Endangered Mexican wolf treks further north in New Mexico

From the Associated Press:

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An endangered Mexican gray wolf has roamed beyond the species’ recovery area into the more northern reaches of New Mexico, reigniting a debate over whether the predators should be confined to a certain stretch of the southwestern U.S. as wildlife managers work to boost the population.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Tuesday that members of the recovery team have been tracking the lone female wolf and have notified ranchers in the area, although they say it’s not a threat to human health or public safety.

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Voyageurs Wolf Project gives unparalleled look into how wolves relate to their surroundings

From CBS Minnesota:

MINNEAPOLIS – Humans are learning more than they ever have about wolves and how they live, and it’s all thanks to a group of Minnesota scientists.

The Voyageurs Wolf Project, based in northern Minnesota, uses GPS tracking collars and trail cameras for an unparalleled look into how wolves relate to their surroundings.

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Here’s where Colorado’s reintroduced wolves are most likely to be released

From the Coloradoan:

The joke by state wildlife officials surrounding the contentious issue of where in Colorado wolves will be released is as much to ease tension among ranchers as it is based on fact: Where wolves are released is not where wolves will end up.

Reintroductions in the northern Rocky Mountains in the mid-1990s proved that, with wolves wandering an average of 50 miles from their release sites.

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Indian wolf found dead in Daund forest, officials suspect deadly canine disease

From The Times of India:

Pune: Forest authorities in Daund tehsil of of the district said on Monday they suspect that canine distemper likely caused the death of an Indian wolf that was found decomposed in the Hingnigada forest area.

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Investigation Continues into February 2022 Poisoning of 6 Wolves in Northeast Washington State

From Big Country News:

COLVILLE, WA – For the past eleven months, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Police have been investigating six wolf deaths within the Wedge Pack territory in Stevens County, near Colville in northeast Washington state. Toxicology results revealed all six wolves died from ingesting poison.

Initially, investigators found four animals in late February, and within a month during searches of the area, WDFW found two additional wolves.

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As Colorado Brings Back Wolves, Utah Faces Misinformation

From Yahoo.com:

Two years after Coloradoans voted to reintroduce gray wolves in the state’s western slope, the issue is raising concerns in neighboring Utah. Specifically, ranchers and hunters in the Beehive State worry that predators will adversely affect their livestock and prey animals, respectively.

Kirk Robinson, Ph.D, is the founder and executive director of the Western Wildlife Conservancy. Recently, Robinson wrote an opinion piece for The Salt Lake Tribune regarding the gray wolf issue. Robinson argues that while certain concerns are valid, misinformation is obscuring the facts.

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What’s a day like at the biggest wolf hunt in Swedish history?

From The Local in Sweden:

It starts one minute after midnight on January 2nd, deep in the beautiful snow-covered countryside. A small party of hunters start tracking the wolves. Two wolves are found in the woods between Gävleborg and Dalarna län, which share a revir (wolf territory). This particular wolf territory is called “Tinäs”.

At 6am, the hunters have a morning meeting and then 150 hunters disperse to the different “quadrants” to go to their “pass”. A pass is the point a hunter will stand or sit, waiting for the wolves to come their way.

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Wisconsin DNR extends new wolf plan comment period

From TMJ4.com:

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wildlife officials are giving people more time to comment on their new wolf management plan.

The state Department of Natural Resources released their first new wolf plan in almost 25 years in November. The plan doesn’t include a specific statewide population goal, recommending instead that the DNR with the help of advisory committees monitor decide whether to reduce local populations, keep them stable or let them grow.

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Wanted: the wolf that killed the EU president’s prized pony

From the nationalpost.com:

A wolf is on the loose with a bounty on its head after killing Ursula von der Leyen’s prized pony in a case that could have dire implications for Europe’s resurgent predators.

As the net tightens around the culprit animal in Germany, it is understood the president of the European Commission now has all of Europe’s wolves in her sights. Von der Leyen’s commission is considering weakening EU protections for the animal after the death of Dolly, her 30-year-old pony.

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Oregon: Two wolf attacks reported in High Valley in late December

From News.Yahoo.com:

Jan. 4—UNION COUNTY — Wolves in the High Valley area of Union County made their violent presence felt at the end of December.

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is reporting that “new” wolves in the Catherine Creek Wildlife Management Unit killed two calves on private land in separate attacks.

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