From JSOnline.com:
A new set of gray wolf hunting and trapping rules is scheduled to take effect Nov. 1 in Wisconsin.
The new rules include a faster reporting requirement for wolf kills, a zone-specific tag system, updated wolf management zones, protections for wolf dens and added restrictions in dog training on wolves, according to the Department of Natural Resources.
From BrusselsTimes.com:
Following the downgrading of the protection status of wolves in the EU from ‘strictly protected’ to ‘protected’, the Swedish government announced last month that it would increase the budget for measures to manage the gradual reduction of its endangered wolf population from currently 350 to 170.
In total, the government proposes to allocate 338 million SEK (€31 million) over three years (2026 – 2028) to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency for measures intended to ensure the favorable conservation status of wolves despite the continued license hunting. Already next year, hunting will reduce the population to 270.
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From NationalParksTraveler.org:
A decrease in prey seems to be the cause of an overall decrease in wolf density within the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem (GVE), according to the 2024-2025 Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem Wolf Population Report.
The good news is that despite the recent decrease, “all evidence indicates that the wolf population in the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem is a fairly stable, high-density wolf population,” according to the report.
From WildBeimWild.com:
At first glance, this sounds like a formality.
In truth, it is a momentous step: the government is paving the way for not only gamekeepers but also private hobby hunters to be involved in the killing of wolves in the future.
Under the pretext of “increasing efficiency,” local hobby hunters will in future be officially hunt protected wild animals such as wolves . What is already practiced in Valais and St. Gallen will now also be introduced in Schwyz, despite its clear protection status under federal law.
From NPR.org:
After being wiped out in California for nearly a century, the gray wolf has been making a comeback in the state, in a change that’s been celebrated by conservationists and wildlife lovers. But as their population has grown over the last decade, so too has the number of conflicts between wolves and ranchers.
It’s a pattern that’s played out in other states, where wolf populations have rebounded in recent years.
From TheColoradoSun.com:
he Trump administration is telling Colorado to stop importing gray wolves from Canada as part of the state’s efforts to restore the predators, a shift that could hinder plans for more reintroductions this winter.
The state has been releasing wolves west of the Continental Divide since 2023 after Colorado voters narrowly approved wolf reintroduction in 2020. About 30 wolves now roam mountainous regions of the state and its management plan envisions potentially 200 or more wolves in the long term.
From Earth.com:
A large field experiment across 425 square miles in northern Poland shows a simple truth. Wolves fear humans more than anything else they encounter during their lives. Researchers hid camera and speaker units in the forest and let wildlife trigger them. Calm human voices made wolves bolt more than any other sound.
Lead researcher Liana Zanette from Western University, along with other colleagues, designed the test to measure fear, not curiosity. The team compared reactions to humans, dogs, and harmless bird calls.
From HumaneWorld.org:
New survey results confirm just how deeply Americans care about wolves: 78% of those surveyed support continuing federal Endangered Species Act protections for wolves. Moreover, those in strong support of continued protection outnumber those who strongly oppose it by nine to one. This suggests that a better future for wolves is within our reach once we can set aside the political motivations of some of those determined to hunt and trap them—recklessly, dangerously and without regard for their significant status and role in healthy ecosystems.
From SummitDaily.com:
Livestock associations are questioning whether Colorado Parks and Wildlife violated the federal Endangered Species Act when it imported 15 gray wolves from Canada last year.
The livestock associations signed two letters on Monday, requesting records from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service related to whether Colorado Parks and Wildlife had the approvals it needed to import the wolves.
From URI.edu:
KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 23, 2025 – On Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, gray wolves are doing something unexpected: hunting sea otters. This surprising dietary shift appears to have notable implications for both ecosystems and wolf health, but little is known about how the predators are capturing marine prey. Patrick Bailey, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Rhode Island, is researching these understudied behaviors of gray wolves.
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