From Wisconsin Public Radio:
Wisconsin’s wolf population fell slightly this year, according to estimates from the Department of Natural Resources.
The department has been monitoring the number of wolves in the state since the 1970s by surveying snow-covered roads for tracks and other signs. Since 1995, volunteers have worked with DNR staff on the annual census. This winter, the surveys covered about 17,000 miles of road and tracks.
From HindustanTimes:
The Satara forest department has initiated steps to declare the Kiraksal-Kukudwad grassland region in Maandesh as a ‘conservation reserve’ to protect its rich biodiversity, rare wildlife, and native grassland ecosystem. The proposed conservation plan includes grassland restoration, wildlife monitoring, a leopard census, and eco-tourism initiatives.
Earlier on April 9, Hindustan Times had reported about the Kiraksal wildlife conservation project and growing efforts to protect the region’s grassland habitat and wolf population.
From Club de Caza:
The Portuguese government is preparing new legislation to reinforce protection for the Iberian wolf, even as the European Union gives member states more room to manage the predator amid growing pressure from livestock farmers.
From Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife:
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) staff is considering incremental lethal removal of one or two wolves from the Tucannon wolf pack territory in southeast Washington following recurrent depredations in that area.
From The Colorado Sun:
The rural, wildlife and outdoor recreational issues facing the next governor of Colorado are significant, with at least one species at a critical juncture with an uncertain future. On Tuesday, voters across the state will select a Democrat and a Republican from among five candidates to replace term-limited Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat.
From Cibola Citizen:
CIBOLA COUNTY, N.M. – The Mexican gray wolf is a major wildlife issue for western New Mexico as herds steadily grow.
For years, most of the debate over the endangered wolf has centered in Catron County, the Gila National Forest and eastern Arizona. But recent wolf movement near Mount Taylor and livestock deaths reported near the Catron-Cibola County line have brought the issue closer to Cibola County residents, ranchers and public land users.
From Balkan Insight:
After a wolf was found in a parking lot in Skopje, a persistent problem has been highlighted again: North Macedonia has no suitable place for rehabilitating wild animals kept illegally as pets or rescued from injury.
From Steamboat Radio:
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has announced two groups to receive funding to help raise awareness and promote the Born to Be Wild License Plate program. The Rocky Mountain Wolf Project was awarded $30,000 to support their Coexistence Through Collaboration Campaign. The Native American Broadcasting Company, division Red Hawk, was awarded $20,000 to help raise awareness of the license plates.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife says money from purchase of the Born to Be Wild license plates is to help raise awareness of wolf activity in Colorado, and help minimize wolf-livestock conflicts.
From NLTimes:
At least 41 wolves that disappeared from monitoring systems in the Netherlands between October 2021 and March 2026 probably fell victim to poaching. This comes from a report released Tuesday by wildlife crime researcher Pauline Verheij, who says the figure is almost certainly an underestimate, de Volkskrant reports.
The Veluwe and the provinces of Drenthe and Friesland were identified as poaching hotspots.
From Mongabay.com:
Kiraksal, a hilly village in the drought-prone region in Maharashtra, has documented 606 species, including the Indian wolf and striped hyena.
The project used camera trap experiments to document wildlife and conducted GIS mapping of five-year data to ascertain land use patterns.
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