or endangered species as Republicans in Congress seek to remove federal protections for the animal.
From Axios.com:
Wildlife officials are celebrating the arrival of new wolf pups in Colorado, even as ranchers and state lawmakers fret about increasing conflicts and costs associated with the apex predator’s reintroduction.
From MSN.com:
RED BLUFF – Tehama County Sheriff Dave Kain is exploring ways to address the increasing number of wolves and coyotes in the county.
Kain recently attended a meeting of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in Sacramento to discuss the inability to hunt these animals and their negative impact on the agricultural community.
From the ColoradoSun.com:
At least one more litter of wolf pups has been born in Colorado, state wildlife officials confirmed Thursday.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists are watching four dens and have seen pups and started to count them, spokesman Travis Duncan said. He did not release a number of pups or say whether all four dens under observation are confirmed to have pups.
From Smithsonianmag.org:
The animals that plummeted 85 feet into Wyoming’s Natural Trap Cave provide a layered history of life dating back to the Pleistocene.
From VailDaily.com:
Western Slope ranchers and elected officials urged Colorado Parks and Wildlife and its commission on Thursday to take more aggressive action in mitigating the impacts of the Copper Creek wolf pack on local livestock operations.
The Copper Creek pack was recently tied to four livestock attacks in eight days at ranches in Piktin County, leading Parks and Wildlife to kill one of the pack’s male yearlings. The attacks took place at McCabe Ranch at Old Snowmass, Crystal River Ranch and Lost Marbles Ranch.
From CBSNews.com:
On the California-Oregon border, in the shadow of Mount Shasta, Axel Hunnicutt, state wolf coordinator for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, is on the hunt for the gray wolf.
“Because it is potentially a kill site, we will be, you know, kind of cautious,” Hunnicutt told CBS News.
Once nearly extinct in the United States, wolves are making a comeback in California.
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