From SantaFeNewMexican.com:
The Mexican gray wolf, or the lobo, is the subject of much political theater here in New Mexico, and I believe The Santa Fe New Mexican has fanned the flames of controversy with its article (“Ranchers feeling hunted,” Sept. 28). The online headline lays it out: “Vandalism and threats: A New Mexico county is at the forefront of the West’s wolf reintroduction debate.”
From PostIndependent.com:
Colorado’s “Born to be Wild” wolf license plate has raised over $1 million for the state’s effort to restore gray wolves.
Sales of the wolf license plate hit the milestone 21 months after launching in January 2024. The specialty plate is purchased with a one-time $25 fee that goes to the Colorado Department of Motor Vehicles and a recurring $50 annual fee that goes to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
From Yahoo.com:
Now that wolf populations are returning to Europe’s forests after centuries of being hunted to near extinction, wildlife researchers are asking: Are these predators starting to lose their fear of humans?
From CitizenPortal.ai:
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Special Commission Meeting held on July 7, 2025, focused on the complex issue of wolf management in the state, highlighting the balance between conservation efforts and the concerns of local ranchers. The meeting served as a platform for commissioners to discuss the implementation of non-lethal measures for managing wolf populations while addressing the challenges faced by livestock producers.
From UWPExponent.com:
On Thursday, Sept. 11, The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources presented a revision to the wolf population estimates, stating that there are now more than 1,200 wolves in Wisconsin. The DNR presented their revision at the first meeting of the Wolf Advisory Committee since 2014, when the federal court ruled that wolves be placed back on the endangered species list.
From EnvironmentAmerica.org:
The lethal impact of a fast-moving car. The sharp crack of a gun shot. A patch of woods lost forever to development. On any given day, America’s last red wolves may face one or more of these threats, driving them closer to extinction.
With only an estimated 28 red wolves left in the wild, it’s past time that Americans learned more about these creatures.
Here’s what you need to know:
From CourierHerald.com:
If you ask him, Jim Holyan would say he never considered himself a scientist — of wolves or otherwise. Instead, the local postal worker said he was “just somebody who ran around the woods trying to count wolves.”
That’s fairly reductive, as Holyan was one of just a handful of people in the country during the 1990s and 2000s tasked with overseeing the reintroduction of wolves in central Idaho.
From AspenTimes.com:
Three Idahoans with deep histories in ranching, wolf restoration, and predator control came to Carbondale last week to discuss the ways that coexisting with wolves could be possible in the Roaring Fork Valley for ranchers and community members.
Wolves have been present in Colorado since December 2023, when Colorado Parks and Wildlife released 10 animals in Grand and Summit counties after voters approved wolf reintroduction in 2020. The next wolf release is scheduled for January 2026.
From Yle.fi:
The number of wolves in Finland has risen sharply, according to the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke).
The institute estimates that there were 413–465 wolves in Finland last March, with the most likely number around 430. That’s a whopping increase of about 46 percent from a year earlier.
In the spring of 2024, the population was estimated at 277–321, most likely around 295 individuals.
The number of wolf territories has also increased.
From The Economist:
In the battle between farmers and conservationists, canis lupus is losing.
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