From SummitDaily.com:
Lawmakers shot down an idea to increase transparency around Colorado’s wolf-related costs, as the state’s wildlife agency nearly doubled its previous estimates for what wolf capture and releases cost.
From MPRNews.com:
Using the oldest dog genes studied so far, scientists are finding more evidence that our furry friends have been our companions for thousands of years.
From VailDaily.com:
As denning season begins, Colorado’s collared gray wolf activity has condensed into pockets of the state’s northwest and southwest counties.
This is according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s latest wolf activity map, which shows the watersheds where the state’s collared wolves were located between Feb. 24 and March 24.
From ArkeoNews.net:
A remarkable archaeological focus has emerged from the coastal region of northeastern Spain, where recent attention on the Corral del Castell site in Cunit has reignited interest in a rare and symbolic artifact: a ceramic fragment depicting what is believed to be the head of a wolf.
This extraordinary piece is not only visually striking but also culturally significant, offering a rare glimpse into the spiritual and social world of the Iberian people over 2,000 years ago.
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From e360.Yale.edu:
Gray wolves made an uneasy comeback in the Northern Rockies and are struggling to return to the Southwest. But legislation now working its way through Congress is being spurred by misinformation and myth, rather than science, and threatens to end wolf recovery in the U.S.
From CPR.org:
Colorado’s Independent Ethics Commission dismissed an ethics complaint filed against Colorado Department of Natural Resources Executive Director Dan Gibbs. Gibbs was cleared of any ethical wrongdoing in the department’s award of a contract to his wife’s then-employer regarding Colorado’s reintroduction of gray wolves.
From ColoradoPolitics.com:
The panel of legislators charged with crafting the budget on Monday rejected a proposal that proponents said would increase transparency around how much Colorado Parks and Wildlife spends to bring additional wolves into the state.
From Bluewin.ch:
Last year, wolves in the canton of Graubünden no longer ventured as close to settlements as before. Overall, they showed slightly less behavioral conspicuousness, as the canton reported on Tuesday.
From OutdoorHub.com:
Colorado’s gray wolf reintroduction was pitched as a balanced plan. Restore a native predator, compensate ranchers, and find a way for both to coexist.
Two years in, that balance is starting to crack.
From MLive.com:
ISLE ROYALE, MI – Every so often when we have a winter deep freeze, wolf watchers are left wondering if an ice bridge formed between Michigan’s remote Isle Royale and the mainland. And if it formed, did any of the island’s wolves use it to leave the archipelago and strike out for the forests of nearby Minnesota or Ontario – or did any new wolves from the mainland cross over frozen Lake Superior to have a sniff around the island?
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