Wildlife Experts Criticize UC Davis Over Misleading Article on Wolf Impacts

From ActiveNorCal.com:

A group of leading wildlife scientists and wolf biologists is calling on UC Davis to correct what they say is a misleading article about California’s recovering wolf population.

The controversy centers on a UC Davis article that reported preliminary findings from an unpublished study suggesting wolves can cause major economic losses for cattle ranchers. The article, which has not undergone peer review, sparked widespread media coverage treating the unvetted findings as fact.

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The battle to protect Europe’s wolves

From NPR.org:

The EU is trying to downgrade the protection status of wolves in Europe. Scientists say there are many ways to co-exist with these creatures that are vital for a healthy ecosystem.

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In the company of wolves … and Romans: hiking Portugal’s only national park

From TheGuardian.com:

You won’t see legions of tourists on this trail in Peneda-Gerês, first blazed by ancient imperial invaders – but it’s just possible you’ll see a lone wolf.

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Who Belongs at the Top of the Food Chain? Debate Ensues Over Wolf Management in Shasta County [California]

From ShastaScout.org:

Gray wolves maintain balance in the local ecosystem. But what happens when they threaten the livelihoods of ranchers, whose cattle make easy prey? Two cattle kills have been confirmed by the state in Shasta County since 2025 began.

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The Capitol Report: Fence-out Wolves to prevent livestock kills? Impractical, [Wisconson] ag groups say

From WausauPilotandReview.com:

Few things stir northern Wisconsin residents or frequent visitors like the mention of wolves.

The expansion of wolves’ territory over the years has thrilled wildlife lovers while angering deer hunters and farmers. Compensation payments for wolf damage are on the rise. The latest example is a state budget proposal from Gov. Tony Evers to invest $3.7 million for fencing to prevent wolves killing or injuring livestock.

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Can dogs crossbreed with wolves?

From BBC Wildlife:

Although it’s easy to think a wolf is a long way from a domesticated puppy, they’re more closely related than we may realise – so closely, in fact, that they can produce viable, fertile offspring together.

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Colorado Department of Agriculture Range Rider Program Is Fully Staffed, Trained and Deployed to Reduce Wolf Conflicts

From MorningAgClips.com:

Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), in partnership with Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA), now has a fully staffed Range Rider Program ready to deploy to reduce wolf conflicts in Colorado. The program is one component of CPW’s overall Livestock Conflict Minimization Program and is featured in CPW’s Wolf-Livestock Conflict Minimization Program Guide. CPW hired 11 skilled contract riders from local communities to join two riders from CDA in supporting livestock producers and mitigating potential wolf conflicts beginning this spring.

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Penguin chicks and ‘critically endangered’ red wolves born at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo [New York]

From SpectrumLocalNews.com:

The zoo has welcomed two Humboldt penguin chicks and six red wolf puppies, which are critically endangered with less than 20 living in the wild.

“These guys are the most critically endangered wolves, canine species, in the world,” said Theo Campbell, collection manager of carnivores for the Rosamond Gifford Zoo.

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Why expanding compensation for [Colorado] ranchers after wolf damage could save the state thousands of dollars

From 9News.com:

WALDEN, Colo. — A fight over $435 could end up saving the state thousands of dollars on future wolf damage claims, said the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission (CPW) chairperson.

When a wolf bit one of Don Gittleson’s cows in 2023, CPW advised him to put the animal down, he said. Had he done so, he would have been entitled to receive up to $15,000 for the fair market value of the cow, per CPW’s wolf management plan.

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Proposal pushes DNA testing to protect wolves mistaken for coyotes in NY

From News10.com:

In New York, lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require wildlife officials to collect DNA samples from any large wild canines killed by hunters. It’s an effort to prevent killing endangered wolves accidentally, as coyotes remain legal game. In New York, hunters have fired at two wild wolves—or perhaps more—since 2001, having mistaken them for coyotes.

The measure, S5402A/A1229 introduced by State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Assemblymember Robert Carroll, would require the Department of Environmental Conservation to test any wild canids—members of the wolf family, including dogs and coyotes—weighing over 50 pounds.

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