From SourceNM.com:
Two bills that aim to strip the Mexican gray wolf of its federal endangered species protections are now snaking their way through the federal lawmaking process.
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From DiscoverMagazine.com:
When wolves and cougars cross paths, it’s rarely a friendly encounter. But as these two apex predators increasingly share territory across the western United States, a new study suggests cougars may be finding clever ways to avoid conflict by changing what’s on their menu.
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From SFGate.com:
A gray wolf was illegally shot and killed just north of Yellowstone National Park last month. According to wolf advocates, wildlife watchers and guides, the wolf mostly lived inside the park and was born into the Junction Butte pack, arguably the world’s most famous wolf pack.
From EuroNews.com:
In early January, a video taken in a residential street of the northern Italian city of Pesaro went viral. Shot from inside a car, it shows a wolf running past a few metres away, the lights of a bar just behind, and disappearing down a side road.
In recent weeks, there have been dozens of sightings like these in urban areas of the Romagna region, including the cities of Rimini and Cesena.
From GoldRushCam.com:
January 25, 2026 – WASHINGTON – On Thursday, the House Natural Resources Committee advanced the Enhancing Safety for Animals Act of 2025 (H.R. 4255) with bipartisan support. The bill would remove federal ESA protections for the Mexican wolf, restoring commonsense wildlife management authority and providing much-needed relief to cattle producers and rural communities across the Southwest.
From GJSentinel.com:
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is cautioning the public against misinterpreting the number of wolf deaths since the state’s reintroduction program began, “especially over such a short time period and with such a small sample size,” the agency said.
This comes after an 11th gray wolf of the initial 25 brought to Colorado died, bringing the total number of collared wolves in the state to 19, after the May killing of one wolf born to the Copper Creek pack and the presence of two that were in the state prior to relocation starting.
From AspenTimes.com:
Whether or not Coloradans will see wolves on the November 2026 ballot remains up in the air.
Colorado Advocates for Smart Wolf Policy has temporarily paused its effort to put wolves back on the state ballot. The citizen group created to lead the initiative has proposed asking voters to stop Colorado’s gray wolf reintroduction three years after wolves were first released in December 2023.
From MontanaRightNow.com:
GARDINER, Wash. – The reward for information on a wolf killed illegally near Gardiner in December has been increased to $31,000.
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) initially offered a $1,000 reward. The Large Carnivore Fund and Wolves of the Rockies have added $30,000 to the fund, FWP said in a release.
From ABQJournal.com:
An annual helicopter count of endangered wolves has been indefinitely paused, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service won’t say why.
The Mexican gray wolf is a highly endangered subspecies of the gray wolf, which U.S. Fish and Wildlife, the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish and the Arizona Game and Fish Department are working to recover. There were 286 Mexican gray wolves counted in New Mexico and Arizona during the 2025 population count.
From AspenTimes.com:
Colorado Parks and Wildlife will not be releasing additional wolves this winter after failing to find a source for the third winter of the voter-mandated reintroduction program.
The state wildlife agency announced the decision on Wednesday, Jan. 21, coming just months after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service interrupted its plans to bring a batch of wolves from British Columbia.
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