From The News & Observer:
A group of “critically endangered” wolves were born at the North Carolina Zoo — and video shows the tiny creatures getting their check-up.
One of the newborns — about the length of a human hand — can be seen getting its mouth examined just a day after coming into the world.
From 13 News Now:
NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Five red wolf pups were born in the coastal region of North Carolina in April, the second year in a row that the endangered species was born in the wild, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) said.
The little pups were born during the second week of April within the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, according to the Red Wolf Recovery Program, an FWS program based in Manteo.
From Boise State Public Radio:
The Idaho Fish and Game Department unanimously approved a plan that would cull Idaho’s wolf population by almost two-thirds.
In January, Fish and Game introduced a plan laying out population goals for the state and asked for public feedback. The department received more than 2500 comments from across the country, most opposing the plan. Of those, feedback from Idahoans was more split, but still leaning against.
From Euronews.com:
Wolves have made an impressive comeback in Europe in recent decades, but their presence has ignited a fierce debate and threatens to widen rural vs urban divides.
Usually, the return of a famous creature once driven to the brink of extinction would be a universal cause for celebration.
Particularly when it comes about, in part, through a conservation campaign backed by EU policy.
But this has not been the case for the return of the wolf in Europe.
From The Times:
Wolf heads left at Spanish town hall in anger at hunting ban
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From Westword.com:
The pack of wolf reintroduction bills that has been making its way through the Colorado Legislature over the past few months has officially passed — but one of the pieces of legislation could soon fall prey to a veto from Governor Jared Polis.
From WATE.com:
MANTEO, N.C. (WATE) — A litter of highly endangered red wolf pups was born a few weeks ago, according to the Red Wolf Recovery Program.
The program, which is part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, says the litter consisting of three females and two males was born during the second week of April. Per the Fish and Wildlife Service, the species was historically found in a wide range of the southeast, including East Tennessee. Their range extended from Texas up to New York.
From The Denver Post:
It’s now been nearly three years since Colorado voters narrowly approved a ballot measure calling for the reintroduction of gray wolves.
Since then, state wildlife managers have held numerous hearings on the topic and written a detailed plan to manage the predators. All of those efforts have aimed toward a deadline in the text of the law approved by voters: Dec. 31, 2023.
From AL.com:
A Vestavia Hills resident’s Reddit post showing a video of a mysterious canine creature roaming free set online tongues wagging about whether it was a wolf, a wolfdog, a coyote or something else.
From Haaretz:
Identifying the species or breeds of long-dead canines before the era of fashionable disfigurement in dogs can be difficult. Now a new technique finds some answers in the Saqqara necropolis of Egypt.
The International Wolf Center advances the survival of wolf populations by teaching about wolves, their relationship to wildlands and the human role in their future.