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# International Wolf Center

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- [The International Wolf Center is excited to announce the first two winners of the Dr. L. David Mech Fellowships](https://wolf.org/media-releases/the-international-wolf-center-is-excited-to-announce-the-first-two-winners-of-the-dr-l-david-mech-fellowships/) - The International Wolf Center is excited to announce the first two winners of the Dr. L. David Mech Fellowships. They are Lily Heinzel and Cameron Ho. Both students will receive a $6,000 stipend and up to $4,000 in support for field research expenses. The International Wolf Center, which Mech founded in 1985, funds the fellowships.
- [Grizzer, an ambassador wolf at the International Wolf Center in Ely, Minnesota, was euthanized Thursday, Jan. 27.](https://wolf.org/media-releases/grizzer-an-ambassador-wolf-at-the-international-wolf-center-in-ely-minnesota-was-euthanized-thursday-jan-27/) - Contact: Grant Spickelmier, Executive Director Office: 763-233-7132 grant@wolf.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Grizzer, an ambassador wolf at the International Wolf Center in Ely, Minnesota, was euthanized Thursday, Jan. 27. Grizzer was more than 17 ½ years old and was the Center’s oldest wolf in its 30 years of having an ambassador pack. He and his packmates
- [Watch: Two adult bison thwart pack of wolves that were hunting lone calf at Yellowstone](https://wolf.org/headlines/watch-two-adult-bison-thwart-pack-of-wolves-that-were-hunting-lone-calf-at-yellowstone/) - From USA Today: A Yellowstone guide and wolf tracker captured the moment a bison calf had its life saved from a pack of wolves. Click here for the full story.
- [Murderer’s Creek wolves kill week-old calf in Bear Valley](https://wolf.org/headlines/murderers-creek-wolves-kill-week-old-calf-in-bear-valley/) - From Elk Horn Media Group: SENECA – More wolf activity has been reported in Grant County. On Thursday, June 15th, a dead one-week-old bovine calf was found on private pasture in Bear Valley. Click here for full story.
- [Wolves that nearly died out from inbreeding recovered, now helping a remote island’s ecosystem](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-that-nearly-died-out-from-inbreeding-recovered-now-helping-a-remote-islands-ecosystem/) - From WFMZ TV: TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Gray wolves are thriving at Isle Royale National Park five years after authorities began a last-ditch attempt to prevent the species from dying out on the Lake Superior island chain, scientists said. Click here for the full story.
- [Red Wolves Released to the Wilds of North Carolina](https://wolf.org/headlines/red-wolves-released-to-the-wilds-of-north-carolina/) - From Association of Zoos and Aquariums: On a cold November day in 2022, keepers and volunteers at the Endangered Wolf Center in Eureka, Mo., prepared five American red wolves to be transported to the wilds of North Carolina. Click here for the full story.
- [Researchers Revolutionize Wildlife Tracking with Self-Powered GPS Tracker As Wolves Return to Europe](https://wolf.org/headlines/researchers-revolutionize-wildlife-tracking-with-self-powered-gps-tracker-as-wolves-return-to-europe/) - From Tech Times: A report shared by Phys.org tells us that a team of researchers from the University of Copenhagen, the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, and DTU have developed a groundbreaking solution-a battery-free GPS wildlife tracker that harnesses the kinetic energy of the animals themselves. Click here for the full story.
- [Gray Wolf 2022 Annual Report: Humans caused 89% of wolf deaths](https://wolf.org/headlines/gray-wolf-2022-annual-report-humans-caused-89-of-wolf-deaths/) - From Buckrail: WYOMING — According to the Wyoming Gray Wolf Monitoring and Management 2022 Annual Report, a total of 95 wolf mortalities were documented statewide in Wyoming last year, with humans responsible for 89 percent of them. The Report was prepared by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) in cooperation with the National Park
- [Wolves at Fontana](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-at-fontana/) - Form Independence Bulletin Journal: FONTANA PARK – Buchanan County Conservation is proud to offer a traveling exhibit called Wolves and Wild Lands developed by the International Wolf Center. Visit the Fontana Interpretive Nature Center (free admission; donations accepted) between June 20 and August 24 to explore this display. Nature Center hours are M-F 8 a.m.
- [Wandering Mexican gray wolf released back into Arizona wilderness ‘where she belongs’](https://wolf.org/headlines/wandering-mexican-gray-wolf-released-back-into-arizona-wilderness-where-she-belongs-read-more-at-https-www-sacbee-com-news-nation-world-national-article276415621-htmlstorylinkc/) - From the Sacramento Bee: Wildlife officials released an endangered Mexican gray wolf back into the Arizona wilderness after holding her in captivity for five months. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife service captured female wolf 2754 — nicknamed Asha by conservationists — in northern New Mexico in January, and held her at the agency’s Sevilleta Mexican
- [Wolf killed in Oregon crash believed to have been fed by people in cars](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-killed-in-oregon-crash-believed-to-have-been-fed-by-people-in-cars/) - From OBP: The wolf, known as OR-143, was a member of the Indigo pack in Western Oregon. A male yearling wolf in Oregon was hit and killed by a vehicle on Monday along Highway 138. According to the Center for Biological Diversity, the wolf was not behaving like the animals typically do around humans, leading
- [Michigan’s Isle Royale wolves: 4 new litters of pups, odd wolf pack dynamics](https://wolf.org/headlines/michigans-isle-royale-wolves-4-new-litters-of-pups-odd-wolf-pack-dynamics/) - From MLive.com: ISLE ROYALE, MI - The effort to rebuild wolf packs on Michigan’s remote Isle Royale National Park continues to gain momentum, with researchers’ annual study showing an increase in the number of wolves and new pups born, along with a sharp decline in the number of moose. Click here for the full story.
- [Isle Royale Winter Study: Wolf Count Rises Slightly, Moose Population Drops](https://wolf.org/headlines/isle-royale-winter-study-wolf-count-rises-slightly-moose-population-drops/) - From Michigan Tech: Wolves, their count up by three, stabilize and organize. Moose, down by 379, starve and decline. Michigan Technological University researchers discuss the latest populations in the 64th Isle Royale Winter Study. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolves kill livestock in Jefferson County](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-kill-livestock-in-jefferson-county/) - From The Madras Pioneer: Within the past few weeks, a wolf or wolves have killed two calves owned by one rancher. The rancher wishes to remain anonymous. His ranch straddles county lines. One of the calves died in Deschutes County, the other in Jefferson County. This is the first confirmed livestock kill in Jefferson County
- [Johnson, Republican colleagues reintroduce bill to remove federal protections for gray wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/johnson-republican-colleagues-reintroduce-bill-to-remove-federal-protections-for-gray-wolves/) - From Channel 3000 / News 3 Now: Johnson, Republican colleagues reintroduce bill to remove federal protections for gray wolves Click here to watch full story.
- [Watch endangered red wolf pups and their parents roam new home in the wild in NC](https://wolf.org/headlines/watch-endangered-red-wolf-pups-and-their-parents-roam-new-home-in-the-wild-in-nc/) - From The News & Observer: A family of red wolves was released into the wild in North Carolina, giving new hope to an endangered species. Video captured the moments when two parents and a couple of their cute babies roamed onto a refuge for the first time as a family, according to the U.S. Fish
- [Chicago Zoological Society Helps to Increase Genetic Diversity of Wild Mexican Wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/chicago-zoological-society-helps-to-increase-genetic-diversity-of-wild-mexican-wolves/) - From Association of Zoos and Aquariums: On 27 April, seven Mexican wolf puppies were born at Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill. One male pup remains at the Zoo, while on 6 May, the other six puppies—four males and two females—were placed in wild Mexican wolf dens as part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services’ Mexican Wolf
- [Minnesota researchers find that wolves go fishing in the spring](https://wolf.org/headlines/minnesota-researchers-find-that-wolves-go-fishing-in-the-spring/) - From Kare11 News: Who's afraid of the big bad wolf? Spawning fish...apparently. Click here to watch the story.
- [In a first, citizens and scientists join hands to detect wolf-dog hybridization](https://wolf.org/headlines/in-a-first-citizens-and-scientists-join-hands-to-detect-wol-read-more-at-http-timesofindia-indiatimes-com-articleshow-100406884-cmsutm_sourcecontentofinterestutm_mediumtextutm_campaigncp/) - From The Times of India: Nagpur: A citizens science initiative by nature enthusiasts from Pune has facilitated researchers from National Centre for for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru, to detect the first-ever wolf-dog hybridization. Click here for the full story.
- [Ancient wolf DNA could help unlock animal survival mysteries](https://wolf.org/headlines/ancient-wolf-dna-could-help-unlock-animal-survival-mysteries/) - From Axios De Moines: Ancient DNA of sheep and wolves are among the latest animal remains being researched by a Des Moines University scientist who's been exploring Natural Trap Cave (NTC) in Wyoming for nearly a decade. Why it matters: The work may help unravel mysteries about animal survival through evolution during the Ice Age. Click
- [Endangered red wolf families released in Eastern North Carolina](https://wolf.org/headlines/endangered-red-wolf-families-released-in-eastern-north-carolina/) - From 11 Eyewitness News: Two families of red wolves are roaming free in eastern North Carolina. According to the red wolf recovery program, the two families were released into separate areas of the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Tyrrell County. One family consists of a wild female red wolf, fostered from the Akron Zoo, paired
- [Who is afraid of the big, bad wolf? Not Regina Mossotti](https://wolf.org/headlines/who-is-afraid-of-the-big-bad-wolf-not-regina-mossotti/) - From West News Magazine: A constant stream of howling emanated from the second row as soon as Regina Mossotti’s name was announced at the TEDxStLouis presentation on May 13. It was fitting, given that her talk was titled “Who is Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?” “Raise your hand if you’ve ever seen a movie or
- [Northern Minnesota researchers find that wolves are accomplished anglers](https://wolf.org/headlines/northern-minnesota-researchers-find-that-wolves-are-accomplished-anglers/) - From MPR News: In the spring of 2017, University of Minnesota graduate researcher Tom Gable had a rare, surreal and as it turns out, fortuitous encounter with a wolf while he was tromping through the thick, swampy woods of far northern Minnesota. He knew a wolf that researchers had outfit with a GPS tracking collar had been
- [News briefs: Yellowstone wolf increase; invasive mussels; bear killed](https://wolf.org/headlines/news-briefs-yellowstone-wolf-increase-invasive-mussels-bear-killed/) - From Montana Public Radio: The wolf population inside Yellowstone National Park increased over the last year, largely thanks to a successful breeding season. The Wyoming Fish & Game Department reported that there were at least 108 wolves in 10 packs as of the end of December 2022. In total, the population increased by at least 11 wolves from the
- [Brookfield Zoo's Wolf Puppies Take Trip Of A Lifetime To Return To The Wild](https://wolf.org/headlines/brookfield-zoos-wolf-puppies-take-trip-of-a-lifetime-to-return-to-the-wild/) - From Crow River Media: Seven Mexican wolf puppies were born at Brookfield Zoo in Chicago on 27 April 2023, but only one of the males will emerge from their den as the other six puppies have gone on a remarkable journey back into the wild. On 6 May the other pups —four males and two
- [Wary of Wolves, Some Western Ranchers Are Returning to Life on the Range](https://wolf.org/headlines/wary-of-wolves-some-western-ranchers-are-returning-to-life-on-the-range/) - From Modern Farmer: As the wolf population rebounds in the American West, cattle ranchers are going to extreme measures to coexist with the legendary predators. In the fall of 2014, when the Elzinga family of Alderspring Ranch were bringing their cattle back to the ranch from the jagged river canyons and rocky peaks of their
- [Mexican Wolf Puppies Born at Zoo Placed in Wild Packs Across US to Help Boost Population of Endangered Species](https://wolf.org/headlines/mexican-wolf-puppies-born-at-zoo-placed-in-wild-packs-across-us-to-help-boost-population-of-endangered-species/) - From Inside Edition: Authorities have placed several of Mexican wolf pups in dens across the United States in a bid to strengthen the population of the endangered species. Could Mexican wolves born at an Illinois zoo help bolster the species' dwindling numbers in the wild? That's the hope of authorities who have placed several of the pups
- [Belgian MP calls for debate to allow killing wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/belgian-mp-calls-for-debate-to-allow-killing-wolves/) - From The Brussels Times: A deputy from Belgium’s German-speaking community has called for fresh debate on the status of wolves in Belgium, German-language newspaper Grenz Echo reports. Wolves cause significant damage to livestock in the country each year. A new litter of wolf offspring are now likely present in the High Fens in Belgium’s German-speaking region. This
- [Warning issued after wolves in southern Oregon show ‘lack of wariness’ around people](https://wolf.org/headlines/warning-issued-after-wolves-in-southern-oregon-show-lack-of-wariness-around-people/) - From The Register-Guard: Two wolves in southwest Oregon have shown an uncharacteristic "lack of wariness around people," prompting state wildlife officials to issue a warning to anyone recreating in the upper North Umpqua River area east of Roseburg. Videos and photos show one wolf, a yearling, "approaching and laying down near vehicles and not reacting
- [New bill introduced to delist gray wolves in Upper Midwest](https://wolf.org/headlines/new-bill-introduced-to-delist-gray-wolves-in-upper-midwest/) - From WDIO: Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin has introduced a new bill to delist the gray wolf population in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The Northern Great Lakes Wolf Recovery Act would create an advisory committee comprised of agriculture representatives, Native and Tribal communities, heads of impacted state agencies, and wolf management experts and scientists
- [Six endangered red wolf pups born at the Great Plains Zoo](https://wolf.org/headlines/six-endangered-red-wolf-pups-born-at-the-great-plains-zoo/) - From Dakota News Now: The red wolf is one of the most endangered animal species. It’s estimated there are only about two dozen red wolves surviving in the wild right now. The conservation team at the Great Plains Zoo is putting in a lot of work to save the species from going extinct. The red
- [Macron goes on a wolf hunt](https://wolf.org/headlines/macron-goes-on-a-wolf-hunt/) - From Le Monde diplomatique: Since the wolf returned to France in the 1990s, numbers have grown to nearly 1,000 animals. The public are overwhelmingly supportive, so why are so many wolves being shot? Wolves pose no danger to humans and have strict legal protection under the Bern Convention (1979) and the EU’s Habitats Directive (1992). Individual
- [Endangered Mexican wolf pups fostered in Arizona packs this month, wildlife officials say](https://wolf.org/headlines/endangered-mexican-wolf-pups-fostered-in-arizona-packs-this-month-wildlife-officials-say/) - From KTAR: Three Mexican wolf pups were fostered into a pack in Arizona in efforts to increase genetic diversity in the endangered wild populations, wildlife officials said. Sixteen captive-born pups were placed with wild packs in Arizona and New Mexico over an eight-day period in early May, the Arizona Game and Fish Department announced on Friday. The
- [Idahoans react to Fish and Game's new wolf management plan](https://wolf.org/headlines/idahoans-react-to-fish-and-games-new-wolf-management-plan/) - From KTVB: Idaho's Fish and Game Commission unanimously passed a new wolf management plan in early May, hoping to gradually cut the state's wolf population by about 60%. Currently, about 1,300 wolves live around the Gem State. Roger Phillips, Fish and Game spokesperson, said they are trying to bring that number down to 500 based on
- [Pair Of Wolves Chase Whitetail Buck To The Point Of Exhaustion Before Eating Him Alive](https://wolf.org/headlines/pair-of-wolves-chase-whitetail-buck-to-the-point-of-exhaustion-before-eating-him-alive/) - From Whiskey Riff: To be truthful, I hate seeing a big buck go down like this. They have outsmarted all sorts of predators for many years and grew to be a large member of their population, contributing yearly to the genetic pool. Really though, it’s just like hunting. It’s best for the deer population for
- [A wolf-dog hybrid has been confirmed in India for the first time](https://wolf.org/headlines/a-wolf-dog-hybrid-has-been-confirmed-in-india-for-the-first-time/) - From New Scientist: A strange canine was spotted in a pack of wolves near Pune in western India, but it stood out for its lighter coat and dog-like facial features. It was confirmed to be a wolf-dog hybrid through genetic sequencing. Click here for the full story.
- [New approach to removing wolves from endangered species list](https://wolf.org/headlines/new-approach-to-removing-wolves-from-endangered-species-list/) - From Wisconsin Public Radio: Wisconsin's gray wolves would lose their endangered species status under a bill being introduced by Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin. Baldwins' bill follows decades of legal and political battles over whether the wolf population has recovered enough to warrant dropping federal protections. Her "Northern Great Lakes Wolf Recovery Act" would take a
- [Colorado governor signs bill to pay livestock owners for wolf woes](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-governor-signs-bill-to-pay-livestock-owners-for-wolf-woes/) - From Courthouse News Service: In the coming months, Colorado biologists will release a pack of wolves onto the western slope of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. The apex predator was hunted into local extinction eight decades ago, clearing the way for another animals to settle and thrive: livestock. In anticipation of inevitable wolf conflicts, Governor Jared Polis
- [Two endangered red wolf pups born at Roger Williams Park Zoo. Here's why it's so important](https://wolf.org/headlines/two-endangered-red-wolf-pups-born-at-roger-williams-park-zoo-heres-why-its-so-important/) - From The Providence Journal: Two endangered red wolf pups were born at the Roger Williams Park Zoo last month, marking the second year in a row the zoo has celebrated a red-wolf birth, the zoo announced Tuesday. Born April 29, the two pups are the second litter for Brave, 8, and Diego, 7. Brave gave birth to the pups'
- [Two new groups of wolves confirmed in Northern California](https://wolf.org/headlines/two-new-groups-of-wolves-confirmed-in-northern-california/) - Form Lake County News: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife reported this week that two new groups of wolves have been confirmed in Northern California — one in Tehama County and the other in western Lassen County. If the department designates each as a pack, they would become the fifth and sixth confirmed wolf
- [Biologists cross-foster 16 Mexican gray wolf pups into wild dens](https://wolf.org/headlines/biologists-cross-foster-16-mexican-gray-wolf-pups-into-wild-dens/) - From Knau: Arizona wildlife officials say they’ve introduced 16 captive-born endangered Mexican gray wolf pups to wild dens. The process known as cross-fostering is meant to increase genetic diversity in the wolf population. The newborn pups were placed within 14 days of being born and bred at four facilities across the U.S. Click here for
- [Wolf killing could affect pack’s welfare, groups say](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-killing-could-affect-packs-welfare-groups-say/) - From Silver City Daily Press: The April shooting of a Mexican gray wolf by the government has environmental groups concerned about the welfare of its pack. A male wolf labeled as M1296 — also known as “Rusty,” a name suggested by a middle school student in a national competition — was killed April 12. Click
- [Where will Colorado's donor wolves come from? 5 western states listed as possibilities in CPW plan respond](https://wolf.org/headlines/where-will-colorados-donor-wolves-come-from-5-western-states-listed-as-possibilities-in-cpw-plan-respond/) - From Denver 7: When the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Commission approved the final plan to introduce and manage gray wolves in Colorado earlier this month, a brief section of the plan outlined where those initial donor wolves may come from. Click here for the full story.
- [Red Wolf Pups Bring New Sense of Hope to the Zoo](https://wolf.org/headlines/red-wolf-pups-bring-new-sense-of-hope-to-the-zoo/) - From Rhode Island Monthly: As the warmer weather approaches, a couple furry friends have entered the world. Roger WilliamsPark Zoo proudly welcomed its newest members, two red wolf pups born on April 29. This is the second year in a row eight-year-old Brave (the dam) and seven-year-old Diego (the sire) have added to zoo family as part
- [Genetic detection study confirms existence of a wolf-dog hybrid in Pune](https://wolf.org/headlines/genetic-detection-study-confirms-existence-of-a-wolf-dog-hybrid-in-pune/) - From hindustantimes.com: In the study published in the journal Ecology and Evolution this month, citizen scientists from The Grassland Trust, Pune, and researchers from Bengaluru-based National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS) found the existence of hybrid wolf dog specie in Pune, which have become a threat to the Indian wolf specie. Click here for the
- [Bill to postpone wolf releases until after federal lethal control ruling vetoed by Polis](https://wolf.org/headlines/bill-to-postpone-wolf-releases-until-after-federal-lethal-control-ruling-vetoed-by-polis/) - From the Coloradoan: Gov. Jared Polis vetoed a bill that would have postponed Colorado's wolf reintroduction, slated for December, until after a federal rule is in place for protected wolves to be legally killed in certain situations. Senate Bill 23-256 passed the Colorado House and Senate after being heavily amended, but Polis, a Democrat who
- [A Mexican Wolf Pup’s Journey into the Wild](https://wolf.org/headlines/a-mexican-wolf-pups-journey-into-the-wild/) - From National Geographic: For centuries, Mexican gray wolves roamed the Southwest. But as cattle ranches spread, wolves became enemy number one, and by the 1970s the subspecies was nearly extinct. But after the Endangered Species Act was passed, the U.S. embarked on an ambitious plan to save the iconic predators. We’ll meet the Texas trapper
- [ODFW: Metolius wolves kill steer in Deschutes County; 1st wolf depredation](https://wolf.org/headlines/odfw-metolius-wolves-kill-steer-in-deschutes-county-1st-wolf-depredation/) - From Central Oregon Daily News: Deschutes County has its first confirmed case of wolf depredation since the wolves’ return. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) confirmed Friday that the Metolius group, consisting of two known wolves, killed a steer on private land in the Lower Bridge area. The investigation into the killing was
- [Rural vs urban divide: Why has the protection of wolves become so politicised in Europe?](https://wolf.org/headlines/rural-vs-urban-divide-why-has-the-protection-of-wolves-become-so-politicised-in-europe/) - From euronews.com: Wolves have made an impressive comeback in Europe in recent decades, but their presence has angered some farmers and led to a hostile backlash. 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
- [Rocky Mountain Farmers Union disappointed in Polis veto of wolf bill](https://wolf.org/headlines/rocky-mountain-farmers-union-disappointed-in-polis-veto-of-wolf-bill/) - From The Fence Post: “We are disappointed that Gov. Jared Polis has vetoed SB23-256 — Management of Gray Wolves Reintroduction. This bipartisan bill was crafted to ensure that the state’s investment of $1 million to expedite the 10(j) determination doesn’t go to waste,” said Chad Franke, president of Rocky Mountain Farmers Union. “While we are disappointed
- [Colorado Finally Has a Plan to Reintroduce Wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-finally-has-a-plan-to-reintroduce-wolves/) - From Sierra: More than two years after voters in Colorado passed a resolution to bring wolves back to the area, the state’s wildlife commission finally has a plan in place to have paws on the ground by year’s end. The commission approved its final plan earlier this month to the delight of many wolf advocates, who, like
- [Lawmakers howling, advocacy groups cheering after Colorado governor vetoes legislation requiring federal support for wolf reintroduction](https://wolf.org/headlines/lawmakers-howling-advocacy-groups-cheering-after-colorado-governor-vetoes-legislation-requiring-federal-support-for-wolf-reintroduction/) - From The Colorado Sun: The final plan for wolf reintroduction on the Western Slope approved earlier this month by Colorado Parks and Wildlife commissioners called the federal government’s approval of an experimental population of wolves in the state “a critical component to the success” of the plan. The plan is required by the passage of Proposition 114, approved by voters
- [Are there wolves in Maine? It depends on what you call a wolf.](https://wolf.org/headlines/are-there-wolves-in-maine-it-depends-on-what-you-call-a-wolf/) - From wgme.com: A fourth possible wolf was documented in northern Maine woods on camera by a local organization in recent weeks, but there is disagreement between the state and citizen scientists about whether wolf populations truly exist in Maine. Click here for the full story.
- [When wolves move in, they push smaller carnivores closer to human development – with deadly consequences](https://wolf.org/headlines/when-wolves-move-in-they-push-smaller-carnivores-closer-to-human-development-with-deadly-consequences/) - From The Conversation: Large carnivores like wolves are returning to areas they used to occupy, leading scientists to wonder whether they may once again fulfill important ecological roles. But wolves’ return to the landscape can affect other nearby animals in complex ways. Our research, published in the journal Science, shows that an increase in predators can
- [Wyoming gray wolf population remains stable at objective](https://wolf.org/headlines/wyoming-gray-wolf-population-remains-stable-at-objective/) - From Wyoming Game and Fish department: CHEYENNE - Wyoming’s gray wolf population continues to meet all management goals, according to the 2022 Wyoming Gray Wolf Monitoring and Management annual report by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and partnering agencies. The newly-published document details gray wolf populations and conflict trends that indicate stable and predictable management of the
- [Legislature's 2023 wolf reintroduction bills](https://wolf.org/headlines/legislatures-2023-wolf-reintroduction-bills/) - From The Denver Gazette: When Colorado voters approved a proposition to legalize marijuana, the legislature was tasked with penning the fine print to successfully enact the will of the voters. The governor at the time, John Hickenlooper, signed bills to regulate the drug including limits on blood levels when driving, limits on out-of-state resident purchases,
- [‘Critically endangered’ wolves are born at NC Zoo. Watch tiny pups get their check-up](https://wolf.org/headlines/critically-endangered-wolves-are-born-at-nc-zoo-watch-tiny-pups-get-their-check-up/) - 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.
- [5 red wolf pups born in the wild in coastal North Carolina, second year in a row](https://wolf.org/headlines/5-red-wolf-pups-born-in-the-wild-in-coastal-north-carolina-second-year-in-a-row/) - 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
- [Idaho Fish and Game approves plan to reduce wolf population from 1,300 to 500](https://wolf.org/headlines/idaho-fish-and-game-approves-plan-to-reduce-wolf-population-from-1300-to-500/) - 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.
- [‘The wolf does not belong here’: Why has a conservation success become a heated debate in Europe?](https://wolf.org/headlines/the-wolf-does-not-belong-here-why-has-a-conservation-success-become-a-heated-debate-in-europe/) - 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,
- [Wolf heads left at Spanish town hall in anger at hunting ban](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-heads-left-at-spanish-town-hall-in-anger-at-hunting-ban/) - From The Times: Wolf heads left at Spanish town hall in anger at hunting ban Click here for full story. (membership to the Times required to view article.)
- [Two Wolf Bills Earn Governor's Approval, Third Could Fall Prey to a Veto](https://wolf.org/headlines/two-wolf-bills-earn-governors-approval-third-could-fall-prey-to-a-veto/) - 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. Click here for the full story.
- [Program announces birth of endangered wolves once found in Tennessee](https://wolf.org/headlines/program-announces-birth-of-endangered-wolves-once-found-in-tennessee/) - 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
- [Colorado Gov. Jared Polis hints at veto of bill that could delay gray wolf reintroduction](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-gov-jared-polis-hints-at-veto-of-bill-that-could-delay-gray-wolf-reintroduction/) - 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
- [Mysterious canine sighting in Vestavia: Have the wolves returned?](https://wolf.org/headlines/mysterious-canine-sighting-in-vestavia-have-the-wolves-returned/) - 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. Click here for the full story.
- [Mummified Dogs in Ancient Egypt: Were They Pets, Sacrifices or Wolves?](https://wolf.org/headlines/mummified-dogs-in-ancient-egypt-were-they-pets-sacrifices-or-wolves/) - 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. Click here for the full story.
- [Prized for genetics, red wolves growing up at LBL](https://wolf.org/headlines/prized-for-genetics-red-wolves-growing-up-at-lbl/) - From The News-Enterprise: A cool wind gives the branches a consistent rustle, early sunlight filters through the overgrowth and four 1-year-olds come out to play. Trace, Piney, Ginger and Sugar sniff and creep, chase off a large crow intent on invading their enclosure, race to the other side, hide behind a hill and cautiously peer
- [German farmers concerned about livestock amid rising wolf attacks](https://wolf.org/headlines/german-farmers-concerned-about-livestock-amid-rising-wolf-attacks/) - From Al Jazeera English: Farmers in Germany are calling for stricter measures against wolves following an increase in attacks on their livestock. Wolves, protected under European Union law, have made a comeback in Western Europe after being extinct for more than a century. Click here for the video.
- [Working on the Wolf Beat as an agricultural journalist](https://wolf.org/headlines/working-on-the-wolf-beat-as-an-agricultural-journalist/) - From 9News.com: WIGGINS, Colo. — Words are kind of Rachel Gabel's thing. She has been a writer since she was a kid. Years later, she is writing for kids--she's penned four children's books. "I think I've always written," Gabel said, as she read one of her books, "The Wooly Way," to a group of fourth
- [Final approval to reintroduce wolves in the Western Slope](https://wolf.org/headlines/final-approval-to-reintroduce-wolves-in-the-western-slope/) - From Fox 21 News: (COLORADO SPRINGS) — On Wednesday, May 3, the Parks and Wildlife Commission voted on the final approval for the Colorado Wolf Restoration and Management Plan meaning wolves will be reintroduced in the Western Slope by the end of this year. “A really big deal for us, a milestone, kind of a
- [Balancing the economic wins, losses from the reintroduction of wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/balancing-the-economic-wins-losses-from-the-reintroduction-of-wolves/) - From The Fence Post: In 2020, Colorado voters narrowly approved the reintroduction of gray wolves, which will happen later this year. New research from Colorado State University’s Regional Economic Development Institute estimates that the benefits to those who voted “yes” will be about $115 million per year, more than 50 times the estimated government spending for ranchers
- [‘Trust the science’ on wolves, says Lauren Boebert](https://wolf.org/headlines/trust-the-science-on-wolves-says-lauren-boebert/) - From DH News: A bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert would usurp the authority of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and delist the gray wolf as an endangered species. H.R. 764, known as the “Trust the Science Act,” would reinstate a Trump-era rule that removed the gray wolf from the endangered species list.
- [Wolf re-introduction plan includes Aspen, Roaring Fork region for likely releases](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-re-introduction-plan-includes-aspen-roaring-fork-region-for-likely-releases/) - From The Aspen Times: The Highway 82 corridor from Glenwood Springs to Aspen and the I-70 corridor between Glenwood Springs and Vail are likely to be the first areas where gray wolves are re-introduced to the state. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolf plan approved but finding states to provide wolves may be difficult](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-plan-approved-but-finding-states-to-provide-wolves-may-be-difficult/) - From The Fence Post: The Colorado Wolf Restoration and Management Plan was unanimously approved by the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission on May 3. The final approval inches CPW biologists closer to reintroducing wolves by the end of the year. However, the states named in the plan that are potential sources of donor wolves may
- [I adopted a cute dog – but later discovered I was breaking the law when she turned out to be something very different](https://wolf.org/headlines/i-adopted-a-cute-dog/) - From the U.S. Sun: A SHELTER dog with a lot of energy has turned out to be a rare wolf-dog hybrid after a DNA test revealed its wild origins. Shannon Shuttlesworth, who manages the Ruth Steinert Memorial SPCA animal shelter outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, believed she was taking in a dog when three-year-old Towa arrived last
- [Chernobyl Was a Wildlife Haven. Then Russian Troops Arrived](https://wolf.org/headlines/chernobyl-was-a-wildlife-haven-then-russian-troops-arrived/) - From Wired.com: GERMÁN ORIZAOLA was standing in the shadow of Chernobyl Power Plant’s reactor Number Four—the epicenter of the worst nuclear accident ever. Click here for the full story.
- [Why Some Wolves Become Leaders of the Pack](https://wolf.org/headlines/why-some-wolves-become-leaders-of-the-pack/) - From Explores Web: A 20-year study has found a surprising reason why some gray wolves become the pack leader. Wolves infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii are far more likely to end up as the top dog. The tiny parasites are well known to cat owners, where they are a common problem. Because T. gondii can only reproduce inside
- [A Secret History of Mongolian Wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/a-secret-history-of-mongolian-wolves/) - From History Today: Mongolians have always lived with wolves. During the imperial era, the relationship was an ambiguous one. Under socialism, it became existential. In Mongolia, where the dominant lifestyle is nomadic pastoralism, threat comes from the land. Wolves (chono) are found throughout the nation’s various ecosystems: steppe, semi-desert, mountains. Their existence has been lamented
- [U.S. House committee passes bill to delist wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/u-s-house-committee-passes-bill-to-delist-wolves/) - From The Brunswick News: WASHINGTON — The House Natural Resources Committee last week passed a bill that would remove federal Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolves kill calf in E. Oregon](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-kill-calf-in-e-oregon/) - From the Capitol Press: BAKER CITY, Ore. — Wolves from the Lookout Mountain area killed a six-week-old calf in the Daly Creek area south of Richland, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Click here for the full story.
- [Colorado's wolf reintroduction timeline is unclear even with final plan](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorados-wolf-reintroduction-timeline-is-unclear-even-with-final-plan/) - From Axios: The state wildlife board unanimously approved a plan Wednesday to reintroduce wolves in Colorado, but when paws will land on the ground remains a question mark. The timeline for reintroduction is murky. A bill put forward by Western Slope lawmakers and advancing at the Capitol would require Gov. Jared Polis' administration to first obtain a
- [Colorado has finalized a plan to reintroduce gray wolves by the end of the year](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-has-finalized-a-plan-to-reintroduce-gray-wolves-by-the-end-of-the-year/) - From CPR News: After more than two years of public meetings and revisions, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve a final plan to reintroduce gray wolves. The decision keeps Colorado on track to release wolves on the Western Slope by the end of the year, meeting requirements laid out in a ballot
- [‘The wolf does not belong here’: German summit convened after animal attacks](https://wolf.org/headlines/the-wolf-does-not-belong-here-german-summit-convened-after-animal-attacks/) - From The Guardian: German farmers, conservationists and politicians have met at a wolf summit to discuss the animal’s future amid concerns that its population is out of control. The farmers’ union is calling for a relaxation of rules over when wolves, strictly protected under EU law, can be shot, after a series of highly publicised
- [Oregon’s Annual Wolf Report Reveals Only Three Additional Wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/oregons-annual-wolf-report-reveals-only-three-additional-wolves/) - From The Center for Biological Diversity: PORTLAND, Ore.— Oregon’s wolf population increased by just three confirmed animals in 2022 — rising from 175 to 178 wolves — according to a report released today by the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife. High levels of wolves killed by people likely explains the stalled recovery of the state’s wolf population.
- [Paschal will work with the Voyageurs Wolf Project](https://wolf.org/headlines/paschal-will-work-with-the-voyageurs-wolf-project/) - From messagemedia.co: The Voyageurs Wolf Project website described the project as, “A University of Minnesota research project that was started to address one of the biggest knowledge gaps in wolf ecology—what do wolves do during the summer?” Lucas Paschal has been named the 2023 winner of the Dr. L. David Mech Fellowship. Paschal is a
- [Yellowstone Visitor's Guide: The Top 5 Places to See Wolves in Yellowstone](https://wolf.org/headlines/yellowstone-visitors-guide-the-top-5-places-to-see-wolves-in-yellowstone/) - From Big Horn Radio Network: Wolves: A Famous Part of Yellowstone’s Ecosystem Visitors who get to see wolves in Yellowstone are fortunate to lay eyes on these social, yet elusive, predators. Nearly three decades since their reintroduction, it’s difficult to imagine Yellowstone National Park without wolf packs. The northern Rocky Mountain wolf was listed as
- [STUDENT SCIENCE: An Introduction to California’s New Wolf Packs, and Some Thoughts About Whether Future Packs Might Find Their Way to Humboldt](https://wolf.org/headlines/student-science-an-introduction-to-californias-new-wolf-packs-and-some-thoughts-about-whether-future-packs-might-find-their-way-to-humboldt/) - From lostcoastoutpost.com: Hooo-oowl! It’s the sound that the people of Northern California are hearing from their forests again. The gray wolf is a species that was once native to the entire continent of North America. Its population was decimated from its conflict with human livestock and game management. While we don’t know much about the
- [Do Wolves Attack Humans?](https://wolf.org/headlines/do-wolves-attack-humans/) - From outdoorlife.com: As wolves expand across western North America, the chances of humans encountering them while working or recreating outdoors increases, too. While there are standard procedures for bear and mountain lion encounters, what to do when you see a wolf is less well known. The first question that might come to mind is whether you’re
- [Eastern wolves and grey wolves evolved separately](https://wolf.org/headlines/eastern-wolves-and-grey-wolves-evolved-separately/) - From earth.com: In a recently published paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution by Oxford University Press, researchers shed light on the ongoing debate surrounding the evolution of North American wolves. In particular, Eastern wolves and grey wolves. This is a subject that has long puzzled scientists, conservationists, and taxonomists alike. The study focuses on the mysterious origins and
- [Smith: Changes are coming to Wisconsin's wolf plan with calls for sustainable, long-term management](https://wolf.org/headlines/smith-changes-are-coming-to-wisconsins-wolf-plan-with-calls-for-sustainable-long-term-management/) - From jsonline.com: Adam Payne has been secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for less than four months. But he was probably on the job for less than four hours before he had discussions with staff about two of the leading challenges facing the agency. In the environmental realm, there is PFAS in water.
- [Wolf population up in Washington, but there's disagreement about how many is enough](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-population-up-in-washington-but-theres-disagreement-about-how-many-is-enough/) - From Spokane Public Radio: The state says wolves are filling in as expected in Washington, but conservation groups think there should be more. Washington wildlife officials say the state's wolf population continues to increase. They say they are seeing the animals move into new recovery zones, something they have planned for some time. The latest
- [Effects of parasite on wolf behavior](https://wolf.org/headlines/effects-of-parasite-on-wolf-behavior/) - From The Tribune: Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite that can infect warm blooded animals, including rodents and even us humans. It can cause disease, known as toxoplasmosis, but most infected humans do not have any symptoms. Mild cases have flu-like symptoms, and more severe symptoms include organ damage and can be especially dangerous for pregnant
- [Ranchers Battle Wolves In Colorado Wilds As Reintroduction Looms](https://wolf.org/headlines/ranchers-battle-wolves-in-colorado-wilds-as-reintroduction-looms/) - From Barrons.com: Could donkeys hold the key to wolf reintroduction peace in rural Colorado? Some ranchers protect their livestock in unusual ways after attacks by a pack from neighboring Wyoming and before the wolf's expected return by the end of the year. Click here for full story.
- [WA biologists confirm wolf pack on Mount Spokane during annual wolf survey](https://wolf.org/headlines/wa-biologists-confirm-wolf-pack-on-mount-spokane-during-annual-wolf-survey/) - From The Seattle Times: Washington biologists on Friday confirmed the existence of a wolf pack on the western flank of Mount Spokane. The pack, dubbed the Mt. Spokane pack, was first spotted by hunter Arthur Cooke and has a minimum of four members. Cooke set a trail camera out on Inland Empire Paper land in
- [Wolf killing and the consequences of disturbing pack dynamics](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-killing-and-the-consequences-of-disturbing-pack-dynamics-2/) - From explorebigsky.com: New research shows killing wolves changes pack dynamics, and those changes matter. The last few years have been tough for gray wolves. Idaho passed a law to kill up to 90% of the state’s wolves. Montana killed 270 in one season. Wisconsin killed about 220 before the species went back on the Endangered
- [Debunking the Alpha Wolf: Why We Need to Rethink Our Understanding of Wolf Packs](https://wolf.org/headlines/debunking-the-alpha-wolf-why-we-need-to-rethink-our-understanding-of-wolf-packs/) - From One Green Planet: The alpha wolf idea comes from outdated terminology from research on captive wolf packs in the mid-20th century. Wildlife biologists, like L. David Mech, once used terms such as alpha and beta to describe the pecking order in wolf packs. In the 1970s, Mech used the alpha wolf nomenclature in a classic
- [Washington's wolf population continues to grow with 8 new packs in 2022](https://wolf.org/headlines/washingtons-wolf-population-continues-to-grow-with-8-new-packs-in-2022/) - From komonews.com: OLYMPIA, Wash. — A wolf pack in Washington recolonized the south Cascades for the first time this winter as the state's wolf population continues to grow. On Friday, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) released its 2022 annual Washington Gray Wolf Conservation and Management report. The report found a 5% increase in wolf population
- [Gray wolves caught on camera in Tehama County](https://wolf.org/headlines/gray-wolves-caught-on-camera-in-tehama-county/) - From actionnewsnow.com: TEHAMA COUNTY, Calif. - A pack of wolves was caught on camera in Tehama County last week. Brian Baty shared photos from his trail camera on private property on March 27 around 6 a.m. Click here for full story.
- [Wolf population growing with packs and pairs](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-population-growing-with-packs-and-pairs/) - From NBCRightnow.com The wolf population showed a five percent increase compared to 2021's count. The study also found Washington's first recolonized wolf pack in the south Cascades. The study is the 14th in a row to show an increase. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and Tribes found 37 packs of 216 wolves throughout the state.
- [Wolf reintroduction in Colorado faces potential delays as plan nears final vote](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-reintroduction-in-colorado-faces-potential-delays-as-plan-nears-final-vote/) - From Axios Denver: The controversial plan to reintroduce wolves in Colorado this year is encountering new obstacles, even as state wildlife officials took action Thursday to finalize their plan. Why it matters: The timeline for when to release 50 wolves on the Western Slope — as approved by voters in the 2020 election — is as debated as
- [A booming population of feral dogs becoming major threat to wolves in Pune district](https://wolf.org/headlines/55092/) - From hindustantimes.com: Increasing stray dog population in Pune district is threatening the ancient Indian wolf species. The wolf population is decreasing from their natural habitat due to fights and transmission of infectious diseases like rabies. The Grassland trust is working on a project for wolf conservation, and the forest department is taking measures like dog
- [Wolf depredation: Utah wants Colorado to pay for future losses](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-depredation-utah-wants-colorado-to-pay-for-future-losses/) - From 9news.com Colorado received thousands of public comments about its wolf management plan. Only one came from another state government: Utah. Thursday, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission meets to put final touches on its wolf management plan. The state has to reintroduce wolves by the end of this year, because that's what voters decided in
- [Did A Hunter Shoot A Wolf In New York?!](https://wolf.org/headlines/did-a-hunter-shoot-a-wolf-in-new-york/) - From Bittel Me This: One DNA test said 'coyote', while another said 'wolf'. An expert explains what the heck is going on here. Click here for the full video.
- [2023 winner of Dr. L. David Mech Fellowship announced](https://wolf.org/headlines/2023-winner-of-dr-l-david-mech-fellowship-announced/) - For immediate release Contact: Krista Woerheide Email: krista@wolf.org Phone: (218) 504-5173 Lucas Paschal will work with Voyageurs Wolf Project upon graduation from college The winner of the 2023 Dr. L. David Mech Fellowship is Lucas Paschal, a student at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota. The fellowship, awarded by the International Wolf Center, comes with
- [Coyotes don’t resemble wolves enough to be protected, wildlife service says](https://wolf.org/headlines/coyotes-dont-resemble-wolves-enough-to-be-protected-wildlife-service-says/) - From kunm.org: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday that coyotes will not be listed as endangered due to looking similar to the endangered Mexican wolf. Conservation groups in December filed a petition to protect coyotes within the Mexican Wolf Experimental Population Area. They argued wolves are killed at “high levels” when mistaken for the more
- [Minnesota Ranked Among the Best States for Camping](https://wolf.org/headlines/minnesota-ranked-among-the-best-states-for-camping/) - From krforadio.com: The bean counters at Love Lawn have poured over the data and crunched the numbers to determine the best states for camping in America -- and Minnesota is among the best! Seriously, Minnesota is home to 75 state parks and recreation areas, Superior National Forest, Voyageurs National Park, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, and countless other county,
- [Two gray wolves captured and collared in Northern California](https://wolf.org/headlines/two-gray-wolves-captured-and-collared-in-northern-california/) - From the Los Angeles Times: Two members of California’s small but rebounding gray wolf population have been located and given tracking collars, bolstering the state’s conservation efforts, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday. The agency says they located and captured the two wolves on March 17 in Siskiyou County through “intermittent signals”
- [From Wyoming U.S. House committee hears arguments to delist the gray wolf and grizzly bear](https://wolf.org/headlines/from-wyoming-u-s-house-committee-hears-arguments-to-delist-the-gray-wolf-and-grizzly-bear/) - From Wyoming Public Media: Conservative lawmakers in the West are reviving efforts to delist certain populations of the grizzly bear and gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act, and last week they made their case to remove federal protections before a U.S. House subcommittee. The Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries hearing focused on three bills.
- [Southern Utes ask Colorado Parks and Wildlife to restrict wolf releases to northern zone](https://wolf.org/headlines/southern-utes-ask-colorado-parks-and-wildlife-to-restrict-wolf-releases-to-northern-zone/) - From the Durango Herald: It was not until Feb. 22 – the last possible day for the public to submit comments – that the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission received a letter from the Southern Ute Indian Tribe about the draft wolf restoration and management plan. The commission held five meetings about the proposal to
- [Rare Footage of the World's Only Wild Red Wolves Captured in North Carolina](https://wolf.org/headlines/rare-footage-of-the-worlds-only-wild-red-wolves-captured-in-north-carolina/) - From Newsweek: A rare red wolf has been caught on a trail-cam in North Carolina's Alligator River Wildlife Refuge. The wolf is one of the world's most endangered carnivores, and fewer than 17 adults are thought to exist in the wild today. "People have killed them for generations," Will Harlan, Southeast director for the Center
- [Colorado: Rep. Lauren Boebert’s bill to delist gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act gets its first hearing](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-rep-lauren-boeberts-bill-to-delist-gray-wolves-from-the-endangered-species-act-gets-its-first-hearing/) - From CPR.org: GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert’s bill to delist the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act faced its first subcommittee hearing Thursday. But before she talked about her bill, Boebert started with an aside, showing photos of human babies she said were born in Washington, D.C., with what looked like birth defects. Boebert, a
- [The Myth of the Alpha Wolf](https://wolf.org/headlines/the-myth-of-the-alpha-wolf/) - From the newyorker.com In 1958, as part of a research project on wolves, David Mech, a graduate student in wildlife ecology at Purdue, was flying over Isle Royale National Park, on Lake Superior. From above, he saw a wolf pack capture and kill a moose. This was rare. More than nine times out of ten,
- [USFWS delays publication of final revised red wolf recovery plan](https://wolf.org/headlines/usfws-delays-publication-of-final-revised-red-wolf-recovery-plan/) - From The Coastland Times: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced it is delaying the publication of the final revised red wolf recovery plan to ensure it has adequate time to use the results of a forthcoming population viability analysis (PVA) for informing the final revised recovery plan for the red wolf. The original,
- [Yampa Valley ranchers unite in effort to inform wolf recovery rules including lethal take](https://wolf.org/headlines/yampa-valley-ranchers-unite-in-effort-to-inform-wolf-recovery-rules-including-lethal-take/) - From the Steamboat Pilot & Today in Colorado: Ranchers and other residents across Northwest Colorado are focused on obtaining what they see as the most favorable regulations possible when Colorado reintroduces gray wolves in the state, likely before the end of this year. Last week, a group of about two dozen Moffat County residents, including
- [Colorado: Packed house at Wheeler for a Q&A with wolf experts ahead of state’s reintroduction](https://wolf.org/headlines/packed-house-at-wheeler-for-a-qa-with-wolf-experts-ahead-of-states-reintroduction/) - From the Aspen Times: Wheeler Opera House was packed Wednesday evening for Aspen Center for Environmental Sciences’ “Living with Wolves: Coexistence in Colorado” event. This sold out show began with a collection of short films and a presentation from keynote speaker Joanna E. Lambert, PhD. Lambert is a professor of environmental studies and faculty of
- [Wolves back in Belgium after 100 years, sparking controversy](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-back-in-belgium-after-100-years-sparking-controversy/) - From the BBC: The researcher from the Flemish Institute for Nature and Forest Research (INBO) walks us along a countryside track in Belgium's eastern province of Limburg. It's not long before he spots a wolf print that most of us would never notice. The front paw track, lightly pressed into the mud, is probably just
- [Another Wild Wolf Killed in New York, Radio-Isotope Test Confirms](https://wolf.org/headlines/another-wild-wolf-killed-in-new-york-radio-isotope-test-confirms/) - From the Center for Biological Diversity: ALBANY, N.Y.— Conservation groups announced today that testing by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the New York State Museum revealed that a wolf killed in upstate New York in 2021 was eating a wild diet and was a wild wolf. Click here for the full story.
- [British Columbia: Kootenay student starts petition to end wolf culling](https://wolf.org/headlines/british-columbia-kootenay-student-starts-petition-to-end-wolf-culling/) - From TheSaxon.org: A student from the Kootenays in the southeastern British Columbia, launched a petition that has already garnered more than 43,000 signatures calling on the province to stop killing wolves to save caribou. Click here for the full story.
- [The Usual Suspects: In Colorado, Wolves Blamed For Losses They Didn't Cause](https://wolf.org/headlines/the-usual-suspects-in-colorado-wolves-blamed-for-losses-they-didnt-cause/) - From MountainJournal.org: The return of wolves to the West has always been contentious, and the deaths last fall of more than 40 cattle in western Colorado alarmed ranchers. But here’s the true story: Wolves did not kill those cattle found dead near Meeker. After months of investigation, the state agency, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, found no evidence of
- [How does Idaho count wolves? Critics say state uses ‘smoke and mirrors,’ misleads public](https://wolf.org/headlines/how-does-idaho-count-wolves-critics-say-state-uses-smoke-and-mirrors-misleads-public/) - From the Idaho Statesman: As a scruffy gray-and-brown wolf stood in a grassy Idaho clearing, it fixed its gaze straight ahead. Another dark wolf trotted down a muddy dirt road. A third stepped over gravelly terrain, its mouth open as it panted in the sun. Motion-triggered cameras, placed by the Idaho Department of Fish and
- [Wisconsin: GOP legislators ready bill calling for wolf population goal](https://wolf.org/headlines/wisconsin-gop-legislators-ready-bill-calling-for-wolf-population-goal/) - From SpectrumNews1.com in Wisconsion: MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A pair of Republican legislators circulated a bill Friday that would require Wisconsin wildlife officials to establish a new population goal for wolves in the state in their next management plan. The state Department of Natural Resources has operated since 1999 under a wolf management plan that
- [Colorado: Are Wolves an Experimental Population? The Answer Could Affect Reintroduction](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-are-wolves-an-experimental-population-the-answer-could-affect-reintroduction/) - From Westword.com in Colorado: A section of Colorado’s draft wolf reintroduction plan proposes strategies for managing wolves that include potentially injurious hazing and lethal control — but that section can’t go forward unless the federal government designates wolves as a nonessential experimental population in Colorado under section 10(j) of the Endangered Species Act. Click here for the full
- [Wyoming Wolf Packs Are Gang-Like When It Comes To Protecting Their Turf](https://wolf.org/headlines/wyoming-wolf-packs-are-gang-like-when-it-comes-to-protecting-their-turf/) - From the Cowboy State Daily: ‘Patchwork maps of wild areas in Wyoming and Minnesota show that, not unlike street gangs, wolf packs respect each other’s “colors” in terms of protecting their turf. When lines are crossed, dismemberment and death can result, a Wyoming biologist said. Click here for the full story.
- [Lawsuit seeks relief for Colorado wolves gunned down at Wyoming border](https://wolf.org/headlines/lawsuit-seeks-relief-for-colorado-wolves-gunned-down-at-wyoming-border/) - From The Sheridan Press: An environmental advocacy group intends to sue unless the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest takes steps to safeguard Colorado wolves that venture across state lines onto federal land in Wyoming. “When Endangered Species Act-protected wolves in Colorado cross that invisible border and land in Wyoming, then they’re in the predator zone, and
- [Wolves kill four cows in NE Oregon](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-kill-four-cows-in-ne-oregon/) - From Capital Press: FLORA, Ore. — Four dead cows confirmed as wolf kills were discovered in northeastern Oregon earlier this month, along with one injured yearling, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. All of the dead and injured cows were on private land near Flora, which is near the Washington border with
- [GPS-tracked wolves' lives under study in eastern Turkey](https://wolf.org/headlines/gps-tracked-wolves-lives-under-study-in-eastern-turkey/) - From aa.com:' The lives of seven wolves in eastern Türkiye are being studied in the wild with GPS trackers as part of a study carried out by local environmentalists and conservation officials. Satellite transmitters were attached to the seven canines as part of the "Large Mammals Monitoring Project" by the KuzeyDoga Society and General Directorate
- [How the return of wolves is changing the relationship between humans and wild animals](https://wolf.org/headlines/how-the-return-of-wolves-is-changing-the-relationship-between-humans-and-wild-animals/) - From Fast Company: From sports to pop culture, there are few themes more appealing than a good comeback. They happen in nature, too. Even with the Earth losing species at a historic rate, some animals have defied the trend toward extinction and started refilling their old ecological niches. I’m a philosopher based in Montana and specialize in environmental ethics. Click here
- [Montana: Governor's push for grizzly delisting helps defeat anti-wolf bills](https://wolf.org/headlines/montana-governors-push-for-grizzly-delisting-helps-defeat-anti-wolf-bills/) - From the Missoula Current: The Montana House defeated some bills that would have allowed more wolf trapping and bear hunting in grizzly bear habitat. But other carnivore bills are moving forward that might affect grizzly delisting. Late Thursday, the House defeated three bills sponsored by Rep. Paul Fielder, R-Thompson Falls, that would have possibly threatened
- [Netherlands: Wolf killed in collision with car on motorway in Brabant](https://wolf.org/headlines/netherlands-wolf-killed-in-collision-with-car-on-motorway-in-brabant/) - From DutchNews.NL: A wolf has died after being struck by a car in Brabant, bringing the total number killed on the roads so far this year to three. The collision happened on the A2 motorway by the Bleijendijk estate, near Vught, at around 6.45am on Friday morning. The driver, who was unhurt, stopped and alerted
- [How to save Yellowstone's wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/how-to-save-yellowstones-wolves/) - From The Intercept: IF YOU EVER plan to dart a wild wolf sprinting over a snow-covered mountain from a low-flying helicopter, there are a few things you need to know. The wolf should be running away, and you should be aiming for the back or butt. Never take a shot at a wolf that’s facing you.
- [Michigan: Don’t kill wolves – just keep them away](https://wolf.org/headlines/michigan-dont-kill-wolves-just-keep-them-away/) - From The Daily Mining Gazette in Michigan: You’re operating a farm or ranch. What do you do when wolves are killing your livestock or pet dogs? Trap them and shoot them, right? That’s what farmers and ranchers — and government agencies — have been doing for decades. Now there are new, nonlethal alternatives. Even better,
- [Washington: Wolf pack kills calf, forcing decision on lethal control](https://wolf.org/headlines/washington-wolf-pack-kills-calf-forcing-decision-on-lethal-control/) - From The Lewiston Tribune in Idaho: SPOKANE — A wolf pack in northeastern Washington state has killed another calf, forcing the state Department of Fish and Wildlife to determine whether to cull the pack, officials said. The Togo pack of wolves has attacked three calves over the past 30 days, surpassing the threshold of livestock
- [Wolf restoration in Colorado shows how humans are rethinking their relationships with wild animals](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-restoration-in-colorado-shows-how-humans-are-rethinking-their-relationships-with-wild-animals/) - From phys.org: From sports to pop culture, there are few themes more appealing than a good comeback. They happen in nature, too. Even with the Earth losing species at a historic rate, some animals have defied the trend toward extinction and started refilling their old ecological niches. I'm a philosopher based in Montana and specialize in environmental ethics. For my new
- [Is the alpha wolf idea a myth?](https://wolf.org/headlines/is-the-alpha-wolf-idea-a-myth/) - From Scientific American: If you’ve ever heard the term “alpha wolf,” you might imagine snapping fangs and fights to the death for dominance. The idea that wolf packs are led by a merciless dictator is pervasive, lending itself to a shorthand for a kind of dominant masculinity. But it turns out that this is a myth,
- [Italy: The incredible rescue of a wolf that fell into a stream](https://wolf.org/headlines/italy-the-incredible-rescue-of-a-wolf-that-fell-into-a-stream/) - From MSN.com: Firefighters in Verona (Italy) rescued a wolf that ended up in a waterway, in the city center. Initially mistaken for a dog, the wolf, exhausted, had stopped on the branches of a fig tree and then ended up in the ditch. Click here for the full story.
- [US plans end to wolf protections, critics say it’s premature](https://wolf.org/headlines/us-plans-end-to-wolf-protections-critics-say-its-premature/) - From News8000.com: U.S. wildlife officials plan to lift protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states, re-igniting the legal battle over a predator that’s run into conflicts with farmers and ranchers after rebounding in some regions, an official told The Associated Press. Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced the proposal during a Wednesday speech
- [IDFG: Wolf population down 13 percent in Idaho](https://wolf.org/headlines/idfg-wolf-population-down-13-percent-in-idaho/) - From KXLY.com in Spokane, Washington: IDAHO — According to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, the wolf population in the state has gone down 13 percent. Surveys show that Idaho's wolf population estimate in 2022 has gone down 206 wolves compared to 2021 estimated. IDFG says these estimates are based on camera surveys measuring
- [Asha the wolf, captured in the U.S., to be shipped to Mexico](https://wolf.org/headlines/asha-the-wolf-captured-in-the-u-s-to-be-shipped-to-mexico/) - From Reuters.com: TAOS, N.M., Jan 25 (Reuters) - Environmentalists on Wednesday protested U.S. government plans to transfer an endangered Mexican gray wolf captured in New Mexico to Mexico, saying it should be allowed to roam free and repopulate the Rockies. The she-wolf, named Asha by schoolchildren, was captured near Taos, New Mexico, on Sunday after heading further north
- [Czech conservationists return wolf struck by car back into the wild](https://wolf.org/headlines/czech-conservationists-return-wolf-struck-by-car-back-into-the-wild/) - From expats.cz: Although experts doubted its chances of survival, an injured wolf made a surprising recovery and is once again wandering in its natural habitat in the mountains near the Czech-German border. The first recovery of its kind in Czechia, this was a learning experience for conservation groups now better prepared to handle a similar
- [Wolves eliminate deer on Alaskan Island then quickly shift to eating sea otters, research finds](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-eliminate-deer-on-alaskan-island-then-quickly-shift-to-eating-sea-otters-research-finds/) - From Oregon State University: CORVALLIS, Ore. – Wolves on an Alaskan island caused a deer population to plummet and switched to primarily eating sea otters in just a few years, a finding scientists at Oregon State University and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game believe is the first case of sea otters becoming the
- [Mexican gray wolf that roamed beyond recovery area captured](https://wolf.org/headlines/mexican-gray-wolf-that-roamed-beyond-recovery-area-captured/) - From APNews.com: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A female Mexican gray wolf that roamed beyond the endangered species’ recovery area into the more northern reaches of New Mexico has been captured, authorities said Monday. The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish used a helicopter to locate and capture the wolf Sunday. Click here for the
- [Colorado: Rancher details wolf challenges to Parks, Wildlife panel](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-rancher-details-wolf-challenges-to-parks-wildlife-panel/) - From The Daily Sentinel in Grand Junction, Colorado: After more than a year of dealing with the threat of wolves killing his cattle, Walden-area rancher Don Gittleson has gained some hard-won perspective on where to turn to for insights on wolf behavior and how to protect his livestock from them. Over that time he has
- [Belgium now has 24 wolves, new pack likely on the way](https://wolf.org/headlines/belgium-now-has-24-wolves-new-pack-likely-on-the-way/) - From The Brussels Times: Five years after wolf Naya was spotted in Limburg, an estimated 24 wolves already live in Belgium, and a new pack is now on its way, according to wolf researcher Joachim Mergeay of the Institute for Nature and Forest Research (INBO). The exact number of wolves is of little relevance as
- [Wolf Packs Suffer When Humans Kill Their Leaders](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-packs-suffer-when-humans-kill-their-leaders/) - From Psychology Today: Wolves are amazing and magnificent carnivores. They are highly social, pack-living animals whose numbers have been decimated globally because of their predatory ways. While it's been known that human intrusions into their lives can affect their behavior, a new, landmark study–called "one of the most important papers to come out of Yellowstone
- [Gray Wolf Population in Michigan Continues Trend of Stability, New Report Shows](https://wolf.org/headlines/gray-wolf-population-in-michigan-continues-trend-of-stability-new-report-shows/) - From Nature World News: The population of gray wolves in Michigan showed a good sign of a steady stability trend, according to the latest report and 2022 survey. The 2022 survey aimed to determine the population of gray wolves in Michigan. Click here for the full story.
- [When humans kill a single wolf, it can decimate an entire wolf pack](https://wolf.org/headlines/when-humans-kill-a-single-wolf-it-can-decimate-an-entire-wolf-pack/) - From the Star Tribune: The wolf had been shot and killed by a poacher in the spring of 2022. She was the breeding female of the Tamarack Pack, followed by the ... Click here for the full story.
- [Gianforte orders new wolf management plan](https://wolf.org/headlines/gianforte-orders-new-wolf-management-plan/) - From the Helena Independent Record: Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte on Thursday ordered state wildlife officials to develop a new wolf management plan. Officials completed environmental analysis on wolves in the early 2000s in anticipation of federal delisting, releasing the state’s management plan in 2002. Wolves were first delisted in 2009, only to be returned to
- [Oregon OKs killing 2 wolves in new pack](https://wolf.org/headlines/oregon-oks-killing-2-wolves-in-new-pack/) - From The Lewiston Tribune: UNION, Ore. — Oregon officials approved Thursday the killing of two wolves in a new pack that they said have been attacking calves in the northeastern part of the state. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said it would allow the landowner or potentially USDA Wildlife Services to shoot the
- [Canada: Wolves searching for food attack pet dogs in northern Ontario First Nation](https://wolf.org/headlines/canada-wolves-searching-for-food-attack-pet-dogs-in-northern-ontario-first-nation/) - From CBC.ca: Wolves have roamed into the remote Attawapiskat First Nation, along northern Ontario's James Bay coast, and attacked local dogs. Jack Linklater Jr., Attawapiskat's deputy chief, said community elders believe higher than normal snowfall in the region has driven wolves searching for food into the community during the last three weeks. Click here for
- [Endangered Mexican wolf treks further north in New Mexico](https://wolf.org/headlines/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
- [Voyageurs Wolf Project gives unparalleled look into how wolves relate to their surroundings](https://wolf.org/headlines/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. Click
- [Here's where Colorado's reintroduced wolves are most likely to be released](https://wolf.org/headlines/heres-where-colorados-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
- [Indian wolf found dead in Daund forest, officials suspect deadly canine disease](https://wolf.org/headlines/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. Click here for the full story.
- [Investigation Continues into February 2022 Poisoning of 6 Wolves in Northeast Washington State](https://wolf.org/headlines/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
- [As Colorado Brings Back Wolves, Utah Faces Misinformation](https://wolf.org/headlines/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.
- [What’s a day like at the biggest wolf hunt in Swedish history?](https://wolf.org/headlines/whats-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
- [Wisconsin DNR extends new wolf plan comment period](https://wolf.org/headlines/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
- [Wanted: the wolf that killed the EU president's prized pony](https://wolf.org/headlines/wanted-the-wolf-that-killed-the-eu-presidents-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
- [Oregon: Two wolf attacks reported in High Valley in late December](https://wolf.org/headlines/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. Click here
- [How Colorado Plans to Reintroduce Wolves on Western Slope by 2023 Deadline](https://wolf.org/headlines/how-colorado-plans-to-reintroduce-wolves-on-western-slope-by-2023-deadline/) - From the Pagosa Daily Post: Colorado could be less than a year away from the state’s first relocation of gray wolves to parts of the Western Slope, as required by a ballot initiative passed by voters in 2020. A draft plan released by Colorado Parks and Wildlife last month calls for the reintroduction of 10
- [Fairytale return makes the wolf a folk devil again](https://wolf.org/headlines/fairytale-return-makes-the-wolf-a-folk-devil-again/) - From The Times in the UK: "The wolves are running” is the haunting refrain in John Masefield’s classic seasonal tale The Box of Delights, and this winter the predator is back on the menace. While Kay Harker and his friends have the magical powers of Old England to ward off the threat, on mainland Europe
- [A collared wolf from Michigan’s U.P. roamed more than 4,000 miles before it was killed](https://wolf.org/headlines/a-collared-wolf-from-michigans-u-p-roamed-more-than-4000-miles-before-it-was-killed/) - From MLive.com: When a hunter in Manitoba, Canada legally shot and killed a gray wolf in early December, a radio collar found around its neck was the first clue to the incredible journey this animal had been on. The wolf had been collared in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in the summer of 2021, and its GPS
- [Swedish wolf hunt will be disastrous for species, warn experts](https://wolf.org/headlines/swedish-wolf-hunt-will-be-disastrous-for-species-warn-experts/) - From The Guardian: The biggest wolf cull in modern times has begun in Sweden as nature organisations warn it could drastically harm the population. On Monday, the Guardian accompanied 200 hunters as they went to kill wolves in the frost-covered forests between Gävleborg and Dalarna, hunting from midnight until the sun set at 3pm. Groups will be
- [International Wolf Center to add two pups in 2022](https://wolf.org/media-releases/international-wolf-center-to-add-two-pups-in-2022/) - Newest pups will be part of programs starting around June 3 Contact information: Chad Richardson, Communications Director, International Wolf Center Email: chad@wolf.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – The International Wolf Center is adding two pups to its Exhibit Pack in 2022. The pups arrived at the Center on Tuesday, May 10. The 2022 pups will be
- [Wisconsin: Conservation Congress respondents support 350-wolf limit](https://wolf.org/headlines/wisconsin-conservation-congress-respondents-support-350-wolf-limit/) - From the Star Tribune in Minnesota: MADISON, Wis. — Most of the respondents to the Wisconsin Conservation Congress' spring survey say they support limiting the state's wolf population to 350 animals. The congress, an influential group of sportspeople who advise the state Department of Natural Resources on policy, holds a survey each spring gauging respondents'
- [A delicate balance: Calving season collides with expected wolf pup births in Jackson County, Colorado](https://wolf.org/headlines/a-delicate-balance-calving-season-collides-with-expected-wolf-pup-births-in-jackson-county-colorado/) - From the Coloradoan: JACKSON COUNTY — It's an unusually warm but usual windy mid-April day as Don Gittleson approaches a calf born recent enough that its mother was eating the afterbirth to keep predators off their scent. Gittleson, along with his son, Dave Gittleson, and Dave's wife, Andrea Gittleson, know this cow, ear tag No. 372, is cantankerous
- [Biden administration files placeholder for wolf appeal](https://wolf.org/headlines/biden-administration-files-placeholder-for-wolf-appeal/) - From the Duluth News-Tribune in Minnesota: DULUTH — The Biden administration this week filed a placeholder to appeal the February court order restoring federal protections for wolves across much of the U.S., including in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. The administration filed a notice of appeal to a federal judge’s order in February restoring endangered species
- [Washington wolf population continues to rise, report shows](https://wolf.org/headlines/washington-wolf-population-continues-to-rise-report-shows/) - From the Bellevue Reporter in Washington: Washington’s wolf population continues to show growth for the 13th consecutive year, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). The department published its annual Washington wolf population report on April 9, which shows a 16% increase in the state’s wolf population in 2021 from the previous
- [Yellowstone: Wolf hunt altered behavior, damaged research](https://wolf.org/headlines/yellowstone-wolf-hunt-altered-behavior-damaged-research/) - From WyoFile.com: A recent spate of wolf killings just outside of Yellowstone National Park has altered fundamental aspects of the canines’ behavior, and threatened the foundations of one of the most storied wildlife research efforts in American history, according to park scientists. Twice in recent months Yellowstone National Park senior wildlife biologist Doug Smith and
- [Gray Wolf Poaching Dismays Oregon Wildlife Conservationists](https://wolf.org/headlines/gray-wolf-poaching-dismays-oregon-wildlife-conservationists/) - From The American Prospect: In the summer of 2014, two young gray wolves in eastern Oregon dispersed from their natal packs—one from the Snake River Pack and the other from the Minam Pack—and paired up. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) had already radio-collared both and tracked them as they traversed the Eagle
- [Birth of six endangered red wolves has their advocates howling for joy](https://wolf.org/headlines/birth-of-six-endangered-red-wolves-has-their-advocates-howling-for-joy/) - From The Washington Post: Six critically endangered red wolves were introduced into the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in coastal North Carolina. But unlike other wolves, no one brought these new canines to the Outer Banks area as part of a federal program to recover a dying species. For the first time in six years,
- [Back from the Brink: NC State’s Key Role in Red Wolf Recovery](https://wolf.org/headlines/back-from-the-brink-nc-states-key-role-in-red-wolf-recovery/) - From North Carolina State University: A kennel taking up much of the small exam room at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine holds the patient as technicians, anesthetists, doctors and students crowd around, some sitting on the floor, waiting for the red wolf to wake. The injured animal, one of fewer than 20 of the
- [Last year saw highest number of wolf kills in Oregon since their return to the state](https://wolf.org/headlines/last-year-saw-highest-number-of-wolf-kills-in-oregon-since-their-return-to-the-state/) - From the Oregon Capital Chronicle: More wolves were killed by humans during 2021 than any year since 2009, when wolves re-established themselves in the state, according to the latest Annual Wolf Report from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Oregon’s known wolf population grew by just two in 2021, from 173 in 2020 to
- [New research confirms old theory: Wolves really do prefer old and sick moose](https://wolf.org/headlines/new-research-confirms-old-theory-wolves-really-do-prefer-old-and-sick-moose/) - From the Duluth News Tribune in Minnesota: ISLE ROYALE, Mich. — It’s long been assumed that wolves will prey upon the easiest meals out there, including the sick, the very young and the old among the deer or moose they live with. Now, a new study by Isle Royale researchers from Michigan Technological University has
- [Los Altos, California, native receives fellowship from the International Wolf Center to study gray wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/los-altos-native-receives-fellowship-from-the-international-wolf-center-to-study-gray-wolves/) - From the Los Altos Town Crier in California: Not everyone is given the nickname “Energizer Bunny,” but that’s how Los Altos native Cameron Ho was characterized for his work ethic in research by his former university professor. The 23-year-old – who graduated from the University of Washington in 2021 – was awarded the $10,000 Dr.
- [26 wild wolves died in Oregon last year, up from 10 in 2020; most deaths caused by humans](https://wolf.org/headlines/26-wild-wolves-died-in-oregon-last-year-up-from-10-in-2020-most-deaths-caused-by-humans/) - From KCBY.com in Oregon: EUGENE, Ore. - Oregon reported 26 wild wolf deaths in 2021, up from 10 in 2020. The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife said 21 of the 26 deaths were human-caused, due to poaching, collisions with vehicles, or lethal control measures imposed by the state in response to wolves preying on livestock.
- [Birth of second wolfpack litter to Colorado's naturally migrating wolves expected soon](https://wolf.org/headlines/birth-of-second-wolfpack-litter-to-colorados-naturally-migrating-wolves-expected-soon/) - From Coloradoan.com: Colorado is expecting the birth of another litter of wolf pups any day now, creating both excitement and concern over the natural rebirth of a predator with a long, human-induced absence from the state. The breeding pair of wolves that naturally migrated into the state last year formed the pack north of Walden in Jackson County with the birth
- [US wildlife officials aim to address illegal Mexican wolf killings](https://wolf.org/headlines/us-wildlife-officials-aim-to-address-illegal-mexican-wolf-killings/) - From the Albuquerque Journal in New Mexico: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Prompted by a court order, federal wildlife managers have issued a new draft plan for managing Mexican gray wolves in the Southwestern U.S. in an effort to address illegal killings of the endangered predators. The plan calls for millions of dollars to be spent over
- [Colorado: How politics, public perception played into the vote to reintroduce wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-how-politics-public-perception-played-into-the-vote-to-reintroduce-wolves/) - From The Journal in Colorado: Two recent studies by scientists at Colorado State University show how politics and public perception shaped the 2020 vote to reintroduce wolves in Colorado. Researchers with CSU’s Center for Human-Carnivore Coexistence published the studies earlier this year in the journals Ecological Applications and Conservation Science and Practice. They revealed the factors that swayed
- [India: Turning deathtraps into shrines, how Ladakh’s pashmina goatherds learnt to live with wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/india-turning-deathtraps-into-shrines-how-ladakhs-pashmina-goatherds-learnt-to-live-with-wolves/) - From The Print: New Delhi: The journey of pashmina — the fine, luxurious wool — cherished all over the world, starts in the cold deserts of Ladakh, where families of shepherds and goatherds raise a breed of goat called Changthangi or Changra through the harsh winters, hoping to harvest the soft cashmere in spring. Co-existing
- [U.S. seeks input on plans to keep humans from killing endangered Mexican gray wolf](https://wolf.org/headlines/u-s-seeks-input-on-plans-to-keep-humans-from-killing-endangered-mexican-gray-wolf/) - From FronterasDesk.org: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will publish revisions Thursday to its five-year-old Mexican Wolf Recovery Plan that it says will improve protections for the endangered species. The new draft is the result of a court order to address humans killing wolves. Earlier this year, two wolves were shot, one just outside Flagstaff that died and another in
- [Alberta: Closures implemented at Banff to give space, security to wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/alberta-closures-implemented-at-banff-to-give-space-security-to-wolves/) - From RMOToday.com: BANFF – The Bow Valley’s montane habitat is considered critically important in spring, providing wildlife with much needed food and a place to raise their young when much of Banff National Park is still covered in snow. At this time, many wildlife species including wolves during the critical denning period, require secure habitat
- [A record number of Yellowstone wolves have been killed. Conservationists are worried](https://wolf.org/headlines/a-record-number-of-yellowstone-wolves-have-been-killed-conservationists-are-worried/) - From NPR.org: This winter saw the most wolves from Yellowstone National Park killed in about a century. That's because states neighboring the park changed hunting rules in an effort to reduce the animals' numbers. At the same time, wolf biologists inside the park are finding out what losing the animals means. "This was the winter
- [Wyoming: Finding answers to livestock depredation](https://wolf.org/headlines/wyoming-finding-answers-to-livestock-depredation/) - From the Sublette Examiner in Pinedale, Wyoming: BOULDER – The Sublette County Predator Board hosted a workshop at the Boulder Community Center on March 30 for ranchers whose cattle and sheep are preyed upon by gray wolves, mountain lions and grizzly and black bears. The audience heard from a panel of county, state and federal
- [Rep. Lauren Boebert and fellow Republicans want gray wolves off endangered species list](https://wolf.org/headlines/rep-lauren-boebert-and-fellow-republicans-want-gray-wolves-off-endangered-species-list/) - From the Finger Lake Times: DENVER — Colorado’s U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert and 23 other Republican members of Congress wrote federal officials this month asking that they remove the gray wolf from the federal endangered species list. A northern California judge’s February ruling placed the gray wolves on the federal endangered species list once more
- [Wisconsin: Spring hearings will ask citizens whether to ban hunting wolves with dogs, end killing contests](https://wolf.org/headlines/wisconsin-spring-hearings-will-ask-citizens-whether-to-ban-hunting-wolves-with-dogs-end-killing-contests/) - From Wisconsin Public Radio: Wisconsin’s Conservation Congress will hold its annual spring hearings online next week to collect input from residents on dozens of natural resource issues, including whether the state should ban hunting wolves with dogs and end wildlife killing contests. The citizen advisory group for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Natural Resources Board
- [March marks another wolf killing in Oregon, the 11th in a year, combined reward for information reaches over $80,000](https://wolf.org/headlines/march-marks-another-wolf-killing-in-oregon-the-11th-in-a-year-combined-reward-for-information-reaches-over-80000/) - From original.newsbreak.com: Killing a wolf for reasons apart from self-defense is illegal in Oregon, and gray wolves are a protected species under state law. There were at least 173 gray wolves in the state at the last official count at the end of 2020. Five wolves from the same pack were poisoned to death in Union
- [Annual Washington wolf population report shows growth in 2021](https://wolf.org/headlines/annual-washington-wolf-population-report-shows-growth-in-2021/) - From the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: OLYMPIA – Washington’s wolf population continued to grow in 2021 for the 13th consecutive year. The 2021 annual wolf report was released today by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and shows a 16% increase in wolf population growth from the previous count in 2020. "Washington’s
- [A day in the life of a wild Minnesota wolf](https://wolf.org/headlines/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-wild-minnesota-wolf/) - From Minnesota Public Radio: Scientists studying wolves in and around Voyageurs National Park have released what they believe is a first-ever video showing an entire day in the life of a wild wolf, shot from the wolf’s perspective. The 25-minute video from the Voyageurs Wolf Project is filmed using a remote camera attached to a GPS
- [CSU studies: What influenced Coloradoans on close vote to reintroduce wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/csu-studies-what-influenced-coloradoans-on-close-vote-to-reintroduce-wolves/) - From Colorado State University: In November 2020, Colorado voters approved Proposition 114, which mandated that Colorado Parks and Wildlife develop a plan to start reintroducing gray wolves (Canis Lupus) to the western part of the state by 2023. The initiative passed narrowly with 50.9 percent of the Colorado public voting in favor. Given the close
- [Dogs know exactly what they’re doing when they give you the ‘puppy eyes’](https://wolf.org/headlines/dogs-know-exactly-what-theyre-doing-when-they-give-you-the-puppy-eyes/) - From Popular Science: Most pet owners probably know what it’s like to cave to those “puppy dog” eyes—no matter the age of their canine. When your dog looks at you with that curled brow and doleful stare, it’s difficult not to give it a loving scratch or meaty treat. And why not: You and your
- [Wolves force California ranchers into deadly compromises](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-force-california-ranchers-into-deadly-compromises/) - From SFGate.com in California: It’s night in the rugged hills of northeastern California. A herd of cows, many with young calves at their sides, begin shifting nervously. The October winds have brought news of danger nearby: A lone gray wolf, eyes glowing yellow in the moonlight. Known as OR-103, the young male has gone days, perhaps
- [For Wolves, the Culture War Is Extremely Deadly](https://wolf.org/headlines/for-wolves-the-culture-war-is-extremely-deadly/) - From Rolling Stone: In February 2021, a black wolf wandered across the border of Yellowstone National Park in Montana. Called 1155, he wore a radio collar that park biologists fit him with three years before. When he left the safety of the park, 1155 was what biologists call a “dispersed male,” leaving his pack to travel alone in
- [As lobo genetic diversity declines, ranchers say male wolf once again killed a cow](https://wolf.org/headlines/as-lobo-genetic-diversity-declines-ranchers-say-male-wolf-once-again-killed-a-cow/) - From NMPoliticalReport.com: When Bob Daugherty headed up the canyon behind his house to check on his cows, he said he was not surprised to find two of them dead and to discover they had been killed by wolves. He knew that a wolf that had allegedly killed livestock in another area was relocated to a
- [Michigan DNR reacts to wolf attack on training dog in Marquette County](https://wolf.org/headlines/michigan-dnr-reacts-to-wolf-attack-on-training-dog-in-marquette-county/) - From NBC TV6 in Michigan: MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - The Department of Natural Resources is responding to a wolf attack on a dog earlier this week. The DNR says a man was training his hunting dogs near the Forestville Trailhead Tuesday when it occurred. His dog was baying at a rabbit when a wolf approached
- [Wolves as endangered as tigers in India; only 3,100 left](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-as-endangered-as-tigers-in-india-only-3100-left/) - From The Times of India: DEHRADUN: The first scientific population estimate of Indian peninsular wolves (canis lupus pallipes), known to be more to be more than a million years older than all other wolf species in the world, has revealed that only 3,100 members of the species are left in the country. This makes them
- [New officers elected on International Wolf Center Board of Directors](https://wolf.org/media-releases/new-officers-elected-on-international-wolf-center-board-of-directors/) - There are new faces leading the International Wolf Center’s Board of Directors. At its meeting in December, the Center’s board elected two new officers. The new chair of the Board of Directors is Judy Hunter. Hunter is a retired CEO of a Girl Scout Council. She became involved with the International Wolf Center after moving
- [Wolf hunting to be banned in Spain but divisions persist over predator](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-hunting-to-be-banned-in-spain-but-divisions-persist-over-predator/) - From The Olive Press in Spain: The wolf has divided society for centuries but now it will be protected in Spain after a ban on hunting comes into action from September. The Spanish government will declare the wolf a "wild animal under special protection" which means hunting it is illegal. Click here for the full
- [Wolf management plan update](https://wolf.org/original-articles/wolf-management-plan-update/) - This page shares information on the Minnesota DNR wolf management plan update that is underway.
- [Europe Tests Protective Vests to Shield Hunting Dogs From Wolf Attacks](https://wolf.org/headlines/europe-tests-protective-vests-to-shield-hunting-dogs-from-wolf-attacks/) - From Club de Caza: Europe’s debate over coexistence with the wolf is no longer focused only on population estimates, legal status or management quotas. At the latest plenary meeting of the EU Platform on Coexistence between People and Large Carnivores, held in Brussels on June 5, a very practical tool came into focus: protective vests for hunting dogs. Click
- [Tenino’s [Washington] Wolf Haven welcomes two new wolves after 1,800-mile journey](https://wolf.org/headlines/teninos-washington-wolf-haven-welcomes-two-new-wolves-after-1800-mile-journey/) - From Nisqually Valley News: The brothers, Nicky and Cerberus, are being introduced into the Tenino sanctuary as companions for Billie, a gray wolf, and Ellie, a wolfdog. Billie lost her companion Guy to old age in June 2025, and Ellie lost her companion Penn early this year. Because wolves are deeply social animals, sanctuary staff
- [The golden jackal colonizes Europe, seen in France and Norway](https://wolf.org/headlines/the-golden-jackal-colonizes-europe-seen-in-france-and-norway/) - From Techno-Science: Historically present in southeastern Europe, the golden jackal was observed in France for the first time in 2017. An international study, coordinated by a scientist from INRAE, shows that the presence of this canid is expanding across the European continent partly thanks to human activities, which allow it to escape a dominant predator
- [Why some wolves react more strongly to trespassers: Breeders may hold key to scent-based barriers](https://wolf.org/headlines/why-some-wolves-react-more-strongly-to-trespassers-breeders-may-hold-key-to-scent-based-barriers/) - From Phys.Org: Wolves use their urine to communicate with each other. A recent study looked at the reactions of a pack to the marking of an intruder. This is a first step toward understanding what attracts or repels canids. Click here for the full story.
- [In dueling papers, scientific barbs, researchers' fight over Yellowstone wolves, aspens soldiers on](https://wolf.org/headlines/in-dueling-papers-scientific-barbs-researchers-fight-over-yellowstone-wolves-aspens-soldiers-on/) - From Jackson Hole News & Guide: Over 30 years ago, federal wildlife managers reintroduced wolves to Yellowstone National Park — and the canines began dining on elk, culling the population, leaving less wapiti to browse on aspens, willows and cottonwoods. In the years since, observers of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem have likely heard some version
- [[New Mexico] Reports detail wolf trappings across state](https://wolf.org/headlines/new-mexico-reports-detail-wolf-trappings-across-state/) - From Yahoo News: Lifelong trapper Wesley Burris makes a bold claim: His father trapped and killed the last remaining lobo in New Mexico in the 1930s, around the time the subspecies was wiped out in the state. Burris said his family has been ranching around the San Mateo Mountains since the early 19th century, with
- [Colorado Wolf Opponents Now Say Prop 114 Never Passed, Claiming Election Fraud in Appeal to USFWS](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-wolf-opponents-now-say-prop-114-never-passed-claiming-election-fraud-in-appeal-to-usfws-2/) - From Outdoor Life: A group that opposes Colorado’s wolf reintroduction efforts is now arguing that Proposition 114, the ballot initiative that established the state’s wolf reintroduction program, didn’t actually pass among voters in 2020. The group, Colorado Conservation Alliance, is asking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service — which is already reviewing the reintroduction program — to
- [[Indian] Village documents 600 species through a community-led survey](https://wolf.org/headlines/village-documents-600-species-through-a-community-led-survey/) - 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. Click here for the full story.
- [Kiraksal-Kukudwad grassland region [India] to be declared a ‘Conservation Reserve’](https://wolf.org/headlines/kiraksal-kukudwad-grassland-region-to-be-declared-a-conservation-reserve/) - 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
- [Highly Endangered Indian Grey Wolf Found in ATR [India]](https://wolf.org/headlines/highly-endangered-indian-grey-wolf-found-in-atr/) - From DeccanChronicle.com: The Indian Grey Wolf was once common across India's grasslands and semi-arid regions, and its discovery in the Amrabad landscape is an important conservation milestone that underscores the ecological value of the tiger reserve, officials said. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolf urine could protect Swiss livestock](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-urine-could-protect-swiss-livestock/) - From The Swiss Broadcasting Corporation: Wolf urine could be used as a scent barrier to protect livestock from attack, according to Swiss researchers. Urine gives wolves important information about potential intruders. Alpha wolves with pups are particularly alert to this, as a study by the University of Neuchâtel shows. Click here for the full story.
- [Wisconsin’s Wolf Population Declines for Second Straight Year](https://wolf.org/headlines/wisconsins-wolf-population-declines-for-second-straight-year/) - From Urban Milwaukee: 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. Click here for the full story.
- [‘The calm in the storm’: Mesa County range rider fills gap outside of [Colorado] state wolf program](https://wolf.org/headlines/the-calm-in-the-storm-mesa-county-range-rider-fills-gap-outside-of-colorado-state-wolf-program/) - From Sky-Hi News: Collbran resident Christina Vander Berg had a 25-year career investigating fires and built a life as a Western Slope cattle producer and rodeo judge. Over the past two years, she’s stepped into a new role that draws on her passions and experience: serving as a range rider amid Colorado’s controversial wolf reintroduction.
- [How snow leopards, wolves and leopards share the same Himalayan valley, study](https://wolf.org/headlines/how-snow-leopards-wolves-and-leopards-share-the-same-himalayan-valley-study/) - From Mongabay: Three apex predators (snow leopards, common leopards, and Himalayan wolves) coexist in a remote valley in Nepal’s central Himalayas by relying on different food sources. Researchers analyzed six years of camera-trap footage and fecal DNA from the Lapchi Valley to discover that snow leopards eat mainly wild ungulates, leopards feed on livestock and
- [AI can now identify individual wolves by the sound of their howls](https://wolf.org/headlines/ai-can-now-identify-individual-wolves-by-the-sound-of-their-howls/) - From Earth.com: In Yellowstone National Park, a network of recorders listens day and night. The devices capture thousands of wolf howls drifting across the valleys. That audio now feeds artificial intelligence models built to do something no one has done before. The goal is to identify individual wolves by the unique signature of their voices.
- [Colorado wolves are traveling east and south as summer begins](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-wolves-are-traveling-east-and-south-as-summer-begins/) - From The Post Independent: For the first time since beginning the reintroduction of gray wolves, Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed a wolf traveled east across Interstate 25. The collared wolf’s trip was captured in the latest wolf activity map, which illustrates the watersheds where Colorado’s collared wolves were located between May 26 and June 23. Click
- [How leopards and wolves share the same Himalayan valley, study](https://wolf.org/headlines/how-leopards-and-wolves-share-the-same-himalayan-valley-study/) - From Mongabay: Three of Asia’s most formidable predators share territory in a remote Nepal valley by eating different prey, according to a new study. Researchers found that diet, not time or space, is what keeps snow leopards (Panthera uncia), common leopards (Panthera pardus), and Himalayan wolves (Canis lupus chanco) from coming into direct conflict. Click here
- [Wisconsin’s wolf population declines slightly for second consecutive year](https://wolf.org/headlines/wisconsins-wolf-population-declines-slightly-for-second-consecutive-year/) - 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.
- [Portugal Moves to Strengthen Iberian Wolf Protection as Europe Loosens the Rules](https://wolf.org/headlines/portugal-moves-to-strengthen-iberian-wolf-protection-as-europe-loosens-the-rules/) - 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. Click here for the full story.
- [[Washington] WDFW considering lethal removal of a wolf or wolves from Tucannon wolf pack](https://wolf.org/headlines/washington-wdfw-considering-lethal-removal-of-a-wolf-or-wolves-from-tucannon-wolf-pack/) - 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. Click here for the full story.
- [How Colorado’s candidates for governor say they would address wolves, hunting, fishing and a rural divide](https://wolf.org/headlines/how-colorados-candidates-for-governor-say-they-would-address-wolves-hunting-fishing-and-a-rural-divide/) - 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,
- [Mexican Gray Wolves in Western New Mexico](https://wolf.org/headlines/mexican-gray-wolves-in-western-new-mexico/) - 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
- [Wolf Caught in City Highlights North Macedonia’s Problem with Rescued Wild Animals](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-caught-in-city-highlights-north-macedonias-problem-with-rescued-wild-animals/) - 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. Click here for the full story.
- [Colorado Parks and Wildlife Awards Born to Be Wild License Plate Grant Funding](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-parks-and-wildlife-awards-born-to-be-wild-license-plate-grant-funding/) - 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
- [Report says at least 41 wolves were likely poached in the Netherlands since 2021](https://wolf.org/headlines/report-says-at-least-41-wolves-were-likely-poached-in-the-netherlands-since-2021/) - 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
- [Rare footage reveals how wolves hunt beavers](https://wolf.org/headlines/rare-footage-reveals-how-wolves-hunt-beavers/) - From EarthTouchNews.com: Outside humans, the overall numero-uno predator of beavers is the grey wolf. Research over the past decade or two in particular has gone a long way toward illuminating this particular hunter/hunted dynamic. That said, it remains a somewhat obscure subject—not least because of how hard it is to directly observe interactions between the
- [Wolf attacks down to nil in Bahraich after dens protected](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-attacks-down-to-nil-in-bahraich-after-dens-protected/) - From IndiaTimes.com: A year after wolf attacks turned parts of Bahraich into fear zones, killing 14 people and critically injuring 30, most of them children, the district has reported no human-wolf conflict so far this season, with forest officials crediting a conservation-;ed response that protetced dens in the Ghaghara river catchment and stoped activities they
- [Woodlands Nature Station in LBL [Kentucky] welcomes new Red Wolf, Rosie](https://wolf.org/headlines/woodlands-nature-station-in-lbl-kentucky-welcomes-new-red-wolf-rosie/) - From WHOP.com: The Woodlands Nature Station in the Land Between the Lakes is welcoming a new face, as red wolf Rosie will join the ranks of the animals that call the wildlife station home. Click here for the full story.
- [Mule Deer Are Already Using California’s First Wildlife Crossing—and It’s Not Even Finished Yet](https://wolf.org/headlines/mule-deer-are-already-using-californias-first-wildlife-crossing-and-its-not-even-finished-yet/) - From SmithsonianMag.com: Construction on the $20 million bridge in Siskiyou County began last year and is expected to be complete by this fall, with miles of eight-foot-high fencing along the highway to help funnel animals toward it. Click here for the full story.
- [Siskiyou County [California] Installs Wolf Awareness Signs in Areas of Known Wolf Activity](https://wolf.org/headlines/siskiyou-county-california-installs-wolf-awareness-signs-in-areas-of-known-wolf-activity/) - From SiskiyouCounty.gov: YREKA, Calif. – Siskiyou County (the County) and the Public Works Department has recently installed wolf awareness signs along select county roads in areas where gray wolf activity has been documented. The signs, which resemble traditional wildlife crossing signs, are intended to increase public awareness and help inform residents, visitors, outdoor recreationists, and motorists
- [The debate about Mexican wolves is loud, but their economic impact is surprisingly small](https://wolf.org/headlines/the-debate-about-mexican-wolves-is-loud-but-their-economic-impact-is-surprisingly-small/) - From SourceNM.com: For years, ranchers have butted heads with conservationists and the federal government – claiming that the endangered Mexican gray wolf is a serious threat to their local economies and public safety. Federal data obtained by KUNM, however, tells a different story. Click here for the full story.
- [Colorado Wolf Opponents Now Say Prop 114 Never Passed, Claiming Election Fraud in Appeal to USFWS](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-wolf-opponents-now-say-prop-114-never-passed-claiming-election-fraud-in-appeal-to-usfws/) - From OutdoorLife.com: A group that opposes Colorado’s wolf reintroduction efforts is now arguing that Proposition 114, the ballot initiative that established the state’s wolf reintroduction program, didn’t actually pass among voters in 2020. The group, Colorado Conservation Alliance, is asking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service — which is already reviewing the reintroduction program — to reconsider the
- [A wolf tracked by GPS did something no one expected in Switzerland: it jumped into Lake Lucerne, and its journey has experts baffled](https://wolf.org/headlines/a-wolf-tracked-by-gps-did-something-no-one-expected-in-switzerland-it-jumped-into-lake-lucerne-and-its-journey-has-experts-baffled-2/) - From Ecoticias.com: A lone wolf just did something that sounds like it belongs in a wildlife documentary, not a densely populated European country. GPS points analyzed by the KORA Foundation indicate a male wolf known as M637 crossed Lake Lucerne by swimming about 0.93 miles (1.5 kilometers) on Feb. 13, 2026, through 41°F (5°C) water, with a
- [Jackal Expansion Across Europe Facilitated by Humans, Curbed by Wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/jackal-expansion-across-europe-facilitated-by-humans-curbed-by-wolves/) - From Czech Academy of Sciences: Over the past few decades, the golden jackal has been pushing into parts of Europe where it had never been recorded before. An international study, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, outlines the reasons why. According to our researchers from the Institute of Vertebrate Biology of the CAS, who contributed to the
- [Yellowstone wolves may not have reshaped the national park after all](https://wolf.org/headlines/yellowstone-wolves-may-not-have-reshaped-the-national-park-after-all/) - From SciencDaily.com: One of the most celebrated claims about Yellowstone’s wolves is facing a major challenge. Scientists say the study behind the famous trophic cascade story relied on flawed methods that overstated the ecological impact of wolf recovery. Their reanalysis found no evidence for a dramatic, park-wide surge in willow growth. Instead, the effects appear
- [One wolf’s journey across Europe’s political faultlines](https://wolf.org/headlines/one-wolfs-journey-across-europes-political-faultlines/) - From ChathamHouse.org: The fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989 brought many changes to Europe. One of the more unexpected was that it allowed the big carnivores of Eastern Europe to begin expanding their range westward, where for centuries they had been practically unknown. Few large mammals, people included, had been permitted to cross from
- [Video captures wolves attacking bison in Poland for first time](https://wolf.org/headlines/video-captures-wolves-attacking-bison-in-poland-for-first-time/) - From NotesFromPoland.com: A newly released video shows for the first time a pack of wolves attacking a herd of bison in Poland, which is home to the world’s largest population of European bison as well as a growing number of wolves. The footage, caught by a camera trap, shows seven wolves targeting a group of
- [Federal agents search Datil [New Mexico] properties in case of Mexican wolf kills](https://wolf.org/headlines/federal-agents-search-datil-new-mexico-properties-in-case-of-mexican-wolf-kills/) - From ABQJournal.com: They were father and son, roaming Catron County as part of the Sawtooth pack. Within a month of each other, both collared Mexican gray wolves were trapped on private property near Datil. The father was left to die of thirst before his body was placed beside a highway, according to authorities. The son
- [[New York] Wolf Conservation Center Celebrates Birth of Male Red Wolf Pup](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-conservation-center-celebrates-birth-of-male-red-wolf-pup/) - From KnoxNews.com: SOUTH SALEM, NY, UNITED STATES, June 1, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Wolf Conservation Center (the Center) is thrilled to share that a critically endangered male Red Wolf pup was born onsite in South Salem, NY on April 29. This marks the second litter for parents Martha and Oka; their first litter of three
- [Investigation continues into wolf killed by [Colorado] rancher in defense of cattle](https://wolf.org/headlines/investigation-continues-into-wolf-killed-by-colorado-rancher-in-defense-of-cattle/) - From TheFencePost.com: The federal 10(j) rule, which Colorado has in place, allows ranchers and livestock owners to shoot and kill wolves caught in the act of attacking livestock, working dogs, or to protect human life and that law is about to be put to the test. The results, which will come from a Colorado Parks
- [Grey County [Ontario] staff suggests ending bounties for beavers, coyotes, wolves; council doubles down](https://wolf.org/headlines/grey-county-ontario-staff-suggests-ending-bounties-for-beavers-coyotes-wolves-council-doubles-down/) - From CollingwoodToday.ca: Grey County is going to increase the bounties it pays to hunters and trappers who eliminate "nuisance" beavers, coyotes and wolves, even after a staff report recommended ending the program. At its meeting on June 11, council voted to continue to have a bounty system in place and to increase the bounties paid
- [Klamath County Commissioner Derrick DeGroot sponsors resolutions to delist gray wolves, reform Endangered Species Act](https://wolf.org/headlines/klamath-county-commissioner-derrick-degroot-sponsors-resolutions-to-delist-gray-wolves-reform-endangered-species-act/) - From HeraldAndNews.com: During the regular Klamath County Board of Commissioners’ administrative meeting Tuesday, Commissioner Derrick DeGroot brought two resolutions from the National Association of Counties, which he will formally sponsor. Click here for the full story.
- [CPW kills elusive uncollared wolf in Routt County believed responsible for 10 depredation events since 2025](https://wolf.org/headlines/cpw-kills-elusive-uncollared-wolf-in-routt-county-believed-responsible-for-10-depredation-events-since-2025/) - From Denver7.com: Colorado Parks and Wildlife has killed a lone, uncollared wolf believed to be responsible for 10 confirmed depredation events since the summer of 2025, the agency announced Saturday. Officials said video evidence showed the wolf — originally a member of the Copper Creek Pack — was the same elusive wolf responsible for depredations in
- [Conservation Group Says Arizona Bill Would Debilitate Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery](https://wolf.org/headlines/conservation-group-says-arizona-bill-would-debilitate-mexican-gray-wolf-recovery/) - From NationalParksTraveler.org: A bill that would cut all resources to and end the transportation of Mexican gray wolf puppies into Arizona passed the state’s legislature on June 9. Conservation groups say the move would hinder cross-fostering and debilitate efforts to recover the federally endangered species. Click here for the full story.
- [Wyoming’s Wolves May Be Bigger, But That Doesn’t Mean They’re ‘Superwolves’](https://wolf.org/headlines/wyomings-wolves-may-be-bigger-but-that-doesnt-mean-theyre-superwolves/) - From WyoFile.com: A recent report on Wyoming’s wolves is drawing attention to a longstanding belief among some Americans that wolves in the Cowboy State are significantly bigger than gray wolves in other parts of the Lower 48. WyoFile, which recently explored this topic with key wolf biologists, noted a conspiracy theory that Canadian “superwolves” translocated from Alberta
- [Idaho wolf mortalities below pre-injunction levels](https://wolf.org/headlines/idaho-wolf-mortalities-below-pre-injunction-levels/) - From CapitalPress.com: Documented wolf mortalities in Idaho increased recently but remain below an earlier average. Mortalities from July 1, 2025, through June 9 totaled 315, Cory Mosby, Idaho Fish and Game natural resource program coordinator for large carnivores, told the Idaho Wolf Depredation Control Board during its June 9 meeting. The state’s fiscal year starts
- [McIntyre’s new book reveals more wolf tales – as well as things about himself](https://wolf.org/headlines/mcintyres-new-book-reveals-more-wolf-tales-as-well-as-things-about-himself/) - From CodyEnterprise.com: Rick McIntyre’s special anniversary date was May 19, 2025. It marked the 10,000th day he ventured into Yellowstone National Park to search for wolf packs, spot wolves and study wolf behavior. The long-time National Park Service naturalist earned his stature as one of the world’s leading experts on gray wolves. And just because he
- [Michigan DNR to Brief Eastern UP Advisory Council on Wolf Surveys and Moose Research June 18](https://wolf.org/headlines/michigan-dnr-to-brief-eastern-up-advisory-council-on-wolf-surveys-and-moose-research-june-18/) - From OutdoorHub.com: If you hunt, fish, or spend time in the eastern Upper Peninsula, this meeting is worth your attention. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will brief its Eastern Upper Peninsula Citizens’ Advisory Council on June 18 in St. Ignace. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolves probably protecting fallen wolf when they attacked Michigan City zookeepers](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-probably-protecting-fallen-wolf-when-they-attacked-michigan-city-zookeepers/) - From ChicagoTribune.com: The two wolves who attacked two women zookeepers Wednesday morning at the Washington Park Zoo in Michigan City likely overreacted because another wolf in their pack had died. That is the conclusion of Elizabeth Emerick, the Washington Park Zoo’s assistant director, who on Saturday released an update in a video posted on the zoo’s Facebook
- [State order to kill wolf in northeast Washington is canceled](https://wolf.org/headlines/state-order-to-kill-wolf-in-northeast-washington-is-canceled/) - From WashingtonStateStandard.com: The state Department of Fish and Wildlife rescinded an order to kill a wolf in northeastern Washington one week after authorizing the plan in response to attacks on livestock. A calf was killed and two others were injured in mid-May in the Aladdin Valley area of Stevens County. Three wolf packs inhabit the
- [Assemblymember Hadwick’s team participates in wolf tour](https://wolf.org/headlines/assemblymember-hadwicks-team-participates-in-wolf-tour/) - FromPlumasSun.org: The Office of Assemblymember Heather Hadwick reports that her team joined ranchers, researchers, conservation leaders, law enforcement, and state and federal officials for the Sierra Valley Wolf, Wildlife, and Landscape Management Tour at the end of May. Click here for the full story.
- [GOP lawmaker ties endangered wolves to ‘global government’ as Arizona ban heads to Hobbs](https://wolf.org/headlines/gop-lawmaker-ties-endangered-wolves-to-global-government-as-arizona-ban-heads-to-hobbs/) - From AZMirror.com: A bill that would disallow the state from transporting Mexican Gray Wolf pups into Arizona or spending any public money or resources on them will be heading to the governor’s desk after one Republican declared that 50 years of efforts to save the species from extinction are really part of a larger conspiracy
- [CPW releases gray wolf annual report for biological year 2025-2026](https://wolf.org/headlines/cpw-releases-gray-wolf-annual-report-for-biological-year-2025-2026/) - From LeadvilleHerald.com: On May 7, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) issued its Gray Wolf Annual Report for biological year 2025-2026 from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026, and provided an update on the gray wolf restoration program to the Parks and Wildlife Commission. Click here for the full story.
- [4 red wolf pups born at Miller Park Zoo a boost to the critically endangered species](https://wolf.org/headlines/4-red-wolf-pups-born-at-miller-park-zoo-a-boost-to-the-critically-endangered-species/) - From WGLT.org: Miller Park Zoo is expanding the population of the critically endangered red wolf species following the birth of four red wolf pups on May 12. Red wolves are the most endangered wolf species and have been battling extinction since 1967. Click here for the full story.
- [‘Canadian superwolf’? Nope. So then why are Yellowstone wolves 50% heavier than Great Lakes wolves?](https://wolf.org/headlines/canadian-superwolf-nope-so-then-why-are-yellowstone-wolves-50-heavier-than-great-lakes-wolves/) - From WyoFile.com: Wyoming wolves are stout compared to some other Lower 48 subpopulations, and the reason why they tend to run hefty is complicated. In May, biologist Ken Mills published an annual report of Wyoming wolves that included an analysis of their weights in the southern Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Click here for the full story.
- [SAFE Mexican Wolf Expands Reach Through New Partnerships](https://wolf.org/headlines/safe-mexican-wolf-expands-reach-through-new-partnerships-2/) - From AZA.org: Over the past year, the SAFE Mexican Wolf program has worked to expand its reach to support successful Mexican wolf recovery. Established in 2023, the bi-national recovery program has worked with communities in both the United States and Mexico to support the species and, to date, has been instrumental in its reintroduction. Click here for
- [In the Early 1900s, a Young Ecologist Shot a Wolf and Watched the Life Leave Its Eyes. That Changed His Position on Conservation](https://wolf.org/headlines/in-the-early-1900s-a-young-ecologist-shot-a-wolf-and-watched-the-life-leave-its-eyes-that-changed-his-position-on-conservation/) - From SmithsonianMag.com: One day in the early 20th century, in eastern Arizona, a forester—“full of trigger itch,” as he later wrote—leaned over a rimrock ledge, readied his rifle, and shot a wolf. This was hardly unusual: Wolves and other carnivores were mammalia non grata, persecuted for their perceived crimes against livestock and deer. “In those days, we had
- [These Ice Age fossils reveal what could soon happen to wolves because of climate change](https://wolf.org/headlines/these-ice-age-fossils-reveal-what-could-soon-happen-to-wolves-because-of-climate-change/) - From Futura-Sciences.com: In the past, higher temperatures appear to have pushed wolves toward harder foods. That finding could point to major changes ahead for ecosystems where wolves play a dominant role. As temperatures rise around the world, wolf diets may already be changing. Click here for the full story.
- [Number of wolf packs in Switzerland has risen to 43](https://wolf.org/headlines/number-of-wolf-packs-in-switzerland-has-risen-to-43/) - From SwissInfo.ch: According to the foundation, experts have identified a total of 350 wolves. A pack established itself for the first time in the canton of Obwalden, while another pack was created in the canton of Neuchâtel. The researchers also found some special evidence. In the canton of Bern, they identified a pregnant female wolf
- [Washington Fish & Wildlife OKs killing of wolf after 3 cattle attacks](https://wolf.org/headlines/washington-fish-wildlife-oks-killing-of-wolf-after-3-cattle-attacks/) - From CamasPostRecord.com: Washington will permit the killing of a single gray wolf in the state’s northeastern corner following three suspected attacks on livestock. The incidents took place in the Aladdin Valley, a forested rural area northeast of Colville in Stevens County. On Sunday, May 17, authorities investigated one calf that was killed and another that
- [Escalating Anti-Wolf Policies Threaten Wildlife Recovery Across the American West, Warns Living with Wolves Org.](https://wolf.org/headlines/escalating-anti-wolf-policies-threaten-wildlife-recovery-across-the-american-west-warns-living-with-wolves-org/) - From Yahoo.com: KETCHUM, Idaho, June 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Conservation advocates warn that expanding anti-wolf legislation and wildlife policy rollbacks across the American West could undermine decades of Gray Wolf recovery and broader ecosystem conservation efforts. Recent actions in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming have expanded wolf hunting and trapping while proposed federal changes could weaken protections under
- [Legislation would give Upper Peninsula its own wildlife rulemaking body](https://wolf.org/headlines/legislation-would-give-upper-peninsula-its-own-wildlife-rulemaking-body/) - From MNLive.com: LANSING, MI — A Republican proposal to give the Upper Peninsula its own wildlife rulemaking body ran into opposition from Michigan officials and tribal interests, who say the plan could splinter state hunting and fishing policy and open a new path to hunting wolves. The package, House Bills 4783 to 4786, would create a new U.P.
- [Latest wolf activity map shows wolves traveling throughout Gunnison County [Colorado]](https://wolf.org/headlines/latest-wolf-activity-map-shows-wolves-traveling-throughout-gunnison-county-colorado/) - From GunnisonTimes.com: The most recent Collard Gray Wolf Activity Map from Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) shows gray wolves are traveling through most of Gunnison County. The recently published May map documents activity from April 21 through May 26, highlighting collared wolves presence by watershed. Along with issuing the most up to date map, CPW
- [Colorado’s Wolf Reintroduction Hasn’t Gone to Plan. Are These Cowboys Its Last Hope?](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorados-wolf-reintroduction-hasnt-gone-to-plan-are-these-cowboys-its-last-hope/) - From OutsideOnline.com: It was midnight when Jesse Lasater and Max Morton heard the wolf howling behind them. It was a lonely sound, deep and mournful, and it carried through the pines. The men whirled, and Morton touched his shotgun. For a moment, they stood there in the heavy silence, listening. This wolf was one of
- [Wolf attack leaves 2 zookeepers hurt, with firefighters having to rescue worker](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-attack-leaves-2-zookeepers-hurt-with-firefighters-having-to-rescue-worker/) - From NBCChicago.com: An investigation is underway after two zookeepers were injured in an attack by wolves inside an enclosure on Wednesday morning. The attack required firefighters to rescue one of the zookeepers, who were attending to a wolf who had died overnight when the incident occurred. Click here for the full story.
- [Mate of Mexican gray wolf Asha dies, according to report](https://wolf.org/headlines/report-mexican-gray-wolf-ashas-mate-found-dead-in-new-mexico/) - From ABQJournal.com: Asha, a Mexican gray wolf who has captured the hearts of New Mexico residents, has lost the mate who fathered her first litter of pups last year. A quarterly report from the Mexican Wolf Recovery Program states that M1966, otherwise known as Arcadia, was discovered dead in March after mating with Asha last year in
- [Social media post claims 15 New Mexican wolves were recently released into Colorado – but is that true?](https://wolf.org/headlines/social-media-post-claims-15-new-mexican-wolves-were-recently-released-into-colorado-but-is-that-true/) - From DenverGazette.com: A post that getting a little bit of attention online claims that Colorado has recently released another 15 wolves from New Mexico as part of its wolf reintroduction program. A few key factors point to that not being the case. Click here for the full story.
- [Why a Colorado ranch hand shot and killed a mother wolf](https://wolf.org/headlines/why-a-colorado-ranch-hand-shot-and-killed-a-mother-wolf/) - From Coloradoan.com: A Colorado ranch hand working the busy calving season took matters into his own hands when wolves moved in on cows and their calves, firing two warning shots before a third shot killed the wolf, according to the ranch owner. Susan Nottingham, who owns the sprawling Nottingham Ranch in Eagle and Routt counties
- [How Wyoming won the wolf war: The state’s 30-year campaign to remove the predators from the range](https://wolf.org/headlines/how-wyoming-won-the-wolf-war-the-states-30-year-campaign-to-remove-the-predators-from-the-range/) - From CodyEnterprise.com: Long before wolves became symbols of wilderness preservation and Yellowstone tourism, they were viewed across Wyoming as enemies to the state predators blamed for killing livestock, thinning game herds and threatening the fragile economy that sustained ranch families across the West. More than a century ago, private bounty clubs, ranchers and government agents
- [Rare drone footage captures wolf hunt in Türkiye’s Tunceli](https://wolf.org/headlines/rare-drone-footage-captures-wolf-hunt-in-turkiyes-tunceli/) - From TurkiyeToday.com: Uunique drone video documented two wolves tracking and hunting a wild goat in the eastern Turkish province of Tunceli Tuesday. The event took place within the mountainous Mercan Valley near Ovacik, an area widely recognized for its rich wildlife. Click here for the full story.
- [NC’s critically endangered red wolf population is bouncing back](https://wolf.org/headlines/ncs-critically-endangered-red-wolf-population-is-bouncing-back-2/) - From WFAE.org: One critically endangered species that calls North Carolina home now has five more members. Three male and two female red wolf pups were born this month at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham. Red wolves once thrived across the Southeast but now number only about 300 total, in the wild and
- [Jackson [Wyoming] wolf hunting meeting sees high turnout, police presence, but stays tame](https://wolf.org/headlines/jackson-wyoming-wolf-hunting-meeting-sees-high-turnout-police-presence-but-stays-tame/) - From JacksonHoleNews&Guide.com: An outbreak of canine distemper virus that left the wolf population at its lowest point in 20 years has brought increased interest in and scrutiny of wolf hunting in Wyoming. That much was evident last week at a May 26 public meeting in Jackson to discuss the proposed season. Click here for the
- [[Colorado] Ranch Hand Kills Wolf Caught in Act, Could Face Jailtime](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-ranch-hand-kills-wolf-caught-in-act-could-face-jailtime/) - From WesternAgNetwork.com: June 2, 2026 – The federal 10(j) rule, which Colorado has, allows ranchers and livestock owners to shoot and kill wolves caught in the act of attacking livestock, working dogs, or to protect human life and that law is about to be put to the test. The results have the attention of ranchers
- [Wolves Putting The Smackdown On Each Other Is How Yellowstone Packs Maintain Order](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-putting-the-smackdown-on-each-other-is-how-yellowstone-packs-maintain-order/) - From CowboyStateDaily.com: For wolves in Yellowstone, it’s all about survival, and sometimes that doesn’t leave much room for niceness – pack members sometimes put the smack-down on each other, just to maintain order. There can be a “constant rivalry among pack members” and only dominant breeding wolves are rarely, if ever challenged, biologist Robert Crabtree
- [[Washington] WDFW suspends effort to remove wolf in Stevens County](https://wolf.org/headlines/washington-wdfw-suspends-effort-to-remove-wolf-in-stevens-county/) - From CapitalPress.com: The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has called off plans to kill a wolf in northern Stevens County after trying without success for a week. No cows or calves were attacked by wolves during the week. Fish and Wildlife said it will consider restarting the lethal-removal operation if depredations resume. Wolves killed
- [Mexican gray wolf Asha's release was delayed due to county pushback, records show](https://wolf.org/headlines/mexican-gray-wolf-ashas-release-was-delayed-due-to-county-pushback-records-show/) - From SantaFeNewMexican.com: Top officials at the U.S. Interior Department delayed the release of a Mexican gray wolf known as Asha in response to public pressure, records obtained by The New Mexican show. The Fish and Wildlife Service planned to release the wolf — officially F2754 — from New Mexico’s Sevilleta Wolf Management Facility along with her mate
- [Expansion | Cantabria sets a maximum of 30 wolves to be culled until the end of the year](https://wolf.org/headlines/expansion-cantabria-sets-a-maximum-of-30-wolves-to-be-culled-until-the-end-of-the-year/) - From Democrata.es: Cantabria has approved from this Monday, June 1, and until December 31 a maximum extraction limit of wolves of 30 animals. However, if once this limit is reached, "significant damages" continue to occur due to their magnitude, reiteration, or concentration in time or space, the regional government could authorize "exceptional controls". Click here
- [Wolves Are Thriving at Michigan’s Isle Royale National Park, Reaching Their Highest Numbers in Almost 50 Years, New Data Suggests](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-are-thriving-at-michigans-isle-royale-national-park-reaching-their-highest-numbers-in-almost-50-years-new-data-suggests-2/) - From SmithsonianMag.com: The gray wolf population on a rugged archipelago in northwestern Lake Superior has surged to its highest number in nearly 50 years. After completing their annual survey this year, scientists estimate 37 of the apex predators are now roaming around Isle Royale, a 132,000-acre U.S. national park that’s part of Michigan and located
- [Wolf has little impact on the [Netherlands] national economy, say researchers](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-has-little-impact-on-the-netherlands-national-economy-say-researchers/) - From DutchNew.nl: The economic impact of the return of the wolf to the Netherlands is “limited” but may increase as the population grows, according to research by Wageningen University & Research on behalf of the economic affairs ministry. Click here for the full story.
- [Ranchers Push for More Wolf Management Funding in California Budget](https://wolf.org/headlines/ranchers-push-for-more-wolf-management-funding-in-california-budget/) - From AgNetWest.com: California ranchers are voicing concern after Governor Gavin Newsom’s May revision of the 2026–27 state budget failed to include additional funding for wolf management programs, despite growing concerns over livestock depredation across the state. Click here for the full story.
- [The gray wolf’s improbable California comeback continues as population hits modern record number](https://wolf.org/headlines/the-gray-wolfs-improbable-california-comeback-continues-as-population-hits-modern-record-number/) - From LATimes.com: After being hunted to extinction a century ago, gray wolves are continuing their remarkable comeback story in California, with state wildlife officials reporting a modern record number of the apex predators. There were 55 wolves confirmed alive and nine wolf packs by the end of 2025, the majority of which are clustered in the northeastern
- [Japan runs out of robot wolves in fight against bears](https://wolf.org/headlines/japan-runs-out-of-robot-wolves-in-fight-against-bears/) - From PopSci.com: Japan’s bear problem continues, and the country is running out of the robot wolves that help keep them at bay. First released in 2016 by the manufacturer Ohta, Monster Wolf was originally designed to ward off the agricultural foes like boars, deer, and the island nation’s Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus) and brown bear (Ursus arctos) populations. The creative
- [Colorado wolves expand activity around central mountains, May map shows](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-wolves-expand-activity-around-central-mountains-may-map-shows/) - From PostIndependent.com: As gray wolves approach the end of denning season, many are concentrating their activity across Colorado’s central mountains. Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s most recent wolf activity map, which marks the watersheds where the state’s collared gray wolves were located between April 21 and May 26, shows broad movement. Those in packs with developed
- [De-extinction and reintroduction – What’s the difference?](https://wolf.org/headlines/de-extinction-and-reintroduction-whats-the-difference/) - From Fauna-Flora.org: The term ‘de-extinction’ has been hitting the headlines. The dire wolf – extinct for over 13,000 years – has apparently been brought back from the dead, with the woolly mammoth set to follow. At first sight, de-extinction may appear to be just an extreme example of species reintroduction, a common practice in conservation that literally involves putting a native species back where it belongs. They are far from the same thing,
- [New Road Crossings Help Save World’s Rarest Wolf](https://wolf.org/headlines/new-road-crossings-help-save-worlds-rarest-wolf/) - From SierraClub.org: In September 2023, a male red wolf picked up a scent. He followed it toward a wide-open stretch of asphalt in North Carolina’s Alligator River Wildlife Refuge. Jackpot! He found a dead bear—plenty of food for himself and his family. But as he sniffed around, a vehicle appeared out of nowhere. By the
- [As wolves recover, golden jackals may still conquer most of Europe thanks to 'human shield'](https://wolf.org/headlines/as-wolves-recover-golden-jackals-may-still-conquer-most-of-europe-thanks-to-human-shield/) - From Phys.org: Human activity may be enabling the expansion of golden jackals across Europe by reducing the suppressive effect of gray wolves, suggests research published in Nature Ecology & Evolution. This human-mediated interaction could allow jackals to occupy up to 75% of the continent, almost six times more than the current area, the authors suggest. Click here for
- [[Washington] Fish and Wildlife authorizes killing of one wolf after suspected cattle attacks](https://wolf.org/headlines/washington-fish-and-wildlife-authorizes-killing-of-one-wolf-after-suspected-cattle-attacks/) - From WashingtonStateStandard.com: Washington will permit the killing of a single gray wolf in the state’s northeastern corner following three suspected attacks on livestock. The incidents took place in the Aladdin Valley, a forested rural area northeast of Colville in Stevens County. On Sunday, May 17, authorities investigated one calf that was killed and another that
- [The complicated return of wolves to Oregon: Population growth brings new challenges](https://wolf.org/headlines/the-complicated-return-of-wolves-to-oregon-population-growth-brings-new-challenges/) - From ColumbiaCommunityConnection.com: The Dalles, Ore., May 26, 2026 — The recovery of gray wolves in Oregon has been hailed as one of the state's major wildlife conservation successes. But as wolf numbers continue to climb, state officials, ranchers, hunters, tribal representatives and environmental advocates are increasingly wrestling with what that success means for the future.
- [Colorado's 'Born to Be Wild' license plates help ranchers, wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorados-born-to-be-wild-license-plates-help-ranchers-wolves/) - From BigNewsNetwork.com: A new set of wolves is on the road in Colorado — this time as artwork on a custom-wrapped pickup truck promoting the state’s Born to Be Wild license plates. More than 26,000 Coloradans have purchased the plates so far, raising $1.3 million to reduce conflicts between wolves and ranchers. Click here for the
- [A lone wolf crossed into Nevada. Scientists are watching what happens next.](https://wolf.org/headlines/a-lone-wolf-crossed-into-nevada-scientists-are-watching-what-happens-next/) - From TheNevadaIndependent.com: As gray wolves expand across the West, some researchers say Nevada may be entering the early stages of a recovery story. Click here for the full story.
- [Ecologists in Action denounces political manipulation in the evaluation of the Iberian wolf](https://wolf.org/headlines/ecologists-in-action-denounces-political-manipulation-in-the-evaluation-of-the-iberian-wolf/) - From Democrata.es: Ecologists in Action has warned of the existence of "political manipulation" in the assessment of the conservation status of the Iberian wolf and has submitted allegations to the six-year report. In them, it accuses Galicia, Asturias, Cantabria, and Castilla y León of attempting to incorporate "serious scientific, methodological, and legal deficiencies" into the
- [Award-Winning “Wolf” Documentary Comes to Făgăraș Fest [Romania]](https://wolf.org/headlines/award-winning-wolf-documentary-comes-to-fagaras-fest-romania/) - From RomaniaJournal.ro: This year’s edition of Făgăraș Fest, taking place between July 10–12 in Sebeșu de Sus, Sibiu County, will bring audiences the award-winning documentary “Wolf”, directed by Dutch filmmaker Cees van Kempen. The film explores the remarkable return of wolves to Europe and the complex reactions this species continues to spark across society — from fascination
- [U.P. wolf hunt proposed to 'restore balance' in [Michigan] lawmaker's new bill](https://wolf.org/headlines/u-p-wolf-hunt-proposed-to-restore-balance-in-michigan-lawmakers-new-bill/) - From MyUPNow.com: MARQUETTE, Mich. (WBUP/WJMN) — Citing an unsustainable population, an Upper Peninsula lawmaker recently introduced a bill to set up an annual wolf hunting and trapping season. The legislation, House Bill 6008, would only be enacted when the gray wolf is removed from the federal endangered species list. Click here for the full story.
- [[Washington] WDFW considers removing wolves to curb attacks on calves](https://wolf.org/headlines/washington-wdfw-considers-removing-wolves-to-curb-attacks-on-calves/) - From CapitalPress.com: The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is considering killing one or two wolves in northeast Washington in response to wolves killing one calf and injuring two more. Fish and Wildlife confirmed two attacks May 17 and the third one the following day in the Aladdin Valley in northern Stevens County. The department
- [USDA confirms 2 calves killed by wolves in Marathon County [Wisconsin]](https://wolf.org/headlines/usda-confirms-2-calves-killed-by-wolves-in-marathon-county-wisconsin/) - From SWAW.com: WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - USDA-Wildlife Services has confirmed wolves killed two calves in Marathon County. It happened May 17 at a property in the town of Texas, which is north of the city of Wausau. Click here for the full story.
- [Colorado lawmakers tackled wolves, luring bears, hunting beavers and wildlife leadership during the 2026 legislative session](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-lawmakers-tackled-wolves-luring-bears-hunting-beavers-and-wildlife-leadership-during-the-2026-legislative-session/) - From SummitDaily.com: As Colorado lawmakers wrapped up the 2026 legislative session on Wednesday, May 13, they passed bills and had discussions that will impact not only the state’s human residents but also its wildlife. Click here for the full story.
- [This half-dog, half-wolf discovery is shaking up what we know about nature](https://wolf.org/headlines/this-half-dog-half-wolf-discovery-is-shaking-up-what-we-know-about-nature/) - From Futura-Sciences.com: When the Greek wildlife conservation group Callisto ran DNA tests on 50 wolf samples from across the mainland, the results turned up something unexpected: one of the animals was 55% domestic dog and 45% gray wolf. Callisto biologist Aimilia Ioakimeidou presented the findings at a conference in Athens, confirming it as the first
- ['History being made': Gray wolf enters Sequoia National Park for the first time in over a century](https://wolf.org/headlines/history-being-made-gray-wolf-enters-sequoia-national-park-for-the-first-time-in-over-a-century/) - From SFGate.com: A lone gray wolf has traveled hundreds of miles across California and into Sequoia National Park, marking the first time a wolf has been in the area for over a hundred years. The 3-year-old female wolf, known as BEY03F, made headlines in February when she became the first wolf to cross into Los Angeles County since gray
- [Wild Cam: Cougars, wolves take down horses in Canada](https://wolf.org/headlines/wild-cam-cougars-wolves-take-down-horses-in-canada-2/) - From Wildlife.org: It was the winter of 2022, and hounds were already on the trail of a cougar fresh off a recent kill in the remote wilderness of northern British Columbia. Just a day earlier, Shane White’s colleague was conducting wolf surveys by helicopter when she spotted the cat. The cougar (Puma concolor) took off
- [How Wolves Completely Changed Yellowstone Rivers—A Biologist Explain](https://wolf.org/headlines/how-wolves-completely-changed-yellowstone-rivers-a-biologist-explain/) - From Forbes.com: Bring wolves back to a landscape, and eventually, the surrounding rivers will begin to change in response. This claim has proliferated online, mostly because it feels too poetic to be true. And yet, ecologists have spent the better part of the last thirty years documenting exactly that. Wolves, of course, aren’t physically reshaping
- [NC’s critically endangered red wolf population is bouncing back](https://wolf.org/headlines/ncs-critically-endangered-red-wolf-population-is-bouncing-back/) - From WFAE.org: One critically endangered species that calls North Carolina home now has five more members. Three male and two female red wolf pups were born this month at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham. Red wolves once thrived across the Southeast but now number only about 300 total, in the wild and
- [Ferry County [Washington] loses third of cattle farms as wolf population grows](https://wolf.org/headlines/ferry-county-washington-loses-third-of-cattle-farms-as-wolf-population-grows/) - From Fox28Spokane.com: The state’s wolf population grew 17% last year to 270 wolves across 49 packs. It’s a huge win for conservationists because wolves were nearly wiped out across the West by the 1930s. But for ranchers in northeastern Washington, it’s costing them their way of life. Click here for the full story.
- [Italy pushes hunting reform with relaxations for wolf, ibex and wild birds](https://wolf.org/headlines/italy-pushes-hunting-reform-with-relaxations-for-wolf-ibex-and-wild-birds/) - From WildBeimWild.com: Italy's Senate is pushing forward a hunting reform that downgrades the wolf, opens ibex, wild goose and feral pigeon to being killed, and criminalises civil disobedience against hobby hunting. Click here for the full story.
- [The Chernobyl exclusion zone is now one of the largest wildlife sanctuaries in Europe](https://wolf.org/headlines/the-chernobyl-exclusion-zone-is-now-one-of-the-largest-wildlife-sanctuaries-in-europe-revealing-a-grim-paradox-removing-humans-from-the-landscape-did-far-more-for-the-animals-than-a-nuclear-disaster/) - From SpaceDaily.com: The gray wolf population inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone has undergone a dramatic resurgence over the four decades following the nuclear catastrophe. According to researchers tracking the area, wolf populations are seven times higher than they were before the accident because there is less human pressure. This accidental sanctuary highlights a stark, counterintuitive
- [Four calves killed in northern Luxembourg since last week](https://wolf.org/headlines/four-calves-killed-in-northern-luxembourg-since-last-week/) - From Today.RTL.lu: While farmers in northern Luxembourg believe a wolf has killed four calves since last week, the Nature and Forest Agency has yet to carry out analyses to officially confirm the cause. Click here for the full story.
- [Hunters face $10,000 fines as [Wyoming] limit suddenly slashed in HALF over population concerns](https://wolf.org/headlines/hunters-face-10000-fines-as-limit-suddenly-slashed-in-half-over-population-concerns/) - From The-Sun.com: Hunters could face fines of up to $10,000 if they break strict rules tied to a newly slashed bag limit. Wildlife officials are changing stipulations after a disease outbreak drove numbers to their lowest point in two decades. Click here for the full story.
- [Indian and Tibetan wolves found to have important, ancient genetics](https://wolf.org/headlines/indian-and-tibetan-wolves-found-to-have-important-ancient-genetics-2/) - From DowntoEarth.org: Wolves of the Indian subcontinent, both the Indian (Canis lupus pallipes) and Tibetan (Canis lupus Chanco) exhibit an unexpectedly large amount of unique genetic variation, according to a new study by Rice University in the United States. Rice University professor Lauren Hennelly and her team, which includes scientists from 11 countries, collected and analysed
- [Northern Minnesota research project aims to give insight into wolf pup survival](https://wolf.org/headlines/northern-minnesota-research-project-aims-to-give-insight-into-wolf-pup-survival/) - From MSN.com: One by one, researchers pulled seven wolf pups out of a den near Cloquet, Minnesota. Each got a collar as part of an ongoing research project on wolf populations. "It's so close to home that it just feels really more important because this is the community that I live in and this is
- [Navigating The [Wisconsin] Wolf Damage Loss Reimbursement Process](https://wolf.org/headlines/navigating-the-wisconsin-wolf-damage-loss-reimbursement-process/) - From Q106.com: With calving and lambing season underway, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) would like to remind livestock producers in Wisconsin of the wolf damage loss reimbursement process. During this time of year, producers may see increased wolf presence around their livestock or encounter a livestock depredation in their pastures that they suspect
- [Pure wolves will likely never return to Maine](https://wolf.org/headlines/pure-wolves-will-likely-never-return-to-maine-2/) - From BangorDailyNews.com: As anyone who spends any time in the Maine woods knows, our coyote populations are plentiful and thriving despite recreational and programmed efforts to control these highly efficient predators. And interestingly, there were no coyotes in Maine at one time. But what about wolves in Maine? Click here for the full story.
- [Quiet drive home turns unsettling after wolf appears near La Pine [Oregon]](https://wolf.org/headlines/quiet-drive-home-turns-unsettling-after-wolf-appears-near-la-pine-oregon/) - From YahooNews.com: A rare wolf sighting on a road near La Pine, Oregon, is highlighting a growing reality in Central Oregon. As development pushes farther into wild areas and wolf populations continue to recover, encounters between people and apex predators are becoming harder to avoid, according to KTVZ. Click here for the full story.
- [California wolf numbers rose in 2025, wildlife officials say, but breeding pairs fell](https://wolf.org/headlines/california-wolf-numbers-rose-in-2025-wildlife-officials-say-but-breeding-pairs-fell/) - From SacBee.com: California’s wolf population was about 10% higher at the end of 2025 than the year before, despite the deaths of at least 12 animals, including four that were euthanized after attacking livestock, underscoring the state’s growing difficulties in managing protected predators. There were 55 wolves in California by last December, up from 50
- [Wild Cam: Cougars, wolves take down horses in Canada](https://wolf.org/headlines/wild-cam-cougars-wolves-take-down-horses-in-canada/) - From Wildlife.org: It was the winter of 2022, and hounds were already on the trail of a cougar fresh off a recent kill in the remote wilderness of northern British Columbia. Just a day earlier, Shane White’s colleague was conducting wolf surveys by helicopter when she spotted the cat. The cougar (Puma concolor) took off
- [Wyoming cuts wolf hunt in half to buoy Yellowstone region’s disease-depleted population](https://wolf.org/headlines/wyoming-cuts-wolf-hunt-in-half-to-buoy-yellowstone-regions-disease-depleted-population/) - From Wyofile.com: Wyoming wildlife managers plan to reduce how many wolves can be hunted by 50% following a canine distemper outbreak that has cut the state’s wolf numbers to the lowest level in two decades. A 22-wolf cap is the fewest number of wolves available to licensed Wyoming hunters since the state began allowing wolf hunting after
- [Fourteen [Spainsh] communities prepare lawsuits against the Government for failing to comply with the regulations on wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/fourteen-spainsh-communities-prepare-lawsuits-against-the-government-for-failing-to-comply-with-the-regulations-on-wolves/) - From Democrata.us: Castilla y León has communicated this Thursday that, together with thirteen other autonomous communities, it will undertake legal actions against the Government after the deadline for the Ministry for Ecological Transition to send the six-year reports on the conservation status of various species of community interest, including the Iberian wolf, to the European
- [“As if I’m in the real Yellowstone.” These epic, secret mountains are teeming with predators](https://wolf.org/headlines/as-if-im-in-the-real-yellowstone-these-epic-secret-mountains-are-teeming-with-predators/) - From DiscoverWildlife.com: Deep within Romania’s Făgăraș Mountains, a vast, untouched forest of ancient woodland teems with wildlife. Could this be the Yellowstone of Europe? Click here for the full story.
- [[Minnesota] DNR using faulty science on wolf management](https://wolf.org/headlines/minnesota-dnr-using-faulty-science-on-wolf-management/) - From Timberjay.com: Minnesota’s wolf management is headed toward a predetermined destination — zero wolf harvest — and the DNR is using two flawed scientific pillars to get there. The first is the Adams et al. 2008 model, which the DNR uses to set a 28-29 percent human-caused mortality ceiling. Click here for the full story.
- [Japan’s robot wolf sells out as record bear attacks drive demand: ‘We cannot make them fast enough’](https://wolf.org/headlines/japans-robot-wolf-sells-out-as-record-bear-attacks-drive-demand-we-cannot-make-them-fast-enough/) - From The-Independent.com: A Japanese manufacturer of animatronic wolves designed to scare off wild animals is being swamped with orders as the East Asian country grapples with rising bear attacks. Click here for the full story.
- [Indian and Tibetan wolves found to have important, ancient genetics](https://wolf.org/headlines/indian-and-tibetan-wolves-found-to-have-important-ancient-genetics/) - From News.Rice.edu: Wolves in India, like the pack that raised Mowgli in “The Jungle Book,” can often feel disconnected from both the research and storytelling of wolves. Rice University professor Lauren Hennelly is working to change that. Her research uncovers the stories that these grey wolves, along with the nearby Tibetan wolves, carry in their DNA. Click
- [[Washington] Monthly wolf report - April 2026](https://wolf.org/headlines/washington-monthly-wolf-report-april-2026/) - From WDFW.WA.gov: This update provides an overview of gray wolf conservation and management activities in Washington during April 2026. Click here for the full story.
- [Five critically endangered Red Wolf pups born at the NC Museum of Life and Science](https://wolf.org/headlines/five-critically-endangered-red-wolf-pups-born-at-the-nc-museum-of-life-and-science/) - From CBS17.com: DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — A museum in Durham that has maintained efforts to conserve the Red Wolf species delivered some good news to wildlife lovers, five pieces of good news to be exact. The Museum of Life and Sciences announced Tuesday that their seven-year-old Red Wolf gave birth on May 5 to five
- [MoJo Book Club: Rick McIntyre’s ‘My Life With Wolves’](https://wolf.org/headlines/mojo-book-club-rick-mcintyres-my-life-with-wolves/) - From MountainJournal.org: ‘How I Became the Storyteller for the Yellowstone Packs’ is at once scientific chronicle and witty memoir from the man Jane Goodall called the ‘ultimate guru of wolf behavior.’ Click here for the full story.
- [Wolves Are Thriving at Michigan’s Isle Royale National Park, Reaching Their Highest Numbers in Almost 50 Years, New Data Suggests](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-are-thriving-at-michigans-isle-royale-national-park-reaching-their-highest-numbers-in-almost-50-years-new-data-suggests/) - From SmithsonianMag.com: Scientists estimate that 37 of the animals are now roaming the rugged archipelago, which has contributed to the dwindling moose population. But the predators and prey might be nearing a tipping point. Click here for the full story.
- ['The last ... to truly roam freely': Wolf makes rare crossing through US-Mexico border for first time in decades](https://wolf.org/headlines/the-last-to-truly-roam-freely-wolf-makes-rare-crossing-through-us-mexico-border-for-first-time-in-decades/) - From Yahoo.com: A Mexican gray wolf named Cedar has accomplished something no radio-collared wolf has done in decades: He crossed from the United States into Mexico on his own, slipping through a rare unfenced stretch of the border in New Mexico's remote Bootheel region, Taos News reported. Click here for the full story.
- [Beyond just wolves: The Colorado Range Rider Program leans into learning the language of the land](https://wolf.org/headlines/beyond-just-wolves-the-colorado-range-rider-program-leans-into-learning-the-language-of-the-land/) - From Denver7.com: Denver7 was invited to join a training for the Colorado Range Rider Program in Mesa County to see first-hand the many complex puzzles the riders must solve to protect livestock. Click here for the full story.
- [270 wolves and counting: Washington’s packs are poised to move south](https://wolf.org/headlines/270-wolves-and-counting-washingtons-packs-are-poised-to-move-south/) - From YelmOnline.com: Gray wolves are gaining numbers in Washington, continuing a trend that began nearly 20 years ago. The newest official gray wolf population lists at least 270 wolves in 49 packs based on surveys from state and tribal wildlife managers. Click here for the full story.
- [Feds seeking public comment on Colorado’s wolf import program](https://wolf.org/headlines/feds-seeking-public-comment-on-colorados-wolf-import-program/) - From CompleteColorado.com: DENVER–The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is requesting public comment and information regarding Colorado’s gray wolf importation program. This request comes just months after the federal agency threatened to take over wolf management in Colorado due to ongoing problems. Click here for the full story.
- [Elk, wolves top [Idaho] worry list](https://wolf.org/headlines/elk-wolves-top-idaho-worry-list/) - From CoeurD'AlenePress.com: COUER d’ALENE— Locals sounded off to the Idaho Fish and Game Commission on Wednesday, and foremost on their minds were wolves and elk. Larry Hatter said he believes the stark increase in tags and hunts could seriously affect elk populations. “Elk are an iconic piece of the West,” he said, “it has a
- [Disease outbreak cuts Wyoming, Yellowstone wolf numbers to lowest level since reintroduction era](https://wolf.org/headlines/disease-outbreak-cuts-wyoming-yellowstone-wolf-numbers-to-lowest-level-since-reintroduction-era/) - From County17.com: A flare up of a disease that’s especially lethal to wolf pups took a toll on Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park wolf numbers in 2025, reducing biologists’ counts to a level last seen when wolves were still reestablishing following the species’ historic 1995-96 reintroduction. Click here for the full story.
- [Colorado wolf restoration at a ‘tenuous time’ amid high mortality rate, federal pressure](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-wolf-restoration-at-a-tenuous-time-amid-high-mortality-rate-federal-pressure/) - From DurangoHerald.com: It’s been more than two years since Gov. Jared Polis opened metal crates in northwest Colorado, kicking off a voter-mandated effort to restore wolves almost a century after hunters and trappers eradicated the species from the state. So how’s it going so far? Click here for the full story.
- [Wolf numbers were up last year but recovery remains uncertain, CPW staff say](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-numbers-were-up-last-year-but-recovery-remains-uncertain-cpw-staff-say/) - From GJSentinel.com: The recovery of gray wolves in Colorado is in a precarious state after further releases of wolves was halted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last year, Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff said at a Thursday meeting of the CPW Commission in Grand Junction. Click here for the full story.
- [Scientists Set Up Trail Cameras to Study Wolves in Minnesota, Instead They Caught Something No One Had Seen in Over a Century](https://wolf.org/headlines/scientists-set-up-trail-cameras-to-study-wolves-in-minnesota-instead-they-caught-something-no-one-had-seen-in-over-a-century/) - From IndianDefenseReview.com: Trail cameras in northern Minnesota have filmed what researchers had not documented in more than 100 years, a wild cougar raising three kittens. The sighting was made possible by the Voyageurs Wolf Project, a research initiative that deploys hundreds of trail cameras across northeastern Minnesota to study wolves and the broader ecosystem. Those
- [35 takeaways from Colorado’s annual wolf report: Population grows, high death rate, livestock killings, and more](https://wolf.org/headlines/35-takeaways-from-colorados-annual-wolf-report-population-grows-high-death-rate-livestock-killings-and-more/) - From DenverGazette.com: Colorado Parks and Wildlife has released its Gray Wolf Annual Report for the biological year of 2025 to 2026, accounting for the date range of April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026. It includes a lot of interesting information related to how the reintroduction effort is going and what impacts wolves are having
- [Hunters in Alaska are allowed to kill bears from helicopters again – but only to save caribou](https://wolf.org/headlines/hunters-in-alaska-are-allowed-to-kill-bears-from-helicopters-again-but-only-to-save-caribou/) - From The-Independent.com: Alaska wildlife agents have been given the green light to resume shooting black and brown bears, including from helicopters, as part of a controversial programme aimed at restoring a vital caribou herd. A judge ruled on Wednesday against two conservation groups, the Alaska Wildlife Alliance and Center for Biological Diversity, who sought to
- [Colorado’s wolf reintroduction hits “inflection point” as program leader steps down, population dwindles and conflicts increase](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorados-wolf-reintroduction-hits-inflection-point-as-program-leader-steps-down-population-dwindles-and-conflicts-increase/) - From ColoradoSun.com: GRAND JUNCTION — Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program is entering its most precarious stretch yet, as the program’s top administrator publicly announced his retirement Thursday — but not before telling commissioners he could not provide them with an estimate of when, if ever, wolves would be fully reestablished in the state. Click here for
- [Research confirms Galveston red wolf DNA link](https://wolf.org/headlines/research-confirms-galveston-red-wolf-dna-link/) - From GalvNews.com: Coyotes slipping through Galveston Island’s marshes are carrying more than invasive nutria in their jaws — they are also carrying traces of a wolf that once roamed the Texas coast. New research shows that coyotes along the Gulf Coast, including those on Galveston Island, retain genetic ancestry from the red wolf, a species
- [Plans to Manage [California] Wolf and Mountain Lion Predators](https://wolf.org/headlines/plans-to-manage-california-wolf-and-mountain-lion-predators/) - From MyMotherLode.com: Sacramento, CA — What to do about wolves and mountain lions in rural areas has been addressed recently by government agencies and local law enforcement. The recent Calaveras Cattlemen’s Association Dinner, attended by Calaveras County Sheriff Rachelle Whiting, included several speakers and a discussion of the topic of grey wolves. Click here for the
- [[California] CDFW provides update on new wolf packs, depredation](https://wolf.org/headlines/california-cdfw-provides-update-on-new-wolf-packs-depredation/) - From PlumasSun.org: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife recently shared updated gray wolf depredation information for 2026, indicating that there have been three confirmed or probable livestock kills or injuries by wolves in Plumas County this year through April 13. Click here for the full story.
- [Colorado wolf-depredation claims exceed $1.07 million, far exceeding budget estimates](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-wolf-depredation-claims-exceed-1-07-million-far-exceeding-budget-estimates/) - From ColoradoPolitics.com: After paying more than $706,000 in March to ranchers for livestock lost to wolves, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission is poised to approve two additional claims totaling over $262,000 at its May 7 meeting. Those approvals would bring total payouts to $969,229.68, with another $55,845.71 in claims rejected across the March and
- [Washington Gray Wolf Conservation and Management 2025 Annual Report](https://wolf.org/headlines/washington-gray-wolf-conservation-and-management-2025-annual-report/) - From WDFW.WA.gov: Each year, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) submits a report to the federal government for Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 6 activities. This document details the results of the annual gray wolf (Canis lupus) population survey and summarizes wolf recovery and management activities from the previous year. Click here for the full
- [Nearly Half of Italy’s Wolves Are Part Dog Now, Thanks to Hybridization. Is That a Threat to the Species?](https://wolf.org/headlines/nearly-half-of-italys-wolves-are-part-dog-now-thanks-to-hybridization-is-that-a-threat-to-the-species/) - From SmithsonianMag.com: Between 15,000 and 30,000 years ago, a now-extinct population of wolves evolved into dogs, with a little help from humans. Today—at least in Italy, which hosts one of Europe’s largest wolf populations—genes are flowing in the opposite direction. Recent genetic testing suggests that, particularly in the country’s central and southern regions, nearly half of the
- [‘An olive branch to producers:’ Colorado’s range rider program seeks to decrease wolf conflict, rebuild trust](https://wolf.org/headlines/an-olive-branch-to-producers-colorados-range-rider-program-seeks-to-decrease-wolf-conflict-rebuild-trust/) - From AspenTimes.com: Colorado Parks and Wildlife hosted a five-day training for 15 range riders who will spend the next 5 months working between wolves and livestock. Click here for the full story.
- [Germany makes wolf-hunting legal again](https://wolf.org/headlines/germany-makes-wolf-hunting-legal-again/) - From DV.com: The German parliament has passed a legal amendment to allow wolves to be killed again. Farmers have welcomed the change, though wildlife organizations say it is counterproductive. Click here for the full story.
- [Wild Mexican gray wolves have a lack of genetic diversity. Expert says clock is ticking to fix it](https://wolf.org/headlines/wild-mexican-gray-wolves-have-a-lack-of-genetic-diversity-expert-says-clock-is-ticking-to-fix-it/) - From KJZZ.org: Last month, Mexican gray wolves hit another important milestone in the effort to reintroduce them in the wild across the Southwest when eight of them boarded a private jet and flew to Durango, Mexico, to be released into the wild, as the Arizona Republic reported. Click here for the full story.
- [La Molsosa and Pinós confirm wolf by DNA: three attacks on livestock after 7 years without cases](https://wolf.org/headlines/la-molsosa-and-pinos-confirm-wolf-by-dna-three-attacks-on-livestock-after-7-years-without-cases/) - From APD.cat: The wolf has attacked livestock again in Solsonès after a silence of almost seven years in the region. Three confirmed incidents in La Molsosa and Pinós break the calm since the last episode recorded in Odèn in 2019. Click here for the full story.
- [Oregon’s Wolf Population Increases](https://wolf.org/headlines/oregons-wolf-population-increases/) - My CentralOregon.com: Oregon’s wolf population continues to grow and spread into new areas, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s latest report but more wolves mean additional threats to livestock and more wolf killings. Click here for the full story.
- [US border wall construction threatens endangered wolves, conservationists say](https://wolf.org/headlines/us-border-wall-construction-threatens-endangered-wolves-conservationists-say/) - From News.Lee.net: For the first time in decades, a radio-collared endangered Mexican wolf crossed from the U.S. into Mexico last month in New Mexico, a federal official said, but environmental groups warn the animal may never return because of U.S. border wall construction. Click here for the full story.
- [Young people hold increasingly positive views of wolves, bears, and lynx](https://wolf.org/headlines/young-people-hold-increasingly-positive-views-of-wolves-bears-and-lynx/) - From News.err.ee: A study covering the Baltic states shows that schoolchildren's attitudes toward wolves, bears, and lynx have become more favorable over the past couple of decades. In more broad society, however, people's views reflect a wider range of fears and expectations. Click here for the full story.
- [Justice overturns the wolf management plan in Asturias and opens a new scenario for its protection](https://wolf.org/headlines/justice-overturns-the-wolf-management-plan-in-asturias-and-opens-a-new-scenario-for-its-protection/) - From AnimaNaturalis.org: The conflict surrounding the Iberian wolf returns to the courts with a significant ruling that marks a turning point in its management. The High Court of Justice of Asturias (TSJA) has upheld the appeal filed by the Iberian Wolf Protection Fund (Fondo Lobo) and Ecologistas en Acción, and has annulled the II Wolf Management Plan of the
- [California Is Giving Sheriffs New Tools to Deal With Gray Wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/california-is-giving-sheriffs-new-tools-to-deal-with-gray-wolves/) - From ActiveNorcal.com: CDFW Director Meghan Hertel recently toured the region, meeting with sheriffs, ranchers and community groups in areas where wolf activity has surged. The result is a set of new commitments from the agency, including working with sheriffs to authorize less-than-lethal hazing tools like pepper balls to push wolves away from livestock and back
- [Annual survey reveals dramatic moose, wolf population changes at Isle Royale National Park](https://wolf.org/headlines/annual-survey-reveals-dramatic-moose-wolf-population-changes-at-isle-royale-national-park/) - From UpperMichigansSource.com: ISLE ROYALE, Mich. (WLUC) - We now have the latest information about the wolf and moose populations of Isle Royale National Park. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolves from PNW are killing California livestock](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-from-pnw-are-killing-california-livestock/) - From FarmProgress.com: State wildlife officials have confirmed that the year's first wolf depredation of a cow in California occurred in eastern Plumas County on May 25, continuing what has become a string of attacks on livestock since gray wolves began migrating south from the Pacific Northwest a decade ago. Click here for the full story.
- [California Now Has 12 Known Wolf Packs. Here’s Where They Are.](https://wolf.org/headlines/california-now-has-12-known-wolf-packs-heres-where-they-are/) - From ActiveNorcal.com: According to CDFW’s March 2026 update, the state now has 12 known wolf packs spread primarily across the northern third of California. That is up from just a single pack less than a decade ago. An estimated 90 wolves now call the state home, all descendants of animals that began crossing the Oregon
- [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service opens comment period for Colorado wolf reintroduction](https://wolf.org/headlines/u-s-fish-and-wildlife-service-opens-comment-period-for-colorado-wolf-reintroduction/) - From PagosaSun.com: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is conducting a review of Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program and has opened a public comment period to gather feedback on how the state has been addressing increasing conflicts between the newly established wolf population and livestock. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolf Numbers Reach Record High in Washington, But Recovery Remains Incomplete](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-numbers-reach-record-high-in-washington-but-recovery-remains-incomplete/) - From LivingSnoqualmie.com: Washington’s gray wolf population hit its highest recorded level at the end of 2025, rebounding from a dip the previous year and raising cautious optimism among wildlife managers, though one key recovery region continues to lag behind. Click here for the full story.
- [Media Statement: Mexican Gray Wolf Transport Through Texas](https://wolf.org/headlines/media-statement-mexican-gray-wolf-transport-through-texas/) - From Texas.gov: AUSTIN - The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is aware of recent public interest regarding the transport of Mexican gray wolves through the state. We want to clarify that no Mexican gray wolves have been released in Texas, nor are there any plans to release wolves in the state. Click here for
- [Idaho Bans Cellular Trail Cameras on Public Land, Hunting Deer and Elk with Thermals, and More](https://wolf.org/headlines/idaho-bans-cellular-trail-cameras-on-public-land-hunting-deer-and-elk-with-thermals-and-more/) - From OutdoorLife.com: Idaho is the latest state to ban trail cameras for certain hunting applications, thanks to a new law that goes into effect this summer. Gov. Brad Little signed House Bill 939 on April 2, marking the first regulation changes in a years-long effort to address the rise of hunting technology and its role in ethical
- [Researchers collar wolf pups on Fond du Lac Reservation to study survival rates](https://wolf.org/headlines/researchers-collar-wolf-pups-on-fond-du-lac-reservation-to-study-survival-rates/) - From NorthernNewsNow.com: A team of researchers visited a wolf den near Cloquet on Wednesday to collar and measure a litter of pups as part of an ongoing research on wolf populations. Teams from the Fond du Lac Band and the 1854 Treaty Authority worked in partnership with the help of local high school students. “It’s
- [Canis Lupis comeback: Wolf numbers growing in Oregon](https://wolf.org/headlines/canis-lupis-comeback-wolf-numbers-growing-in-oregon/) - From KLCC.org: For millennia, wolves played a critical role in the Oregon environment, but then due to mankind, they were gone. Yet somehow, nature found a way, and slowly, wolves moved back into the state from neighboring Idaho. It's been a difficult, often contentious rebound where the outcome has often been in doubt. Click here
- [[Colorado] State expanding range rider program to reduce wolf conflicts with livestock](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-state-expanding-range-rider-program-to-reduce-wolf-conflicts-with-livestock/) - From GJSentinel.com: Last year, Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Colorado Department of Agriculture started a new range rider program that deployed state employees to help reduce conflict between wolves and livestock. Click here for the full story.
- [In Wisconsin, the Fates of Wolves and Humans Are Intertwined](https://wolf.org/headlines/in-wisconsin-the-fates-of-wolves-and-humans-are-intertwined/) - From NewLinesMag.com: The Ojibwe people of the Great Lakes have invoked treaty rights to preserve their land, culture and ‘spiritual siblings,’ the gray wolves, yet new legislation poses a further threat. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolves and Wild Lands Traveling Exhibit](https://wolf.org/original-articles/wolves-and-wild-lands-traveling-exhibit/) - The International Wolf Center presents the Wolves and Wild Lands Traveling Exhibit, ideal for museums, zoos, academic institutions, and libraries.
- [The Indian wolf is a test case for India’s conservation policy](https://wolf.org/headlines/the-indian-wolf-is-a-test-case-for-indias-conservation-policy/) - From DowntoEarth.org: Can the Indian wolf help India meet its global biodiversity commitments? If OECMs are to move beyond rhetoric, the wolf may be the country’s most honest test — an overlooked and misunderstood carnivore that could redefine conservation in shared, non-protected landscapes. Click here for the full story.
- [I spent 7 years tracking an elusive wolf pack through the snowy wilds of Canada. My encounters were mind-blowing](https://wolf.org/headlines/i-spent-7-years-tracking-an-elusive-wolf-pack-through-the-snowy-wilds-of-canada-my-encounters-were-mind-blowing-2/) - From BBCWildlife.com: I looked down at my hands, shielded in red mittens, and flexed my fingers. They were badly blistered from frostnip, and I winced. It was early March and, despite the azure sky above, it was a bone-chilling -50°C. Beside me stood wildlife guide Adam Reimer. Born and bred in the Canadian bush, this
- [[Canada's] Wild About Wolves research project](https://wolf.org/headlines/canadas-wild-about-wolves-research-project/) - From Parks.Canad.ca: When you visit Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, you are in qʷayac̓iik (wolf) territory. Wolves are a natural and important part of this coastal ecosystem. To better understand local wolf populations, and how people and wolves can safely coexist, Parks Canada undertook a six year Wild About Wolves research project. While the study is now
- [With wolves back in California, can coexistence with humans be possible?](https://wolf.org/headlines/with-wolves-back-in-california-can-coexistence-with-humans-be-possible/) - From SierraNevadaAlly.org: Just south of Highway 70, about 40 miles northwest of Reno, Nev., sits Sierra Valley, a nearly 600-square-mile alpine basin. Once a vast lake, Sierra Valley–dotted with wetlands, sagebrush, and surrounded by mountains–is home to numerous ranching and farming outfits. Over the past five years, a growing gray wolf population has also returned
- [Earth Month dialogues: Protecting the world’s last red wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/earth-month-dialogues-protecting-the-worlds-last-red-wolves/) - From SELC.org: The red wolf’s only remaining wild population survives in a small corner of eastern North Carolina. Its future hangs in a delicate balance shaped by conservation efforts, public policy decisions, and the complex relationship between people and the environments they share. This is the story that Lindsey Liles tells in her Garden & Gun article, “Inside
- [Wildlife Officials Say Colorado Wolves Aren't Wandering Because Pups Expected Soon](https://wolf.org/headlines/wildlife-officials-say-colorado-wolves-arent-wandering-because-pups-expected-soon/) - From CowboyStateDaily.com: Colorado’s wolves are wandering less as of late; some say it could be because the most far-ranging wolves have left the state. But wildlife officials think it’s because packs are hunkering down close to dens, waiting for a new crop of pups this spring. Click here for the full story.
- [Isle Royale Wolf Population Nears Historic High as Moose Numbers Plummet](https://wolf.org/headlines/isle-royale-wolf-population-nears-historic-high-as-moose-numbers-plummet/) - From MTU.edu: Near-record highs for the number of wolves and near-record lows for the number of moose characterized the 2026 Isle Royale Winter Study, a population survey led by Michigan Tech researchers on Isle Royale National Park. Click here for the full story.
- [New Colorado wolf depredation confirmed for Pitkin County, fourth incident in 2026](https://wolf.org/headlines/new-colorado-wolf-depredation-confirmed-for-pitkin-county-fourth-incident-in-2026/) - From KOAA.com: PITKIN COUNTY, Colo. (KOAA) — One of the introduced Colorado gray wolves is responsible for a Pitkin County depredation on April 23, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s online database. The CPW report said one calf was killed, and no claim has been submitted. It's the first kill of the wolf's biological year,
- [A Powerful Victory For Wolves & Wildlife: H.R. 1897 Pulled From House Vote On Earth Day](https://wolf.org/headlines/a-powerful-victory-for-wolves-wildlife-h-r-1897-pulled-from-house-vote-on-earth-day/) - From WAN.com: In a major victory for wildlife, H.R. 1897, the ESA Amendments Act of 2025, was pulled from consideration during a House vote yesterday on Earth Day following widespread public opposition. Click here for the full story.
- [[California] CDFW works to authorize more wolf hazing tools](https://wolf.org/headlines/california-cdfw-works-to-authorize-more-wolf-hazing-tools/) - From PlumasSun.org: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife reports that Director Meghan Hertel recently spent several days in Northern California meeting with local officials, sheriffs, ranchers and community groups to hear directly about the impacts of gray wolves and the realities facing rural California. Click here for the full story.
- [Montana wolf harvest decreased in 2025-26 season](https://wolf.org/headlines/montana-wolf-harvest-decreased-in-2025-26-season/) - From WesternNews.com: Hiking near Gardiner, Montana, on a recent balmy February day, I hit slushy snow and came across the tracks of one other human, and then some deer and elk. Soon, I encountered something more surprising: canine tracks that dwarfed my dog’s paws, and lots of them. Wolves. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolves set record state-wide growth rate; 'Someday there will be more' in western Washington, biologist says](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-set-record-state-wide-growth-rate-someday-there-will-be-more-in-western-washington-biologist-says/) - FromKING5.com: CONCRETE, Wash. — Washington state's wolf population is at its highest level to date since its decimation in the early 20th century, but packs remain primarily concentrated in eastern Washington, raising questions about when — or if — they will return to the western side of the Cascade Range. Click here for the full story.
- [Wild wolf pups face tough first year](https://wolf.org/headlines/wild-wolf-pups-face-tough-first-year/) - From WTIP.org: It’s pup season for the region’s wild wolves. Interpretive Center Director Krista Woerheide of the International Wolf Center in Ely told WTIP that raising pups is no easy feat, and it is a hard time for the entire pack. Click here for the full story.
- [Second Suspected Mass Wolf Poisoning Prompts Officials to Discourage 'Do-It-Yourself Justice' Against the Animals](https://wolf.org/headlines/second-suspected-mass-wolf-poisoning-prompts-officials-to-discourage-do-it-yourself-justice-against-the-animals/) - From People.com: National Park, Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo Lazio e Molise, in Italy, reported that the wolves are a danger to the beloved Marsican brown bear population. Click here for the full story.
- [Northwest Colorado remains a hotspot for wolf activity in April](https://wolf.org/headlines/northwest-colorado-remains-a-hotspot-for-wolf-activity-in-april/) - From SummitDaily.com: Colorado’s collared gray wolves remained anchored in the state’s northwest corner as denning season peaks. Click here for the full story.
- [Red wolves miss out on increased protections as judge upholds feds' classification](https://wolf.org/headlines/red-wolves-miss-out-on-increased-protections-as-judge-upholds-feds-classification-2/) - From CourthouseNews.com: RALEIGH, N.C. (CN) — A federal judge found in favor of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Tuesday in a suit over whether the government did enough to protect the red wolf population. Click here for the full story.
- [Federal agency accidentally killed 2 protected Oregon wolves last year, state report reveals](https://wolf.org/headlines/federal-agency-accidentally-killed-2-protected-oregon-wolves-last-year-state-report-reveals/) - From OPB.org: A little-known federal government agency that kills wild animals at the request of ranchers and farmers accidentally killed two federally protected wolves in Southern Oregon last summer. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s annual wolf population report, published Friday, offered the first disclosure of the accidental gray wolf killings. Click here for the
- [Annual report confirms Southern Oregon’s Grouse Ridge wolf pack state’s largest](https://wolf.org/headlines/annual-report-confirms-southern-oregons-grouse-ridge-wolf-pack-states-largest/) - From RV.Times.com: Annual report shows increase in wolf depredations; former Jackson County Wolf Committee chair to host town hall Thursday on wolf population, depredations. Click here for the full story.
- [Washington state close to meeting wolf delisting criteria with no clear path ahead](https://wolf.org/headlines/washington-state-close-to-meeting-wolf-delisting-criteria-with-no-clear-path-ahead/) - From TheCenterSquare.com: Washington is inching closer to delisting gray wolves as an endangered species. Once the wolves establish a presence in the Southern Cascades, they’ll meet all of Washington state’s criteria to be delisted as an endangered species under state law. They were nearly elminiated from the state altogether in the 1930s before Washington listed
- [Vanishing shadows: Why conserving the Himalayan wolf in Kashmir is crucial for ecosystem balance](https://wolf.org/headlines/vanishing-shadows-why-conserving-the-himalayan-wolf-in-kashmir-is-crucial-for-ecosystem-balance/) - From DowntoEarth.org: In the remote high-altitude stretches of the Kashmir Himalayas, where silence speaks louder than sound and snow muffles every movement, the Himalayan wolf moves unseen, misunderstood, and increasingly endangered. Once spread across the wild ridgelines and meadows of this landscape, the wolf, a vital apex predator, has now become a vanishing shadow. Click
- [Blondie The Bear's Death Inspires New Bill In California](https://wolf.org/headlines/blondie-the-bears-death-inspires-new-bill-in-california/) - From KFIAM640.iheart.com: Following the controversial euthanization of a mama bear named 'Blondie' by residents in Monrovia, lawmakers are considering Senate Bill 1135, which mandates nonlethal solutions for human-wildlife conflicts. Click here for the full story.
- [Washington Wolf Population Increased To Record Levels In 2025](https://wolf.org/headlines/washington-wolf-population-increased-to-record-levels-in-2025/) - From NewsTalkKit.com: According to a report released Friday by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the state’s minimum wolf count rose more than 17% in 2025, rebounding from a slight dip the year before. Biologists counted 270 wolves statewide at the end of December, including 23 breeding pairs and 49 packs. That’s up from 230 wolves and 43 packs in
- [ODFW releases 2025 [Oregon] wolf report](https://wolf.org/headlines/odfw-releases-2025-oregon-wolf-report/) - From ElkhornMediaGroup.com: The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reports that the minimum number of known wolves at the end of 2025 was 230. There were 204 in 2024. There were 30 packs documented with 23 meeting the criteria of breeding pairs, up from 17 in the year prior. Click here for the full story.
- [Oregon’s wolves are thriving despite record number of deaths](https://wolf.org/headlines/oregons-wolves-are-thriving-despite-record-number-of-deaths/) - From OregonLive.com: Oregon’s gray wolf population is continuing to grow and expand west, state wildlife officials said. The state wolf population grew from 204 to 230 animals in 2025, amounting to a 13% increase, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announced in its annual wolf report Friday. Click here for the full story.
- [A wolf tracked by GPS did something no one expected in Switzerland: it jumped into Lake Lucerne, and its journey has experts baffled](https://wolf.org/headlines/a-wolf-tracked-by-gps-did-something-no-one-expected-in-switzerland-it-jumped-into-lake-lucerne-and-its-journey-has-experts-baffled/) - From ECOticias.com: A lone wolf just did something that sounds like it belongs in a wildlife documentary, not a densely populated European country. Click here for the full story.
- [Entire pack of wolves poisoned as urgent investigation underway](https://wolf.org/headlines/entire-pack-of-wolves-poisoned-as-urgent-investigation-underway/) - From GBNews.com: An entire pack of wolves have been poisoned in an Italian national park which has caused an urgent investigation. Ten wolves were found dead in the National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise, which straddles the three regions in central Italy. Click here for the full story.
- [Humans cause nearly 2/3rds of wolf deaths in the Upper Midwest: study](https://wolf.org/headlines/humans-cause-nearly-2-3rds-of-wolf-deaths-in-the-upper-midwest-study/) - From Fox9.com: A new study reveals humans are responsible for 65% of wolf deaths in the Upper Midwest, with illegal killings accounting for the majority of those deaths. Illegal wolf killings peak in mid-November during deer hunting season. Federal protections intended to protect wolves have not successfully deterred poachers or reduced illegal kill rates, the
- [Why Rick McIntyre Is the Go-To Guy for All Things Wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/why-rick-mcintyre-is-the-go-to-guy-for-all-things-wolves/) - From PsychologyToday.com: Extremely few people have had a life like that of award-winning wolf expert Rick McIntyre, author of the “Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone” series for adults and “The Chronicles of the Yellowstone Wolves” series for kids with co-author David A. Poulsen.1 Celebrated as the most prolific wolf observer in the world—called "the ultimate guru
- [Michigan’s main cause of wolf mortality? People](https://wolf.org/headlines/michigans-main-cause-of-wolf-mortality-people-2/) - From GreatLakesEcho.org: Even though the grey wolf is classified as an endangered species, a new study found that the majority of Michigan’s recorded wolf deaths are caused by humans. Researchers from Michigan State University and their collaborators used GPS collar and mortality data from 608 wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan between 2010 and 2023
- [Forty NGOs challenge von der Leyen’s wolf policy: “Anti-scientific decisions on hunting; a moratorium is needed”](https://wolf.org/headlines/forty-ngos-challenge-von-der-leyens-wolf-policy-anti-scientific-decisions-on-hunting-a-moratorium-is-needed/) - From EUNews.it: Ten European countries accuse the EU executive and its decision to downgrade the species’ conservation status to ‘not at risk of extinction’: “This is a deeply worrying chapter in the development of environmental governance; transparency is needed.” Click here for the full story.
- [Colorado lawmakers want to end use of taxpayer dollars to bring more wolves to state](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-lawmakers-want-to-end-use-of-taxpayer-dollars-to-bring-more-wolves-to-state/) - From SummitDaily.com: Colorado lawmakers want to tighten the reins on how the state wildlife agency is spending taxpayer dollars to restore gray wolves on the Western Slope. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolf depredations and compensation payments declined in 2025 but remain close to 5-year averages](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-depredations-and-compensation-payments-declined-in-2025-but-remain-close-to-5-year-averages/) - From JSOnline.com: Confirmed or probable gray wolf depredations on livestock and other domestic animals in Wisconsin decreased in 2025, as did the amount of compensation paid, but were both close to the five-year averages, according to data from the Department of Natural Resources. Click here for the full story.
- [Why are the [Colorado] wolves dying?](https://wolf.org/headlines/why-are-the-colorado-wolves-dying/) - From ChaffeeCountyTimes.com: A male gray wolf felt a pinching sensation in his ​upper left hind leg and shortly after the world went dark. Number 2305 lay near his mate, a female gray who had likewise been darted, the two breeding adults of the King Mountain Pack in Routt County put to sleep in a routine
- [[Washington] WDFW Director declines use of lethal removal in Couse wolf pack territory](https://wolf.org/headlines/washington-wdfw-director-declines-use-of-lethal-removal-in-couse-wolf-pack-territory/) - From Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Director Kelly Susewind has decided against lethal removal of a wolf or wolves from the Couse wolf pack territory in response to repeated depredations of cattle in Asotin County and a “caught in the act” incident. Click here for the full story.
- [Idaho hunting tech rules survive, but with some noticeable tweaks](https://wolf.org/headlines/idaho-hunting-tech-rules-survive-but-with-some-noticeable-tweaks/) - From The Spokesman.com: Idaho’s rules that govern the use of technology in hunting were spiked and then reinvented with only minor tweaks by the state’s Legislature. The rules forbid the use of drones, thermal imaging, night vision optics and transmitting trail cameras from Aug. 30 to Dec. 31. Click here for the full story.
- [[Switzerland] FOEN approves massacre of additional young wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/switzerland-foen-approves-massacre-of-additional-young-wolves/) - From WildbeimWild.com: The FOEN has approved the massacre of additional young wolves. Animal welfare organizations are criticizing the shooting permits as unlawful. Click here for the full story.
- [Escaped Wolf 'Neukgu' Finally Found... Capture Operation Underway](https://wolf.org/headlines/escaped-wolf-neukgu-finally-found-capture-operation-underway/) - From Asiae.co.kr: The wolf named "Neukgu," who had gone missing for six days after escaping from the Daejeon O-World Safari, was discovered in a nearby mountain, prompting authorities to launch a full-scale capture operation. Click here for the full story.
- [Gurg: The wolf’s negative image in Iran has its roots in Zoroastrianism](https://wolf.org/headlines/gurg-the-wolfs-negative-image-in-iran-has-its-roots-in-zoroastrianism/) - From DowntoEarth.org: The wolf (Canis lupus). There has never been another species to whom humanity has been unkinder. Leaving aside the indigenous cultures of North America and Eurasia, the wolf has always been viewed in a negative light, especially in European and European-derived cultural communities. Similar to Europe, the wolf has had a tempestuous relationship
- [Inside Germany: Who's afraid of the big bad wolf?](https://wolf.org/headlines/inside-germany-whos-afraid-of-the-big-bad-wolf/) - From TheLocal.de: After a remarkable wolf attack in Hamburg kicked off a series of sensational headlines in the tabloids, The Local editor Paul Krantz reflects on what he learned when reporting on the animals in Germany. Click here for the full story.
- [Experts warn against permitted killing of Mexican wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/experts-warn-against-permitted-killing-of-mexican-wolves/) - From DailyLobo.com: On Feb. 24, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service released a now-expired document authorizing designated individuals in Catron county to kill a Mexican wolf on private land or “in the act of biting, killing, or wounding livestock on Federal land.” Some experts warn the permitted killings fail to save cattle and could
- [Have humans killed at least 4 of the wolves restored to Colorado?](https://wolf.org/headlines/have-humans-killed-at-least-4-of-the-wolves-restored-to-colorado/) - From ColoradoSun.com: Yes. At least five of the 25 gray wolves reintroduced to Colorado through a plan approved by Colorado voters in 2020 have been killed by humans since 2024. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolf escape highlights tragic history of a nearly extinct Korean wildlife species](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-escape-highlights-tragic-history-of-a-nearly-extinct-korean-wildlife-species/) - From KoreaJoongAngDaily: Koreans are searching for a lone wolf — but Neukgu was never meant to be alone. Neukgu, a wolf that escaped from Daejeon’s O-World zoo on Wednesday, is a descendant of wolves brought from Russia as part of a long-running effort to restore the Korean wolf — a species now virtually extinct in
- [Washington wolf pack attacking cattle; WDFW considers lethal removal](https://wolf.org/headlines/washington-wolf-pack-attacking-cattle-wdfw-considers-lethal-removal/) - From CapitolPress.com: The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is considering killing a wolf or two in the Crouse pack in Asotin County in southeast Washington to curb attacks on cattle, the department said April 8. Click here for the full story.
- [The federal government is scrutinizing Colorado’s wolf program again. Some think it’s a trap to end reintroduction.](https://wolf.org/headlines/the-federal-government-is-scrutinizing-colorados-wolf-program-again-some-think-its-a-trap-to-end-reintroduction/) - From ColoradoSun.com: The US Fish and Wildlife Service wants to hear how “ranchers, landowners, agencies, and other stakeholders” are experiencing Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s implementation of the rule that let them bring wolves to Colorado. Click here for the full story.
- [Two Mexican Gray Wolf Families Translocated In Historic Move](https://wolf.org/headlines/two-mexican-gray-wolf-families-translocated-in-historic-move/) - From NationalParksTraveler.org: Two families of Mexican gray wolves have been translocated in Durango, Mexico, almost fifty years after the last wolves were removed from the state to initiate the captive breeding program that saved the subspecies from extinction. Click here for the full story.
- [Cody Roberts, Wolf Abuser, Gets 18 Months Probation, Prison Possible If He Fails It](https://wolf.org/headlines/cody-roberts-wolf-abuser-gets-18-months-probation-prison-possible-if-he-fails-it/) - From CowboyStateDaily.com: Cody Roberts, known for torturing a wolf in February 2024 in Daniel, Wyoming, was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months’ probation and fined $1,000, with prison and more fines possible if he fails probation. The judge called the crime disturbing. Click here for the full story.
- [South Korea: Fears mount as schools close, travel disrupted after wolf escapes from Daejeon Zoo](https://wolf.org/headlines/south-korea-fears-mount-as-schools-close-travel-disrupted-after-wolf-escapes-from-daejeon-zoo/) - From Jang.com.pk: Animal safety and rescue operations are underway after hundreds gathered to search for an escaped wolf in South Korea. Local school closed in Daejeon city as hundreds of emergency service and military personnel scoured the area around O-World theme park, where the wolf escaped from, to initiate search operations. Click here for the
- [Arizona bill aims to limit wolf restoration efforts](https://wolf.org/headlines/arizona-bill-aims-to-limit-wolf-restoration-efforts/) - From AZCapitolTimes.com: A Benson Republican lawmaker says Arizona lawmakers need to be aware of the lessons of a fairy tale when they consider whether to preserve the Mexican gray wolf. “Little Red Riding Hood understood that this is a predator that we’re dealing with,” said Rep. Lupe Diaz. And that, he told colleagues, is why
- [Public comment period opens as federal review targets Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program](https://wolf.org/headlines/public-comment-period-opens-as-federal-review-targets-colorados-wolf-reintroduction-program/) - From ColoradoPolitics.com: Federal wildlife officials have opened a formal review of Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program, launching a public comment period to assess how the state has handled rising conflicts between wolves and livestock. A notice from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was published in the Federal Register on Monday, setting a June 5 deadline for the
- [Ranching with wolves: Ranchers lose livestock, profits, sleep](https://wolf.org/headlines/ranching-with-wolves-ranchers-lose-livestock-profits-sleep/) - From UCANR.edu: Butte County community gathers for Dinner, Documentary and Discussion. Click here for the full story.
- [Another wolf killed in Keating Valley east of Baker City [Oregon]](https://wolf.org/headlines/another-wolf-killed-in-keating-valley-east-of-baker-city-oregon/) - From BakerCityHerald.com: BAKER CITY — One of three wolves remaining from the Black Pines Pack was trapped and killed by federal workers in the Keating Valley, about 15 miles east of Baker City, on Tuesday morning, April 7. Click here for the full story.
- [Remote Cameras Follow Wolf’s Historic Journey into Los Angeles County](https://wolf.org/headlines/remote-cameras-follow-wolfs-historic-journey-into-los-angeles-county/) - From PetaPixel.com: Remote cameras and tracking data are documenting a wolf’s historic journey into Los Angeles County, the first confirmed sighting of the species there in nearly a century. Click here for the full story.
- [Chief: Lancaster County parents charged after ZooAmerica wolf incident, child left unattended](https://wolf.org/headlines/chief-lancaster-county-parents-charged-after-zooamerica-wolf-incident-child-left-unattended/) - From WGAL.com: HERSHEY, Pa. —Police charged the parents of a 17-month-old boy, saying they left their child unsupervised at ZooAmerica and a wolf grabbed the child’s hand. The charges against the Lancaster County man and woman came down Monday. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolf sightings near homes spur calls to change California gray wolf management](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-sightings-near-homes-spur-calls-to-change-california-gray-wolf-management/) - From KRCR.com: SISKIYOU, California — Gray wolves were spotted closer to homes in Siskiyou County, as the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office said the encounters are becoming more frequent and more concerning. Click here for the full story.
- [Germany moves to legalise wolf hunting in response to livestock ‘bloodlust’](https://wolf.org/headlines/germany-moves-to-legalise-wolf-hunting-in-response-to-livestock-bloodlust-2/) - From TheGuardian.com: Wolf hunting will be allowed in Germany under legislation passed by the lower house of parliament in response to a rapidly growing population and a sharp rise in attacks on livestock. Click here for the full story.
- [California Wolf Blazes New Trail](https://wolf.org/headlines/california-wolf-blazes-new-trail/) - From SierraClub.org: Bae, like many ingenues before her, captured the hearts and minds of people across the globe when she showed up in Southern California just before Valentine’s Day. Over a five-day period, the three-year-old wolf toured the Golden State, crossing alpine meadows, roads, and oak woodlands. State officials call her by her government name,
- [These AI sound recorders are going to be the Google Nest cameras of the wild](https://wolf.org/headlines/these-ai-sound-recorders-are-going-to-be-the-google-nest-cameras-of-the-wild/) - From SFGate.com: Deep in the heart of Yellowstone National Park, audio recorders roughly the size of hardcover books are documenting wolf barks, elk bugles and bird chirps 24 hours of the day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. But it’s the new insights into wolf behavior that have proven most useful. Click here
- [Scientists Identify the World’s First Known Dog, Which Pushes Back the Animals’ Genetic Record by About 5,000 Years](https://wolf.org/headlines/scientists-identify-the-worlds-first-known-dog-which-pushes-back-the-animals-genetic-record-by-about-5000-years/) - From SmithsonianMag.com: Two new ancient DNA studies suggest that domesticated dogs were widespread in western Eurasia more than 14,000 years ago. Click here for the full story.
- [Kills despite herd protection: How is that possible?](https://wolf.org/headlines/kills-despite-herd-protection-how-is-that-possible/) - From WildBeimWild.com: Long-term herd protection monitoring shows that when wolf attacks occur despite herd protection measures, the wolf has usually found a weak point at some location. Only in the rarest cases has it learned to deliberately circumvent well-implemented protective measures. Click here for the full story.
- [7 best places to spot the Indian wolf in the wild](https://wolf.org/headlines/7-best-places-to-spot-the-indian-wolf-in-the-wild/) - From IndiaTimes.com: The wilderness of India is often associated with tigers, elephants, and leopards, but very little is known about one of the most elusive predators of the Indian wilderness: the Indian wolf. Unlike its forest-living counterparts, this species of wolf flourishes in the open grasslands, scrublands, and semi-arid plains of India, which have traditionally
- [UK wildlife park euthanizes entire wolf pack after they turned on each other](https://wolf.org/headlines/uk-wildlife-park-euthanizes-entire-wolf-pack-after-they-turned-on-each-other/) - From CNN.com: A wildlife park in southeast England has euthanized an entire wolf pack after the group’s dynamic broke down, leading to escalating conflict. The pack of five wolves were put down after three of them sustained life-threatening injuries amid increasing violence, Wildwood Trust said in a statement shared with CNN Friday. Click here for the full story.
- [You encounter a wolf in the wild - what do you do?](https://wolf.org/headlines/you-encounter-a-wolf-in-the-wild-what-do-you-do/) - From Yahoo.com: Wolves are shy and generally avoid humans - and yet Greece, India, Portugal and California have all seen wolf attacks of some sort in recent months. Germany even recorded its first wolf attack on a human in decades in late March, when a woman was bitten in the face in a shopping centre
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- [3 Apex Predators — Snow Leopards, Wolves, and Leopards — Coexist by Choosing Different Prey](https://wolf.org/headlines/3-apex-predators-snow-leopards-wolves-and-leopards-coexist-by-choosing-different-prey/) - From DiscoverMagazine.com: Learn how snow leopards, Himalayan wolves, and leopards share the same habitat in the Himalayas by hunting different prey, allowing multiple apex predators to coexist without direct competition. Click here for the full story.
- [Wisconsin’s Wolf Fight: A Grassroots Battle for Hunters’ Voices and Wildlife Balance](https://wolf.org/headlines/wisconsins-wolf-fight-a-grassroots-battle-for-hunters-voices-and-wildlife-balance/) - From HunterNation.org: Many people outside hunting see wolf management as a small policy issue. In Wisconsin, it is much bigger. It tests whether hunters, landowners, and rural families still have a real voice in wildlife decisions. Or if that power has shifted more to federal courts, endless lawsuits, vague agency rules, and activist campaigns from
- [Wolf Switzerland: Facts, politics and limits of hunting](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-switzerland-facts-politics-and-limits-of-hunting/) - From WildBeimWild.com: The wolf has returned to Switzerland, and with it a heated debate in which facts, emotions, and lobbying interests intertwine. While some politicians would prefer to return to widespread hunting, researchers and animal welfare organizations point to international obligations, functioning livestock protection models, and the wolf's crucial ecological role. Click here for the
- [Wolf wandered through parts of Jefferson, Douglas counties [Colorado] in March](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-wandered-through-parts-of-jefferson-douglas-counties-colorado-in-march/) - From Daily Camera.com: At least one wolf wandered into parts of southern Jefferson County and western Douglas County in the last month, according to the Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife. None of the wolves living in Colorado have approached urban areas or attempted to cross Interstate 25, the department said. Click here for the full
- [Colorado's wolf program leader to retire after bumpy tenure](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorados-wolf-program-leader-to-retire-after-bumpy-tenure/) - From Coloradoan.com: The head of Colorado's controversial wolf recovery program is retiring, a departure that comes during uncertain times for the voter-approved reintroduction of the predator. Eric Odell, Colorado Parks and Wildlife's wolf conservation program manager, will retire at the end of June, Tim Mauck, agency deputy director, said during a March 26 Legislative Sportsmen's
- [Urban wolves are learning how humans behave](https://wolf.org/headlines/urban-wolves-are-learning-how-humans-behave/) - From Earth.com: Wolves expanding into human-dominated landscapes are becoming less fearful of unfamiliar objects while remaining strongly responsive to direct human cues. That contrast reveals a more selective form of caution that helps explain how wolves persist near people without losing their core avoidance of human presence. Click here for the full story.
- [Red wolves miss out on increased protections as judge upholds feds' classification](https://wolf.org/headlines/red-wolves-miss-out-on-increased-protections-as-judge-upholds-feds-classification/) - From CourthouseNews.com: RALEIGH, N.C. (CN) — A federal judge found in favor of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Tuesday in a suit over whether the government did enough to protect the red wolf population. In an order for summary judgment, U.S. District Judge Richard Myers II confirmed the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was not “arbitrary
- [I Spent 40 Years Living with Wolves. They Still Manage to Surprise Me](https://wolf.org/headlines/i-spent-40-years-living-with-wolves-they-still-manage-to-surprise-me/) - From OutdoorLife.com: This story, “Wolves Don’t Live by Rules,” appeared in the March 1968 issue of Outdoor Life. Frank Glaser was a legendary predator control agent and the subject of Alaska’s Wolf Man, also by Jim Rearden. Click here for the full story.
- [Ranking Member Huffman Statement After Federal Court Strikes Down Trump's Illegal Attacks on America’s Endangered Species](https://wolf.org/headlines/ranking-member-huffman-statement-after-federal-court-strikes-down-trumps-illegal-attacks-on-americas-endangered-species/) - From NaturalResourcesCommittee.gov: Today, Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) released the following statement after a federal court struck down a series of Trump administration rollbacks that weakened the Endangered Species Act, restoring the law to its pre-Trump status: Click here for the full story.
- [Canids as pollinators? Nectar foraging by Ethiopian wolves may contribute to the pollination of Kniphofia foliosa](https://wolf.org/headlines/canids-as-pollinators-nectar-foraging-by-ethiopian-wolves-may-contribute-to-the-pollination-of-kniphofia-foliosa/) - From Ecological Society of America: Up to 87% of flowering plant species depend on a wide range of animal species for their pollination. Among mammals, nectivorous pollinator species are principally represented by flying species such as bats and, to a smaller extent, by some marsupials, rodents, primates, and small carnivores. It has been pointed out
- [Fewer wolves killed in Montana despite state push to slash population](https://wolf.org/headlines/fewer-wolves-killed-in-montana-despite-state-push-to-slash-population-2/) - From MontanaFreePress.org: On heels of 2021 legislative mandate, Montana hunters and trappers in 2025-26 harvested lowest numbers in a decade. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolf bites woman in shock German attack in Hamburg shopping street](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-bites-woman-in-shock-german-attack-in-hamburg-shopping-street/) - From BBCNews.com: A woman has been bitten by a wolf in a major shopping street in Hamburg, according to German authorities. The highly unusual attack took place in the bustling Grosse Bergstrasse in Hamburg Altona, near an inner-city Ikea store on Monday evening. Click here for the full story.
- [Andreas Moser: "The evil wolf is a myth"](https://wolf.org/headlines/andreas-moser-the-evil-wolf-is-a-myth/) - From Bluewin.ch: Hardly any other animal polarizes Switzerland as much as the wolf. In his new book, Basel biologist and former "Netz Natur" producer Andreas Moser says that the "evil wolf" is a myth - and the debate about it is too emotional. Click here for the full story.
- [Second ‘wolf’ seen in Delhi in 10 months](https://wolf.org/headlines/second-wolf-seen-in-delhi-in-10-months/) - From HindustanTimes.com: A second suspected Indian grey wolf was spotted in north Delhi's Palla, confirming the area's wildlife presence, with experts suggesting potential hybridization. Click here for the full story.
- [Gray wolf returns to endangered list in northern Midwest](https://wolf.org/headlines/gray-wolf-returns-to-endangered-list-in-northern-midwest/) - From ScientificAmerican.com: After just a couple months off the endangered species list, the gray wolf in the western Great Lakes is back to “threatened” status. A government reversal, not a sudden drop in the 4,000-plus wolf population, put the animals back on the protected list, the Associated Press reports. Click here for the full story.
- [One Wolf, One Range: The Myth of the Diabolical Canadian Wolf](https://wolf.org/headlines/one-wolf-one-range-the-myth-of-the-diabolical-canadian-wolf/) - From TheWildlifeNews.com: To hear many hunters tell it, the wolves brought down from Canada to restore populations in states like Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho are something entirely different—another species or at least a separate subspecies from the wolves that once roamed these lands. In this telling, they are “Canadian wolves”: larger, more aggressive, and somehow
- [Fewer Wolves Killed in Montana Despite State Push to Slash Population](https://wolf.org/headlines/fewer-wolves-killed-in-montana-despite-state-push-to-slash-population/) - From MountainJournal.org: Hiking near Gardiner, Montana, on a recent balmy February day, I hit slushy snow and came across the tracks of one other human, and then some deer and elk. Soon, I encountered something more surprising: canine tracks that dwarfed my dog’s paws, and lots of them. Wolves. Click here for the full story.
- [Michigan’s main cause of wolf mortality? People](https://wolf.org/headlines/michigans-main-cause-of-wolf-mortality-people/) - From News.Jrn.MSU.edu: LANSING – Even though the grey wolf is classified as an endangered species, a new study found that the majority of Michigan’s recorded wolf deaths are caused by humans. Researchers from Michigan State University and their collaborators used GPS collar and mortality data from 608 wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan between 2010
- [Only Known Iberian Wolf Ceramic Unearthed in [Spanish] Cunit Archaeological Site](https://wolf.org/headlines/only-known-iberian-wolf-ceramic-unearthed-in-spanish-cunit-archaeological-site/) - From ArkeoNews.net: A remarkable archaeological focus has emerged from the coastal region of northeastern Spain, where recent attention on the Corral del Castell site in Cunit has reignited interest in a rare and symbolic artifact: a ceramic fragment depicting what is believed to be the head of a wolf. This extraordinary piece is not only visually striking but
- [Lawmakers reject plan to boost transparency around Colorado wolf release costs](https://wolf.org/headlines/lawmakers-reject-plan-to-boost-transparency-around-colorado-wolf-release-costs/) - From SummitDaily.com: Lawmakers shot down an idea to increase transparency around Colorado’s wolf-related costs, as the state’s wildlife agency nearly doubled its previous estimates for what wolf capture and releases cost. Click here for the full story.
- [New studies of old dogs help scientists understand where they came from](https://wolf.org/headlines/new-studies-of-old-dogs-help-scientists-understand-where-they-came-from/) - From MPRNews.com: Using the oldest dog genes studied so far, scientists are finding more evidence that our furry friends have been our companions for thousands of years. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolf activity condenses in northwest Colorado as one wolf explores in the south](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-activity-condenses-in-northwest-colorado-as-one-wolf-explores-in-the-south/) - From VailDaily.com: As denning season begins, Colorado’s collared gray wolf activity has condensed into pockets of the state’s northwest and southwest counties. This is according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s latest wolf activity map, which shows the watersheds where the state’s collared wolves were located between Feb. 24 and March 24. Click here for the full story.
- [Can America’s Wolves Survive an Onslaught of Political Attacks?](https://wolf.org/headlines/can-americas-wolves-survive-an-onslaught-of-political-attacks/) - From e360.Yale.edu: Gray wolves made an uneasy comeback in the Northern Rockies and are struggling to return to the Southwest. But legislation now working its way through Congress is being spurred by misinformation and myth, rather than science, and threatens to end wolf recovery in the U.S. Click here for the full story.
- [Ethics commission dismisses complaint against Colorado Department of Natural Resources Director](https://wolf.org/headlines/ethics-commission-dismisses-complaint-against-colorado-department-of-natural-resources-director/) - From CPR.org: Colorado’s Independent Ethics Commission dismissed an ethics complaint filed against Colorado Department of Natural Resources Executive Director Dan Gibbs. Gibbs was cleared of any ethical wrongdoing in the department’s award of a contract to his wife’s then-employer regarding Colorado’s reintroduction of gray wolves. Click here for the full story.
- [Wildlife agency asks for $450,000 to bring more wolves to Colorado](https://wolf.org/headlines/wildlife-agency-asks-for-450000-to-bring-more-wolves-to-colorado/) - From ColoradoPolitics.com: The panel of legislators charged with crafting the budget on Monday rejected a proposal that proponents said would increase transparency around how much Colorado Parks and Wildlife spends to bring additional wolves into the state. Click here for the full story.
- [Grisons wolves no longer venture so close to [Swiss] settlements](https://wolf.org/headlines/grisons-wolves-no-longer-venture-so-close-to-swiss-settlements/) - From Bluewin.ch: Last year, wolves in the canton of Graubünden no longer ventured as close to settlements as before. Overall, they showed slightly less behavioral conspicuousness, as the canton reported on Tuesday. Click here for the full story.
- [Ranchers Push Back as Colorado Wolf Costs Climb Toward $1 Million](https://wolf.org/headlines/ranchers-push-back-as-colorado-wolf-costs-climb-toward-1-million/) - From OutdoorHub.com: Colorado’s gray wolf reintroduction was pitched as a balanced plan. Restore a native predator, compensate ranchers, and find a way for both to coexist. Two years in, that balance is starting to crack. Click here for the full story.
- [Did any Isle Royale wolves cross the Lake Superior ice bridge this winter?](https://wolf.org/headlines/did-any-isle-royale-wolves-cross-the-lake-superior-ice-bridge-this-winter/) - From MLive.com: ISLE ROYALE, MI - Every so often when we have a winter deep freeze, wolf watchers are left wondering if an ice bridge formed between Michigan’s remote Isle Royale and the mainland. And if it formed, did any of the island’s wolves use it to leave the archipelago and strike out for the
- [The Torture of Hope: What One Wolf Reveals About Our Broken Wildlife and Hunting Culture](https://wolf.org/headlines/the-torture-of-hope-what-one-wolf-reveals-about-our-broken-wildlife-and-hunting-culture-2/) - From TheWildlifeNews.com: Much has been written about the horrific incident in Wyoming where a man named Cody Roberts intentionally ran over a young male wolf with a snowmobile, taped his muzzle shut, bound him, and brought the injured animal into the Green River Bar. There, the wolf was teased, taunted, and tormented for hours before
- [Cat parasite rewrites wolf behavior](https://wolf.org/headlines/cat-parasite-rewrites-wolf-behavior-2/) - From Wildlife.org: Wolves and house cats have few similarities, except potentially a behavior-altering parasite. Click here for the full story.
- [Think Wild, Cascadia Wild Partner to Monitor and Conserve “Rare Carnivores”](https://wolf.org/headlines/think-wild-cascadia-wild-partner-to-monitor-and-conserve-rare-carnivores/) - From The Source: Non-profits Think Wild and Cascadia Wild announced a partnership to gather data and work toward the conservation of rare carnivores in Central Oregon. The program will target the marten, gray wolf, wolverines and Sierra Nevada red foxes, though Lanuza told the Source that any carnivore or animal appearing on the list of Species of Greatest Conservation Need, an outline of “at-risk” species with small or declining numbers, will draw interest in this
- [The Iberian wolf is listed as "Vulnerable" on the national Red List of mammals.](https://wolf.org/headlines/the-iberian-wolf-is-listed-as-vulnerable-on-the-national-red-list-of-mammals/) - From OK Green: The Iberian wolf ( Canis lupus ) is listed as Vulnerable in the updated IUCN Red List of Mammals in Spain, according to an extinction risk assessment published this week by the Iberian Society for the Conservation and Study of Mammals (SECEM). Click here for the full story.
- [SAFE Mexican Wolf Expands Reach Through New Partnerships](https://wolf.org/headlines/safe-mexican-wolf-expands-reach-through-new-partnerships/) - From the Association of Zoos and Aquariums: Over the past year, the SAFE Mexican Wolf program has worked to expand its reach to support successful Mexican wolf recovery. Established in 2023, the bi-national recovery program has worked with communities in both the United States and Mexico to support the species and, to date, has been instrumental
- [Cat parasite rewrites wolf behavior](https://wolf.org/headlines/cat-parasite-rewrites-wolf-behavior/) - From The Wildlife Society: Wolves and house cats have few similarities, except potentially a behavior-altering parasite. Toxoplasma gondii, also known as the mind control parasite, typically lives in felines but can infect all mammals and spread to new hosts through infected feces. Wolves (Canis lupus) act as a secondary host for the parasite. Click here for
- [Conservation Win In India: 7 Wolf Pups Born At Pilikula In Its Historic First Captive Breeding Success](https://wolf.org/headlines/conservation-win-in-india-7-wolf-pups-born-at-pilikula-in-its-historic-first-captive-breeding-success/) - From Outlook Traveller: A female Indian Wolf has welcomed seven healthy puppies at Pilikula Biological Park, marking an exciting first for the zoo. Officials are celebrating it as a major win for wildlife conservation, and the playful pups are already capturing the hearts of visitors who can’t wait to see them. Click here for the
- [Airport forced to close after pack of wolves spotted close to runway: 'There is no coexistence'](https://wolf.org/headlines/airport-forced-to-close-after-pack-of-wolves-spotted-close-to-runway-there-is-no-coexistence/) - From the Cool Down: As the wolf population in Italy increases, officials have been forced to take drastic measures. As Euronews reported, residents have shared a number of videos of wild wolves across social media. From Pesaro to Cesena, more cities are becoming hotbeds for wandering wolves. Click here for the full story.
- [Scientists thought ravens followed wolves. They were wrong](https://wolf.org/headlines/scientists-thought-ravens-followed-wolves-they-were-wrong/) - From Science Daily: Ravens have long been thought to follow wolves to find food, but new research shows they’re far more strategic. By tracking both animals in Yellowstone, scientists discovered that ravens memorize areas where wolf kills are likely and fly directly to those spots—sometimes from great distances. Rather than trailing wolves, they rely on
- [ODFW authorizes killing of 3 wolves left in Baker County pack](https://wolf.org/headlines/odfw-authorizes-killing-of-3-wolves-left-in-baker-county-pack/) - From Baker City Herald: BAKER CITY — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has authorized state and federal agents to kill the three wolves remaining from a pack that has killed or injured cattle several times in the Keating Valley east of Baker City last fall and this winter. Click here for the full
- [Internal documents reveal Ontario will not share endangered species plans with public](https://wolf.org/headlines/internal-documents-reveal-ontario-will-not-share-endangered-species-plans-with-public/) - From TheNarwhal.ca: Ontario’s plans to recover struggling wolf, butterfly and bat populations will not be released to the public, The Narwhal has learned. Last April, the Doug Ford government announced it planned to amend and then ultimately replace the Endangered Species Act, slashing the requirement to develop recovery strategies that set out the steps to
- [Feds open public comment related to data collection on Colorado’s gray wolf permit](https://wolf.org/headlines/feds-open-public-comment-related-to-data-collection-on-colorados-gray-wolf-permit/) - From SummitDaily.com: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has opened up a public comment period for a narrow part of Colorado’s experimental wolf population permit. The federal agency is not proposing any changes to the permit but is offering the public an opportunity to weigh in on how it collects information relating to Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s
- [Dominik Thiel: Wolf hunters at state expense – a department head as a security risk for wildlife protection](https://wolf.org/headlines/dominik-thiel-wolf-hunters-at-state-expense-a-department-head-as-a-security-risk-for-wildlife-protection/) - From WildBeimWild.com: Dr. Dominik Thiel heads the Office for Nature, Hunting and Fishing in the canton of St. Gallen. He kills squirrels for sport, travels to a country at war to hunt wolves, and presents it all as professional development. Two years after the scandal, he is still in office. This is not an isolated
- [A new petition wants to make it more difficult to kill wolves attacking livestock in Colorado](https://wolf.org/headlines/a-new-petition-wants-to-make-it-more-difficult-to-kill-wolves-attacking-livestock-in-colorado/) - From SkyHiNews.com: An environmental nonprofit wants Colorado Parks and Wildlife to have stricter rules guiding when wolves responsible for repeated livestock attacks can be killed. Click here for the full story.
- [Curbing wolf attacks in Tehama County [California]](https://wolf.org/headlines/curbing-wolf-attacks-in-tehama-county-california/) - From ActionNewsNow.com: PAYNES CREEK, Calif. - Northern California ranchers are voicing concerns over wolves threatening their livestock. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed one wolf pack in eastern Tehama County and is working with ranchers to prevent potential attacks Click here for the full story.
- [USFWS and Interior request comments on grizzlies, Colorado gray wolves, Mexican wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/usfws-and-interior-request-comments-on-grizzlies-colorado-gray-wolves-mexican-wolves/) - From TheFencePost.com: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Department of the Interior are requesting comments with regard to the management of the Colorado gray wolf program, grizzly bears and Mexican wolves. The 60-day comment period is open until May 11, 2026, and can be accessed on the Federal Register. The three rules are
- [EXCLUSIVE: Central Oregon man captures first documented wolf in McKenzie River Ranger District](https://wolf.org/headlines/exclusive-central-oregon-man-captures-first-documented-wolf-in-mckenzie-river-ranger-district/) - From KTVZ.com: BLUE RIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Central Oregon man’s dream encounter came true Friday: capturing the McKenzie River Ranger District’s first confirmed wolf on video. Jake Rau spotted the animal feeding on roadkill deer along Highway 126 in Willamette National Forest. Click here for the full story.
- [Hidden Dangers Loom Behind China’s Wildlife Feeding Craze](https://wolf.org/headlines/hidden-dangers-loom-behind-chinas-wildlife-feeding-craze/) - From SixthTone.com: From hand-fed wolves to biscuit-dependent birds, China’s wildlife is paying the price of viral tourism, as experts call for prioritizing distance, respect, and the long-term health of ecosystems. Click here for the full story.
- [“They felt they’d been deceived.” Was Yellowstone’s celebrated wolf reintroduction all it’s cracked up to be?](https://wolf.org/headlines/they-felt-theyd-been-deceived-was-yellowstones-celebrated-wolf-reintroduction-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/) - From DiscoverWildlife.com: There’s a lovely film on Youtube called How Wolves Change Rivers. Narrated by the British writer and environmental campaigner George Monbiot, and largely drawn from his book Feral, it describes how the reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park in the US state of Wyoming in 1995 has precipitated a series of ecological benefits. Click here for
- [Less Than Half of Colorado’s Reintroduced Wolves Have Survived — So Far](https://wolf.org/headlines/less-than-half-of-colorados-reintroduced-wolves-have-survived-so-far/) - From GearJunkie.com: Another reintroduced gray wolf has died in northwest Colorado, bringing the known death toll to 14 of the 25 wolves moved into the state since 2023. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolves return to Durango after 50-year absence in landmark binational conservation effort](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-return-to-durango-after-50-year-absence-in-landmark-binational-conservation-effort/) - From MexicoNewsDaily.com: A pack of endangered wolves was released into the wild in the northern Mexican state of Durango on Friday, thanks to collaboration between Mexico and the United States under the Saving Animals from Extinction (SAFE) program. Click here for the full story.
- [CPW halts effort to kill uncollared wolf, possibly pup that evaded capture in 2024 and was shot in 2025](https://wolf.org/headlines/cpw-halts-effort-to-kill-uncollared-wolf-possibly-pup-that-evaded-capture-in-2024-and-was-shot-in-2025/) - From DenverGazette.com: Colorado Parks and Wildlife has officially suspended its effect to track and kill an uncollared wolf believed to be roaming the area of Rio Blanco County. The recent operation lasted 30 days, between January 24 and February 22, and was the result of chronic depredation believed to be attributed to the wolf. Click
- [How Ethiopia’s Eco-Tourism Infrastructure Promotes Sustainable Travel and Wildlife Conservation: What You Need To Know](https://wolf.org/headlines/how-ethiopias-eco-tourism-infrastructure-promotes-sustainable-travel-and-wildlife-conservation-what-you-need-to-know/) - From TravelandTourWorld.com: Ethiopia’s commitment to conservation and protecting its natural resources is gaining global attention as it strengthens its position as a top eco-tourism destination in Africa. The country’s rich biodiversity, including iconic species like the Ethiopian wolf and Gelada baboon, alongside its stunning national parks, is drawing an increasing number of international visitors seeking nature‑based experiences. Click here for the
- [CPW reports death of another wolf in Colorado, the 14th since reintroduction program began](https://wolf.org/headlines/cpw-reports-death-of-another-wolf-in-colorado-the-14th-since-reintroduction-program-began/) - From ColoradoSun.com: The wolf was the mother of the King Mountain pack in northwest Colorado, which lost a breeding male during a collaring operation in January. Click here for the full story.
- [Colorado photographer captures pictures of wolf in Rio Grande County: 'I was just looking for the birds'](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-photographer-captures-pictures-of-wolf-in-rio-grande-county-i-was-just-looking-for-the-birds/) - From Denver7.com Wolves, especially solo ones, travel extensive distances in search of prey and other wolves and it's quite possible this wolf is no longer in the area. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolf Reintroduction to Yellowstone National Park Helped Restore Aspen Trees — but There Is Still Much to Learn](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-reintroduction-to-yellowstone-national-park-helped-restore-aspen-trees-but-there-is-still-much-to-learn/) - From DiscoverMagazine.com: Learn more about why the story of how wolves saved Yellowstone National Park’s aspens is more complicated — and more instructional — than it appears. Click here for the full story.
- [Gray wolves dip into Huerfano [Colorado]](https://wolf.org/headlines/gray-wolves-dip-into-huerfano-colorado/) - From WorldJournalNewspaper.com: The most-recent Colorado Parks and Wildlife map logging the movements of gray wolves collared and released in Colorado shows that some have made it as far south and east as the northwestern reaches of Huerfano County. But that doesn’t mean local ranchers, recreationalists, and residents will see packs of wolves in the foothills
- [Wolf depredation payouts in Colorado top $700K for 2025, double annual funding](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-depredation-payouts-in-colorado-top-700k-for-2025-double-annual-funding/) - From Yahoo.com: The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission approved more than $706,000 in wolf depredation claims for 2025 during its March meeting last week, an amount that exceeds the state’s annual wolf compensation fund by more than double. The commission also rejected another $53,611 in claims. But more claims are expected, based on comments from Colorado Parks
- [Ravens Don't Just Follow Wolves – They Memorize Kill Sites Across Vast Distances](https://wolf.org/headlines/ravens-dont-just-follow-wolves-they-memorize-kill-sites-across-vast-distances/) - From ScienceAlert.com: The partnership between ravens and wolves goes back to Norse mythology – Odin's birds scouted ahead and led prey to the god's canines, a relationship that provided food for all. The myth has some roots in reality: when wolves have a successful hunt, ravens are often observed first on the scene – and
- [Wild About Utah: Elusive wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/wild-about-utah-elusive-wolves/) - From UtahPublicRadio.org: “A deep chesty bawl echoes from rimrock to rimrock, rolls down the mountain, and fades into the far blackness of the night. It is an outburst of wild defiant sorrow…. Every living thing (and perhaps many a dead one as well) pays heed to that call. To the deer it is a reminder
- [‘I Got 20 Wolves At The Door’: Man Bonds With Wolfpack. Then His Behavior Begins To Worry His Loved Ones](https://wolf.org/headlines/i-got-20-wolves-at-the-door-man-bonds-with-wolfpack-then-his-behavior-begins-to-worry-his-loved-ones/) - From BroBible.com: A wolf and wildlife conservationist has folks on social media concerned about his safety. Oliver the Wolf Guy (@oliverthewolfguy) posted a viral TikTok that shows three wolves at the screen door of his home, who all seemed eager to interact with the outdoorsman. While the prospect of befriending such majestic and powerful creatures seemed like an exciting prospect
- [As Temps Rise in GYE, how can Wolves, Bison and Elk Survive?](https://wolf.org/headlines/as-temps-rise-in-gye-how-can-wolves-bison-and-elk-survive/) - From MountainJournal.org: New study shows large mammals in Greater Yellowstone can adjust to increasing temperatures. But they need a connected landscape to endure. Click here for the full story.
- [Arizona House committee moves to delist endangered Mexican wolf](https://wolf.org/headlines/arizona-house-committee-moves-to-delist-endangered-mexican-wolf/) - From CourthouseNews.com: PHOENIX (CN) — For three decades, the Mexican gray wolf has slowly progressed from the brink of extinction to nearing the criteria to be downlisted to “threatened.” Now, a resolution in the Arizona Legislature seeks to cut that progress short and demote the state’s less than 150 wolves to protect its more than
- [Rewilding at Scale: Can Nature-Led Restoration Truly Revive Damaged Ecosystems?](https://wolf.org/headlines/rewilding-at-scale-can-nature-led-restoration-truly-revive-damaged-ecosystems/) - From NatureWorldNews.com: Rewilding projects challenge conventional conservation by unleashing natural processes to mend vast damaged landscapes. These initiatives prioritize keystone species and habitat connectivity to spark ecosystem restoration and biodiversity recovery across continents. Click here for the full story.
- [Increased wolf activity noted in Grand Marais, two deer killed in Recreation Park](https://wolf.org/headlines/increased-wolf-activity-noted-in-grand-marais-two-deer-killed-in-recreation-park/) - From WTIP.org: This winter, there have been numerous reports of wolf sightings and deer kills within Grand Marais city limits and across Cook County. In two incidents, one in late January and another last week, deer were killed in the Grand Marais Recreation Park, near downtown. Click here for the full story.
- [[Minnesota] Lawmakers discuss refreshing fund that pays farmers for wolf, elk damage](https://wolf.org/headlines/minnesota-lawmakers-discuss-refreshing-fund-that-pays-farmers-for-wolf-elk-damage/) - From KAXE.org: ST. PAUL — Farmers whose livestock is killed by wolves or whose crops and fences are damaged by elk would see continuing help from the state under a bill debated by a Minnesota House committee during the third week of the legislative session. The bill proposes an increase of $125,000 to funds that
- [[Washington] Monthly wolf report - February 2026](https://wolf.org/headlines/washington-monthly-wolf-report-february-2026/) - From WDFW.Wa.gov: The Washington State legislature appropriated $390,000 for fiscal year 2026 and another $390,000 for fiscal year 2027 for WDFW to develop conflict mitigation strategies for both wolf recovery and statewide response by WDFW staff to wolf-livestock conflicts. Click here for the full story.
- [[Colorado] Wolf advocates want to make it harder to legally kill introduced wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-wolf-advocates-want-to-make-it-harder-to-legally-kill-introduced-wolves/) - From ColoradoSun.com: Wolf advocates want to make it harder to legally kill reintroduced wolves and ensure ranchers first exhaust a detailed list of nonlethal hazing methods. It’s the latest in a debate between animal protection groups and hunters that is coming to a head this spring in various venues. Click here for the full story.
- [The Unusual Way Wolf Packs Sometimes Grow Stronger After Losing Members](https://wolf.org/headlines/the-unusual-way-wolf-packs-sometimes-grow-stronger-after-losing-members/) - From EconomicTimes.IndiaTimes.com: The life of wolves within their packs is all about cooperation. Each hunt, every turn of patrolling in their territory, and every aspect of raising their young cubs depend on their ability to act as one unit. Scientists have observed remarkable behaviors in these wolf packs, such as wolves adopting pups that are
- [CDFW Initiates Process to Evaluate [California] Wolf-Livestock Compensation Program](https://wolf.org/headlines/cdfw-initiates-process-to-evaluate-california-wolf-livestock-compensation-program/) - From Wildlife.Ca.Gov: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has started a process to evaluate California’s Wolf-Livestock Compensation Program (WLCP). On Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, CDFW held a workshop with a group of stakeholder representatives focused on how best to assess the program to inform potential adjustments to future applications and funding opportunities. Click here for the full story.
- [Yellowstone National Park wolf population declined in 2025](https://wolf.org/headlines/yellowstone-national-park-wolf-population-declined-in-2025/) - From LivingstonEnterprise.com: Yellowstone National Park’s wolf population has declined from last year, according Yellowstone Wolf Project’s lead biologist Dan Stahler. The official count came to 84 wolves in eight packs. That’s down from 108 wolves in nine packs at the end of 2024. The group’s annual report, providing more details from the park’s monitoring program,
- [Colorado Parks and Wildlife approves, denies first wolf damage claims from 2025, with costs expected to rise](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-parks-and-wildlife-approves-denies-first-wolf-damage-claims-from-2025-with-costs-expected-to-rise/) - From AspenTimes.com: At its March meeting, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission approved over $700,000 in compensation to six ranchers who saw losses related to gray wolves as the agency makes its way through claims that could reach over $1 million from wolf-livestock conflict last year. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolf Shot In Southeast Wyoming Might Be Same Wolf Seen In Nebraska](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-shot-in-southeast-wyoming-might-be-same-wolf-seen-in-nebraska/) - From CowboyStateDaily.com: A wolf that a southeast Wyoming rancher shot in January might have been running around western Nebraska for months before roaming into the Cowboy State. Wolf sightings are rare in Nebraska but they’ve become more frequent as wolf populations grow in other states. Click here for the full story.
- [Cody Roberts apologizes, pleads guilty to animal cruelty for wolf handling in western Wyoming bar](https://wolf.org/headlines/cody-roberts-apologizes-pleads-guilty-to-animal-cruelty-for-wolf-handling-in-western-wyoming-bar/) - From JacksonHoleNews&Guide.com: Cody Roberts, the Sublette County man who prosecutors accused of torturing a wolf in the Green River Bar, pleaded guilty Thursday to felony animal cruelty. He also apologized for his actions. “I regret my actions and apologize to my community and family,” Roberts said at his Thursday morning change of plea hearing. “I
- ['Striking' footage captures the moment a red fox preys on a wolf pup — a behavior never seen on film before](https://wolf.org/headlines/striking-footage-captures-the-moment-a-red-fox-preys-on-a-wolf-pup-a-behavior-never-seen-on-film-before/) - From LiveScience.com: Striking first-of-its-kind footage has captured the moment a red fox preyed on a 1-month-old gray wolf pup at a nature reserve in Italy. Scientists monitoring gray wolves (Canis lupus) in the Castelporziano Presidential Estate, a nature reserve about 15.5 miles (25 kilometers) from Rome, had noticed a female with a swollen abdomen. GPS monitors
- [Wolves Weekend at The Tech Interactive Brings Giant Wolves to IMAX, 500 Wolf Ears, and a Group Howl to Downtown San Jose [California]](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-weekend-at-the-tech-interactive-brings-giant-wolves-to-imax-500-wolf-ears-and-a-group-howl-to-downtown-san-jose-california/) - From Finance.Yahoo.com: The Tech Interactive, San Jose's science center, is the only theater in the Bay Area presenting Lost Wolves of Yellowstone, an IMAX original documentary chronicling the historic return of the gray wolf to Yellowstone National Park. Officially opening March 7, The Tech’s celebration, Wolves Weekend, features a live appearance by Emmy Award-winning director Thomas Winston, wolf-themed
- [Germany moves to legalise wolf hunting in response to livestock ‘bloodlust’](https://wolf.org/headlines/germany-moves-to-legalise-wolf-hunting-in-response-to-livestock-bloodlust/) - From The Guardian.com: Wolf hunting will be allowed in Germany under legislation passed by the lower house of parliament in response to a rapidly growing population and a sharp rise in attacks on livestock. The return and growth of the wolf population in the last three decades has emerged as a wedge issue in Germany, the land
- [[California] Ranchers vs. Wolves: Navigating a Controversial Comeback](https://wolf.org/headlines/california-ranchers-vs-wolves-navigating-a-controversial-comeback/) - From KQED.org: After a century-long absence, gray wolves are returning to California. Biologists estimate some 70 wolves are living in the state, and recently, a female wolf traveled into Los Angeles County, the first such sighting. But their comeback is not without controversy. Ranchers in rural counties say they’re losing livestock to predation, while conservationists
- [Wolves move further east in February, crossing into Front Range [Colorado] foothills](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-move-further-east-in-february-crossing-into-front-range-colorado-foothills/) - From CPRNews.com: Last month, a couple of lone gray wolves may have traveled farther east than the animals ever have in Colorado since reintroduction in 2023. The latest map of collared wolf activity released by Colorado Parks and Wildlife shows which areas wolves passed through from late January through late February. Click here for the
- [Public safety is starting to influence [California] debate over wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/public-safety-is-starting-to-influence-california-debate-over-wolves/) - From FarmProgress.com: It’s been nearly a year since five counties in northeastern California – Sierra, Plumas, Shasta, Lassen and Modoc – declared public safety emergencies because of wolves, which have devastated cattle ranches throughout the region and come perilously close to people. Click here for the full story.
- [Permits to kill endangered wolves are increasingly being handed over to ranchers](https://wolf.org/headlines/permits-to-kill-endangered-wolves-are-increasingly-being-handed-over-to-ranchers/) - From SFGate.com: The Trump administration is increasingly granting ranchers permission to kill endangered Mexican gray wolves, and giving them broader discretion to go after animals on public land. The latest permit — issued on Feb. 19 to seven ranchers, including a county commissioner, in Catron County, New Mexico — provides little evidence to justify the killing, yet
- [Study explores how our feelings about gray wolves reflect our overall political beliefs](https://wolf.org/headlines/study-explores-how-our-feelings-about-gray-wolves-reflect-our-overall-political-beliefs/) - From KJZZ.com: Mexican gray wolves continue to be one of the most controversial conservation issues in Arizona and across the region. Republican Congressman Paul Gosar has introduced a bill to delist them from the Endangered Species Act. At the same time, the Center for Biological Diversity has sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over
- [Wolves are stealing cougar kills in Yellowstone, study finds](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-are-stealing-cougar-kills-in-yellowstone-study-finds/) - From ScienceDaily.com: In Yellowstone’s wild chess match between wolves and cougars, it turns out the real power play is theft. After tracking nearly a decade of GPS data and thousands of kill sites, researchers found that wolves often muscle in on cougar kills—sometimes even killing the cats—but cougars never return the favor. Instead of fighting
- [State officials eye next phase for recovery as Mexican wolf population grows](https://wolf.org/headlines/state-officials-eye-next-phase-for-recovery-as-mexican-wolf-population-grows/) - From KNAU.org: Major changes could be in store for the decades-long project to reintroduce Mexican gray wolves in the Southwest. The latest count of the endangered animals showed at least 319 in the wild, approaching the goals listed in the species’ recovery plan. The minimum number of wild Mexican wolves grew by 33 last year
- [Hotel Tax Increase With Wolf Cash Passes Oregon House and Heads to the Senate](https://wolf.org/headlines/hotel-tax-increase-with-wolf-cash-passes-oregon-house-and-heads-to-the-senate/) - From WWeek.com: Among the most contentious battles in the Oregon Legislature this session is one over a proposed increase in the transient lodging tax. House Bill 4134 would push the tax on hotels, Airbnbs and other short-term lodgings from 1.5% to 2.75% in order to raise money for Oregon wildlife, which draws tourists and, according
- [PRACTICAL SUPPORT - Continued collaboration on wolf impact on small scale extensive livestock | Italy](https://wolf.org/headlines/practical-support-continued-collaboration-on-wolf-impact-on-small-scale-extensive-livestock-italy/) - From Environment.Ec.Europa.Eu: The Province of Grosseto, located in Tuscany, Italy, is characterised by rolling hills, agricultural lands, and forests. With over half of the province dedicated to agriculture, livestock production, particularly sheep farming, has long been a cornerstone of the local economy. However, the traditional way of life faced growing challenges with the return of
- [CPW provides cause-of-death info related to wolf that died during [Colorado] ‘capture and collar’ operation](https://wolf.org/headlines/cpw-provides-cause-of-death-info-related-to-wolf-that-died-during-colorado-capture-and-collar-operation/) - From DenverGazette.com: Colorado Parks and Wildlife has released the necropsy results of an adult male wolf that died during a capture and collar operation in Routt County on January 28. In addition to providing insight into why the wolf died, the agency also shared more information related to the events surrounding its death. Click here
- [Don't Read Too Much Into A Peaceful Moment Between Yellowstone Wolves And Grizzly](https://wolf.org/headlines/dont-read-too-much-into-a-peaceful-moment-between-yellowstone-wolves-and-grizzly-2/) - From CowboyStateDaily.com: Although a spectacular photo taken by a wildlife photographer in Yellowstone may give the illusion that this grizzly and two wolves are buddies, they're not. Biologist Cecily Costello said It just means they’ve decided fighting right then wasn't worth the risk. Click here for the full story.
- [Mexican wolf population in Arizona, New Mexico grew by 33 in 2025](https://wolf.org/headlines/mexican-wolf-population-in-arizona-new-mexico-grew-by-33-in-2025/) - From KTARNews.com: PHOENIX — Conservationists and animal lovers have something good to howl about. Arizona and New Mexico wildlife agencies recently reported that the population of endangered Mexican gray wolves grew by 33 wolves last year. Click here for the full story.
- [Under plea deal, alleged [Wyoming] wolf tormentor Cody Roberts to face 18 month probation, $1,000 fine](https://wolf.org/headlines/under-plea-deal-alleged-wyoming-wolf-tormentor-cody-roberts-to-face-18-month-probation-1000-fine/) - From WyomingNews.com: JACKSON — Cody Roberts, the Sublette County man charged with felony animal cruelty for allegedly bringing a wolf into a Daniel bar, plans to take a plea deal. Under the agreement, reached Wednesday, Roberts will likely face 18 months of probation and a $1,000 fine. He would not be permitted to hunt, fish,
- [Man accused of Wyoming wolf torture agrees to plea that would spare him trial, prison](https://wolf.org/headlines/man-accused-of-wyoming-wolf-torture-agrees-to-plea-that-would-spare-him-trial-prison/) - From Idaho State Journal: A Wyoming man who allegedly hit a wolf with a snowmobile, taped the wounded animal’s mouth shut and showed it off in a rural bar before killing it has agreed to a plea deal that would spare him from going to trial and potentially prison. Cody Roberts would instead pay a
- [Details revealed about the wolf that died in Colorado Parks and Wildlife custody](https://wolf.org/headlines/details-revealed-about-the-wolf-that-died-in-colorado-parks-and-wildlife-custody/) - From Summit Daily: Colorado Parks and Wildlife has revealed new information about how a wolf died in its custody in Routt County this January. The male wolf, tagged 2305, was around 3 years old and among those translocated from Oregon in December 2023. The wolf was the patriarch of the King Mountain wolf pack, which formed
- [Mex­ican gray wolf count grows as bills seek del­ist­ing](https://wolf.org/headlines/mexican-gray-wolf-count-grows-as-bills-seek-delisting/) - From Arizona Republic: State and fed­eral wild­life agen­cies coun­ted 319 endangered Mex­ican gray wolves across Ari­zona and New Mex­ico this past year. Up from 286 the pre­vi­ous year, it marks a dec­ade of steady recov­ery. The count pro­duced a major mile­stone – the... Click here for the full story.
- [Is the wolf cap coming to Switzerland too?](https://wolf.org/headlines/is-the-wolf-cap-coming-to-switzerland-too/) - From Blue News: Over 800 farm animals killed: The wolf dispute is coming to a head in France. Breeders are calling for wolves to be shot down - the authorities are calling for coexistence. And in Switzerland, the Federal Council is also considering an upper limit for wolves. Click here for the full article.
- [Don't Read Too Much Into A Peaceful Moment Between Yellowstone Wolves And Grizzly](https://wolf.org/headlines/dont-read-too-much-into-a-peaceful-moment-between-yellowstone-wolves-and-grizzly/) - From Cowboy State Daily: As competitive apex predator species, grizzlies and wolves only very rarely get into bloody fights, but neither are they going to be best buddies either, a wildlife biologist said. A wildlife photographer who captured an image of two wolves and a grizzly right next to each other, all looking perfectly calm, said it
- [Wolf encounters on the rise in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-encounters-on-the-rise-in-pacific-rim-national-park-reserve/) - From The Chronicle: A dog ban remains in effect in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve following two wolf incidents last month. The prohibition took effect Feb. 11 and was expanded Feb. 12 after two wolves attacked a dog on Willowbrae Trail. The dog was not injured. Dogs are banned from Willowbrae Trail to Green Point
- [Male wolf dies after capture attempt in Colorado](https://wolf.org/headlines/male-wolf-dies-after-capture-attempt-in-colorado/) - From Colorado Politics: One of the original wolves brought to Colorado from Colorado has died after an attempt to capture it, the’s state wildlife agency said. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife identified the wolf as No. 2305 — meaning it was one of the original 10 animals that came from Oregon. Click here for the
- ["That Ain't No Coyote": Rancher Kills Wolf In Southeastern Wyoming Near Carpenter](https://wolf.org/headlines/that-aint-no-coyote-rancher-kills-wolf-in-southeastern-wyoming-near-carpenter/) - From CowboyStateDaily.com: A Laramie County rancher shot a roughly 2-year-old male wolf near Carpenter, Wyoming, where wolves are almost never seen. It may be the first recorded legal wolf killing in the county, and its origin remains unclear. Click here for the full story.
- [Mexican gray wolf numbers rise: Conservationists rally for wildlife recovery](https://wolf.org/headlines/mexican-gray-wolf-numbers-rise-conservationists-rally-for-wildlife-recovery/) - From KVOA.com: SILVER CITY, N.M. (KVOA) - The population of endangered Mexican gray wolves in the Southwest increased by 33 in 2025, reaching a total of 319, according to a joint announcement by Arizona and New Mexico wildlife agencies. Click here for the full story.
- [Idaho Fish And Game Removed Three Wolves To Promote Elk Population Growth](https://wolf.org/headlines/idaho-fish-and-game-removed-three-wolves-to-promote-elk-population-growth/) - From BigCountryNews.com: COEUR D’ALENE—Idaho Fish and Game completed targeted wolf management actions on Feb. 21 and 22 that removed three wolves from Unit 4 in the Panhandle elk zone. This marks the first time such actions have been implemented in Idaho’s Panhandle Region. The effort, when combined with the recent success of local trappers, substantially
- [[Wyoming] Wolf captor Cody Roberts takes plea deal that would avoid prison time](https://wolf.org/headlines/wyoming-wolf-captor-cody-roberts-takes-plea-deal-that-would-avoid-prison-time/) - From Wyofile.com: A Sublette County man who captured and brought an injured wolf into a bar in February 2024, where he posed for photographs that later drew global outrage, has struck a deal with prosecutors that could keep him out of prison. A signed plea agreement filed with the Sublette County District Court and obtained by WyoFile on
- [Colorado wolves pushed farther into the southern Front Range this month](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-wolves-pushed-farther-into-the-southern-front-range-this-month/) - From HanfordSentinel.com: DENVER — Two wolves roamed separately into the southern end of Colorado’s Front Range mountains in February, passing through watersheds west of Pueblo and Colorado Springs, a map released Wednesday by Colorado Parks and Wildlife shows. Click here for the full story.
- [Colorado wolf depredation claims double state budget with more to come](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-wolf-depredation-claims-double-state-budget-with-more-to-come/) - From Coloradoan.com: More than $700,000 in wolf depredation claims by ranchers in 2025 have been recommended for approval by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, doubling the amount budgeted by the state.‘ Click here for the full story.
- [Swiss wolf swims 1.5km across Lake Lucerne](https://wolf.org/headlines/swiss-wolf-swims-1-5km-across-lake-lucerne/) - From SwissInfo.ch: A wolf swam 1.5 kilometres across lake Lucerne, becoming the first such animal to be documented displaying this behaviour in Switzerland. Click here for the full story.
- [Influential Outdoorsman Says Wolves Cost Western States More Than Tourism Brings In](https://wolf.org/headlines/influential-outdoorsman-says-wolves-cost-western-states-more-than-tourism-brings-in/) - From CowboyStateDaily.com: It’s commonly argued that wolves are worth millions to the economies of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, because they’re such tourist magnets. However, others think that wolves ultimately drain more from the states’ economies than they bring in, because of losses to big game herds and livestock industry, as well as the massive legal
- [USU Ecologists Offer Expert Perspective About Gray Wolves Found in Cache Valley](https://wolf.org/headlines/usu-ecologists-offer-expert-perspective-about-gray-wolves-found-in-cache-valley/) - From USU.edu: State officials recently killed three gray wolves near Avon, Utah, in the southwestern corner of Cache County. Wildlife ecology experts from the Department of Wildland Resources at Utah State University answered questions about wolves in Utah. Click here for the full story.
- [Bills to ignore the Endangered Species Act so ranchers can kill endangered wolves advance](https://wolf.org/headlines/bills-to-ignore-the-endangered-species-act-so-ranchers-can-kill-endangered-wolves-advance/) - From AZMirror.com: Republican bills that would allow the endangered Mexican gray wolf to be killed and no longer be considered an endangered species won approval Tuesday in the Arizona House of Representatives. Cattle ranchers have long sought to end protections for the Mexican gray wolf, whose most recent population estimate was 286, and they have been
- [Ten-year-old study, still ignored: Why stable packs kill fewer livestock](https://wolf.org/headlines/ten-year-old-study-still-ignored-why-stable-packs-kill-fewer-livestock/) - From WildBeimWild.com: A study that should have had political consequences long ago is making headlines again – this time in the Italian press. Imbert et al. (2016), published in the renowned journal Biological Conservation, clearly demonstrated for northern Italy that roaming lone wolves and unstable groups cause far more livestock kills than settled, socially stable
- [I Was Asked to Investigate a Wolf Attack. Here’s What I Found](https://wolf.org/headlines/i-was-asked-to-investigate-a-wolf-attack-heres-what-i-found/) - From OutdoorLife.com: Frank Glaser, a legendary frontiersman and government trapper, spent nearly 40 years among wolves — and tracking down facts about wolf attacks. Here's what he learned. Click here for the full story.
- [The campaign to bring the Iberian wolf back to the Region of Murcia](https://wolf.org/headlines/the-campaign-to-bring-the-iberian-wolf-back-to-the-region-of-murcia/) - From MurciaToday.com: A national conservation group is calling on the Murcian regional government to look seriously at reintroducing the Iberian wolf, a species that disappeared from the Region in the early 20th century due to hunting, mining and the loss of natural habitat. Click here for the full story.
- [Roadkill wolf may provide key tissue for Türkiye’s genetic mapping project](https://wolf.org/headlines/roadkill-wolf-may-provide-key-tissue-for-turkiyes-genetic-mapping-project/) - From HurriyetDailyNews.com: A tissue sample taken from a young male wolf killed in a road accident near the Fethiye district of southern Muğla province may contribute to ongoing efforts to map the genetic structure and diversity of wolves across Türkiye. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolf Attacks Increase Across Greece as Man Is Bitten Near Athens](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-attacks-increase-across-greece-as-man-is-bitten-near-athens/) - From GreekReporter.com: A wolf attacked a group of walkers in a forested area on Mount Parnitha, north of Athens in Greece’s Attica region, prompting local authorities to issue public safety guidance. The incident occurred along a trail between Kryoneri and the Tatoi Royal Estate. The Municipality of Acharnes confirmed the attack in a public statement,
- [California Ranchers Excluded from Key Wolf Livestock Compensation Meeting Sparks Backlash](https://wolf.org/headlines/california-ranchers-excluded-from-key-wolf-livestock-compensation-meeting-sparks-backlash/) - From SierraDailyNews.com: California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is holding a meeting to discuss the Wolf-Livestock Compensation Pilot Program (WLCP). However, despite repeated requests from livestock producers directly impacted by wolf depredations, such as Lassen County rancher Richard Egan, CDFW has excluded these producers from attending the meeting. Click here for the full story.
- [Circle Of Life: Eagles, Ravens Feast On Bison Killed By Wolves In Yellowstone](https://wolf.org/headlines/circle-of-life-eagles-ravens-feast-on-bison-killed-by-wolves-in-yellowstone/) - From CowboyStateDaily.com: Bald eagles might be regarded as the most fearsome predators of the sky, but like any other wild creature, they’ve got to do whatever it takes to survive the winter. Accordingly, they might scavenge more than they hunt during the cold months, biologists told Cowboy State Daily. That was evidenced in a raw
- [Agent kills breeding male wolf from Black Pines Pack in Baker County [Oregon]](https://wolf.org/headlines/agent-kills-breeding-male-wolf-from-black-pines-pack-in-baker-county-oregon/) - From BakerCityHerald.com: BAKER CITY — A state wildlife biologist on Friday morning, Feb. 19, shot and killed the breeding male wolf from a pack that killed or injured cattle several times in the Keating Valley east of Baker City last fall and this winter. Brian Ratliff, district wildlife biologist for the Oregon Department of Fish
- [Wolves And Water: Arizona's Blue Range](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-and-water-arizonas-blue-range/) - From Backpacker.com: I had a different kind of campsite in mind for tonight, one smack in the middle of a sunny alpine meadow, encircled by golden-leafed aspen, bustling with elk in rut and within earshot of the howling wolves that roam these mountains. There are plenty of places like that here in Arizona’s Blue Range.
- [[Wyoming] Push To Ban Running Wolves Over With Snowmobiles Continues Despite Long Odds](https://wolf.org/headlines/wyoming-push-to-ban-running-wolves-over-with-snowmobiles-continues-despite-long-odds/) - From CowboyStateDaily.com: Two years after a wolf was run over with a snowmobile in Sublette County sparked worldwide outrage, animal welfare advocates are still trying to get the practice banned in Wyoming. But there are long odds getting that done in this year’s budget session. Click here for the full story.
- [DWR confirms ‘lethal removal’ of three wolves near Avon [Utah]](https://wolf.org/headlines/dwr-confirms-lethal-removal-of-three-wolves-near-avon-utah/) - From HJNews.com: Reports of the lethal removal of three wolves near Avon were confirmed by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Monday, with a spokesperson saying the wolves proximity to nearby livestock prompted the removal on Jan. 9. Conducted by the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, the DWR’s Faith Jolley said the removal occurred
- [U.S. Sen. Bennet in favor of temporarily suspending [Colorado] wolf introduction program](https://wolf.org/headlines/u-s-sen-bennet-in-favor-of-temporarily-suspending-colorado-wolf-introduction-program/) - FRom DurangoHerald.com: Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program has not rolled out as smoothly as intended. Nearly half the wolves introduced since 2023 are dead, and the state will not be able to introduce more as planned this year. U.S. Sen. and Colorado gubernatorial candidate Michael Bennet said that considering the pitfalls, he’s in favor of suspending
- [Two Charged In Illegal, Out-Of-Season Wolf Killing In Wyoming](https://wolf.org/headlines/two-charged-in-illegal-out-of-season-wolf-killing-in-wyoming/) - From CowboyStateDaily.com: A Cody man was charged with illegally killing a wolf in one of Wyoming’s trophy game wolf hunt areas, and a Colorado man was charged with being an accessory in the killing. Charges were filed Friday in Park County Circuit Court in Cody against Noah Mick of Cody and Carbondale, Colorado, and Cole A.
- [Colorado's wily wolf survives gunshot, evades capture in secret hunts](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorados-wily-wolf-survives-gunshot-evades-capture-in-secret-hunts/) - From Coloradoan.com: A known killer is on the loose in Colorado, evading capture attempts and surviving a gunshot wound. A government agency has admitted to failing multiple times in its efforts to kill the predator, and additional attempts have been made in secret. The fugitive, once thought dead, is still on the run and possibly
- [Wolf-Moose Foundation: Saving Michigan’s 68-year ecological research project](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-moose-foundation-saving-michigans-68-year-ecological-research-project/) - From MLive.com: HOUGHTON, Mich. – Supporters of the world’s longest-running predator-prey study on Isle Royale have launched a new nonprofit foundation and want to raise $2.2 million to protect the research from uncertain federal funding. The Wolf-Moose Foundation aims to build an endowment that would permanently support the decades-long study of wolves and moose on
- [200,000-Year-Old Teeth Reveal Hidden Climate Stress in Grey Wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/200000-year-old-teeth-reveal-hidden-climate-stress-in-grey-wolves/) - From DiscoverMagazine.com: Grey wolves are often portrayed as supremely adaptable survivors, capable of thriving almost anywhere. But new fossil evidence suggests that even these iconic predators feel the strain of a warming world. By examining microscopic wear patterns on wolf teeth spanning more than 200,000 years, researchers have uncovered that as the climate warms, wolves
- [Wolf sighting prompts class cancellation at Butte Falls Charter School [Oregon]](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-sighting-prompts-class-cancellation-at-butte-falls-charter-school-oregon/) - From KTVZ.com: BUTTE FALLS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Butte Falls Charter School canceled classes at its Natural Resource Center on Feb. 12 after a wolf was sighted near the property. The animal was spotted at approximately 1:15 p.m. in close proximity to the center, which is located outside of town across from the Butte Falls Prospect
- [Wolf abandons catch to keep fishing, bear senses opportunity](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-abandons-catch-to-keep-fishing-bear-senses-opportunity/) - From USAToday.com: Trail-cam footage from Minnesota shows a wolf dropping two fish in the forest before rushing out of frame, presumably to continue fishing. The footage, featured Monday by Voyageurs Wolf Project, was captured last spring near a creek that a wolf pack is known to utilize as a prey source. Click here for the full
- [Hundreds Of Thousands Pretend They're Yellowstone Wolves In Online Game ‘WolfQuest’](https://wolf.org/headlines/hundreds-of-thousands-pretend-theyre-yellowstone-wolves-in-online-game-wolfquest/) - From CowboyStateDaily.com: Players of the online game WolfQuest virtually put themselves in the place of Yellowstone wolves, sometimes becoming so immersed in the experience that they cry when their wolf character dies. WolfQuest isn’t just for entertainment, it’s meant to be educational and realistic, the game’s producer, Dave Schaller of St. Paul, Minnesota, told Cowboy
- [From Plumas County to LA — a wolf’s 500-mile yearlong trek to find love](https://wolf.org/headlines/from-plumas-county-to-la-a-wolfs-500-mile-yearlong-trek-to-find-love/) - From SacramentoBee.com: Looking for a mate in Los Angeles could easily put you in the path of a few wolves. Or so the 3-year-old female wolf dubbed BEY-03F may have felt as she made her way to LA County last weekend, part of a yearlong 500-mile journey that started in northern end the Sierra Nevada
- [Wolves are forced to work harder for food as winters get warmer](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-are-forced-to-work-harder-for-food-as-winters-get-warmer/) - From Earth.com: Gray wolves don’t just change where they roam when the climate shifts. New research suggests they also change how they eat. In warmer periods, wolves appear to consume harder parts of carcasses, including bones, as if they’re squeezing every last bit of nutrition out of a meal when conditions make hunting and feeding
- [France loosens rules on allowing farmers to shoot wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/france-loosens-rules-on-allowing-farmers-to-shoot-wolves/) - From Yahoo.com: The French government said Monday it would authorise the shooting of wolves that attack livestock even outside protected enclosures, a policy shift welcomed by farmers, a powerful and increasingly disgruntled constituency. Once hunted to extinction in France, wolves began crossing over from Italy after gaining protected status under the 1979 Bern Convention. Click
- [Five gray wolves captured by CDFW [California]](https://wolf.org/headlines/five-gray-wolves-captured-by-cdfw/) - From Appeal-Democrat.com: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) recently completed helicopter capture operations resulting in the satellite collaring of five gray wolves in northern California. Operations occurred between Jan. 12 and 20 in Lassen, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Tehama counties. The wolves collared were associated with the Whaleback and Harvey packs. Click here
- [Cody Roberts [Wyoming] Wants No Testimony About Running Wolf Down, Taping Its Mouth Shut](https://wolf.org/headlines/cody-roberts-wyoming-wants-no-testimony-about-running-wolf-down-taping-its-mouth-shut/) - From CowboyStateDaily.com: A lawyer for Cody Roberts wants to bar testimony about him allegedly running a wolf down with a snowmobile or taping its mouth shut. Those are “prior acts” to taking the wolf to a local bar, according to a motion filed Monday in Roberts’ animal cruelty case. Click here for the full story.
- [Fossil Evidence Reveals How Grey Wolves Adapt Diets to Climate Change](https://wolf.org/headlines/fossil-evidence-reveals-how-grey-wolves-adapt-diets-to-climate-change/) - From NewsWise.com: Newswise — Grey wolves adapt their diets as a result of climate change, eating harder foods such as bones to extract nutrition during warmer climates, new research has found. The study, led by the University of Bristol in collaboration with the Natural History Museum, and published in Ecology Letters has implications for wolf conservation across Europe and beyond. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolf from Upper Deschutes Pack spotted in residential area near Sunriver [Oregon]](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-from-upper-deschutes-pack-spotted-in-residential-area-near-sunriver-oregon/) - FromKTVZ.com: THREE RIVERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A wolf from the Upper Deschutes Pack was recently filmed running along a biking path in the Caldera Springs community near Sunriver. The sighting was captured in a residential area as the animal traveled between local homes. Click here for the full story.
- [Dogs banned on Wickaninnish Beach amid increased wolf activity [British Columbia]](https://wolf.org/headlines/dogs-banned-on-wickaninnish-beach-amid-increased-wolf-activity-british-columbia/) - From TimesColonist.com: Parks Canada has issued a ban on dogs on Wickaninnish Beach, citing increasing wolf activity and the first litters of the wild canines in a decade. Those young pups born in 2025 are learning from adult wolves, and Parks Canada said it’s important to reduce human and dog interaction during that impressionable period
- [Successful coexistence guidance launch shows readiness to live with wildlife](https://wolf.org/headlines/successful-coexistence-guidance-launch-shows-readiness-to-live-with-wildlife/) - From RewildingEurope.com: Across Europe, community leaders such as mayors play a vital role supporting nature recovery by helping people and wildlife share space. Launched at a well-attended webinar, new guidance will equip these leaders with the knowledge and solutions to enhance coexistence and unlock the benefits of wildlife comeback. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolves, cougars are 'enemies without benefits' in Yellowstone National Park](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-cougars-are-enemies-without-benefits-in-yellowstone-national-park/) - From JacksonHoleNews&Guide: The distinction between prey and predators is just the tip of the iceberg of hierarchy in Yellowstone National Park. There are mesocarnivores and apex carnivores, and within the latter there are subordinate apex carnivores and dominant apex carnivores. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolf – Moose Project moves onto observations of wolves on Isle Royale](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-moose-project-moves-onto-observations-of-wolves-on-isle-royale/) - From KeweenaReport.com: Wolf and moose researchers on Isle Royale provide the latest update on the team’s work. As of last week, Feb. 3, the annual wolf and moose study has observed moose individuals in 91 survey plots. Click here for the full story.
- [New lawsuit demands feds publish national wolf recovery plan](https://wolf.org/headlines/new-lawsuit-demands-feds-publish-national-wolf-recovery-plan/) - From DailyMontanan.com: The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging a decision the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service made last year to not release a national wolf recovery plan, saying the species doesn’t need federal protection. Tuesday’s lawsuit is the latest legal filing in the saga of whether gray wolves in
- [What we know about the first gray wolf seen in L.A. County in a century](https://wolf.org/headlines/what-we-know-about-the-first-gray-wolf-seen-in-l-a-county-in-a-century/) - From KTLA.com: The first wild wolf to venture into Los Angeles County in nearly a century originated in Plumas County, north of Sacramento and Lake Tahoe, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. BEY03F, a 3-year-old gray wolf, was spotted in the mountains near Santa Clarita over the weekend, becoming the first known wild wolf
- [Ranchers could kill endangered Mexican grey wolves without permits under GOP proposal](https://wolf.org/headlines/ranchers-could-kill-endangered-mexican-grey-wolves-without-permits-under-gop-proposal/) - From AZMirror.com: Republican lawmakers pushed through a slew of bills Monday that would allow the endangered Mexican grey wolf to be killed, removed from its endangered category and give the legislature regulatory authority over hunting and fishing. The House Committee on Land, Agriculture and Rural Affairs heard a number of bills Monday, with four of
- [Laura Clellan, tapped as interim Colorado Parks and Wildlife boss, named sole finalist for the permanent job](https://wolf.org/headlines/laura-clellan-tapped-as-interim-colorado-parks-and-wildlife-boss-named-sole-finalist-for-the-permanent-job/) - From ColoradoSun.com: Laura Clellan, who has led Colorado Parks and Wildlife as acting director since Nov. 25, has been named the sole finalist for the job. She was selected after a search that spanned several weeks and included around 150 candidates. Click here for the full story.
- [Washington Fish and Wildlife officers withdraw from probing wolf attacks on cattle](https://wolf.org/headlines/washington-fish-and-wildlife-officers-withdraw-from-probing-wolf-attacks-on-cattle/) - From CapitalPress.com: Washington Fish and Wildlife officers in northeast Washington will cut back on investigating wolf attacks on cattle, potentially delaying investigations and exposing an apparent rift between the department’s enforcement division and wildlife biologists. Fish and Wildlife conflict-specialists will still investigate attacks. But they aren’t always available on weekends. Ranchers or local officers may
- [Wolf conflicts down in Minnesota after 2024 spike](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-conflicts-down-in-minnesota-after-2024-spike/) - From StarTribune.com: Wolf attacks on Minnesota livestock and pets fell sharply in 2025, marking a return to normal for the state. Federal trappers received a total of 185 complaints about wolf encounters, according to a recently released U.S. Department of Agriculture report. That is down from a record 252 calls in 2024 and slightly below
- [Effort to delist Mexican gray wolves, led by Arizona's Gosar, is advancing in Congress](https://wolf.org/headlines/gosar-bill-aims-to-remove-protections-from-endangered-mexican-gray-wolf/) - From KJZZ.com: The wild population of Mexican gray wolves in the United States was 286 at last count. That’s well below the number set by federal scientists to take it off the endangered species list. Congress has never delisted a species that still meets the legal definition of endangered. But with backing from ranchers, an effort
- [A gray wolf was found in LA County for the first time in 100 years](https://wolf.org/headlines/a-gray-wolf-was-found-in-la-county-for-the-first-time-in-100-years/) - From LAIst.com: Howl about this for the history books? A wolf was found in L.A. County for the first time in a century on Saturday morning. “It's the furthest south the gray wolves have been documented since their reintroduction into Yellowstone and Idaho just over 30 years ago,” said Axel Hunnicutt, the state gray wolf
- [Five gray wolves collared in NorCal, reducing conflicts with livestock](https://wolf.org/headlines/five-gray-wolves-collared-in-norcal-reducing-conflicts-with-livestock/) - From Yahoo.com: (FOX40.COM) — California wildlife officials have fitted satellite collars on five gray wolves in Northern California as part of ongoing efforts to monitor the state’s growing wolf population and reduce conflicts with livestock. According to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the helicopter-capture operations took place between Jan. 12 and Jan. 20
- [On their own, wolves walk into Washington state](https://wolf.org/headlines/on-their-own-wolves-walk-into-washington-state/) - From MethowValleyNews.com: In 2008, Canadian wolves didn’t wait for an invitation from biologists to move them into Washington state. Instead, they trotted across the border because they liked the territory. The pair that found each other to form Washington’s first wolf pack came from far-flung places: the Canadian Rockies and the British Columbia coast. The
- [Closure gives cougars, wolves space and security to hunt on Banff's Tunnel Mountain](https://wolf.org/headlines/closure-gives-cougars-wolves-space-and-security-to-hunt-on-banffs-tunnel-mountain/) - From TownaAndCountryToday.com: BANFF – Cougars and wolves hunting elk and deer on the slopes of Tunnel Mountain have forced closure of an area for the next two months. The seasonal closure around Tunnel Mountain and east of Tunnel Mountain to the Hoodoo Trailhead, which lies within important winter hunting habitat for carnivores as well as crucial winter
- [Wolf reduction boosts caribou survival—but only in rugged terrain](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-reduction-boosts-caribou-survival-but-only-in-rugged-terrain/) - From UBC.ca: Reducing wolves to protect endangered caribou doesn’t always deliver the expected results—and the shape of the land may be the deciding factor. That’s according to research led by doctoral student Tazarve Gharajehdaghipour and professor Dr. Cole Burton in the faculty of forestry and environmental stewardship, which examined newborn caribou survival in Itcha Ilgachuz Park in
- [This wolf in Ethiopia survived where it seemed impossible — but the real impact came after its release](https://wolf.org/headlines/this-wolf-in-ethiopia-survived-where-it-seemed-impossible-but-the-real-impact-came-after-its-release/) - From Futura-Sciences.com: In May 2020, high in Ethiopia’s Simien Mountains, conservationists made a decision no one had attempted before. After discovering an Ethiopian wolf shot and left with a shattered leg, researchers chose to intervene, capturing, treating and ultimately releasing one of the world’s rarest carnivores back into the wild. What followed reshaped both local
- [Federal agents kill two more wolves in Baker County [Oregon]](https://wolf.org/headlines/federal-agents-kill-two-more-wolves-in-baker-county-oregon/) - From BakerCityHerald.com: BAKER CITY — Employee from U.S. Wildlife Services, a federal agency, trapped and killed two wolves in the Keating Valley east of Baker City on Tuesday, Feb. 3. That brings to three the total of wolves killed there in the past week after a series of wolf attacks on cattle prompted the Oregon
- [Remote cameras in Yellowstone capture cougars and wolves on the hunt. The footage reveals something important](https://wolf.org/headlines/remote-cameras-in-yellowstone-capture-cougars-and-wolves-on-the-hunt-the-footage-reveals-something-important/) - From DiscoverWildlife.com: Imagine being a cougar in Yellowstone National Park in the northern USA. Until the mid-1990s, you were the area’s top predator and could take down the abundant elk – herbivores very closely related to European red deer – almost at will. Then something changed. Wolves were reintroduced and have slowly increased in number. Click here
- [[Colorado] CLLA expands to include gray wolf depredations](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-clla-expands-to-include-gray-wolf-depredations/) - From DChieftain.com: The County Livestock Loss Authority (CLLA) will now accept claims of gray wolf depredations and discussed also including claims from all over the state while still facing financial uncertainty. “It seems to me that there is a lot of upside to this, and the risks are primarily financial right now, but I think
- [Plumas County [California] warns hikers and dog walkers after wolf attacks steer in Four Corners](https://wolf.org/headlines/plumas-county-california-warns-hikers-and-dog-walkers-after-wolf-attacks-steer-in-four-corners/) - From MyNews4.com: Plumas County authorities are urging caution after confirming a wolf attack on a steer in the “Four Corners” area north of Chandler Road in Quincy, earlier this week. The Plumas County Sheriff’s Office was notified on Feb. 4, after a steer that had escaped its enclosure was spotted on game cameras being aggressively
- [Wolves vs. Cougars: New Study Reveals Who Really Dominates Yellowstone](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-vs-cougars-new-study-reveals-who-really-dominates-yellowstone/) - From SciTechDaily.com: New research shows that encounters between wolves and cougars in Yellowstone National Park are shaped mainly by wolves taking over prey that cougars have already killed. The study also finds that cougars reduce the risk of these encounters by shifting their diet toward smaller animals, which they can consume more quickly and abandon
- [Colorado’s ‘out of control’ costs tied to wolf attacks on livestock come under fire by lawmaker](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorados-out-of-control-costs-tied-to-wolf-attacks-on-livestock-come-under-fire-by-lawmaker-2/) - From AspenTimes.com: As Colorado continues the voter-mandated reintroduction of gray wolves, the state is continuing to refine and improve its process for preventing, investigating, and reporting livestock losses from the predator. This could include changes to how it publicly reports wolf attacks on livestock. Since Colorado Parks and Wildlife began the gray wolf restoration in
- [King Mountain wolf pack patriarch dies during collar operations in Routt County [Colorado]](https://wolf.org/headlines/king-mountain-wolf-pack-patriarch-dies-during-collar-operations-in-routt-county-colorado/) - From SteamboatPilot.com: The patriarch of the King Mountain wolf pack died during a collaring operation in Routt County on Jan. 28, Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced Tuesday. The male wolf, tagged 2305, was around 3 years old and among those translocated from Oregon in December 2023. The wolf’s death marks the second this year and the 12th of the
- [Cody Roberts case proceeds as [Wyoming] judge rules wolf’s treatment not covered by predator exemption](https://wolf.org/headlines/cody-roberts-case-proceeds-as-wyoming-judge-rules-wolfs-treatment-not-covered-by-predator-exemption/) - From WyoFile.com: A district court judge who hinted last week he wasn’t persuaded by arguments for dismissing the animal cruelty case against Cody Roberts filed an order Tuesday explaining why he was instead sending the high-profile case toward a trial. Click here for the full story.
- ['Coexistence is possible:' Conservation leaders share stories from wolf, grizzly and buffalo country](https://wolf.org/headlines/coexistence-is-possible-conservation-leaders-share-stories-from-wolf-grizzly-and-buffalo-country/) - From Boise State Public Radio: We’ve heard a lot of stories about wolf recovery in Idaho and about grizzly bear recovery and about bringing buffalo back to the West, but we haven’t heard much about how they all work together on the landscape and how important it is for them to coexist with each other.
- [Colorado’s ‘out of control’ costs tied to wolf attacks on livestock come under fire by lawmaker](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorados-out-of-control-costs-tied-to-wolf-attacks-on-livestock-come-under-fire-by-lawmaker/) - From The Aspen Times: As Colorado continues the voter-mandated reintroduction of gray wolves, the state is continuing to refine and improve its process for preventing, investigating, and reporting livestock losses from the predator. This could include changes to how it publicly reports wolf attacks on livestock. Since Colorado Parks and Wildlife began the gray wolf
- [Wolf spotted in Truckee, officials said](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-spotted-in-truckee-officials-said/) - From KOLO 8 News Now: TRUCKEE, Calif. (KOLO) - A wolf has been spotted on the California Department of Fish and Wildlife tracking map in the Truckee area, according to a Sunday, Feb. 1, Truckee Police and Town of Truckee Facebook post. Click for the full story.
- [Gray wolves are hunting sea otters - but we still don’t know how](https://wolf.org/headlines/gray-wolves-are-hunting-sea-otters-but-we-still-dont-know-how/) - From earth.com: Have you ever imagined a wolf diving into the ocean to hunt? On a remote island in Alaska, this surprising scene is becoming real. Gray wolves on Prince of Wales Island have started hunting sea otters, an animal usually linked with kelp forests and coastal waters, not forests and predators with paws. Click
- [International Wolf Center mourns the loss of Grayson the wolf](https://wolf.org/headlines/international-wolf-center-mourns-the-loss-of-grayson-the-wolf/) - From WDIO: On January 9th, the International Wolf Center closed unexpectedly. It would be announced the next day that the reason for their closure was due to the death of one of their ambassador wolves, Grayson. Grayson had come to the International Wolf Center as a puppy with his brother Axel in 2016. Now, nearly
- [Bears, cougars and wolves: CRD pilot project captures carnivore count](https://wolf.org/headlines/bears-cougars-and-wolves-crd-pilot-project-captures-carnivore-count/) - From Sooke News Mirror: The Capital Regional District has a horde of images and videos it plans to share with the public this summer, gathered as part of its pilot program to monitor wildlife in a trio of parks. The CRD large carnivore monitoring program, started in January 2025, gathered data on bears, cougars and
- [USU ecologists weigh in on wolves killed near Avon](https://wolf.org/headlines/usu-ecologists-weigh-in-on-wolves-killed-near-avon/) - From HJ News: Three days after the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources confirmed the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food’s lethal removal of three wolves found west of Avon, Utah State University ecologists weighed in on the subject, as reported by Utah State Today. Click for the full story.
- [Renewed popularity of wolf documentary reveals China’s ongoing commitment to biodiversity and wetland protection](https://wolf.org/headlines/renewed-popularity-of-wolf-documentary-reveals-chinas-ongoing-commitment-to-biodiversity-and-wetland-protection/) - From Global Times: In recent months, a documentary released in 2017, Return to the Wolves, has seen a surge of renewed attention years after its release, bringing wolves - a species native to the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau - back into the public eye. Click for the full story.
- [The federal government demanded answers from Colorado about its wolf management decisions. Here’s a list of what the state sent in response.](https://wolf.org/headlines/the-federal-government-demanded-answers-from-colorado-about-its-wolf-management-decisions-heres-a-list-of-what-the-state-sent-in-response/) - From Vail Daily: In a Dec. 18 letter, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service gave Parks and Wildlife 30 days to submit: a complete reporting of all gray wolf conservation and management activities that have occurred from Dec. 12, 2023, until the present as well as anarrative summary and all associated documents describing Parks and Wildlife’s January 2025 release
- [Sierra Valley wolves are back, efforts to not have a repeat of last year](https://wolf.org/headlines/sierra-valley-wolves-are-back-efforts-to-not-have-a-repeat-of-last-year/) - From 2 News Nevada: Last year, Sierra Valley ranchers were dealt one of the worst hands imaginable. "Last year was terrible," said Rick Roberti, Sierra Valley rancher. "I relate it to COVID—when we went through COVID, everything was just confusing. Every day was hard, and people were getting hurt every day. And yet there weren't any solutions.
- [We are facing unprovoked attack on Mexican wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/we-are-facing-unprovoked-attack-on-mexican-wolves/) - From Arizona Capitol Times: On Jan. 22, the House Natural Resources Committee overwhelmingly approved Rep. Paul Gosar’s “Enhancing Safety for Animals” bill. It would remove Endangered Species Act (ESA) protection from Mexican wolves, the smallest, shyest and most endangered wolf subspecies. Click for the full story.
- [US lawmakers spark debate with controversial bill impacting predators: 'Putting my constituents' lives at risk'](https://wolf.org/headlines/us-lawmakers-spark-debate-with-controversial-bill-impacting-predators-putting-my-constituents-lives-at-risk/) - From Yahoo! News: Gray wolves are once again at the center of a political fight in Washington, D.C., as lawmakers debate whether the animals still need federal protection or whether states should take full control of their future. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolf reintroduction paused, legislation advances](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-reintroduction-paused-legislation-advances/) - From Wyoming Livestock Roundup: On Jan. 21, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) announced a decision to pause gray wolf reintroduction efforts for the remainder of the current release season. Industry groups including the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) and ranchers across the West have welcomed the pause while continuing to call for ongoing policy reform. Click
- [Federal states criticize [German] government's unilateral approach to wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/federal-states-criticize-german-governments-unilateral-approach-to-wolves/) - From Tierschutzbund.de: On Friday, the Bundesrat will debate various amendments proposed by the federal states regarding the possible inclusion of wolves in the Federal Hunting Act, which clearly criticize the federal government's approach and the draft bill it has presented. Click here for the full story.
- [Sooke [Canada] wildlife group warns against sharing locations of wolf sightings](https://wolf.org/headlines/sooke-canada-wildlife-group-warns-against-sharing-locations-of-wolf-sightings/) - FromVicNews.com: Sooke-based wildlife group Wild Wise is urging folks to think twice before sharing wolf sightings online. “Please think carefully before sharing specific wolf locations online,” reads a Wild Wise social media post. “Although these posts are often well intentioned, it’s important to remember that not everyone has the same intentions or feelings when it
- [Protection of large carnivores in Poland and Europe](https://wolf.org/headlines/protection-of-large-carnivores-in-poland-and-europe/) - From Wodnesprawy.pl: People in highly developed countries support the protection of large predators, as long as they are far from them. They love watching movies about lions in Africa. They support programs for tigers in India or the giant panda in China with their donations and signatures. Meanwhile, the attitude of Europeans toward local large
- [USU Ecologists Offer Expert Perspective About Gray Wolves Found in Cache Valley [Utah]](https://wolf.org/headlines/usu-ecologists-offer-expert-perspective-about-gray-wolves-found-in-cache-valley-utah/) - From USU.edu: State officials recently killed three gray wolves near Avon, Utah, in the southwestern corner of Cache County. Wildlife ecology experts from the Department of Wildland Resources at Utah State University answered questions about wolves in Utah. Click here for the full story.
- [Colorado Parks and Wildlife provides evidence the state properly imported wolves from Canada](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-parks-and-wildlife-provides-evidence-the-state-properly-imported-wolves-from-canada/) - From 9News.com: The federal government demanded information about Colorado's wolf management. Colorado Parks and Wildlife's acting director is sharing information about how the state imported Canadian wolves in 2025. The director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service demanded information from Colorado regarding wolf management and threatened to take over management if the state did
- [[Wyoming] Wolf ‘cruelty’ case likely headed for trial, pending written decision](https://wolf.org/headlines/wyoming-wolf-cruelty-case-likely-headed-for-trial-pending-written-decision/) - From WyomingPublicMedia.org: A Sweetwater County judge did not immediately decide on a motion to dismiss a felony charge of animal cruelty against Cody Roberts. The case rose to international attention after a video emerged of Roberts brining a leashed and muzzled injured grey wolf inside a bar in the town of Daniel in 2024. Click
- [Banff’s Tunnel Mountain closed due to ‘carnivores’ in the area](https://wolf.org/headlines/banffs-tunnel-mountain-closed-due-to-carnivores-in-the-area/) - From CityNews.ca: Parks Canada is restricting access to Tunnel Mountain in Banff National Park until the end of March because of carnivores hunting in the area. The closure, which began on Jan 24, is to provide a “secure habitat” for carnivores hunting in the area during the winter months, and to increase public safety. Click
- [Team comes to aid of injured timber wolf in Hagar [Canada]](https://wolf.org/headlines/team-comes-to-aid-of-injured-timber-wolf-in-hagar-canada/) - From TheSudburyStar.com: A female wolf was spared a brutal and lonely death on the weekend thanks to the efforts of a thoughtful motorist, a pair of OPP officers and local wildlife rehabbers. Gloria Morissette of the Turtle Pond Wildlife Centre in Blezard Valley said she got a call Saturday night around 8:30 p.m. regarding the animal, which
- [[Colorado] Wolf activity in January includes territorial movements as well as broad exploration in the southwest](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-wolf-activity-in-january-includes-territorial-movements-as-well-as-broad-exploration-in-the-southwest/) - From PostIndependent.com: In the first two years of Colorado’s wolf restoration, some reintroduced wolves have begun to settle into the state’s northwest corner and establish territories. Others are continuing to make broad movements. In January, this exploration pushed further in the southwest, including near Colorado’s tribal lands. Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s monthly wolf activity map
- [State officials killed three wolves in northern Utah. Here’s why.](https://wolf.org/headlines/state-officials-killed-three-wolves-in-northern-utah-heres-why/) - From SLTrib.com: In a rural stretch of southwestern Cache County, state officials killed three wolves earlier this month after the animals were spotted near livestock, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources confirmed Tuesday. The wolves were shot Jan. 9 by the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, said DWR spokesperson Faith Jolley, a move allowed
- [If our deep freeze creates an Isle Royale ice bridge, will wolves use it again?](https://wolf.org/headlines/if-our-deep-freeze-creates-an-isle-royale-ice-bridge-will-wolves-use-it-again/) - From MLive.com: ISLE ROYALE, MI - During deeply cold winters, wolves have been using ice bridges to make Lake Superior crossings between Michigan’s Isle Royale and the nearby mainland in Minnesota and Canada for decades, research has shown. Some big alpha males have ventured onto the island archipelago and stayed - adding a vital infusion
- [Wolves of Lower Saxony: Citizen Science Delivers Key Data as Debates Heat Up](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-of-lower-saxony-citizen-science-delivers-key-data-as-debates-heat-up/) - From LuxuriousMagazine.com: In the misty forests of Lower Saxony, a band of everyday explorers – doctors, teachers, retirees – trudged through rain-soaked trails, eyes peeled for elusive wolf scat. Their 2025 efforts with Biosphere Expeditions yielded high-quality samples, likely accounting for half the state’s annual haul, proving that citizen science can thrive where controversy rages.
- [The Mutant Wolves of Chernobyl Have Evolved to Survive Cancer](https://wolf.org/headlines/the-mutant-wolves-of-chernobyl-have-evolved-to-survive-cancer/) - From PopularMechanics.com: The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) has quickly become a 1,000 square-mile science experiment, as experts use the highly irradiated zone as a chance to understand animal biology placed under those extreme conditions. Biologists from Princeton University studied wolves in the CEZ for a decade and found that they’re thriving compared to neighboring wolf
- [Mexican wolf protections are at risk as delisting bills move forward](https://wolf.org/headlines/mexican-wolf-protections-are-at-risk-as-delisting-bills-move-forward/) - 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. Click here for the full story.
- [Cougars Are Learning to Coexist With Wolves in Yellowstone by Changing Their Diet](https://wolf.org/headlines/cougars-are-learning-to-coexist-with-wolves-in-yellowstone-by-changing-their-diet/) - 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. Click here for the full story.
- [Poacher kills 'rising star' wolf from Yellowstone National Park's most viewed pack](https://wolf.org/headlines/poacher-kills-rising-star-wolf-from-yellowstone-national-parks-most-viewed-pack/) - 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. Click here for the full story.
- [Reward for information on illegally killed wolf near Gardiner [Montana] raised to $31K](https://wolf.org/headlines/reward-for-information-on-illegally-killed-wolf-near-gardiner-montana-raised-to-31k/) - 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. Click here
- [Question of survival: 11 of 25 [Colorado] reintroduced gray wolves now dead](https://wolf.org/headlines/question-of-survival-11-of-25-colorado-reintroduced-gray-wolves-now-dead/) - 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,
- [Wolf pack forces Italian airport to close: How this region is struggling with coexistence](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-pack-forces-italian-airport-to-close-how-this-region-is-struggling-with-coexistence/) - 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
- [National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Says Legislation to Delist the Mexican Wolf Advances, Offering Long-Overdue Relief to Cattle Producers](https://wolf.org/headlines/national-cattlemens-beef-association-says-legislation-to-delist-the-mexican-wolf-advances-offering-long-overdue-relief-to-cattle-producers/) - 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
- [[Colorado] Citizen effort pursuing a ballot measure to halt wolf reintroductions takes a step back](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-citizen-effort-pursuing-a-ballot-measure-to-halt-wolf-reintroductions-takes-a-step-back/) - 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
- [US Fish and Wildlife Service quietly suspends aerial count of Mexican gray wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/us-fish-and-wildlife-service-quietly-suspends-aerial-count-of-mexican-gray-wolves/) - 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
- [Colorado says it will not release more wolves this winter](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-says-it-will-not-release-more-wolves-this-winter/) - 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
- [Critique highlights challenges in measuring Yellowstone aspen ecosystem response to wolf reintroduction](https://wolf.org/headlines/critique-highlights-challenges-in-measuring-yellowstone-aspen-ecosystem-response-to-wolf-reintroduction/) - From Phys.org: A critique from a team led by Utah State University ecologist Dan MacNulty and published in Forest Ecology and Management has prompted a formal correction to a high-profile study on aspen recovery while raising broader questions about how scientific conclusions are drawn and defended in complex ecological systems. Click here for the full story.
- [Endangered Mexican gray wolf found dead near Grants after crossing I-40](https://wolf.org/headlines/endangered-mexican-gray-wolf-found-dead-near-grants-after-crossing-i-40/) - From SantaFeNewMexican.com: An endangered Mexican gray wolf was found dead Tuesday near Grants. In an email chain provided to The New Mexican, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials confirmed M3065, nicknamed Taylor by his fans, was found dead on the side of Interstate 40. Officials wrote they suspected the lone male wolf was struck by a
- [[Colorado] CPW staff and commissioners facing serious threats amid rash of recent controversies](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-cpw-staff-and-commissioners-facing-serious-threats-amid-rash-of-recent-controversies/) - From GJSentinel.com: Colorado Parks and Wildlife has been on the defensive over its handling of wildlife, from the rollout of wolf reintroduction to hunting regulations to mountain lions. Now staff and commissioners are facing a recurring challenge: threats against their safety and personal freedoms. “Staff are charged with doing things that really can’t make everybody
- [Cost of California Wolf Pack-Livestock Conflict](https://wolf.org/headlines/cost-of-california-wolf-pack-livestock-conflict/) - From MorninAGClips.com: DAVIS, Calif. — Nearly a decade after the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) confirmed the state’s first wolf pack, the rural community in Sierra Valley, California, faced unprecedented challenges when the Beyem Seyo wolf pack began to regularly attack and kill domestic livestock. Despite extensive efforts at non-lethal deterrence, the pack
- [$10,000 Reward for Information in Illegal Killing of Gray Wolf in Southern Oregon](https://wolf.org/headlines/10000-reward-for-information-in-illegal-killing-of-gray-wolf-in-southern-oregon/) - From FWS.gov: PORTLAND, Oregon – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking information regarding the illegal killing of a federally listed endangered gray wolf in Lake County, near the Klamath County border in the Yamsay Mountain area of Oregon. Lake County is located west of Highway 395, where gray wolves are listed as endangered
- [Female gray wolf dies in northwest Colorado, the first mortality in 2026](https://wolf.org/headlines/female-gray-wolf-dies-in-northwest-colorado-the-first-mortality-in-2026/) - From SummitDaily.com: A female gray wolf died in northwest Colorado on Friday, Jan. 16, marking the 12th death since Colorado Parks and Wildlife began its wolf reintroduction in December 2023. It is the seventh wolf to die from the 15 wolves that Parks and Wildlife released from British Columbia in January 2025. Click here for the
- [Podcast: USFWS Director Brian Nesvik on the Future of Refuges and Wildlife Conservation](https://wolf.org/headlines/podcast-usfws-director-brian-nesvik-on-the-future-of-refuges-and-wildlife-conservation/) - From OutdoorLife.com: Under Director Brian Nesvik the USFWS is deferring to states, prioritizing hunting and fishing access, assessing its refuges, leveraging technology, and enabling the energy-first agenda of the Trump administration. Click here for the full story.
- [Gray wolf is latest victim of Trump’s retaliation campaign, Colorado says](https://wolf.org/headlines/gray-wolf-is-latest-victim-of-trumps-retaliation-campaign-colorado-says/) - From The-Independent.com: Gray wolves appear to be the latest victim of Donald Trump’s campaign of political retaliation against Colorado after the administration threatened to take control over state efforts to reintroduce the species, according to officials. Last fall, as Colorado prepared to import 15 wolves from Canada as part of an ongoing species rehabilitation program, a “cease and
- [Clellan provides update on wolves at [Colorado] CPW Commission meeting](https://wolf.org/headlines/clellan-provides-update-on-wolves-at-colorado-cpw-commission-meeting/) - From TheMountainMail.com: Colorado Parks and Wildlife will fully comply with a request from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to provide further information about the state's voter-approved gray wolf reintroduction program, in response to threats of a federal takeover of the three-year project to establish a resident wolf population in the state. CPW Acting Director
- [I spent 7 years tracking an elusive wolf pack through the snowy wilds of Canada. My encounters were mind-blowing](https://wolf.org/headlines/i-spent-7-years-tracking-an-elusive-wolf-pack-through-the-snowy-wilds-of-canada-my-encounters-were-mind-blowing/) - From DiscoverWildlife.com: Meet the Opoyastin pack, the charismatic wild wolves who inhabit the icy wilderness of Canada’s Kaska Coast. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolf From Yellowstone’s Famous Junction Butte Pack May Have Been Poached](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-from-yellowstones-famous-junction-butte-pack-may-have-been-poached/) - From CowboyStateDaily.com: Another female member of Yellowstone National Park’s popular Junction Butte Pack has been killed. This time, Montana game wardens are investigating it as a poaching. Wolf 1478F is thought to have been killed on or around Christmas Day in Montana’s Wolf Hunt Area 313, north of Yellowstone. The killing is being investigated as
- [Red wolves return to North Carolina, take down coyotes and raccoons, change the game in the forests, protect nests on the ground, hold deer in line, make saplings grow, and show why a superpredator could rebuild the entire Southeast by 2026.](https://wolf.org/headlines/red-wolves-return-to-north-carolina-take-down-coyotes-and-raccoons-change-the-game-in-the-forests-protect-nests-on-the-ground-hold-deer-in-line-make-saplings-grow-and-show-why-a-superpredator-co/) - From ClickPetroeoEGas.com: On the Albemarle Peninsula in northeastern North Carolina, reintroduced red wolves are once again putting pressure on mesopredators and rebalancing the forest. The recovery area covers approximately 6.000 km² between refuges and private properties. By 2026, orange GPS collars and coyote management will support expansion beyond official boundaries. Click here for the full
- [As wolves spread, frustration grows over patchwork rules among states](https://wolf.org/headlines/as-wolves-spread-frustration-grows-over-patchwork-rules-among-states/) - From AgDaily.com: Editor’s Note: This is the third in a three-part series exploring the impact that wolf reintroduction in the U.S. has had on livestock operations. Caution: This article includes graphic images of livestock carcasses. Wolves are no longer a hypothetical part of the Western United States. For ranchers that are operating in recovery, reintroduction, and even zones
- [Dutch dog-owners’ shock at forest ban while wolves roam free](https://wolf.org/headlines/dutch-dog-owners-shock-at-forest-ban-while-wolves-roam-free/) - From BrusselsSignal.eu: Dog owners in the Netherlands are in shock after a forest in Ulvenhout, in the province of North Brabant, was suddenly declared off-limits this week. Authorities say dogs damage nature through nitrogen emissions from their waste. Wolves on the other hand are allowed to roam freely through all forests and, under European regulations,
- [Wolves, wildfire, and behavioral health dominate LAC’s first [Colorado] meeting of 2026](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-wildfire-and-behavioral-health-dominate-lacs-first-meeting-of-2026/) - From WorldJournalNewspaper.com: LAS ANIMAS - The Las Animas County Board of Commissioners opened its first regular meeting of 2026 on Jan. 6 weighing the possibility of federal control over Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program, reviewing progress on a countywide wildfire protection plan, and raising concerns about how a newly regionalized behavioral health system will serve rural
- [How Grateful Dead member Bob Weir helped Colorado reintroduce wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/how-grateful-dead-member-bob-weir-helped-colorado-reintroduce-wolves/) - From YahooNews.com: Who knew there was a connection between wolves reintroduced to Colorado and the Grateful Dead? The Rocky Mountain Wolf Project, which spearheaded the narrow passage of Proposition 114 in 2020 to reintroduce wolves, acknowledged on Facebook the passing of Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir. Weir died Jan. 10 at the age of 78. Click here
- [An Ancient Wolf Cub's Last Meal Just Rewrote The Woolly Rhino Extinction Story](https://wolf.org/headlines/an-ancient-wolf-cubs-last-meal-just-rewrote-the-woolly-rhino-extinction-story/) - From ScienceAlert.com: The last meal eaten by a wolf cub before its demise, some 14,400 years ago, has yielded new insight into how the woolly rhinoceros disappeared from this world. A previous analysis of the stomach contents of a cub found in the Siberian permafrost in 2011 revealed a belly full of woolly rhino (Coelodonta antiquitatis) meat
- [Defenceless: 90% of [Netherlands] farms lack fences as wolf attacks mount](https://wolf.org/headlines/defenceless-90-of-netherlands-farms-lack-fences-as-wolf-attacks-mount/) - From DutchNews.nl: Attacks by wolves on livestock increased last year, an analysis of figures provided by monitoring organisation BIJ12 has shown. By October 2025, the number of confirmed reports of attacks on sheep and other livestock reached 888, compared with 770 in the whole of 2024. Some 212 reports from November and December are still
- [When wolves and wolverines collide: What research says about how these predators may interact in Colorado](https://wolf.org/headlines/when-wolves-and-wolverines-collide-what-research-says-about-how-these-predators-may-interact-in-colorado/) - From DenverGazette.com: As every Coloradan should be aware of, wolves were reintroduced to the state in December of 2023 and they’ve been making headlines ever since. Less discussed is the impending wolverine reintroduction, which will mean adding another long-gone predator species to the state’s landscape within a relatively short timespan assuming plans come to fruition. While
- [California Ranching Groups Seek $30 Million to Manage Growing Wolf Population](https://wolf.org/headlines/california-ranching-groups-seek-30-million-to-manage-growing-wolf-population/) - From ActiveNorcal.com: The debate over wolves and livestock in Northern California is once again heating up as ranching groups push for expanded funding to manage the state’s growing gray wolf population. This week, California Farm Bureau announced it has joined other agricultural and rural advocacy groups in requesting $30 million in the state’s 2026–27 budget
- [Is it a wolf or a coyote? What to do if you come across a wild gray wolf](https://wolf.org/headlines/is-it-a-wolf-or-a-coyote-what-to-do-if-you-come-across-a-wild-gray-wolf/) - From TheSacramentoBee.com: As California’s wolf population continues to make its comeback, so does the state’s struggle to balance the needs of the endangered predator and the safety of residents. Gray wolves have been increasingly present throughout rural Northern California, injuring and killing livestock and family pets in recent months. One wolf pack alone was responsible
- [[Montana] State judge allows 2025-2026 wolf hunting and trapping regulations to stand](https://wolf.org/headlines/montana-state-judge-allows-2025-2026-wolf-hunting-and-trapping-regulations-to-stand-2/) - From MontanaFreePress.org: A Helena judge has allowed the wolf hunting and trapping regulations the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted earlier this year to stand, despite flagging “serious concerns” about the state’s ability to accurately estimate Montana’s wolf population. In a 43-page opinion, district court Judge Christopher Abbott wrote that leaving the 2025-2026 hunting and
- [Grayson, Ely’s beloved 9-year-old ‘ambassador’ wolf, has died](https://wolf.org/headlines/grayson-elys-beloved-9-year-old-ambassador-wolf-has-died/) - From KFGO.com: (KFGO/Learfield) – One of Ely, Minnesota’s most beloved ambassador wolves has died at the age of nine. A longtime resident of the International Wolf Center, Grayson was found dead in his enclosure on Friday. Wolf Center staff say Grayson was the dominant male in the pack and captured hearts worldwide, whether visitors saw
- [[California] Wildlife crews stop actively searching for young wolves after livestock attacks](https://wolf.org/headlines/california-wildlife-crews-stop-actively-searching-for-young-wolves-after-livestock-attacks/) - From ABCNews.go: SAN FRANCISCO -- Wildlife crews are no longer actively searching for two juvenile gray wolves who were part of a pack that killed dozens of cows and calves last summer in Northern California’s Sierra Valley, an official said Tuesday. The two wolves were members of the Beyem Seyo pack that in 2025 killed or
- [Unprecedented livestock attacks by one California wolf pack cost $2.6 million](https://wolf.org/headlines/unprecedented-livestock-attacks-by-one-california-wolf-pack-cost-2-6-million/) - From TheSacramentoBee: The unprecedented reliance of a single Sierra Valley wolf pack on livestock for food cost local ranchers and the state of California at least $2.6 million over a roughly six-month period last year, according to researchers at UC Davis . The Beyem Seyo pack hunted at least 92 calves and cows from late
- [Wolves are once again invading a country full of dikes and tulips, forcing the Netherlands to rethink coexistence with large predators in an overpopulated territory.](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-are-once-again-invading-a-country-full-of-dikes-and-tulips-forcing-the-netherlands-to-rethink-coexistence-with-large-predators-in-an-overpopulated-territory/) - From ClickPetroleoeGas.com: The return of wolves to Holland after more than a century of absence transformed a country known for dykes e tulips In a real-world experiment testing the coexistence of large predators and human activities within a confined territory, stable herds began to occupy natural areas surrounded by cities, roads, and farms within a few years. This created tension with
- [Colorado’s wolf restoration faces new headwinds entering third year](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorados-wolf-restoration-faces-new-headwinds-entering-third-year/) - from KUNC.org: A year ago this week, Colorado biologists boarded a nimble Hughes-500 helicopter in British Columbia and helped capture 15 healthy wolves. The animals were put on a plane and brought to the West Slope, where they were released in a secret location in the darkness. Today, the wolf reintroduction program is entering a
- [Restrictions On High Tech For Hunting Sent To Idaho Legislature For Consideration](https://wolf.org/headlines/restrictions-on-high-tech-for-hunting-sent-to-idaho-legislature-for-consideration/) - From NWSportsmanMag.com: THE FOLLOWING IS A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE IDAHO DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME In response to concerns about advancements in hunting technology, Idaho Fish and Game in summer 2024 formed the “Hunting and Advanced Technology” (HAT) working group from 750 volunteers who applied to represent various interests regarding hunting and technology. The
- [Wolves in Croatia: Only 43 packs, the condition is good only in the Alpine region](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-in-croatia-only-43-packs-the-condition-is-good-only-in-the-alpine-region/) - From GlasHrvatske.hrt.hr: In order to ensure a stable and long-term sustainable wolf population, which is stable only in the Alpine region, Croatia, where 43 wolf packs have been observed, is preparing a new wolf management plan after the European Commission's proposal to change the status of the wolf from a strictly protected to a protected
- [Could artificial intelligence help prevent wolf-livestock conflicts in Washington?](https://wolf.org/headlines/could-artificial-intelligence-help-prevent-wolf-livestock-conflicts-in-washington/) - From OPB.org: Artificial intelligence could one day help deter wolves from preying on livestock in Washington state. That’s the hope of the nonprofit Wildlife Protection Solutions. The idea is to place remote cameras, sensors and trackers where livestock and wolves roam. The system constantly transmits data. AI filters through all the data to look for
- [UNBC Professor collaborating in large-scale wolf removal research](https://wolf.org/headlines/unbc-professor-collaborating-in-large-scale-wolf-removal-research/) - From MyPrinceGeorgeNow.com: UNBC is joining communities, governments, and other academic partners on the impacts of large-scale wolf removal in the north. To help with the study, researchers are using carcases collected over the past 15 years to study wolves’ diet, what diseases they carry, and their DNA. Ecosystem Science and Management Associate Professor Dr. Jamie
- [Nearly 12 And Huge, Yellowstone Wolf 1090F Earns Title Of Oldest In Yellowstone](https://wolf.org/headlines/nearly-12-and-huge-yellowstone-wolf-1090f-earns-title-of-oldest-in-yellowstone/) - From CowboyStateDaily.com: Yellowstone National Park has a new wolf matriarch. Wolf 1090F has reached the age of 11 years, 9 months, an almost unprecedented age for wolves in Yellowstone, and fans say she’s still going strong. That makes her the oldest living wolf in the park. She’s surpassed the age of the legendary 907F, who died at roughly 11 years, 8 months old
- [[Representative] LaLota a Critical ‘No’ on Wolf Protections](https://wolf.org/headlines/representative-lalota-a-critical-no-on-wolf-protections/) - From EastHamptonStar.com: Republican Representative Nick LaLota of the First Congressional District cast a critical vote on Dec. 18 to remove Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf outside of Alaska. The gray wolf was first listed as endangered under the act in 1974. The vote comes after the Trump administration proposed a series of
- [Wallowa County [Oregon] adopts wolf management policy, urges state action to reduce conflicts](https://wolf.org/headlines/wallowa-county-oregon-adopts-wolf-management-policy-urges-state-action-to-reduce-conflicts/) - From ElkhornMediaGroup.com: The Wallowa County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday, January 7, to adopt a new county wolf management policy, signaling a strong request for more aggressive state action to address growing conflicts between wolves, livestock producers, and wildlife populations. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolf with tracker swims over [Netherlands] rivers, travels 30 kilometres a day](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-with-tracker-swims-over-netherlands-rivers-travels-30-kilometres-a-day/) - From DutchNews.no: Five animals have so far been fitted with tracking collars in a study examining how wolves, prey animals and people move through the Dutch landscape, researchers at the Hoge Veluwe national park said on Thursday. The researchers, led by Wageningen University, have so far tagged one wolf and four deer. More than 400 visitors have
- [[Washington] WDFW and ‘wolf ranger’ call off partnership](https://wolf.org/headlines/washington-wdfw-and-wolf-ranger-call-off-partnership/) - From CapitalPress.com: The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s partnership with high-profile range-rider Daniel Curry has ended before it began. Fish and Wildlife has asked lawmakers to delete from its budget $200,000 earmarked last spring for Curry’s organization, Project GRIPH, to tackle wolf-livestock conflicts in southeast Washington. Click here for the full story.
- [How a Grand County [Colorado] resident is using collaboration, AI and new tech to help producers dealing with wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/how-a-grand-county-colorado-resident-is-using-collaboration-ai-and-new-tech-to-help-producers-dealing-with-wolves/) - From AspenTimes.com: At the surface, Colorado’s wolf program can appear rife with conflict. However, many Coloradans are working to bridge gaps between the Front Range and Western Slope, ranchers and wolf advocates, and to reduce conflict between livestock and wolves. Take Chip Isenhart, and his burgeoning organization Wild Ranch. Click here for the full story.
- [Feds backed Colorado’s plan to get Canadian wolves before abrupt shift, documents show](https://wolf.org/headlines/feds-backed-colorados-plan-to-get-canadian-wolves-before-abrupt-shift-documents-show/) - From ColoradoSun.com: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service backed Colorado’s plan to obtain wolves from Canada nearly two years before the federal agency lambasted the move as a violation of its rules, newly obtained documents show. Click here for the full story.
- [UM Research: Political Reminders Can Intensify Wolf Divisions](https://wolf.org/headlines/um-research-political-reminders-can-intensify-wolf-divisions/) - From MissoulaCurrent.com: (Missoula Current) In a follow-up to their study showing a large majority of Montanans tolerate wolves, University of Montana researchers have shown that people can feel more negative toward wolves when reminded of their political affiliations, often because they overestimate the extent of their group’s negative feelings. Click here for the full story.
- [Union County [Oregon] awards over 53 thousand dollars in non-lethal wolf deterrent grant funds](https://wolf.org/headlines/union-county-oregon-awards-over-53-thousand-dollars-in-non-lethal-wolf-deterrent-grant-funds/) - From ElkhornMediaGroup.com: During a regular commission meeting on Wednesday, January 7, the Union County Board of Commissioners officially approved the allocation of $53,196.31 in non-lethal wolf deterrent grant funding. The funds were initially provided to Union County by the Oregon Department of agriculture, with applications being reviewed by the Union County Wolf Depredation Compensation Advisory
- [Iberian wolf in Catalonia: pups after 100 years](https://wolf.org/headlines/iberian-wolf-in-catalonia-pups-after-100-years/) - From InSpain.news: The Iberian wolf in Catalonia is no longer a rumour carried on the winter wind. Officials have confirmed three wolf pups, alongside two adults, in northern Girona — the first proven breeding in the region in more than a century. For conservationists, it is a landmark for biodiversity. For livestock farmers, it is
- [Wolves Are Quietly Making Wisconsin Roads Safer for Drivers](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-are-quietly-making-wisconsin-roads-safer-for-drivers/) - From A-Z-Animals: Gray wolves are currently listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act in most of the lower 48 states, except for the Northern Rocky Mountain population. In December 2025, the U.S. House passed a bill to remove these protections, but as of January 2026, gray wolves remain federally protected until any new law is
- [Former Colorado Parks and Wildlife director accepts job in Wyoming](https://wolf.org/headlines/former-colorado-parks-and-wildlife-director-accepts-job-in-wyoming/) - From 9News.com: Colorado Parks and Wildlife's former director has agreed to become Wyoming's Game and Fish Deputy Director, according to an employment offer letter obtained by 9NEWS Investigates. Jeff Davis signed the letter on Dec. 22. Click here for the full story.
- [The Trump administration threatens to revoke Colorado’s authority to manage wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/the-trump-administration-threatens-to-revoke-colorados-authority-to-manage-wolves/) - From ColoradoPublicRadio: It’s been more than three years since the former Biden administration gave Colorado permission to proceed with its controversial wolf reintroduction program. Now the Trump administration is threatening to revoke that authority and take over the restoration effort. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolves kill calf, injure horse near Susanville [California] ranches on New Year’s Day](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-kill-calf-injure-horse-near-susanville-california-ranches-on-new-years-day/) - From Fox40.com: (FOX40.COM) — In a letter to the California Natural Resource Agency, the Lassen County Sheriff’s Office said it is investigating multiple wolf attacks reported at ranches north of Susanville, including an incident that left a horse severely injured and a calf dead on New Year’s Day. Click here for the full story.
- [Photographers set up cameras in Arctic and are floored when unexpected animals arrive](https://wolf.org/headlines/photographers-set-up-cameras-in-arctic-and-are-floored-when-unexpected-animals-arrive/) - From Mirror.Co.UK: Photographer Terry Noah and his colleagues were snapping away on Ellesmere Island in the Arctic Circle when they encountered two animals who many found to be unexpectedly calm. Click here for the full story.
- [Judge finds Alaska's bid to reauthorize wolf-shooting program on Kenai Peninsula is unconstitutional](https://wolf.org/headlines/judge-finds-alaskas-bid-to-reauthorize-wolf-shooting-program-on-kenai-peninsula-is-unconstitutional/) - From Phys.org: A judge has ordered the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to pay $115,220 in attorney's fees to a retired Anchorage lawyer and wildlife advocate who successfully sued the state over a wolf-killing policy on the southern Kenai Peninsula. Click here for the full story.
- [Lassen County [California] Sheriff Urges Action on Harvey Pack Wolf Attacks Threatening Residents and Livestock](https://wolf.org/headlines/lassen-county-california-sheriff-urges-action-on-harvey-pack-wolf-attacks-threatening-residents-and-livestock/) - From SierraDailyNews.com: Lassen County Sheriff wrote the following letter to Secretary Wade Crowfoot California Natural Resources Agency: On January 1, 2026, the Lassen County Sheriff’s Office received a report of wolf depredations on the Willow Creek Ranch on Horse Lake Road north of Susanville. Personnel from the Sheriff’s Office were advised a horse and a
- [Colorado’s wolf pipeline is collapsing. Is a pause in lethal control needed?](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorados-wolf-pipeline-is-collapsing-is-a-pause-in-lethal-control-needed/) - From ColoradoSun.com: A biologist who worked with Jane Goodall says “yes.” A biologist who introduced wolves to Yellowstone says “there’s a better question.” Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s pipeline for bringing wolves into the state is approaching collapse and if that happens, it could create “significant ecological, genetic and social risks” for the program that has
- [How Colorado is navigating social challenges, political headwinds in the second year of wolf restoration](https://wolf.org/headlines/how-colorado-is-navigating-social-challenges-political-headwinds-in-the-second-year-of-wolf-restoration/) - From SteamboatPilot.com: As state builds self-sustaining population of gray wolves, are politics and emotions overriding science? Editor’s note: This is the second story in a two-part series recapping Colorado’s second year of wolf reintroduction. Click here for the full story.
- [North America's large carnivores have recovered over the past 50 years](https://wolf.org/headlines/north-americas-large-carnivores-have-recovered-over-the-past-50-years/) - From WarpNews.com: Gray wolves, pumas, black bears, and grizzly bears have made significant comebacks in North America thanks to legislation and changing attitudes. The wolf population in the Northern Rockies has increased from 66 reintroduced individuals to over 2,800 in 30 years. Black bears have increased by approximately two percent annually since the 1980s and
- [The amazing tale of the Riley Creek wolf pack in Denali National Park](https://wolf.org/headlines/the-amazing-tale-of-the-riley-creek-wolf-pack-in-denali-national-park/) - From AnchorageDailyNews.com: As I was driving down the highway one spring day eight years ago, I saw a shaggy, gray-black canine cruising along on the snowpack, right next to the road. Could it be one of the hardest animals to spot in Alaska, a wolf? Yes. I pulled over and stopped. The wolf padded along
- [U.S. Fish & Wildlife threatens to terminate Colorado’s authority to manage wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/u-s-fish-wildlife-threatens-to-terminate-colorados-authority-to-manage-wolves/) - From DenverGazette.com: With no apparent plan in place to bring in more wolves to Colorado for 2026, Colorado Parks and Wildlife may have an even bigger problem. A Dec. 18 letter from Brian Nesvik, director of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), threatens to terminate the state’s authority to manage wolves unless certain conditions
- [Research Unveils Predictable Wolf-Human Conflict Patterns](https://wolf.org/headlines/research-unveils-predictable-wolf-human-conflict-patterns/) - From MirageNews.com: A long-term study examining wolf–human interactions in Türkiye reveals the delicate balance between ecology and society. Living close to nature does not always mean living in harmony. Across many regions of Türkiye, the boundaries between wildlife habitats and human activity are becoming increasingly blurred. When large predators such as wolves are involved, these
- [What does it take to kill a wolf? Italians decry huge expense](https://wolf.org/headlines/what-does-it-take-to-kill-a-wolf-italians-decry-huge-expense/) - From TheTimes.com: An Italian council has been criticised for spending €50,000 on killing a wolf. Arno Kompatscher, governor of the German-speaking South Tyrol territory, ordered that two wolves be culled in July after 31 recorded attacks on grazing animals within two months in the Vinschgau Valley, near the Swiss and Austrian borders. Click here for
- [From eradication to reintroduction, the cost of changing wolf policy](https://wolf.org/headlines/from-eradication-to-reintroduction-the-cost-of-changing-wolf-policy/) - From AGDaily.com: A century of shifting federal priorities transformed wolves from ‘public enemies’ into protected predators, and reshaped life on working lands. Humans and animal interactions have long been complex, and as development and commercialization has minimized encounters in urban and suburban parts of the United States, rural ranchers are bearing the brunt of evolving
- [Tolerance for wolves increasing, study shows](https://wolf.org/headlines/tolerance-for-wolves-increasing-study-shows/) - From MontanaFreePress.org: People’s tolerance for wolves goes up when they see one. It also goes up when they don’t. That apparent contradiction explains why attitudes toward wolves have grown consistently friendlier over the past decade, according to a new study in the journal Conservation Science and Practice. Click here for the full story.
- [Inside the ‘complex’ and ‘tremendous’ second year of wolves in Colorado](https://wolf.org/headlines/inside-the-complex-and-tremendous-second-year-of-wolves-in-colorado/) - From SummitDaily.com: Colorado’s wolf program was eventful from the start in 2025. Just over a week into the new year, Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s commission rejected a request to halt wolf releases, which was requested by Western Slope agricultural producers, towns and elected officials. Ten days later, the state’s population of gray wolves tripled with the release of 15
- [Alaska Wolf Found With Record Amount of Mercury, a Sign of Growing Contamination](https://wolf.org/headlines/alaska-wolf-found-with-record-amount-of-mercury-a-sign-of-growing-contamination/) - From E360.Yale.edu: In the summer of 2013, two Alexander Archipelago wolves (Canis lupus ligoni), a subspecies of gray wolf, swam across a narrow channel to reach Pleasant Island, Alaska, a 19-square-mile rock jutting out of the stormy Gulf of Alaska. Wolves hadn’t previously lived on Pleasant Island, and they quickly ran roughshod over the island’s
- [Ninth Wolf Killed Following Aggressive Measures in Bahraich [India]](https://wolf.org/headlines/ninth-wolf-killed-following-aggressive-measures-in-bahraich-india/) - FromDevDiscourse.com: A male wolf was shot dead by the forest department in response to aggressive campaigns after multiple wolf attacks in Bahraich district, resulting in human fatalities. This marks the ninth wolf being killed since measures were directed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, alongside the transfer of a key forest officer. Click here for the
- [With wolves absent from most of eastern North America, can coyotes replace them?](https://wolf.org/headlines/with-wolves-absent-from-most-of-eastern-north-america-can-coyotes-replace-them/) - From TheConversation.com: Imagine a healthy forest, home to a variety of species: Birds are flitting between tree branches, salamanders are sliding through leaf litter, and wolves are tracking the scent of deer through the understory. Each of these animals has a role in the forest, and most ecologists would argue that losing any one of these
- [Year in Review 2025: This year’s biggest wolf stories](https://wolf.org/headlines/year-in-review-2025-this-years-biggest-wolf-stories/) - From AspenTimes.com: In 2025, it was a big year for the wolves in Colorado. Colorado’s wolf reintroduction effort continued to take shape as collared gray wolves were documented moving across the Western Slope. The year included both developments and challenges for the program, with several wolves confirmed dead and the birth of at least six
- [California wildlife project offers families chance to track deer, elk and wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/california-wildlife-project-offers-families-chance-to-track-deer-elk-and-wolves/) - From GoldCountryMedia.com: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is launching an exciting wildlife tracking program in northern California that will allow families to follow the journeys of deer, elk and gray wolves through an interactive online tool. Starting in January 2026, wildlife teams will use helicopters to safely capture and fit animals with GPS
- [County commissioners appeal to Colorado Gov. Jared Polis over recent gray wolf relocation](https://wolf.org/headlines/county-commissioners-appeal-to-colorado-gov-jared-polis-over-recent-gray-wolf-relocation/) - From CBSNews.com: In a letter to Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, Grand County commissioners demanded answers after a gray wolf that recently wandered into New Mexico was returned. They accused the Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife of violating the Wolf Restoration and Management Plan by returning the wolf to the area, citing a history of depredation. The
- [CDFW to Conduct Helicopter Capture and Collaring Efforts for Deer, Elk and Gray Wolves in Northern California](https://wolf.org/headlines/california-cdfw-to-conduct-helicopter-capture-and-collaring-efforts-for-deer-elk-and-gray-wolves-in-northern-california/) - From Wildlife.ca.gov: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is initiating efforts in northern California to capture deer, elk and wolves by helicopter and outfit the animals with GPS collars. Helicopter captures for deer and elk will be conducted in portions of Alameda, Colusa, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Santa Clara, Sierra, Siskiyou and
- [Privacy concerns raised amid using AI to decode wolf howls in Yellowstone](https://wolf.org/headlines/privacy-concerns-raised-amid-using-ai-to-decode-wolf-howls-in-yellowstone/) - From PBS.org: In movies and literature, a wolf’s haunting howl can signify danger or untamed nature. In real life, researchers in Yellowstone National Park are analyzing those howls with cutting-edge AI technology to better monitor and track wolves. Matt Standal of PBS Montana reports. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolves, long feared and reviled, may actually be lifesavers](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-long-feared-and-reviled-may-actually-be-lifesavers/) - From WashingtonPost.com: A new line of research has revealed a surprising finding about how the presence of wolves helps keep people safe. The first clue was the flock of ravens. Tom Gable spotted the birds while driving to work. He pulled over and saw what they were circling: a rib cage poking out of the
- [Asturias [Spain] Faces Heated Debate Over Wolf Population and Culling Schedule](https://wolf.org/headlines/asturias-spain-faces-heated-debate-over-wolf-population-and-culling-schedule/) - From RusSpain.com: Asturian farmers are once again expressing discontent over new regulations governing wolf population control. Local agricultural associations argue that the measures proposed by authorities do not meet the actual needs of the region. According to them, the number of wolves permitted for culling and the number of participants allowed in each operation are
- [Colorado gray wolf visit raises old question: What could species mean for New Mexico?](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-gray-wolf-visit-raises-old-question-what-could-species-mean-for-new-mexico/) - From SantaFeNewMexican.com: Single Colorado male looking for mate. Potentially open to moving. The announcement earlier this month that a gray wolf from Colorado had crossed into the Land of Enchantment has renewed discussions about the possibility the Mexican gray wolves' northern neighbors could help solve the subspecies' inbreeding problems. But some warn the Mexican wolves' Colorado counterparts
- [Bipartisan legislation introduced to halt running down wildlife with motorized vehicles on federal lands](https://wolf.org/headlines/bipartisan-legislation-introduced-to-halt-running-down-wildlife-with-motorized-vehicles-on-federal-lands/) - From StGeorgeUtah.com: In a bipartisan effort to curb extreme cruelty to wildlife on federal lands, Reps. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, Mike Lawler, R-New York, Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, today introduced the Snowmobiles Aren’t Weapons Act, legislation to prohibit the intentional use of snowmobiles and other motor vehicles to injure and kill wolves, coyotes
- [GOP lawmakers have administration ally to end predator species protections](https://wolf.org/headlines/gop-lawmakers-have-administration-ally-to-end-predator-species-protections/) - From RollCall.com: As congressional Republicans push to delist gray wolf and grizzly bear populations from Endangered Species Act protections, they now have an ally in the administration who has taken a skeptical view of the law designed for the purpose. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Director Brian Nesvik, who was confirmed in August, has advocated delisting
- [Africa’s rarest carnivore: the story of the first Ethiopian wolf ever captured, nursed and returned to the wild](https://wolf.org/headlines/africas-rarest-carnivore-the-story-of-the-first-ethiopian-wolf-ever-captured-nursed-and-returned-to-the-wild/) - From TheConversation.com: What’s the value of one animal? When a wild animal is found badly injured, the most humane option is often euthanasia to prevent further suffering. That’s what usually happens, and often for good reason. Even when the resources to rescue one animal are available, a rehabilitated animal brought back into the wild might
- [5,000-Year-Old Wolves Found on Remote [Swedish] Island Challenge Conventional Views of Domestication](https://wolf.org/headlines/5000-year-old-wolves-found-on-remote-swedish-island-challenge-conventional-views-of-domestication/) - From SciTechDaily.com: Researchers have uncovered wolf remains dating back thousands of years on a small and remote island in the Baltic Sea. Because the island is naturally isolated, the animals could only have arrived there with human involvement. The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by scientists from the Francis Crick Institute, Stockholm
- [Where did Colorado’s wolves spend time in December?](https://wolf.org/headlines/where-did-colorados-wolves-spend-time-in-december/) - From SummitDaily.com: While some of the wolves are part of Colorado’s four packs establishing territories in Pitkin, Jackson, Routt and Rio Blanco counties, others continue to search the landscape for mates and suitable food sources and habitat. Largely, however, wolf exploration of Colorado remains within similar northern counties in December, according to the latest wolf activity map
- [Oregon wolf cattle kills rise in 2025, but state lacks funding for proper payments](https://wolf.org/headlines/oregon-wolf-cattle-kills-rise-in-2025-but-state-lacks-funding-for-proper-payments/) - From CapitalPress.com: PENDLETON, Ore. — Wolves have killed far more cattle this year in Oregon, but the state hasn’t allocated funding to properly compensate ranchers, an expert said. The Oregon Legislature could erase the shortfall during its upcoming 2026 short session via a proposed increase in the state’s lodging tax. “We need hats in Salem,”
- [The year in wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/the-year-in-wolves/) - From AlamosaCitizen.com: As populations rebound, animals that wander across state lines are relocated; Colorado’s recovery efforts attract national attention. Click here for the full story.
- [[Idaho] Students hike, howl and collect DNA in Idaho wolf study](https://wolf.org/headlines/idaho-students-hike-howl-and-collect-dna-in-idaho-wolf-study/) - From UIdaho.edu: At the edge of a mist-shrouded meadow near central Idaho’s Salmon River five student researchers stand knee deep in larkspur and Indian paintbrush as one of them uses a funnel to project a mock wolf howl into the silence around them. After a few tries, a wild wolf returns a howl from a
- [[Montana] State judge allows 2025-2026 wolf hunting and trapping regulations to stand](https://wolf.org/headlines/montana-state-judge-allows-2025-2026-wolf-hunting-and-trapping-regulations-to-stand/) - From MontanaFreePress.org: A Helena judge has allowed the wolf hunting and trapping regulations the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted earlier this year to stand, despite flagging “serious concerns” about the state’s ability to accurately estimate Montana’s wolf population. In a 43-page opinion, district court Judge Christopher Abbott wrote that leaving the 2025-2025 hunting and
- [Why Finland’s reindeer are dying by the thousands](https://wolf.org/headlines/why-finlands-reindeer-are-dying-by-the-thousands/) - From CNN.com: Russia’s war in Ukraine is having far-reaching and potentially unexpected consequences. In Finland, reindeer herders and scientists suspect wolves are crossing from Russia and killing their herds – because the Russian men who would normally hunt them are in Ukraine. Click here for the full story.
- [The Scientific Lie [Alpha Concept] That Damaged Generations of Men](https://wolf.org/headlines/the-scientific-lie-alpha-concept-that-damaged-generations-of-men/) - From PBS.org: "There's a really powerful and sometimes dangerous idea that's taken root in pop culture: the idea of the 'alpha male'. For decades, the idea of the all-powerful alpha male has dominated media. We've been told that in animals, and in human society, the toughest, the most aggressive top dog gets the power, the
- [Wisconsin Conservation Congress group passes hound/wolf resolution](https://wolf.org/headlines/wisconsin-conservation-congress-group-passes-hound-wolf-resolution/) - From OutdoorNews.com: Milladore, Wis. — The possibility of using trailing hounds to move wolves away from farms and other problem areas in Wisconsin cleared its first hurdle when the Conservation Congress wolf study committee passed Corky Meyer’s resolution with just one dissenting vote. Meyer, who passed away earlier this year, had been a strong conservation advocate
- [[Wyoming] Wolf captor wants judge to toss case as Congress mulls ban on striking wildlife with snowmobiles](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-captor-wants-judge-to-toss-case-as-congress-mulls-ban-on-striking-wildlife-with-snowmobiles/) - From WyoFile.com: Cody Roberts, the man who brought an injured wolf into a bar and posed for photos with the muzzled animal, should have his felony animal cruelty charges dismissed instead of having to stand trial, his attorney argued in new court documents. Robert’s legal counsel, Robert Piper, made that request Friday while filing an amended motion to
- [Wolf Attacks Threaten Reindeer Herds in Finland’s Lapland](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-attacks-threaten-reindeer-herds-in-finlands-lapland/) - From Mexha.net: In Kuusamo, a town in northern Finland, concerns are growing about threats to herds of reindeer kept by herders and supporting Lapland’s tourism sector during the Christmas season. In recent years, the number of wolf attacks on the herds has risen, affecting the survival of local families and the region’s economy. Click here
- [Illegal poultry carcass storage linked to rising wolf–human conflicts, [Polish] study finds](https://wolf.org/headlines/illegal-poultry-carcass-storage-linked-to-rising-wolf-human-conflicts-polish-study-finds/) - From ScienceInPoland.pl: Illegally stored poultry carcasses on or near farms attract wolves and increase the risk of conflicts between predators and humans, according to a new study by Polish scientists, who are calling for urgent inspections of factory farming operations. Researchers from the Faculty of Biology at the University of Warsaw, in collaboration with experts
- [[Wisconsin] WCA Applauds House Passage of Gray Wolf Delisting Legislation](https://wolf.org/headlines/wisconsin-wca-applauds-house-passage-of-gray-wolf-delisting-legislation/) - From MorningAgClips.com: VERONA, Wis. — The Wisconsin Cattlemen’s Association (WCA) is grateful for today’s bipartisan passage of the Pet and Livestock Protection Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. This legislation introduced by Reps. Tom Tiffany (R-WI) and Lauren Boebert (R-CO) restores the 2020 rule delisting gray wolves in the lower 48 states and prevents future
- [Where does Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s revenue come from?](https://wolf.org/headlines/where-does-colorado-parks-and-wildlifes-revenue-come-from/) - From SteamboatPilot.com: As Colorado legislators commenced the annual budgeting process this winter, their first review of the state’s Department of Natural Resources budget for the upcoming fiscal year was dominated by wolves. However, the state’s gray wolf reintroduction program is a unique line item for Colorado Parks and Wildlife — the enterprise agency that falls under
- [Grand County [Colorado] commissioners demand answers after re-release of depredating wolf](https://wolf.org/headlines/grand-county-commissioners-demand-answers-after-re-release-of-depredating-wolf/) - From SkyHiNews.com: In a Dec. 17 letter, the Grand County Board of County Commissioners condemned Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s decision to re-release wolf 2403 into the county. Commissioners called the move a violation of the state’s Wolf Restoration and Management Plan and a betrayal of ranching families who have already suffered heavy losses. In the letter
- [NSMA wants wolf harvesting pause, questioning [Canadian] program’s impact](https://wolf.org/headlines/nsma-wants-northwest-territories-wolf-harvesting-pause-questioning-programs-impact/) - From CabinRadio.ca: The North Slave Métis Alliance says a Tłı̨chǫ Government proposal to extend a wolf harvesting program is being handled inappropriately by the regulator and may not be helping caribou. The regulator, the Wek’éezhìi Renewable Resources Board, says it is following the rules. The Tłı̨chǫ Government says its program is part of “doing everything
- [House Bill Targets Wolf ‘Whacking’ With Snowmobiles On Federal Land](https://wolf.org/headlines/house-bill-targets-wolf-whacking-with-snowmobiles-on-federal-land/) - From CowboyStateDaily.com: For the second time in as many years, a bipartisan coalition introduced a bill in the U.S. House to ban using snowmobiles to run over wolves and other predators on federal lands in all 50 states. The “Snowmobiles Aren’t Weapons Act” (SAW), introduced Thursday, was inspired by a February 2024 incident near Daniel, Wyoming.
- [Former Wisconsin conservation warden fined in 2023 wolf killing](https://wolf.org/headlines/former-wisconsin-conservation-warden-fined-in-2023-wolf-killing/) - From WPR.org: A former state conservation warden has been ordered to pay a fine for killing a wolf at his northern Wisconsin home two years ago, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. In 2023, Pat Quaintance of Bayfield reported to police that he’d killed the collared wolf during the early morning hours of Christmas Day.
- [US House passes bill to remove federal protections for wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/us-house-passes-bill-to-remove-federal-protections-for-wolves/) - From WPR.org: The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill that would remove federal protections for gray wolves nationwide. U.S. House Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Hazelhurst, cosponsored the bill this year with Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado and 30 other lawmakers, including Wisconsin’s Republican congressional delegation. The bill passed 211-204, largely along party lines. Click here
- [Colorado Parks and Wildlife is attempting to clarify the process for ranchers seeking compensation for wolf-related losses](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-parks-and-wildlife-is-attempting-to-clarify-the-process-for-ranchers-seeking-compensation-for-wolf-related-losses/) - From SummitDaily.com: When Colorado voters passed Proposition 114 in 2020, it not only initiated the state’s reintroduction of gray wolves but also required Colorado Parks and Wildlife to help producers prevent wolf conflict and pay ranchers fair compensation for livestock losses. With the creation of a wolf plan, the state wildlife agency also stood up a new model
- [[Oregon] Rep. Bentz cites livestock losses in push to delist wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/oregon-rep-bentz-cites-livestock-losses-in-push-to-delist-wolves/) - From RogueValleyTimes.com: Rep. Cliff Bentz, who represents Eastern Oregon and Jackson and Josephine counties in Congress, warned that the growing population of gray wolves is an increasing threat to livestock and the meat industry and called for their removal from federal endangered species protections. Speaking on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives last
- [Mexican wolves are rebounding, but are they ready for delisting?](https://wolf.org/headlines/mexican-wolves-are-rebounding-but-are-they-ready-for-delisting/) - From HighCountryNews.org: 2025 has been an eventful year for Mexican wolves. The imperiled predators — a subspecies of gray wolf reintroduced to the Southwest in 1998 — appeared to be bounding toward recovery: According to the latest census, released in March, about 286 wolves roam Arizona and New Mexico, marking a nine-year growth streak. In
- [German Government Backs Wolf Hunting To Manage Wild Packs](https://wolf.org/headlines/german-government-backs-wolf-hunting-to-manage-wild-packs/) - From Barron's.com: The German government on Wednesday backed legislation that would allow regular hunting of wolves in order to manage populations in areas with large packs. Rising livestock losses to wolves in recent years have provoked intense debate in Germany, pitting farmers against conservation advocates who hailed the resurgence of wolves in parts of the
- [Court stops Swedish wolf hunt in 2026 – had been criticized by the EU](https://wolf.org/headlines/court-stops-swedish-wolf-hunt-in-2026-had-been-criticized-by-the-eu/) - From EuropeanNewsroom.com: Stockholm – A Swedish court is stopping all planned licensed wolf hunting in 2026. The decision applies to all five counties where hunting was to have begun on January 2. Among others, Sweden’s largest environmental organization, the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation, had appealed the county administrative boards’ decision on licensed hunting, arguing
- [House To Vote On Delisting Gray Wolves From Endangered Species Act](https://wolf.org/headlines/house-to-vote-on-delisting-gray-wolves-from-endangered-species-act/) - From NationalParksTraveler.org: The House of Representatives is expected to vote on ending gray wolf protections on Thursday. The vote will specifically be related to H.R. 845, introduced by Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-CO, and named the Pet and Livestock Protection Act. If signed into law, the bill would delist gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act and eliminate
- [California curtails effort to find young wolves whose parents were euthanized](https://wolf.org/headlines/california-curtails-effort-to-find-young-wolves-whose-parents-were-euthanized/) - From theSacramentoBee: Wildlife managers have significantly pared back their efforts to find three juvenile gray wolves who are the last remaining members of a pack that had established itself in the Sierra Valley ranch lands north of Truckee, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said Tuesday. Click here for the full story.
- [[Washington] Officials make controversial decision on wolves in US: 'I'm really torn on this issue'](https://wolf.org/headlines/washington-officials-make-controversial-decision-on-wolves-in-us-im-really-torn-on-this-issue/) - From Yahoo.com: The wildlife commission in Washington State voted against sending wolves to Colorado for a restoration project. Washington officials decided they needed to keep their own wolves to sustain the local population after recent declines. What's happening? Click here for the full story.
- [Hunters, locals address grey wolf sightings in J. Clark Salyer Wildlife Refuge [North Dakota]](https://wolf.org/headlines/hunters-locals-address-grey-wolf-sightings-in-j-clark-salyer-wildlife-refuge-north-dakota/) - From KFYRTV.com: J. CLARK SALYER WILDLIFE REFUGE, N.D. (KMOT) — The J. Clark Salyer Wildlife Refuge spans just shy of 90 square miles in north central North Dakota. It’s home to hundreds of species of animals, including a new one that’s raising concerns of those who use the area. Recent grey wolf sightings at the
- [Colorado Enlists Range Riders to Deter Wolf Attacks; Ranchers are Skeptical](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-enlists-range-riders-to-deter-wolf-attacks-ranchers-are-skeptical/) - From AspenPublicRadio.org: (NEW CASTLE, Colo.) — Bouncing up a dry dirt road this fall in western Colorado, Mike Tornes is searching for his cattle. He drives unfazed through deep ruts in the path, passing broad green, orange, and yellow valleys as birds of prey sweep in front of his windshield. Every spring, Tornes releases between
- [Why a misunderstood wolf from a French supermarket ad is moving viewers worldwide](https://wolf.org/headlines/why-a-misunderstood-wolf-from-a-french-supermarket-ad-is-moving-viewers-worldwide/) - From APNews.com: PARIS (AP) — A French supermarket’s humble Christmas advert is doing something most global brands can only dream of: connecting deeply with millions of people around the world, without a single frame of generative AI. The two-and-a-half-minute film, “Unloved” (Le mal aimé), made for Intermarché, tells a simple yet powerful story: A lonely
- [Colorado wolves are on the move](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-wolves-are-on-the-move/) - From hcn.org: Since their reintroduction to the state in late 2023, Colorado wolves have roamed widely. In October, a wolf activity map issued by Colorado Parks and Wildlife showed that wolves are nearing the state’s southern and western borders. Highlighting the watersheds where biologists located at least one collared wolf during the previous month — without revealing
- [Moose, Wolf, Horse And Wombat Cruelty Allegations Staining Wyoming’s Reputation](https://wolf.org/headlines/moose-wolf-horse-and-wombat-cruelty-allegations-staining-wyomings-reputation/) - From CowboyStateDaily.com: Wyoming is famous for its wildlife rock stars like Grizzly 399 and Hoback the moose, which have helped make tourism one of the state’s top industries. But the past couple of years have seen current or former Wyoming residents embroiled in a string of accusations of cruelty to wild animals, leaving some to ponder the damage to the state’s reputation. Click here
- [Colville Tribes pull back from giving Colorado wolves this winter](https://wolf.org/headlines/colville-tribes-pull-back-from-giving-colorado-wolves-this-winter/) - From Yahoo.com: Colorado's on-again, off-again hopes of securing wolves from the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington is off again, greatly jeopardizing a wolf release taking place this winter. Just days after the Coloradoan first reported the Colville Tribes' willingness to provide wolves if wolf management issues with Colorado tribes could be worked out, it
- [Nat Geo Explorer comes to Aspen with what it means to be truly human while living with wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/nat-geo-explorer-comes-to-aspen-with-what-it-means-to-be-truly-human-while-living-with-wolves/) - From AspenTimes.com: National Geographic Explorer Ronan Donovan, a wildlife biologist turned conservation photographer, will be coming to the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen on Dec. 16 to explore what it means to be human in the face of living with wolves. Donovan’s first ever talk in Aspen will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
- [Colorado ranchers say wolves are killing livestock. The state is stepping in to help](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-ranchers-say-wolves-are-killing-livestock-the-state-is-stepping-in-to-help/) - From NPR.org: Colorado ranchers are generally not happy about the return of wolves to the state. The predators are back after an 80-year hiatus. Voters approved a ballot measure a couple of years ago to reintroduce them. Now the state is hiring what are called range riders to protect livestock. Aspen Public Radio's Halle Zander
- [Wolf from the Copper Creek Pack is returned to Colorado after traveling to New Mexico](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-from-the-copper-creek-pack-is-returned-to-colorado-after-traveling-to-new-mexico/) - From SteamboatRadio.com: Gray wolf 2403, which was a member of the Copper Creek Pack in Grand County, crossed the border into New Mexico. It was captured by the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish and returned to Colorado. Colorado Parks and Wildlife says it was brought back to Grand County, “and released in a location
- [Choosing coexistence over conflict: How some California ranchers are adapting to wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/choosing-coexistence-over-conflict-how-some-california-ranchers-are-adapting-to-wolves/) - From Mongabay.com: California’s expanding gray wolf numbers — a conservation success for an endangered species — have worried ranchers in recent years as wolf-related livestock kills mount. Some ranchers are adapting to the changing landscape, using short-term nonlethal deterrents, some of which are funded by a state compensation program. A few ranchers are exploring long-term
- [How much has wolf reintroduction cost Colorado so far?](https://wolf.org/headlines/how-much-has-wolf-reintroduction-cost-colorado-so-far/) - From VailDaily.com: Colorado lawmakers continue to raise questions about the cost of the state’s wolf reintroduction during the early phases of the annual budgeting process for 2026. On Tuesday, Dec. 9, the Joint Budget Committee was briefed by committee staff on the 2026 budget for the Department of Natural Resources, which includes Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Click here
- [[Colorado] CPW pondered 'drastic measures' to protect wolves if state can't get more](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-cpw-pondered-drastic-measures-to-protect-wolves-if-state-cant-get-more/) - From 9News.com: DENVER — Colorado Parks and Wildlife has not publicly announced a source to provide more wolves to the state this winter, but the agency's former director described the need for more wolves as "increasingly critical" and a "must," in letters obtained by 9NEWS Investigates. Click here for the full story.
- [[Oregon] Congressman Bentz wants gray wolves protections removed](https://wolf.org/headlines/oregon-congressman-bentz-wants-gray-wolves-protections-removed/) - From KOBI5.com: OREGON – U.S. Congressman Cliff Bentz continuing to sound the alarm on the issues he says ranchers face with gray wolves attacking cattle. He was in Washington D.C. Wednesday echoing the concerns of many ranchers, “I rise today to call out the injury and the injustice being inflicted on my state and my
- [7 injured in rare wolf attack in east Afghanistan](https://wolf.org/headlines/7-injured-in-rare-wolf-attack-in-east-afghanistan/) - From EnglishNews.cn: KABUL, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Seven people were injured in a rare wolf attack in a village in Nangarhar province, eastern Afghanistan, late Tuesday night, a local health official said Wednesday, highlighting growing concerns over the impact of environmental degradation on wildlife behavior. The incident occurred when a hungry wolf entered a residential
- [DNA test confirms wild gray wolf south of St. Lawrence River [New York]](https://wolf.org/headlines/dna-test-confirms-wild-gray-wolf-south-of-st-lawrence-river-new-york/) - From News10.com: A hunter in central New York shot a large animal in December 2021, which was later identified as a wild gray wolf, marking the first documented case of the species south of the St. Lawrence River in decades. Researchers from the New York State Museum and Princeton University used DNA testing to confirm
- [Photographers capture stunning images of incredibly rare creatures roaming US terrain: 'I am thrilled'](https://wolf.org/headlines/photographers-capture-stunning-images-of-incredibly-rare-creatures-roaming-us-terrain-i-am-thrilled/) - From TheCooldown.com: Red wolves are the most endangered wolf species on the planet, with only an estimated 25 wolves remaining in the wild (although around 241 are kept at captive breeding facilities in a conservation effort to revitalize the species). Due to their rarity, few people have seen them in the wild, but one Instagrammer managed
- [French first as black wolf pack confirmed as living in Var](https://wolf.org/headlines/french-first-as-black-wolf-pack-confirmed-as-living-in-var/) - From ConnexionFrance.com: A pack of black wolves has been confirmed to be roaming in France after researchers studied the animals for several years in the Var department. The distinctly-coloured group is the first of its kind in modern France. A female ‘alpha’ wolf with a black coat was first spotted in the Sainte-Baume massif in
- [Wolf spotted roaming through German city centre](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-spotted-roaming-through-german-city-centre/) - From Yahoo.com: German police have spotted a wolf in the western city of Lüdenscheid, in what is believed to be the first sighting of its kind in the area. Officers noticed the wolf near the train station early on Saturday as it was walking through the city centre, a police spokesman said on Monday. Click
- [Proposed ESA rollbacks could limit future habitat for Mexican wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/proposed-esa-rollbacks-could-limit-future-habitat-for-mexican-wolves/) - From KUNM.org: Late last month, the Trump administration proposed to roll back specific Endangered Species Act (ESA) regulations that would, among other changes, severely limit the designation of critical habitat for species on the path to extinction. While the move is being praised by some industry sectors, conservationists are alarmed about the future of many species in
- [Nightly Battles and Big Losses: [California] Ranchers Demand Reform as Wolves Continue to Wreak Havoc](https://wolf.org/headlines/nightly-battles-and-big-losses-california-ranchers-demand-reform-as-wolves-continue-to-wreak-havoc/) - From Drovers.com: It’s hard to fathom: 92 confirmed or probable kills of cattle by three wolves during one season (April to October 2025) in the Sierra Valley. For ranchers, it’s more than economical loss — the emotional toll of dealing with wolves targeting their livestock and livelihoods is real. Reintroduction and management of wolves in
- [Coexistence-Stories from Wolf Country](https://wolf.org/headlines/coexistence-stories-from-wolf-country/) - From EyeOnSunVally.com: The day before Halloween, Suzanne Asha Stone presented a discussion of how the future of conservation lies not in control, but in collaboration, with nature as she discussed the Wood River Wolf Project with biology and conservation students at Napier University in Edinburgh, Scotland. This week she returns home to tell Wood River
- [Public attitudes toward wolves split in the Upper Peninsula](https://wolf.org/headlines/public-attitudes-toward-wolves-split-in-the-upper-peninsula/) - From DailyPress.net: LANSING – Public attitudes toward wolves are split in the Upper Peninsula, a new study finds, with more than 60% of residents surveyed favoring reducing wolf abundance, motivated mostly by worry about risks to livestock, white-tailed deer and human safety. However, those who valued the ecological role of wolves were less likely to
- [Are deer hunters in Minnesota poaching wolves on the side?](https://wolf.org/headlines/are-deer-hunters-in-minnesota-poaching-wolves-on-the-side/) - From Yahoo.com: Very few Minnesota deer hunters are wolf poachers. But a significant number of wolves are illegally killed during the deer-hunting season. The University of Minnesota’s Voyageurs Wolf Project on Friday shared a graphic image showing a dead wolf on the snow with a bullet hole in its side. The social-media post emphasized that “it is not fair or
- [The Endangered Species Act under fire again: What’s at stake](https://wolf.org/headlines/the-endangered-species-act-under-fire-again-whats-at-stake/) - From HumaneWorld.org: For centuries, extermination was the law of the land for gray wolves in the United States. Driven by fear and ill-informed traditions, hunters, farmers, ranchers, and state and federal employees shot them. Trapped them. Poisoned them. They burned pups in their dens. In Minnesota, the last place in the contiguous U.S. where wolves hung on
- ["They Usually Aren't Second Tier": When Wolves Adopt Pups From Rival Packs](https://wolf.org/headlines/they-usually-arent-second-tier-when-wolves-adopt-pups-from-rival-packs/) - From IFLScience.com: Nature, as majestic as it is, can be extremely cruel – especially to stepchildren. Lions that take over an existing pride make infanticide the first order of business; dolphins kill off unrelated calves specifically so they can mate with the mother; heck, even in humans, a new partner is more likely than the biological parent they’re replacing
- [Young people more fearful of bringing back wild wolves, survey finds](https://wolf.org/headlines/young-people-more-fearful-of-bringing-back-wild-wolves-survey-finds/) - From AOL.com: New research indicates that young people in the UK and Ireland are largely 'cautious' about the feasibility of reintroducing large carnivores, such as lynx and wolves. This study, described as the first-ever probe into youth attitudes towards reintroducing such large predators, found only a minority of participants were in favour. Thousands of young
- [This classic fairytale could be damaging Europe’s wolf rewilding efforts](https://wolf.org/headlines/this-classic-fairytale-could-be-damaging-europes-wolf-rewilding-efforts/) - From The-Independent.com: Wolves are returning across Europe – but not to the UK and Ireland, where public support is lukewarm at best. Ecologists point out their benefits, while farmers worry about their livestock. But another influence on public opinion is rarely discussed: Hollywood’s obsession with the wolf as a monster. Click here for the full story.
- [Yellowstone wolves get used to people, then become easier targets outside the park](https://wolf.org/headlines/yellowstone-wolves-get-used-to-people-then-become-easier-targets-outside-the-park/) - From MTPR.org: Yellowstone National Park draws millions of visitors a year, with stunning natural views and wildlife. Among the most popular sites in the park are its populations of wolves. So popular, in fact, that the animals can often get used to seeing and being near people. Nick Mott and Mike Koshmrl dug into what
- [CPW director, embroiled in controversial [Colorado] wolf reintroduction, resigned to avoid being fired, settlement shows](https://wolf.org/headlines/cpw-director-embroiled-in-controversial-colorado-wolf-reintroduction-resigned-to-avoid-being-fired-settlement-shows/) - From Denver7.com: DENVER — The state’s top wildlife official in charge of overseeing Colorado’s highly controversial wolf reintroduction program resigned from his position late last month to avoid being fired, a settlement document obtained by Denver7 Wednesday shows. Jeff Davis, now the former director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), agreed on Nov. 22 to
- [Wolf attacks two shepherds in Sughd province [Tajikistan]](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-attacks-two-shepherds-in-sughd-province-tajikistan/) - From AsiaPlusTJ.info: In northern Tajikistan, in Devashtich district, a wolf attacked two local shepherds, injuring them. The victims, Aindiddin Tojiboyev and Khursandmurod Olimov, residents of the Qalai Dush village in the Vahdat jamoat, were hospitalized at the district's central hospital. The incident occurred at a pasture when Aindiddin Tojiboyev was herding sheep. He told Asia-Plus that
- [[Colorado's] third reintroduction of wolves moves forward despite new federal limits, citizen petition](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorados-third-reintroduction-of-wolves-moves-forward-despite-new-federal-limits-citizen-petition/) - From ChaffeeCountyTimes.com: Two years ago, the latch of a metal crate clicked, sending a wolf running back into the Colorado wilderness for the first time since the animals were eradicated from the state in the 1940s. The lone wolf was soon joined by others, bringing the total to 15 new predators relocated from Oregon to
- [‘Is this what Ireland once looked like?’ Bison, wolves and nature itself roam free in Europe’s wildest forest](https://wolf.org/headlines/is-this-what-ireland-once-looked-like-bison-wolves-and-nature-itself-roam-free-in-europes-wildest-forest/) - From IrishTimes.com: To understand what nature does in our absence, there can be few better opportunities than Białowieźa, which straddles Poland and Belarus. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolves Are Not Going Away: Ranchers Push for Practical Management Tools](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-are-not-going-away-ranchers-push-for-practical-management-tools/) - From Drovers.com: Ranchers repeatedly stress they are not advocating extermination of the wolves, but workable management solutions. “We’re trying to be conservationists,” says Luke Morgan, Lightning Bolt Cattle Co. general manager. “Wolves are here to stay. We’ve got to have some tools to make it more holistic for people, wolves and the rest of the
- [Study shows shepherds’ changing stance towards wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/study-shows-shepherds-changing-stance-towards-wolves/) - From DecanHerald.com: The study is part of a collaborative effort to understand social perspectives in wolf conservation between Europe and India. Wolves in the state seem to be staring at extinction due to several factors, including the not-so-friendly attitudes of present-day shepherds, whose livestock are often lifted by the predators. Hubballi: Younger shepherds no longer
- [Group to Sue Fish and Wildlife Service for Reversing Course on Gray Wolf Recovery Plan](https://wolf.org/headlines/group-to-sue-fish-and-wildlife-service-for-reversing-course-on-gray-wolf-recovery-plan/) - From FlatheadBeacon.com: As Montana adopts increasingly aggressive measures to shrink its wolf population, a conservation group on Tuesday announced plans to sue federal wildlife managers over their refusal to issue a first-of-its-kind national recovery plan for gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Calling the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) decision an “unlawful” policy
- [Six livestock killed and one dog injured in recent Union/Wallowa County [Oregon] wolf depredations](https://wolf.org/headlines/six-livestock-killed-and-one-dog-injured-in-recent-union-wallowa-county-oregon-wolf-depredations/) - From ElkhornMediaGroup.com: UNION & WALLOWA COUNTIES – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has released information on investigated wolf depredations for November through December 1st, 2025. Four wolf depredations were confirmed for Northeast Oregon, two in Union County and two in Wallowa County, resulting in 6 dead livestock and a single injured livestock protection dog.
- [Wolf-on-livestock attack prevention training to be held in Lewis-Arriola [Colorado]](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-on-livestock-attack-prevention-training-to-be-held-in-lewis-arriola-colorado/) - From The-Journal.com: A training led by the Colorado Department of Agriculture is scheduled Dec. 8 in Lewis-Arriola to provide education and resources for preventing wolf attacks on livestock. The event, from 5-7 p.m. at the Lewis-Arriola Community Center, comes amid ongoing debate over wolf reintroduction, particularly in rural Western Slope communities such as Montezuma County.
- [Drones & robots deployed against rising wolf & bear attacks in India & Japan](https://wolf.org/headlines/drones-robots-deployed-against-rising-wolf-bear-attacks-in-india-japan/) - From Animals24-7.org LUCKNOW, India; TOKYO, Japan––“Forest rangers in India have deployed drones to track wolves after nine people, mostly children, were killed by the animals in recent weeks, officials said Sunday,” reported both CBS and Agence France-Presse on December 1, 2025. The CBS and Agence France-Presse reports went on to describe the deaths of a
- [Gray wolves continue to move throughout [Colorado] state](https://wolf.org/headlines/gray-wolves-continue-to-move-throughout-colorado-state/) - From AlamosaCitizen.com: Colorado gray wolves continue to move throughout the state, showing activity in watersheds near population centers. Colorado Parks and Wildlife clarified how watersheds are highlighted as wolves move in and out of them. In November, CPW’s Gray Wolf Activity Map showed much of the San Luis Valley’s watershed lit up with wolf activity. The map seemingly
- [Was that a wolf in Whatcom County [Washington]? Here’s what state wildlife officials say](https://wolf.org/headlines/was-that-a-wolf-in-whatcom-county-heres-what-washington-state-wildlife-officials-say/) - From BellinghamHerald.com: A photograph going around social media claims to show a gray wolf standing in a field on Smith Road in rural Whatcom County. It’s a grainy color image of what appears to be a canine larger than a coyote, making it one of dozens of wolf sightings that have been reported in Whatcom
- [Yellowstone’s Wolves And The Controversy Racking Ecologists Right Now](https://wolf.org/headlines/yellowstones-wolves-and-the-controversy-racking-ecologists-right-now/) - From IFLScience.com: There are plenty of things that make Yellowstone National Park special. It’s the US’s oldest National Park, dating back more than 150 years. It’s dotted by hot springs that are both fantastically vibrant and existentially (and immediately) perilous. It’s the only place in the country where you could, at least theoretically, get away
- [Wolves on Isle Royale switch from moose to beavers. Will it alter ecosystem?](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-on-isle-royale-switch-from-moose-to-beavers-will-it-alter-ecosystem/) - From BridgeMI.com: Researchers looked at the location of wolves on Isle Royale relative to the location of known active beaver lodges. In the absence of large predators, the beaver population boomed but has fallen drastically since the translocation of wolves onto the island. As moose grow stronger during summer and fall, wolves appear to shift
- [NGO call on Member States to not lower the protection status of the wolf](https://wolf.org/headlines/ngo-call-on-member-states-to-not-lower-the-protection-status-of-the-wolf/) - From OIPA.org: In December 2024, the European Union’s Habitats Directive was officially amended: the wolf went from “strictly protected” to “protected” status. We just signed a NGO’s letter asking the EU member states to not lower the protection status of the wolf and to intensify efforts to achieve coexistence between wolves and rural communities. This
- [Wolves more afraid of human voices than of barking dogs, [Polish] study finds](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-more-afraid-of-human-voices-than-of-barking-dogs-study-finds/) - From ScienceInPoland.pl: Wolves fear human voices more than barking dogs or bird calls, according to research from the University of Gdańsk. In a field experiment, Maciej Szewczyk, PhD, and his colleagues used cameras with speakers playing human voices and other sounds. Click here for the full story.
- [Participatory action: An appeal for change in Switzerland](https://wolf.org/headlines/participatory-action-an-appeal-for-change-in-switzerland/) - From WildBeimWild.com: A few days ago, due to a recent legislative change, the culling of numerous wolves was approved in Switzerland. However, wolves are, according to the Bern Convention and the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats - both agreements ratified by Switzerland - a 'strictly protected species'. The now approved
- [How the European Ombudsman closed an inquiry on the protection of wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/how-the-european-ombudsman-closed-an-inquiry-on-the-protection-of-wolves/) - From BrusselsTimes.com: The European Ombudsman opened an investigation in October 2024 into the Commission's proposal to weaken the protection status of wolves following a complaint from an NGO that the proposal was not based on sufficient scientific evidence and proper stakeholder consultation. A year later it closed the inquiry at the request of the European
- [Wolves kill 9 people, mostly kids, in separate attacks in India: "Our children are not safe"](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-kill-9-people-mostly-kids-in-separate-attacks-in-india-our-children-are-not-safe/) - From CBSNews.com: Forest rangers in India have deployed drones to track wolves after nine people, mostly children, were killed by the animals in recent weeks, officials said Sunday. Click here for the full story.
- [Turkistan Region Farmers Report Increased Wolf Attacks on Livestock](https://wolf.org/headlines/turkistan-region-farmers-report-increased-wolf-attacks-on-livestock/) - From AstanaTimes.com: ALMATY – Turkistan Region’s Baidibek district has seen a surge in wolf attacks on livestock in recent months, causing significant losses for local farmers. Residents of the villages say the number of attacks has increased sharply since August. Click here for the full story.
- [Ancient Humans Introduced Wolves to Remote Baltic Sea Island 5,000 Years Ago](https://wolf.org/headlines/ancient-humans-introduced-wolves-to-remote-baltic-sea-island-5000-years-ago/) - From Sci.News: Wolves, the wild ancestor of dogs, are the only large carnivores that have undergone domestication by humans. Yet, it remains unclear if this process took place via direct and deliberate human control of wild wolves or if wolf populations gradually adapted to the human niche. Now, archaeologists have unearthed the remains of two
- [Colorado Parks and Wildlife director steps down after tumultuous tenure marked by controversial wolf reintroduction program](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-parks-and-wildlife-director-steps-down-after-tumultuous-tenure-marked-by-controversial-wolf-reintroduction-program/) - From TheAspenTimes.com: Colorado’s top wildlife official has stepped down after more than two years in a role that was largely defined by the state’s controversial wolf reintroduction program. Jeff Davis has left his job as director of Colorado Parks and Wildlife, according to a Tuesday news release from the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. Davis
- [10 Members Of Congress From Minnesota + Wisconsin: ‘Delist Grey Wolves’](https://wolf.org/headlines/10-members-of-congress-from-minnesota-wisconsin-delist-grey-wolves/) - From KDHLRadio.com: U.S. Congressman Pete Stauber is one of 30 members of congress who has cosponsored the Pet And Livestock Protection Act which aims to delist the grey wolf from the endangered species list. The Pet And Livestock Protection Act would require the Secretary of the Interior to reissue the 2020 rule that delisted the gray wolves.
- [Mexican gray wolf captured, returned to Gila after leaving territory earlier this year](https://wolf.org/headlines/mexican-gray-wolf-captured-returned-to-gila-after-leaving-territory-earlier-this-year/) - From Yahoo.com: A Mexican gray wolf spotted north of Interstate 40 earlier this year has been captured by helicopter and returned to the Mexican Wolf Experimental Population Area. Male wolf M3065, nicknamed "Taylor" by conservationists due to his apparent affinity for Mount Taylor, was captured north of Gallina on Nov. 7 and transported to the
- [How Many Wolves Live In Northern Minnesota And Where Are They?](https://wolf.org/headlines/how-many-wolves-live-in-northern-minnesota-and-where-are-they/) - From ESPNSiouxFalls.com: There's been a lot of discussion surrounding wolves in Minnesota as of late. Recent reports have shown a substantial decline of the wolf population at Voyageurs National Park. Sightings are on the rise though, just a few weeks back the large canines were spotted strolling through the grounds of a local school in the town of Ely,
- [Gray wolves in an anthropogenic context on a small island in prehistoric Scandinavia](https://wolf.org/headlines/gray-wolves-in-an-anthropogenic-context-on-a-small-island-in-prehistoric-scandinavia/) - From PNAS.org: Wolves, the wild ancestor of dogs, are the only large carnivores that have undergone domestication by humans. Yet, it remains unclear if this process took place via direct and deliberate human control of wild wolves or if wolf populations gradually adapted to the human niche. Here, we report two canid individuals with gray
- [Most dog breeds still carry wolf DNA from recent interbreeding: Study](https://wolf.org/headlines/most-dog-breeds-still-carry-wolf-dna-from-recent-interbreeding-study/) - From DailySabah.com: U.S. scientists announced Monday that nearly two-thirds of all dog breeds carry detectable wolf DNA, indicating that domesticated dogs and wild wolves interbred within the past few thousand years. And it is not genetic leftovers from when dogs originally evolved from wolves around 20,000 years ago, but instead suggests that domesticated dogs and
- [Wolves in the Netherlands feed mostly on wild game, not sheep, study finds](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-in-the-netherlands-feed-mostly-on-wild-game-not-sheep-study-finds/) - From NLTimes.nl: Wolves in the Netherlands primarily feed on wild game such as wild boar, roe deer, and red deer, while sheep make up only a small portion of their diet, according to new research based on wolf scat collected in Drenthe and on the Veluwe. The study, led by the Center for Environmental Sciences at Leiden
- [Residents in rural Greece struggle as bears and wolves make a remarkable comeback](https://wolf.org/headlines/residents-in-rural-greece-struggle-as-bears-and-wolves-make-a-remarkable-comeback/) - From EuroNews.com: There has been a rapid increase in the number of one-on-one encounters between humans and wild animals even in residential areas The sight of three of his sheep lying dead on the ground was shocking for farmer Anastasios Kasparidis. The large paw prints in the soil left no doubt that they had been
- [Emerging [California] wolf pack keeps the state total at 10](https://wolf.org/headlines/emerging-california-wolf-pack-keeps-the-state-total-at-10/) - From PlumasSun.org: California wildlife officials recognized a new wolf pack Nov. 17. The new Grizzly pack consists of a single breeding pair and a pup in the southern and southeastern corner of Plumas County, an area known as Clover Valley. The announcement was a surprise to Rick Roberti, a Sierra Valley rancher and president of the California
- [Wildlife camera captures red deer escaping from two wolves November 21, 2025 [Netherlands]](https://wolf.org/headlines/wildlife-camera-captures-red-deer-escaping-from-two-wolves-november-21-2025-netherlands/) - From DutchNews.nl: A wildlife camera placed in the Veluwe heathland region near Arnhem has captured a stag fleeing from two wolves in a dramatic chase around the edge of a small pond. Forest ranger Frank Theunissen posted some of the footage on social media website BlueSky, saying the chase lasted at least 50 minutes. Click here
- [What you need to know about proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act and which animals are most at risk](https://wolf.org/headlines/what-you-need-to-know-about-proposed-changes-to-the-endangered-species-act-and-which-animals-are-most-at-risk/) - From KTLA.com: The Trump administration has proposed sweeping revisions to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) that could significantly change how the nation protects its most vulnerable wildlife, raising alarms among conservationists and environmental advocates. The U.S. Department of the Interior, through the Fish and Wildlife Service and in coordination with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, announced last
- [Wolves to be hunted again in Finland following legislation change](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-to-be-hunted-again-in-finland-following-legislation-change/) - From English.news.cn: HELSINKI, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Finland will once again allow the killing of wolves from January 2026, ending more than five decades of strict protection for the species. The government on Thursday submitted a bill to parliament seeking to repeal the 1973 law that banned wolf hunting nationwide. Click here for the full
- [Wolves Kill Calves in Eastern Oregon as State Could See Record Depredation](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-kill-calves-in-eastern-oregon-as-state-could-see-record-depredation/) - From KOBI5.com: OREGON – Oregon wildlife officials are confirming a new series of wolf attacks on livestock across Eastern Oregon — part of what is shaping up to be one of the state’s busiest years for wolf depredation investigations. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolf activity increases as weather cools](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-activity-increases-as-weather-cools/) - From WTIP.org: The occasional spotting wolves may not be a particularly rare experience for many in the Northland, but Ely residents were surprised recently by a series of sightings in the city earlier this month. This is the season when wolf activity typically increases, according to Krista Woerheide, the interpretive center director at the International
- [Wolves at the door: Greek villages have a growing predator problem](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-at-the-door-greek-villages-have-a-growing-predator-problem/) - From ABCNews.go.com: LEVEA, Greece -- It was a shocking sight for the farmer — three of his sheep lying dead on the ground, signs of their mauling unmistakable. The large paw prints in the earth left no doubt they had been killed by a bear, a once rare but now increasingly frequent visitor in this part
- [Durham's Museum of Life and Science swaps red wolves with New York to preserve population](https://wolf.org/headlines/durhams-museum-of-life-and-science-swaps-red-wolves-with-new-york-to-preserve-population/) - From WRAL.com: Two endangered red wolves are being flown into Raleigh from New York on Wednesday as part of a “wolf swap” between Durham’s Museum of Life and Science and the Wolf Conservation Center. A mom, dad and three pups will be moving from the Durham museum up north to the Wolf Conservation Center, where
- [Colorado’s declining gray wolf population cited as reason Washington votes against providing more](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorados-declining-gray-wolf-population-cited-as-reason-washington-votes-against-providing-more/) - From ColoradoSun.com: nother door closed on Colorado’s wolf reintroduction efforts when Washington state wildlife officials voted Saturday against giving Colorado Parks and Wildlife 10 to 15 gray wolves for relocation this winter. The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission voted 8-1 against providing wolves to Colorado, citing a decline in the state’s gray wolf population, is listed as
- [Trump administration moves to roll back some Endangered Species Act protections](https://wolf.org/headlines/trump-administration-moves-to-roll-back-some-endangered-species-act-protections/) - From NBCNews.com: The Trump administration moved Wednesday to weaken the popular Endangered Species Act in an attempt to restore changes made during the president’s first term that were later blocked by a federal judge. The proposed changes include the elimination of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s “blanket rule” that automatically protects animals and plants when they are
- [Yellowstone visitors stunned as man seemingly provokes wolf pack](https://wolf.org/headlines/yellowstone-visitors-stunned-as-man-seemingly-provokes-wolf-pack/) - From SFGate.com: Yellowstone wolf watchers were gathered in awe on the morning of Oct. 6, ogling a pack of at least five black wolves roaming through the sagebrush near Lamar Valley. But the crowd soon saw something unexpected through the lenses of their binoculars and spotting scopes: A man began walking toward the wolves, getting
- [France’s largest rewilding project takes root in the Dauphiné Alps](https://wolf.org/headlines/frances-largest-rewilding-project-takes-root-in-the-dauphine-alps/) - From Mongabay.com: In the foothills of the western Alps in southeastern France, horned alpine ibex roam the limestone cliffs of a smaller mountain range known as the Dauphiné Alps, a region once home to thriving populations of wild horses, bison, roe deer, gray wolves, Eurasian lynx, and four species of vultures. In June of this
- [Oregon’s wolves surge to historic high, but sparks new farm frustration](https://wolf.org/headlines/oregons-wolves-surge-to-historic-high-but-sparks-new-farm-frustration/) - From KTVZ.com: BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Oregon’s wolf population is on the rise, reaching its highest numbers in years and fueling hope for species recovery among conservationists, but for farmers facing ongoing livestock losses, the surge is a source of mounting frustration over predation and the limits of compensation programs. Click here for the full story.
- [California has a new wolf pack after another was euthanized](https://wolf.org/headlines/california-has-a-new-wolf-pack-after-another-was-euthanized/) - From LATimes.com: California wildlife officials have confirmed there’s a new wolf pack in the northern part of the state, as the population of the endangered canids — and the number of livestock they have preyed on — continues to rise. The freshly minted Grizzly pack is roaming southern Plumas County and consists of at least
- [A wolf raided a crab trap. Was it tool use or just canine cunning?](https://wolf.org/headlines/a-wolf-raided-a-crab-trap-was-it-tool-use-or-just-canine-cunning/) - From ScienceNews.org: One damp spring evening last year, a wolf hauled a crab trap ashore off the central Pacific coast of British Columbia. The rangy animal made a delectable meal of the bait inside, and unknowingly launched a healthy debate about her feat. The gray wolf (Canis lupus) had been recorded on a motion-triggered camera
- [Inside the courtroom for the first hearing on Wyoming’s wolf cruelty case](https://wolf.org/headlines/inside-the-courtroom-for-the-first-hearing-on-wyomings-wolf-cruelty-case/) - From WyomingPublicRadio: The man who brought a wolf into a bar in Daniel after allegedly running it down with a snowmobile nearly two years ago made his first public comments this past Monday. Cody Roberts pleaded not guilty at a virtual arraignment for a felony charge of animal cruelty. Wyoming Public Radio's Caitlin Tan was
- [Yellowstone Wolves Thrive Inside the Park — but Here's Why Many Don't Survive After Crossing the Border](https://wolf.org/headlines/yellowstone-wolves-thrive-inside-the-park-but-heres-why-many-dont-survive-after-crossing-the-border/) - From GreenMatters.com: Yellowstone National Park is home to several wild animals. Tourists are allowed to spot them only from a distance to ensure their safety and the animals' protection. The national park goes above and beyond to ensure the wildlife is protected. However, it can only control what's happening within the premises or the "Yellowstone bubble."
- [How Wolves Became Yellowstone’s $82 Million Tourist Attraction](https://wolf.org/headlines/how-wolves-became-yellowstones-82-million-tourist-attraction-2/) - From OutsideOnline.com: More wolves equals more wolf watchers, but is that a good thing? Click here for the full story.
- [Colorado running out of options for new source of wolves after Washington rejects request](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-running-out-of-options-for-new-source-of-wolves-after-washington-rejects-request/) - From ColoradoNewsline.com: With the third winter “release season” in Colorado’s gray wolf reintroduction plan just weeks away, state wildlife officials are scrambling to find a source for additional relocated wolves. A deal to source up to 15 animals from British Columbia is in doubt after the federal government, under pressure from livestock groups and conservative activists, ordered
- [Greg Lopez says Colorado Parks and Wildlife could face “enforcement action” for Endangered Species Act violations](https://wolf.org/headlines/greg-lopez-says-colorado-parks-and-wildlife-could-face-enforcement-action-for-endangered-species-act-violations/) - From ColoradoSun.com: A former congressman and 2026 Republican gubernatorial candidate is continuing to claim Colorado Parks and Wildlife broke federal laws when the agency transported wolves from Canada into the United States last winter, and that officials who participated in the effort could face “enforcement action” if they don’t provide permits proving the federal government
- [Washington declines to give Colorado gray wolves for reintroduction program](https://wolf.org/headlines/washington-declines-to-give-colorado-gray-wolves-for-reintroduction-program/) - From Fox21News.com: DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado will not receive gray wolves this winter for its reintroduction program from Washington, the coastal state’s Fish and Wildlife Service Commission voted Saturday. The commission voted 8-1 not to relocate wolves to Colorado, citing its own gray wolf reintroduction efforts and a recent commission determination that gray wolves remain an endangered population in
- [What happens when wolves leave Yellowstone](https://wolf.org/headlines/what-happens-when-wolves-leave-yellowstone/) - From WyoFile.com: If not for a series of tones broadcasting her location, no one would’ve known she had died. Like dozens of other Yellowstone National Park wolves involved in a three-decade-long study, researchers collared wolf 1331F as a pup in 2021 to track her movements. Gray with ribbons of brown fur fading into her pale
- [741 [Dutch] livestock attacked by wolves in 2025, Gelderland most affected](https://wolf.org/headlines/741-dutch-livestock-attacked-by-wolves-in-2025-gelderland-most-affected/) - From NLTimes.nl: This year, wolf attacks on Dutch livestock have surged to nearly match the total for all of 2024. Through the first nine months of 2025, 714 attacks on sheep and other animals were confirmed, compared with 770 attacks last year. Early October data, though incomplete, show at least 27 more attacks in the
- [Doggie diversity in size and shape began at least 11,000 years ago](https://wolf.org/headlines/doggie-diversity-in-size-and-shape-began-at-least-11000-years-ago/) - From Reuters.com: WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Dogs today come in a mind-blowing array of shapes and sizes, from the diminutive pug, Pekingese and Pomeranian to the grand Irish Wolfhound, Great Dane and Saint Bernard. But when did this diversity in canine forms begin? New research shows it dates back many millennia, long before modern breeding practices.
- [Colorado Parks and Wildlife director responds to concerns about bringing wolves in from Canada](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-parks-and-wildlife-director-responds-to-concerns-about-bringing-wolves-in-from-canada/) - From CBSNews.com: Colorado Parks and Wildlife is moving forward with their wolf reintroduction plan even as they face additional challenges around where the wolves will come from. This comes after a former U.S. representative for Colorado who, along with other stakeholders, raised concerns that CPW may have violated state law by importing wolves from Canada. Click here
- [Stauber renews call for delisting gray wolf after sighting on Ely school grounds](https://wolf.org/headlines/stauber-renews-call-for-delisting-gray-wolf-after-sighting-on-ely-school-grounds/) - From AlphaNews.org: A recent wolf sighting on Nov. 7, 2025 on the Ely School District grounds while kids were in class has one Minnesota lawmaker renewing his call for delisting the gray wolf from the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) list. U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber, who represents the Eighth Congressional District in northern Minnesota, said,
- [Wolves hunt beavers in Isle Royale National Park, changing the ecosystem](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-hunt-beavers-in-isle-royale-national-park-changing-the-ecosystem/) - From news.jrn.msu.edu: LANSING – New research published in Nature Scientific Reports reveals how gray wolves in Isle Royale National Park seasonally alter their habitat preferences to align with beavers’ habitat preferences, a shift that might have implications for the island’s ecosystem. Isle Royale is a remote national park in Lake Superior between Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
- [New Mexico wolf relocation prompts outcry from advocates](https://wolf.org/headlines/new-mexico-wolf-relocation-prompts-outcry-from-advocates/) - From SourceNM.com: Conservation groups this week criticized New Mexico wildlife officials for the recent capture and relocation of “Taylor,” a wandering male Mexican gray wolf, back to a protected zone in the Gila National Forest. The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish caught Taylor on Nov. 7 near Gallina, a small, unincorporated community in
- [Feds: No recovery plan needed; wolves aren't endangered](https://wolf.org/headlines/feds-no-recovery-plan-needed-wolves-arent-endangered/) - From JacksonHoleNews&Guide: POWELL — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reported last week it will not prepare plans for recovering the gray wolf because the species no longer requires Endangered Species Act protections. The agency found recovery plans will not promote conservation of the gray wolf because “listing them is no longer appropriate under the
- [An increase in Anchorage wolf encounters sparks curiosity, not alarm](https://wolf.org/headlines/an-increase-in-anchorage-wolf-encounters-sparks-curiosity-not-alarm/) - From AlaskaPublic.org: Emily Freitas has lived on the border of Far North Bicentennial Park for a decade, but it wasn’t until late August when she first saw a pack of wolves in the city. She was walking her three dogs on a trail less than a half-mile from her East Anchorage home. “The first wolf
- [Roaming Mexican gray wolf moved south of I-40 a second time](https://wolf.org/headlines/roaming-mexican-gray-wolf-moved-south-of-i-40-a-second-time/) - From Yahoo.com: Nov. 11—New Mexico's Department of Game and Fish relocated an endangered Mexican gray wolf on Friday after it strayed from is boundary a second time, drawing criticism from advocacy groups. Male wolf 3065, nicknamed Taylor by conservationists, was captured north of Gallina by helicopter and then released in the Gila National Forest in
- [Amid 10 dead wolves and federal interference, Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program is struggling](https://wolf.org/headlines/amid-10-dead-wolves-and-federal-interference-colorados-wolf-reintroduction-program-is-struggling/) - From ColoradoSun.com: Colorado’s wolf restoration program is struggling amid federal roadblocks over where the state can source new wolves for reintroduction and the death of a 10th translocated wolf. The latest wolf fatality, announced Friday, puts the survival rate for the reintroduced wolves at 60%. That’s well below the anticipated survival rate of 70% to
- [Infamous [Wyoming] wolf captor Cody Roberts pleads not guilty, trial set for March](https://wolf.org/headlines/infamous-wyoming-wolf-captor-cody-roberts-pleads-not-guilty-trial-set-for-march/) - From WyoFile.com: PINEDALE—The Sublette County man who allegedly snowmobiled into a wolf and then brought it into a Western Wyoming bar for hours to amuse friends and family will fight his felony charge, sending one of the country’s highest-profile animal cruelty cases in years toward a trial. Click here for the full story.
- [[Oregon] Area ranchers alarmed by livestock losses to growing Grouse Ridge wolf pack](https://wolf.org/headlines/oregon-area-ranchers-alarmed-by-livestock-losses-to-growing-grouse-ridge-wolf-pack/) - From RogueValleyTimes.com Cattle ranchers in the remote area between Butte Falls and Prospect say they’re not crying wolf about an alarming increase in the number of cattle being killed by gray wolves who reportedly are growing in both population and brazenness. Butte Falls rancher Ron Anderson, 81, reported between one and three encounters per night
- [New Mexico Fish and Game stops wandering wolf “Taylor” in his tracks, sends him south for the second time](https://wolf.org/headlines/new-mexico-fish-and-game-stops-wandering-wolf-taylor-in-his-tracks-sends-him-south-for-the-second-time/) - From WesternWatersheds.org: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Conservation groups are condemning the decision by the New Mexico Department of Fish and Game (NMDFG) to remove a wandering male Mexican gray wolf from the northern part of the state late last week. His removal marks the second time that the agency has tried to confine him south of Interstate 40, asserting that wolves must
- [A Colorado doctor wanted the facts on wolf reintroduction. So he created a watchdog group on Facebook.](https://wolf.org/headlines/a-colorado-doctor-wanted-the-facts-on-wolf-reintroduction-so-he-created-a-watchdog-group-on-facebook/) - From ColoradoSun.com: John Michael Williams thinks Colorado is withholding information on reintroduced wolves from citizens. In changing that, did he create an extremist group? Click here for the full story.
- [Bergman urges delisting of the gray wolf from endangered species list](https://wolf.org/headlines/bergman-urges-delisting-of-the-gray-wolf-from-endangered-species-list/) - From TheAlpenaNews.com: Washington – Rep. Jack Bergman and a coalition of House Members are calling on newly confirmed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Director Brian Nesvik to immediately delist the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and return management authority to states and local tribes. In a letter sent to Director Nesvik,
- [Wolf killed in an accident in the province of Antwerp](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-killed-in-an-accident-in-the-province-of-antwerp/) - From BrusselsTimes.com: The animal welfare group Welkom Wolf received a report early Friday morning regarding a wolf killed in a road accident in Geel. The accident, which happened at around 2:00 am, resulted in the death of the wolf but caused only minor damage to the vehicle involved. Photos confirmed that the animal was a
- [Special hunts and the limits of recreational hunting [Switzerland]](https://wolf.org/headlines/special-hunts-and-the-limits-of-recreational-hunting-switzerland/) - From WildBeimWild.com: The 2025 hunting season will see a significant increase in special hunts in several Swiss cantons. While authorities consider recreational hunting necessary to regulate allegedly "excessive" game populations and protect the forest, the IG Wild beim Wild (Interest Group for Wildlife) sharply criticizes this approach. Official hunting policy still ignores natural regulators like
- [Another reintroduced wolf from Canada has died, Colorado Parks and Wildlife says](https://wolf.org/headlines/another-reintroduced-wolf-from-canada-has-died-colorado-parks-and-wildlife-says/) - From TheFencePost.com: Another of Colorado’s reintroduced gray wolves has died, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The agency said in a Friday news release that it received a mortality alert from a female gray wolf’s collar on Oct. 30. Parks and Wildlife said the death took place in southwest Colorado. CPW said the cause of death won’t be
- [As wolf attacks rise, villagers and scientists hunt for answers [Bahraich, India]](https://wolf.org/headlines/as-wolf-attacks-rise-villagers-and-scientists-hunt-for-answers-bahraich-india/) - From Mongabay.com: In Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh, fear has gripped villages after a series of suspected wolf attacks left six people dead and several others injured. Experts, however, question whether wolves are truly behind the attacks, pointing instead to shrinking habitats, seasonal floods, and the growing presence of feral dogs or hybrids as possible causes. Wildlife
- [Feds Say They Won’t Craft a Nationwide Wolf Recovery Plan, Opening the Door to Delisting](https://wolf.org/headlines/feds-say-they-wont-craft-a-nationwide-wolf-recovery-plan-opening-the-door-to-delisting/) - From OutdoorLife.com: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Monday it would no longer write a national wolf recovery plan because gray wolves no longer need endangered or threatened species protections under the Endangered Species Act. Click here for the full story.
- [What happens to ecosystems when you restore iconic top predators? It’s more complicated than you might think.](https://wolf.org/headlines/what-happens-to-ecosystems-when-you-restore-iconic-top-predators-its-more-complicated-than-you-might-think/) - From UCSC.edu: A new study analyzes findings from more than 170 papers to clarify what we know so far about the ecological impacts of large carnivore recovery in North America and what mysteries still remain. Click here for the full story.
- [Colorado wants wolves from Washington state for its next round of reintroductions](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-wants-wolves-from-washington-state-for-its-next-round-of-reintroductions/) - From CPR.org: Colorado is back on the wolf market — and it’s looking to Washington state to supply the carnivores for its next round of reintroductions, planned for this winter. Gov. Jared Polis recently spoke to Washington Gov. Bob Furguson about obtaining wolves, according to Staci Lehman, a spokesperson with the Washington Department of Fish
- [Three wolf pups are born in Catalonia for the first time in 100 years](https://wolf.org/headlines/three-wolf-pups-are-born-in-catalonia-fspain-or-the-first-time-in-100-years/) - From en.ara.cat: Barcelona - A century later, a wolf has been born again in Catalonia. This "historic milestone" was announced Wednesday by the Catalan Interior Ministry through its Rural Agents Corps. Three pups have been confirmed in a large area between Alta Garrotxa and Alt Empordà. The discovery comes after decades of monitoring the species,
- [Congress to consider removing protections for wolves, grizzly bears. What do Americans think?](https://wolf.org/headlines/congress-to-consider-removing-protections-for-wolves-grizzly-bears-what-do-americans-think/) - From Yahoo.com: Congress is considering three separate bills that would delist grizzly bears and gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act. Two are stand-alone pieces of legislation to delist the predators and remove protections — one for wolves and the other for grizzlies — that are working their way through both the House and Senate.
- [Government reviews protection of the Iberian wolf and updates compensation for attacks](https://wolf.org/headlines/government-reviews-protection-of-the-iberian-wolf-and-updates-compensation-for-attacks/) - From PortugalPulse.com: “We have updated and changed the compensation rules for livestock producers affected, who are at the forefront of supporting a collective decision to protect this rare animal, the Iberian wolf,” stated António Leitão Amaro at a press conference following the weekly Council of Ministers meeting. The official noted that in certain areas of
- [Washington judge restores killing wolf as an option](https://wolf.org/headlines/washington-judge-restores-killing-wolf-as-an-option/) - From CapitalPress.com: A King County judge has ruled the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife can go ahead and lethally remove a wolf in a pack attacking cattle in northeast Washington. Superior Court Judge Suzanne Parisien declined Oct. 31 to grant a preliminary injunction sought by Washington Wildlife First, Predator Defense and the Kettle Range
- [Raleigh [North Carolina] Civic Symphony to highlight red wolf conservation](https://wolf.org/headlines/raleigh-north-carolina-civic-symphony-to-highlight-red-wolf-conservation/) - From CoastalReview.org: A musical performance by the Raleigh Civic Symphony set for this weekend will share what organizers call a musical vision of conservation for the American red wolf and other threatened species. Composer Stephanie Ann Boyd’s “Carnival of the Nearly Extinct Animals and other works focused on our relationship to the natural world” is
- [A tale of geckos and wolves: How Avery Tilley weaves his heritage into science](https://wolf.org/headlines/a-tale-of-geckos-and-wolves-how-avery-tilley-weaves-his-heritage-into-science/) - From Research.UGA.edu: When Avery Tilley was pursuing his undergraduate degree at Michigan State University, he worked on a gray wolf research project tied to the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa (Ojibwe) in northeastern Minnesota. In addition to collaring wolves to track their movements, Tilley assessed their health through blood samples and other veterinary
- [Locals react to [California] state wolf kills](https://wolf.org/headlines/locals-react-to-california-state-wolf-kills/) - From PlumasSun.org: Since California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials announced killing four gray wolves Oct. 24, reaction in Plumas and Sierra counties has been largely somber. Even ranchers who had lost livestock to wolves expressed regrets that the situation had escalated to lethally removing the apex predators. “It’s just sad in so many ways — sad
- [An Idaho rancher lives with his cattle in wolf country. Can Colorado ranchers do the same?](https://wolf.org/headlines/an-idaho-rancher-lives-with-his-cattle-in-wolf-country-can-colorado-ranchers-do-the-same/) - From AspenPublicRadio.org: Glenn Elzinga operates Alderspring Ranch in May, Idaho — a 46,000-acre rangeland where he grazes 300 to 400 cattle. Shortly after wolves were reintroduced in Idaho in 1995, Elzinga and his wife began losing livestock, and he considered leaving the agricultural industry altogether. But inspired by Charles Marion Russell, a painter known for
- [22 wolf attacks this year [Portugal]](https://wolf.org/headlines/22-wolf-attacks-this-year-portugal/) - From ThePortugalNews.com: According to the Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF), after being questioned by Lusa news agency, there were 22 reports of incidents involving wolves in the Mirandês Plateau during this period, in the municipalities of Vimioso, Miranda do Douro and Mogadouro, in the district of Bragança. “In these incidents, some still in
- [Wolf population plunges around Voyageurs National Park [Minnesota]— the result of harsh winters and fewer deer](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-population-plunges-around-voyageurs-national-park-minnesota-the-result-of-harsh-winters-and-fewer-deer/) - From MPRNews.org: The number of grey wolves in and around Voyageurs National Park in far northern Minnesota dropped by 19 percent compared to last year—and by about 31 percent over the past two years— according to a new report from researchers who have intensively studied wolves in the region for over a decade. Click here for the
- [ADFG Announces 31-Day Wolf Trapping Season On Prince Of Wales Island [Alaska] (GMU 2)](https://wolf.org/headlines/adfg-announces-31-day-wolf-trapping-season-on-prince-of-wales-island-alaska-gmu-2/) - From AKSportingJournal.com: CRAIG, Alaska – Biologists with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service, determined 31 days of trapping opportunity for wolves in Game Management Unit (GMU) 2 will result in a sustainable level of harvest. State and federal wolf trapping season opens Nov. 15, 2025, and will close
- [[Estonia's] 2025-2026 wolf cull quota slightly lower than last season's](https://wolf.org/headlines/estonias-2025-2026-wolf-cull-quota-slightly-lower-than-last-seasons/) - From News.err.ee: The annual wolf cull quota for Estonia has been set at 84 animals, six fewer than last year, with the hunting season beginning Saturday, November 1, Maaleht reported. The Environmental Board (Keskonnaamet) presented the initial quota, which may be increased based on new data and damage reports. Click here for the full story.
- [As feds’ new stance against Canadian-sourced wolves throws wrench in Colorado’s plans, what’s next?](https://wolf.org/headlines/as-feds-new-stance-against-canadian-sourced-wolves-throws-wrench-in-colorados-plans-whats-next/) - From DenverPost.com: The recent roadblock thrown in front of Colorado’s voter-mandated wolf reintroduction by the Trump administration may force state wildlife officials to find a new source of wolves, just months before the next planned releases this winter. Colorado Parks and Wildlife had contracted again with Canada for wolves to bring to the state after finding few
- [Arizona Ranchers and Conservationists Collide over Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery at Capitol Hill](https://wolf.org/headlines/arizona-ranchers-and-conservationists-collide-over-mexican-gray-wolf-recovery-at-capitol-hill/) - From Hoodline.com: The contentious issue of Mexican Gray Wolves clashing with ranchers' livelihoods is no longer confined to the rural expanses of Arizona. Now, it finds its stage in the corridors of power in Washington, D.C. as lawmakers grapple with the contrasting needs of endangered species conservation and agricultural business interests. According to a recent
- [Wildlife recovery means more than just survival of a species](https://wolf.org/headlines/wildlife-recovery-means-more-than-just-survival-of-a-species/) - From TheConversation.com: For decades, wildlife conservation policy has aimed to protect endangered species until there are enough individual animals alive that the species won’t go extinct. Then the policymakers declare victory. That principle is enshrined in laws such as the U.S. Endangered Species Act and Canada’s Species at Risk Act. It shapes how governments manage wildlife and their
- [‘Runaway Dinner’: Wolf Wades Into Yellowstone River After Floating Rack Of Ribs](https://wolf.org/headlines/runaway-dinner-wolf-wades-into-yellowstone-river-after-floating-rack-of-ribs/) - From CowboyStateDaily: Wolves are pursuit predators, meaning they hunt by running down their prey until they can subdue it, often as a pack. That usually means ambushing and chasing elk and bison until they can bite and bring them down. The goal is to fully subdue and kill the animal before dining on it. They’ll also take any opportunity
- [The Return of the Wolves [Dinaric Alps]](https://wolf.org/headlines/the-return-of-the-wolves/) - From ConnectingRegion.com: As autumn colours deepen across the Dinaric Alps, a long-forgotten rhythm stirs again in the forests. A distant howl rolls through the valleys of Gorski Kotar, across the Slovenian Karst, into the pine-shadowed ranges of Montenegro. It is a sound that once vanished from much of the Adria region — and one that
- [Wolves exploring deeper into the San Luis Valley, according to [Colorado] state](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-exploring-deeper-into-the-san-luis-valley-colorado-according-to-state/) - From CPR.org: Some lone gray wolves are expanding their territory further south in the state, according to a new map of wolf activity from Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The map, which tracks collared wolves from Sept. 23 through Oct. 21, shows watersheds where wolves have been detected. It shows wolf activity reaching farther into the
- [Three wolf pups sought in California’s Sierra Valley after parents euthanized](https://wolf.org/headlines/three-wolf-pups-sought-in-californias-sierra-valley-after-parents-euthanized/) - From Union-Bulletin.com: Three wolf pups from a pack whose adult members were euthanized by state conservation officials earlier this month had still not been captured despite weeks of searching by scientists and wildlife officers, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said. The slow progress of the search prompted concerns from environmental groups about the animals’ survival
- [Wolf attacks a daily “calamity” in northeastern [Portugal] municipalities](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-attacks-a-daily-calamity-in-northeastern-portufal-municipalities/) - From PortugalResident.com: Livestock farmers in the Mirandês ‘planalto’ are in despair: they say daily attacks by wolves are decimating herds. If nothing is done to solve the problem, they warn they cannot continue raising animals – which will be a bitter blow to the region’s economy. “We urge the Ministry of the Environment and the
- [Death Feeds Life: [Wyoming] Cameras Capture Wolves, Other Critters Picking Elk Carcass Clean](https://wolf.org/headlines/death-feeds-life-wyoming-cameras-capture-wolves-other-critters-picking-elk-carcass-clean/) - From CowboyStateDaily.com: A wildlife filmmaker set up his cameras shortly after a bull elk died near Togwotee Pass. The video captured the different animals which moved in to feed on the carcass over a six week period and offers a rare view of how death feeds life in Wyoming. Click here for the full story.
- [Federal official tells Colorado Parks and Wildlife to stop importing Canadian wolves. What happens now?](https://wolf.org/headlines/federal-official-tells-colorado-parks-and-wildlife-to-stop-importing-canadian-wolves-what-happens-now/) - From AspenTimes.com: Greg Lopez was pleased when he read the recent letter from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service directing Colorado Parks and Wildlife to stop importing wolves from Canada. “When I read it,” said Lopez, who is a Republican gubernatorial candidate for Colorado, “it made sense to me.” He added that this is what
- [Wolves forced B.C. beachgoer into ocean, Parks Canada warning says](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-forced-b-c-beachgoer-into-ocean-parks-canada-warning-says/) - From CTVNews.ca: Parks Canada says two recent wolf encounters on Vancouver Island, including one where a beachgoer was forced into the ocean by the animals, suggest wolves are becoming increasingly aggressive and habituated to human activity. The agency on Tuesday issued a renewed warning to visitors at a national park reserve near Tofino, saying wolf
- [Wolf Population In Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem Is Decreasing, Says Report](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-population-in-greater-voyageurs-ecosystem-is-decreasing-says-report/) - 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
- [New wolf hunting and trapping rules take effect Nov. 1 in Wisconsin](https://wolf.org/headlines/new-wolf-hunting-and-trapping-rules-take-effect-nov-1-in-wisconsin/) - 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
- [Sweden pays to reduce the wolf population amid pending EU court case](https://wolf.org/headlines/sweden-pays-to-reduce-the-wolf-population-amid-pending-eu-court-case/) - 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
- [Bounty on wolves: Canton Schwyz [Switzerland] makes hunting policy out of date](https://wolf.org/headlines/bounty-on-wolves-canton-schwyz-makes-switzerland-hunting-policy-out-of-date/) - 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
- [California euthanizes 4 gray wolves after 'unprecedented' surge in livestock kills](https://wolf.org/headlines/california-euthanizes-4-gray-wolves-after-unprecedented-surge-in-livestock-kills/) - 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
- [Trump administration tells Colorado wolves must come from U.S. Rockies states, not Canada](https://wolf.org/headlines/trump-administration-tells-colorado-wolves-must-come-from-u-s-rockies-states-not-canada/) - 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
- [Most Americans don’t believe in the big bad wolf, new survey shows](https://wolf.org/headlines/most-americans-dont-believe-in-the-big-bad-wolf-new-survey-shows/) - 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
- [Wolves prefer the night to avoid encountering this animal](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-prefer-the-night-to-avoid-encountering-this-animal/) - 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
- [Colorado agency denies livestock associations’ claims that Canadian wolves released in mountains violated Endangered Species Act](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-agency-denies-livestock-associations-claims-that-canadian-wolves-released-in-mountains-violated-endangered-species-act/) - 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
- [Wolves at the coast: marine diets, ecosystem impacts](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-at-the-coast-marine-diets-ecosystem-impacts/) - 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.
- [Even with protections, wolves still fear humans](https://wolf.org/headlines/even-with-protections-wolves-still-fear-humans/) - From ArsTechnica.com: In May 2025, the European Parliament changed the status of wolves in the EU from “strictly protected” to “protected,” which opened the way for its member states to allow hunting under certain conditions, such as protecting livestock. One of the arguments behind this change was that the “tolerance of modern society towards wolves” led to the emergence
- [Could Colorado see widespread ecosystem changes from wolf restoration?](https://wolf.org/headlines/could-colorado-see-widespread-ecosystem-changes-from-wolf-restoration/) - From PostIndependent.com: In Yellowstone National Park — where gray wolves were reintroduced starting in 1995 — researchers have gone back and forth on whether the restoration of wolves has impacted the ecosystem. The idea is referred to as a “trophic cascade,” where a change in an ecosystem’s food chain — typically the removal or reintroduction
- [Colorado county proposes wolf reintroduction ban with penalty of $1,000 per day](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-county-proposes-wolf-reintroduction-ban-with-penalty-of-1000-per-day/) - From DenverGazette.com: A new ordinance has been formally introduced in western Colorado that’s designed to prohibit the introduction, transport, release, support facilities, or habitat establishment of non-native animal species within unincorporated Montrose County. As noted in a press release on the matter, among species that would be prohibited are Canadian gray wolves. Click here for the
- [Could these 180-pound dogs hold the key to protecting livestock from Colorado’s wolves?](https://wolf.org/headlines/could-these-180-pound-dogs-hold-the-key-to-protecting-livestock-from-colorados-wolves/) - From KUNC.org: Since Colorado began its wolf reintroduction program two years ago, wildlife officials have worked to stop wolves from attacking livestock. Wherever possible, they’ve tried to use nonlethal methods, from hazing wolves with drones to having “range riders” patrol on horseback. One promising strategy is the use of very large dogs as livestock guardians.
- [New DNA Monitoring Tool Enables Scientists to Identify Specific Animals by Their Feces](https://wolf.org/headlines/new-dna-monitoring-tool-enables-scientists-to-identify-specific-animals-by-their-feces/) - From Smithsonian.org: Scientists from the Smithsonian have successfully used swift fox droppings to identify individual animals and collect other data vital to monitoring a reintroduced population in Montana. Click here for the full story.
- [Colorado agencies offer wolf conflict mitigation training in western Colorado](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-agencies-offer-wolf-conflict-mitigation-training-in-western-colorado/) - Fro KJCT8.com: GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) -Residents in western Colorado were given the opportunity to learn how to handle non-lethal wolf conflict mitigation. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW), The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) APHIS Wildlife Services and Colorado State University Extension announced two free training sessions on how to mitigate wolf conflicts with livestock.
- [No wolves allowed?  Montrose [Colorao] eyes novel approach to halt ‘non-native’ species at county line](https://wolf.org/headlines/no-wolves-allowed-montrose-colorao-eyes-novel-approach-to-halt-non-native-species-at-county-line/) - From CPR.org: Bringing a wolf to Montrose County would be punishable by fines up to $1,000 per day under a proposed ordinance introduced by the board of county commissioners this week. Ordinance No. 2025-01 would prohibit the introduction, support, facilitation, or habitat establishment of non-native animal species into Montrose County. That means you, Canadian gray wolf.
- [Wolf-proof fences lead to reduction in attacks on animals [in Belgium]](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-proof-fences-lead-to-reduction-in-attacks-on-animals-in-belgium/) - From BelgaNewsAgency.eu: The wolf-proof fences installed in Flanders since the summer are proving to be effective. According to the Wolf Fencing Team, the number of wolf attacks on animals within properly enclosed pastures has fallen significantly. Click here for the full story.
- [Why 40 wolves have shaken Danish politics](https://wolf.org/headlines/why-40-wolves-have-shaken-danish-politics/) - From RTE.ie: After centuries of near-extinction, Europe's wolves have made a remarkable comeback. Over the past decade, wolf populations have surged, increasing by nearly 60%. In 2022, more than 21,500 wolves were recorded across the continent. Countries that have long been wolf-free are now home to thriving packs. Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and Romania each have more than
- [Montana's wolf management strategy caught in legal tug-of-war](https://wolf.org/headlines/montanas-wolf-management-strategy-caught-in-legal-tug-of-war/) - From DailyInterLake.com: Two weeks after the Outdoor Heritage Coalition and a pair of Republican lawmakers sued the state for doing too little to reduce Montana’s wolf population, a coalition of conservation groups on Wednesday made the opposite argument before a different judge. Click here for the full story.
- [Here’s what Colorado’s gray wolves are up to as they establish territories across the Western Slope](https://wolf.org/headlines/heres-what-colorados-gray-wolves-are-up-to-as-they-establish-territories-across-the-western-slope/) - From TheAspenTimes.com: Earlier this year, one of Colorado’s translocated female gray wolves was making broad movements across the Western Slope. Then, one day, she stopped exploring on a wide scale and settled into an area with high-quality wolf habitat: abundant prey, away from high volumes of human activity. Click here for the full story.
- [Survey shows Wallowa County [Oregon] opposes wolves here](https://wolf.org/headlines/survey-shows-wallowa-county-oregon-opposes-wolves-here/) - From Wallowa.com: ENTERPRISE — Survey results indicate strong opposition to wolves in Wallowa County and many would support hunting the predators as a management tool. “There is a high level of people who have contact with wolves,” said John Williams, Eastern Oregon co-chairman of the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association’s wolf committee. “A lot of people have
- [[Wisconsin] Wolf harvest regulations will soon take effect as wolves face potential delisting](https://wolf.org/headlines/wisconsin-wolf-harvest-regulations-will-soon-take-effect-as-wolves-face-potential-delisting/) - From WPR.org: After first receiving approval two years ago, Wisconsin’s wolf harvest regulations are set to take effect in November. Federal protections remain in place for wolves. The harvest regulations help pave the way for a wolf hunt if ongoing efforts to lift federal protections for wolves are successful. Click here for the full story.
- [Deer’s Daring Escape From Wolves on Mount Parnitha [Greece]](https://wolf.org/headlines/deers-daring-escape-from-wolves-on-mount-parnitha-greece/) - From Tovima.com: Adramatic wildlife encounter just outside Athens has reignited a national conversation about the return of wolves to Mount Parnitha. A video filmed near Lake Beletsi shows a deer leaping into the water to escape a pursuing pack — a rare and cinematic moment in Greece’s natural world. Click here for the full story.
- [FWP [Montana] is in the wolf management hot seat](https://wolf.org/headlines/fwp-montana-is-in-the-wolf-management-hot-seat/) - From MontanaFreePress.com: Two weeks after the Outdoor Heritage Coalition and a pair of Republican lawmakers sued the state for doing too little to reduce Montana’s wolf population, a coalition of conservation groups on Wednesday made the opposite argument before a different judge. Click here for the full story.
- [Colorado Parks and Wildlife halts search for depredating Copper Creek wolf as more livestock attacks are confirmed in Rio Blanco](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-parks-and-wildlife-halts-search-for-depredating-copper-creek-wolf-as-more-livestock-attacks-are-confirmed-in-rio-blanco/) - From SteamboatPilot.com: After months of reported wolf activity and seven confirmed wolf attacks on livestock in Pitkin County, Colorado Parks and Wildlife has not verified any depredations in the county since mid-August, causing the agency to change course on attempts to euthanize a responsible Copper Creek wolf. Click here for the full story.
- [As wolves roam California, livestock losses remain low, yet ranchers’ fears grow](https://wolf.org/headlines/as-wolves-roam-california-livestock-losses-remain-low-yet-ranchers-fears-grow/) - From Mongabay.com: In May 2025, five counties in northern California — mostly rural farm and ranch land — declared an unprecedented state of emergency. It wasn’t a natural disaster or civil unrest that led to panic, but rather a bunch of thriving canids — wolves, to be precise. They’d killed livestock, and according to some residents, were
- [The wolf is not the problem – it is the solution [Switzerland]](https://wolf.org/headlines/the-wolf-is-not-the-problem-it-is-the-solution-switzerland/) - From WildBeimWild: How reintroduced wolves are healing our forests – and why the FOEN and cantonal hunting authorities are standing in the way. Click here for the full story.
- [The ecology of fear in the Anthropocene has a new plot twist](https://wolf.org/headlines/the-ecology-of-fear-in-the-anthropocene-has-a-new-plot-twist/) - From AnthropoceneMagazine: The big bad wolf is really a scaredy cat. While wolves’ reputation as fearsome predators makes them the stuff of old legends and modern polemics, at least one animal will prompt them to turn tail: humans. That insight from new research runs counter to speculation that wolves protected by conservation laws might become
- [The most ancient Indian wolf is set to be a new species](https://wolf.org/headlines/the-most-ancient-indian-wolf-is-set-to-be-a-new-species/) - From TheHindu.com: The discreet, charismatic denizen of scrubland and grasslands, the Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes), whose population has dwindled to just around 3,000 individuals in India and Pakistan, is likely to be classified as a new species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which would take the number of wolf species in the world to
- [”Wolf tourists” fined for feeding cubs in [Netherlands] restricted zone](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-tourists-fined-for-feeding-cubs-in-netherlands-restricted-zone/) - From DutchNews.nl: Dozens of fines have been handed out to “wolf tourists” since forest rangers zoned off an area of the Hoge Veluwe national park where wolves feed their cubs. Click here for the full story.
- [Uncollared wolf suspected in Rio Blanco [Colorado] ewe killings, CPW investigating](https://wolf.org/headlines/uncollared-wolf-suspected-in-rio-blanco-colorado-ewe-killings-cpw-investigating/) - From 9News.com: RIO BLANCO COUNTY, Colo. — A wolf killed two ewes within the past week in Rio Blanco County, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife believes uncollared wolf was responsible. "It is believed these depredations are connected to an uncollared wolf, based on an unconfirmed visual sighting of an uncollared canid and unconfirmed reports of a howl the
- [Court blocks efforts to remove wolf in Northeast Washington](https://wolf.org/headlines/court-blocks-efforts-to-remove-wolf-in-northeast-washington/) - From Spokesman.com: The state’s plans to kill a wolf in northeast Washington are off after a court sided with environmentalists seeking to block the action. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Tuesday evening that a King County Superior Court commissioner had granted a temporary restraining order blocking the agency’s efforts to kill a
- [‘Dig in and get my hands dirty’: New book explores citizen scientists and their contributions to the Wolf-Moose Project](https://wolf.org/headlines/dig-in-and-get-my-hands-dirty-new-book-explores-citizen-scientists-and-their-contributions-to-the-wolf-moose-project/) - From GreatLakesEcho.org: Jeffery Holden spends his summers knee-deep in dead moose. In his new book “Dead Moose on Isle Royale: Off Trail with the Citizen Scientists of the Wolf-Moose Project” (Michigan State University Press, $24.95) Holden turns decades of volunteer field notes and short essays into an off-trail narrative about the people who sustain one of
- [Forest department strikes back: Two wolves shot and injured in Bahraich, efforts to trace ‘the last one of the pack’](https://wolf.org/headlines/forest-department-strikes-back-two-wolves-shot-and-injured-in-bahraich-efforts-to-trace-the-last-one-of-the-pack/) - From IndianExpress.com: The Uttar Pradesh forest department on Sunday said that they have shot and injured two wolves suspected to be from a pack of four that have wreaked havoc in Kaiserganj tehsil of Bahraich over the past month. The series of wolf attacks in Bahraich began on September 9, when a child was killed
- [The last stand of the Ethiopian wolf](https://wolf.org/headlines/the-last-stand-of-the-ethiopian-wolf/) - From Airbus.com: Now four years into their successful partnership, the Airbus Foundation and the Connected Conservation Foundation are continuing to support conservation projects around the world by launching the fourth round of the Satellites for Biodiversity Award. As in previous rounds, winners will gain access to cutting edge satellite data, now enhanced by AI-driven insights.
- [[Finnish] Ministry: 65 wolves in the crosshairs this winter](https://wolf.org/headlines/finnish-ministry-65-wolves-in-the-crosshairs-this-winter/) - From YLE.fi: The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is planning to allow the hunting of at least 65 wolves this coming winter. The ministry has decided a wolf population of 273 would ensure a favourable conservation status, far below the current population of about 430. Finland determines the large predator’s conservation status in a report
- [Just 3,000 left in wild, IUCN classified Indian wolf as 'potential distinct species'](https://wolf.org/headlines/just-3000-left-in-wild-iucn-classified-indian-wolf-as-potential-distinct-species/) - From TimesOfIndia.com: DEHRADUN: In a significant development in animal classification, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has for the first time evaluated the Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) separately, suggesting that it may be classified as a distinct species within the Canis genus - a move that could elevate its global conservation priority. Click
- [Wolves have returned to Denmark, and not everyone is happy about it](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-have-returned-to-denmark-and-not-everyone-is-happy-about-it/) - From TheConversation.com: After centuries of near-extinction, Europe’s wolves have made a remarkable comeback. Over the past decade, wolf populations have surged, increasing by nearly 60%. In 2022, more than 21,500 wolves were recorded across the continent. Click here for the full story.
- [How Rewilded Wolves Are Changing Forest Health](https://wolf.org/headlines/how-rewilded-wolves-are-changing-forest-health/) - From Newsbreak.com: When wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in 1995 after a 70-year absence, few could have predicted the cascade of ecological changes that would follow. This deliberate rewilding effort has since become one of the most celebrated and studied examples of trophic cascade in ecological history. Click here for the full story.
- [Deer, winter, and wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/deer-winter-and-wolves/) - From Timberjay.com: ELY— University of Minnesota researcher Dr. Tom Gable, on Tuesday, waded deeply into northern Minnesota’s hottest wildlife management debate— the connection between wolves and the recent struggles of the region’s white-tailed deer population. Speaking to about 60 people at the Ely State Theater, Gable provided some of the results of his decade-long Voyageur
- [Approved regulation reimburses [Colorado] ranchers who treat their animals — under direction of vet — after a wolf attack](https://wolf.org/headlines/approved-regulation-reimburses-colorado-ranchers-who-treat-their-animals-under-direction-of-vet-after-a-wolf-attack/) - From Denver7.com: LOVELAND, Colo. — The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission approved a regulation Thursday allowing livestock producers to receive reimbursement for treating their animals — under the direction of a veterinarian — that have been attacked by gray wolves. The motion passed Thursday morning with none of the commissioners opposing it. “This should not be
- [[Polish] Study busts big bad myth that wolves are growing fearless of humans](https://wolf.org/headlines/polish-study-busts-big-bad-myth-that-wolves-are-growing-fearless-of-humans/) - From Mongabay.com: After years of being hunting to near-extinction, wolves are making a comeback in some of their historical ranges in Europe and North America. With their return comes a growing concern that the predators are moving too close to human settlements, becoming bolder and less fearful of people. Researchers set out to see if
- [Medieval Wolves with Elizabeth Marshall](https://wolf.org/headlines/medieval-wolves-with-elizabeth-marshall/) - From Medievalists.net: In the dark forests of the Middle Ages – and the modern stories we tell about it – lurks a powerful, beautiful predator. Sometimes big and bad, sometimes a figure of admiration, the medieval wolf was such a big part of English culture, that it found its way not just into stories, but
- [Wolf Pack Showcases Ingenious Fishing Method, Comes Up With Plenty Of Salmon](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-pack-showcases-ingenious-fishing-method-comes-up-with-plenty-of-salmon/) - From WhiskeyRiff.com: Teach a wolf to fish and you’ll feed it for a lifetime. When you think of wolves hunting for food, you probably imagine the wild canines stalking a deer, or even working together in a pack to try and take down a bison. That’s very common, and usually the case for wolves that
- [Colorado negotiating to capture wolves in Alaska for next round of reintroduction](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-negotiating-to-capture-wolves-in-alaska-for-next-round-of-reintroduction/) - From Coloradoan.com: A high-ranking Alaska official confirmed to the Coloradoan that Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are in negotiations to secure the capture of wolves to release in Colorado this winter as part of its reintroduction program. Click here for the full story.
- [Montana wolf hunters inch closer to filling quotas just outside of Yellowstone](https://wolf.org/headlines/montana-wolf-hunters-inch-closer-to-filling-quotas-just-outside-of-yellowstone/) - From USDAToday.com: For those keeping track, the number of wolves harvested by Montana hunters in two management units immediately north of Yellowstone National Park has increased to three. The first wolf to be killed in either Wolf Management Unit 316 or WMU 313 was Wolf 1479F, a collared female from the Junction Butte Pack, which
- [Montana vs. the Wolves–Legal Battles Over Apex Predators](https://wolf.org/headlines/montana-vs-the-wolves-legal-battles-over-apex-predators/) - From MontanaOutdoor.com: The Outdoor Heritage Coalition, which is an outdoors group that has hunter, angler, trapper, and rancher interests in mind and is pro-responsible consumptive use of natural resources, recently made a statement about a lawsuit that has been filed. Here is what they posted: A pair of Montana lawmakers and the Outdoor Heritage Coalition last
- [[Idaho] Wolf Project keeps tabs on wolves to reduce livestock predation](https://wolf.org/headlines/idaho-wolf-project-keeps-tabs-on-wolves-to-reduce-livestock-predation/) - From MTExpress.com: The Sun Valley region is a refuge for the gray wolf thanks to wildlife conservation organizations, ranchers and state and county officials who have promoted nonlethal wolf-deterrence methods in the area to protect sheep. Central to that collaboration is the Wood River Wolf Project, a program of the nonprofit International Wildlife Coexistence Network.
- [Wolves, Science, and the Logic of Montana Ranching](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-science-and-the-logic-of-montana-ranching/) - From MontanaOutdoor.com: Freelance writer Katie Jackson’s favorite animal is a wolf, while her rancher parents feel the opposite about the canines. She ended up writing an article about how she took them wolf-watching at Yellowstone National Park. Here’s how it goes: Click here for the full story.
- [Livestock guardian dogs bred in Colorado could be the nonlethal deterrent the USDA has been looking for](https://wolf.org/headlines/livestock-guardian-dogs-bred-in-colorado-could-be-the-nonlethal-deterrent-the-usda-has-been-looking-for/) - From ColoradoSun.com: Pat and Jan Stanko raise 180-pound Turkish Boz Shepherds, known for loving kids, lambs, calves and tiny chicks. They’re also fierce defenders of livestock against wolves, and a nonlethal coexistence group hopes to build a team they can deploy to ranchers on short notice. Click here for the full story.
- [What’s It Like to Speak for Wolves? A Conversation with Ethicist and Wolf Trustee Bill Lynn](https://wolf.org/headlines/whats-it-like-to-speak-for-wolves-a-conversation-with-ethicist-and-wolf-trustee-bill-lynn/) - From PanWorks.Medium.com: In January, I participated in the National Wolf Conversation, an event that brought together 25 people with a wide variety of perspectives on wolf recovery. Supported by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and convened by the independent organization Constructive Conflict, it sought to build lasting relationships among parties on all sides of the
- [Book explores citizen scientists and the Isle Royale wolf-moose project](https://wolf.org/headlines/book-explores-citizen-scientists-and-the-isle-royale-wolf-moose-project/) - From IronMountainDailyNews.com: LANSING — Jeffrey Holden spends his summers knee-deep in dead moose. In his new book “Dead Moose on Isle Royale: Off Trail with the Citizen Scientists of the Wolf-Moose Project” (Michigan State University Press, $24.95), Holden turns decades of volunteer field notes and short essays into an off-trail narrative about the people who
- [The Newsfeed: ‘Wolf Land’ documentary premieres Oct. 4 on Cascade PBS](https://wolf.org/headlines/the-newsfeed-wolf-land-documentary-premieres-oct-4-on-cascade-pbs/) - From CascadePBS.org: The film explores the relationship between a cowboy in Eastern Washington working to protect wolves and a rancher trying to protect his cattle. Click here for the full story.
- [When Is It Right to Kill a Wolf?](https://wolf.org/headlines/when-is-it-right-to-kill-a-wolf/) - From NewRepublic.com: In France, wolves have become a crucible for political tensions. Royal wolf-catchers—whose job dates back to the 800s—are feeling the pressure. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolf Returns to Tervuren [Belgium] After Centuries](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-returns-to-tervuren-belgium-after-centuries/) - From EUToday.net: After centuries, the wolf is making a long-awaited return. For years, only the Wolvenweg served as a possible reminder of the apex predator’s former presence in Tervuren. Now, change is on the horizon.“They’ve been here before. And they’ll show up again,” Jan Loos told Tervuren+. Click here for the full story.
- [Uttar Pradesh: 'Shoot on sight' orders for wolves in Bahraich](https://wolf.org/headlines/uttar-pradesh-shoot-on-sight-orders-for-wolves-in-bahraich/) - From IndiaTimes.com: Uttar Pradesh's forest department issued "shoot on sight" orders for aggressive wolves in Bahraich district following six deaths and recent injuries. While fresh attacks occurred, one animal killed by villagers was identified as a jackal, not a wolf, adding confusion. Authorities are taking measures to neutralize threats, and a state minister has pledged
- [Wolves belong: Controversy shouldn't stop their reintroduction](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-belong-controversy-shouldnt-stop-their-reintroduction/) - From SantaFeNewMexican.com: The Mexican gray wolf, or the lobo, is the subject of much political theater here in New Mexico, and I believe The Santa Fe New Mexican has fanned the flames of controversy with its article (“Ranchers feeling hunted,” Sept. 28). The online headline lays it out: “Vandalism and threats: A New Mexico county is at
- [Sales of Colorado’s wolf license plate surpass $1 million](https://wolf.org/headlines/sales-of-colorados-wolf-license-plate-surpass-1-million/) - From PostIndependent.com: Colorado’s “Born to be Wild” wolf license plate has raised over $1 million for the state’s effort to restore gray wolves. Sales of the wolf license plate hit the milestone 21 months after launching in January 2024. The specialty plate is purchased with a one-time $25 fee that goes to the Colorado Department
- [Are Europe's wolves losing their fear of humans as they return?](https://wolf.org/headlines/are-europes-wolves-losing-their-fear-of-humans-as-they-return/) - From Yahoo.com: Now that wolf populations are returning to Europe's forests after centuries of being hunted to near extinction, wildlife researchers are asking: Are these predators starting to lose their fear of humans? Click here for the full story.
- [Colorado Wildlife Commission discusses nonlethal wolf management and resource needs](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-wildlife-commission-discusses-nonlethal-wolf-management-and-resource-needs/) - From CitizenPortal.ai: The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Special Commission Meeting held on July 7, 2025, focused on the complex issue of wolf management in the state, highlighting the balance between conservation efforts and the concerns of local ranchers. The meeting served as a platform for commissioners to discuss the implementation of non-lethal measures for managing
- [Wisconsin’s Wolf Population Grows](https://wolf.org/headlines/wisconsins-wolf-population-grows/) - From UWPExponent.com: On Thursday, Sept. 11, The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources presented a revision to the wolf population estimates, stating that there are now more than 1,200 wolves in Wisconsin. The DNR presented their revision at the first meeting of the Wolf Advisory Committee since 2014, when the federal court ruled that wolves be
- [Why are there only 28 red wolves left?](https://wolf.org/headlines/why-are-there-only-28-red-wolves-left/) - From EnvironmentAmerica.org: The lethal impact of a fast-moving car. The sharp crack of a gun shot. A patch of woods lost forever to development. On any given day, America’s last red wolves may face one or more of these threats, driving them closer to extinction. With only an estimated 28 red wolves left in the
- [“I was a Middle-aged Wolfman”: New book recounts local’s efforts to bring wolves back to Idaho](https://wolf.org/headlines/i-was-a-middle-aged-wolfman-new-book-recounts-locals-efforts-to-bring-wolves-back-to-idaho/) - From CourierHerald.com: If you ask him, Jim Holyan would say he never considered himself a scientist — of wolves or otherwise. Instead, the local postal worker said he was “just somebody who ran around the woods trying to count wolves.” That’s fairly reductive, as Holyan was one of just a handful of people in the
- [Idahoans come to Carbondale [Colorado] with stories of successful wolf coexistence](https://wolf.org/headlines/idahoans-come-to-carbondale-colorado-with-stories-of-successful-wolf-coexistence/) - From AspenTimes.com: Three Idahoans with deep histories in ranching, wolf restoration, and predator control came to Carbondale last week to discuss the ways that coexisting with wolves could be possible in the Roaring Fork Valley for ranchers and community members. Wolves have been present in Colorado since December 2023, when Colorado Parks and Wildlife released 10
- [Finland's wolf population rises by 46% within a year](https://wolf.org/headlines/finlands-wolf-population-rises-by-46-within-a-year/) - From Yle.fi: The number of wolves in Finland has risen sharply, according to the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke). The institute estimates that there were 413–465 wolves in Finland last March, with the most likely number around 430. That's a whopping increase of about 46 percent from a year earlier. In the spring of 2024,
- [Republicans in the West want more wolves killed](https://wolf.org/headlines/republicans-in-the-west-want-more-wolves-killed/) - From The Economist: In the battle between farmers and conservationists, canis lupus is losing. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolves still fear human 'super predator' even in protected areas](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-still-fear-human-super-predator-even-in-protected-areas/) - From Yahoo.com: Wolves remain fearful of humans even in areas where they are protected, according to a study published on Thursday in the Current Biology journal. The study finds that the predators deliberately avoid human proximity, even in areas where they face little direct threat due to protective measures. An international research team led by
- [Wolves return: How to keep [EU] livestock safe?](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-return-how-to-keep-eu-livestock-safe/) - From EurekAlert.org: Research team investigates farmers’ willingness to implement options to protect grazing animals on pasture. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolf population in Finland jumps 46 percent, prompting renewed hunting debate](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-population-in-finland-jumps-46-percent-prompting-renewed-hunting-debate/) - From HelsinkiTimes.fi: Finland’s wolf population has grown sharply over the past year, reaching its highest level in decades. The Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) estimates that as of March 2025, the country had approximately 430 wolves, a 46 percent increase from the previous year. Click here for the full story.
- [Wild Dogs Follow Familiar Routes When Traveling, Unlike Free-Spirited Wild Cats That Explore New Places](https://wolf.org/headlines/wild-dogs-follow-familiar-routes-when-traveling-unlike-free-spirited-wild-cats-that-explore-new-places/) - From DiscoverMagazine.com: When it comes to navigating nature, dogs and cats have different game plans. While dogs tend to sniff around familiar spots, cats are more free-spirited and explore new places. The movement patterns of our pets run deep in their evolutionary history, highlighting the contrasts in how they traverse the great outdoors. Click here
- [Wolf attack in Greece prompts calls for hunting rights](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-attack-in-greece-prompts-calls-for-hunting-rights/) - Fro Phys.org: Hunters and farmers in Greece are demanding the right to cull wolves after one attacked a child on a beach this month, warning that the protected species is multiplying in the wild. Click here for the full story.
- [Study questions effectiveness of wolf hunting for livestock loss prevention](https://wolf.org/headlines/study-questions-effectiveness-of-wolf-hunting-for-livestock-loss-prevention/) - From VP-MI.com: The logic goes: wolves kill livestock, so killing more wolves means less livestock loss. But researchers have found that’s not quite the case. A new study published in the journal Science Advances analyzed wolf hunting across the western U.S. It determined hunting is not the most effective method for addressing livestock loss. "You'd have to
- [6 hunting dogs killed, 2 injured in three separate wolf attacks in Langlade County [Wisconsin]](https://wolf.org/headlines/6-hunting-dogs-killed-2-injured-in-three-separate-wolf-attacks-in-langlade-county-wisconsin/) - From WJFW.com: LANGLADE COUNTY, Wis. (WJFW) — Three separate wolf attacks and killings of hunting dogs in Langlade were reported in a two-day stretch on Friday and Saturday. According to a news release from the Wisconsin DNR, USDA-Wildlife Service confirmed two wolf attacks in the Town of Ackley near Antigo and another attack in Elcho
- [Political Whiplash Is Terrible for Wolves’ Future. But More Is Coming.](https://wolf.org/headlines/political-whiplash-is-terrible-for-wolves-future-but-more-is-coming/) - From InsideClimateNews.org: After a judge lamented the “political yo-yo” process embroiling wolf management in the Northern Rockies, no one appears to know how to deescalate the debate. Click here for the full story.
- [Western wolf update: Groups call for changes to [Colorado] wolf reintroduction policy](https://wolf.org/headlines/western-wolf-update-groups-call-for-changes-to-colorado-wolf-reintroduction-policy/) - From WYLR.net: Wolf reintroduction has been a topic of tension in Colorado and surrounding states since 2020. Recently, two separate citizens’ petitions have been filed in Colorado calling for a reevaluation of wolf policy. One recommends delaying reintroduction efforts until 2026, while the other calls to put an end to wolf reintroduction entirely. Click here for the
- [Coalition pushes [New York] state to include wolves in updates to conservation plan](https://wolf.org/headlines/coalition-pushes-new-york-state-to-include-wolves-in-updates-to-conservation-plan/) - From AdirondackExplorer.org: As New York readies its 10-year State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP), some wildlife advocates are pointing out a key omission: Wolves. A group of 13 organizations that includes local, state and even international organizations sent a letter on Sept. 19, a day before the comment period ended for the most recent draft of
- [Colorado’s wolf map shows movement near Utah border — but officials won’t say whether any wolves left the state](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-activity-reported-in-mesa-county-colorado-2/) - From SummitDaily.com: Colorado’s collared gray wolves are continuing to move across the Western Slope, including watersheds along the state’s western border with Utah. In the latest map from Colorado Parks and Wildlife — which shows the watersheds where the state’s collared gray wolves were located between Aug. 26 and Sept. 23 — the wolves stuck to familiar watersheds in
- [Why armed herdsmen are the wrong way](https://wolf.org/headlines/why-armed-herdsmen-are-the-wrong-way/) - From WildBeimWild.com: The demand for armed herdsmen sounds like a quick solution to the wolf conflict. But it poses more problems than opportunities. The use of firearms in the steep, confusing terrain of the Alps is risky. Herders are primarily livestock keepers, not trained gamekeepers or police officers. A weapon increases the risk of misfires,
- [Biologists heartened by red wolf program’s recent successes](https://wolf.org/headlines/biologists-heartened-by-red-wolf-programs-recent-successes/) - From CoastalReview.org: EAST LAKE — Red wolf populations in northeastern North Carolina are still far from recovered, but there are optimistic signs that the highly endangered species now has a solid chance. More wolves are breeding, more pups are surviving, coyote hybridization has been cut, and there are fewer mortalities from vehicle strikes and gunshots.
- [Swiss Moesola wolf pack to be culled](https://wolf.org/headlines/swiss-moesola-wolf-pack-to-be-culled/) - From SwissInfo.ch: The Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) has approved a request to completely eliminate the Moesola wolf pack in canton Graubünden. Click here for the full story.
- [Participation campaign: A call for change in Switzerland](https://wolf.org/headlines/participation-campaign-a-call-for-change-in-switzerland/) - Wil BeimWild.com: A few days ago, due to a recent change in the law, the shooting of numerous wolves in Switzerland was approved. However, according to the Bern Convention and the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats – both agreements ratified by Switzerland – wolves are a "strictly protected species." The
- [[Colorado] Producers and others press for wolf pause](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-producers-and-others-press-for-wolf-pause/) - From GunnisonTimes.com: With the release of gray wolves in Gunnison County looming as early as December 2025, a pair of last minute efforts to hit the pause button are underway. On Sept. 5, the Gunnison County Stockgrowers Association led a group of 28 Colorado organizations and government jurisdictions in filing a “Citizen Petition for Rulemaking”
- [It may look like a wolf, but don't be fooled. DNA of Darwin's Falkland Islands wolf reveals a far stranger truth](https://wolf.org/headlines/it-may-look-like-a-wolf-but-dont-be-fooled-dna-of-darwins-falkland-islands-wolf-reveals-a-far-stranger-truth/) - From BBC Wildlife: The Falkland Islands wolf didn’t seem to fear humans, Darwin recorded, but that’s because it was a domesticated South American fox species. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolf activity reported in Mesa County [Colorado]](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-activity-reported-in-mesa-county-colorado/) - From GJSentinel.com: One or more collared gray wolves visited northwestern Mesa County during the last month. The latest monthly map released by Colorado Parks and Wildlife showed collared wolf activity just northwest and west of Grand Junction. Click here for the full story.
- [Colorado Wolf Debate Heats Up Over Claims Diseased Animals Were Released](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-wolf-debate-heats-up-over-claims-diseased-animals-were-released/) - From CowboyStateDaily.com: Critics of Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program claim that wolves transplanted from Oregon were infected with a parasitic disease. Wildlife officials say they treated the wolves for the disease before releasing them. Click here for the full story.
- [No Species Lives in Isolation: A conversation about graphic storytelling, wolf-watching, and community, with children’s book author Kathleen Yale](https://wolf.org/headlines/no-species-lives-in-isolation-a-conversation-about-graphic-storytelling-wolf-watching-and-community-with-childrens-book-author-kathleen-yale/) - From OrionMagazine.org: Orion‘s Digital Editor Kathleen Yale’s beautiful new book What Goes on inside a Wolf Pack is more immediately kid-friendly than, say, the graphic storytelling and environmental journalism of Lauren Redniss, but that doesn’t mean its ambition or narrative is watered down — this is an elegant, thought-provoking, and gorgeously illustrated year-long chronicle of life among Yellowstone’s
- [Fans Mourn Popular Yellowstone Wolf Killed By Montana Hunter](https://wolf.org/headlines/fans-mourn-popular-yellowstone-wolf-killed-by-montana-hunter/) - From CowboyStateDaily.com: Fans of one of Yellowstone National Park’s most popular wolves are mourning her death. The young female, 1479F, was reportedly shot legally by a hunter this month after straying out of the park and into Montana. Wolf 1479F was about 2.5 years old and was killed by a hunter last week, followers of the
- [Wolf attack leaves 3-year-old injured in Indian village as villagers panic amid rising incidents](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-attack-leaves-3-year-old-injured-in-indian-village-as-villagers-panic-amid-rising-incidents/) - From AsiaNews.network: BAHRAICH – Panic gripped a village in Bahraich once again after a wolf attacked a young child in broad daylight. On Tuesday afternoon, a 3-year-old boy playing outside his house in Baba Bangla village, under Kaiserganj tehsil, was suddenly snatched by a wolf in front of his mother. According to eyewitnesses, the child,
- [Gray wolves’ return to California tests human tolerance for coexistence](https://wolf.org/headlines/gray-wolves-return-to-california-tests-human-tolerance-for-coexistence/) - From Mongabay.com: Gray wolves are making a comeback in the western U.S. state of California after a century-long absence. Conservationists say their return is a success, but it’s putting pressure on ranchers and rural communities as wolf attacks on livestock mount, Mongabay wildlife staff writer Spoorthy Raman reported. The state’s last wild wolf (Canis lupus) was
- [Are Red Wolves Hybrids? No, And That’s A Critical Distinction For The World’s Rarest Wolf](https://wolf.org/headlines/are-red-wolves-hybrids-no-and-thats-a-critical-distinction-for-the-worlds-rarest-wolf/) - From IFLScience.com: One of the world’s rarest mammals can be found in America. Known as red wolves, they are among the rarest in the world, but there was a time when their range reached from southeastern Texas to central Pennsylvania. However, as of August 2025, the Wolf Conservation Center reports there are just 18 known to remain
- [Colorado advances wolf reintroduction despite industry opposition](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-advances-wolf-reintroduction-despite-industry-opposition/) - From KiowaCountyPress.net: Most of the 2.5 million cattle raised in Colorado will meet their end in a slaughterhouse and become hamburgers and steaks but the state’s powerful livestock industry still cannot seem to stomach sharing a fraction of the meat with the region's one-time apex predator. Click here for the full story.
- [Does the presence of wolves impact the health of aspens? Debate continues](https://wolf.org/headlines/does-the-presence-of-wolves-impact-the-health-of-aspens-debate-continues/) - From DenverGazette.com: The trickle-down effect of changes within an ecosystem can often be surprising and impactful. With that in mind, one related topic of discussion has long been that of whether or not the presence (or addition of) an apex predator may change the natural landscape – from how rivers flow to population numbers of
- [Wolf attacks on California cattle more than double despite state 'strike team'](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-attacks-on-california-cattle-more-than-double-despite-state-strike-team/) - From Phys.org: In the three months since California stationed game wardens and scientists to round-the-clock shifts to help ranchers stave off wolf attacks on cattle, the number of bloody incidents in the state's Sierra Valley rangeland has more than doubled, data obtained by The Sacramento Bee shows. Click here for the full story.
- [Vandalism and threats: A New Mexico county is at the forefront of the West's wolf reintroduction debate](https://wolf.org/headlines/vandalism-and-threats-a-new-mexico-county-is-at-the-forefront-of-the-wests-wolf-reintroduction-debate/) - From SantaFeNewMexicana.com: DATIL — For more than a hundred consecutive nights this year, Louis Sanders has patrolled his sweeping cattle ranch with a spotlight after eight calves and one cow were killed by Mexican gray wolves. “I was out every night until well past midnight,” said Sanders, 60, looking out over the wide-open country beneath a
- [[EU] Wolf protection downgrade highlights need for adaptive conservation frameworks, say experts](https://wolf.org/headlines/eu-wolf-protection-downgrade-highlights-need-for-adaptive-conservation-frameworks-say-experts/) - Fro York.ac.uk: Following the European Parliament’s historic vote to move wolves from the strictly protected to protected category, experts are calling on policymakers to ensure the change becomes a catalyst for fairer, more adaptive and transparent wildlife management to meet the challenges of successful species recovery. Click here for the full story.
- [Wolf warning issued for Long Beach near Tofino: Parks Canada](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-warning-issued-for-long-beach-near-tofino-parks-canada/) - From ChekNews.ca: Parks Canada has issued a wolf warning for the Long Beach area of the Pacific Rim National Park near Tofino. The warning went up on Thursday, notifying travellers of potential encounters. To avoid negative encounters, Parks Canada recommends that people hike in groups and make noise, do not leave food or garbage unattended, and
- [Should wolves be part of [New York's]conservation priorities?](https://wolf.org/headlines/should-wolves-be-part-of-new-yorksconservation-priorities/) - From CBS6Albany: ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) — Should New York include wolves in their wildlife conservation plan? The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is finalizing its 10-year state Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP), a blueprint designed to protect at-risk species and their habitats. But the exclusion of wolves from the plan is drawing pushback from
- [A Biologist Pinpoints The Time When Dogs Diverged From Wolves (Hint: It’s Earlier Than Scientists Thought)](https://wolf.org/headlines/a-biologist-pinpoints-the-time-when-dogs-diverged-from-wolves-hint-its-earlier-than-scientists-thought/) - From Forbes.com: Dogs have come to be man’s closest companions, but their story begins in the wild. Their nearest relative, the gray wolf, still roams forests and tundras. While dogs and wolves share a common ancestor, the origins of domestic dogs are more complex than once thought. Fossils have hinted at dog-like traits appearing more
- [[Idaho] Wolf Project to discuss 2025 field results](https://wolf.org/headlines/idaho-wolf-project-to-discuss-2025-field-results/) - From MTExpress.com: The nonprofit Wood River Wolf Project will share its 2025 field season summary at The Community Library in Ketchum today, Friday, Sept. 19, from noon to 1 p.m., with a virtual option on Zoom. “The 2025 field season represents a milestone in demonstrating that people, livestock, and wolves can successfully coexist,” the organization
- [In 2011, Slavc The Wolf Journeyed 1,000 Miles To Begin Verona’s First Wolf Pack In 100 Years](https://wolf.org/headlines/in-2011-slavc-the-wolf-journeyed-1000-miles-to-begin-veronas-first-wolf-pack-in-100-years/) - From IFLScience.com: Would you do anything for love? It’s a claim that Meatloaf made quite passionately, but who among us can really say we’d walk 1,000 miles simply on the off chance of finding love? Even The Proclaimers could only last 500, but I can tell you of at least one individual: Slavc, the Eurasian wolf.
- [Wolves in Utah](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-in-utah/) - From Wildlife.Utah.gov: The Endangered Species Act listing status of wolves in Utah has changed many times due to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service findings and court rulings. This inconsistent regulatory authority has been confusing and frustrating for Utah livestock producers, hunters and wildlife managers. Although the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has repeatedly determined that
- [Fact Check: AI Story About Chihuahua Who Joins A Wolf Pack Contains Edited Images -- Originals Don't Show Dog](https://wolf.org/headlines/fact-check-ai-story-about-chihuahua-who-joins-a-wolf-pack-contains-edited-images-originals-dont-show-dog/) - From Yahoo.com: Do viral online posts show screenshots of real trail cam footage of a Chihuahua dog who "joins the wolf pack"? No, that's not true: The dog has been digitally inserted into two different trail cam images. According to specialized detection software, much of the story of a viral article about the "scrappy stray
- [Wolf in hunting law? Saxony [Germany] calls for rapid implementation](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-in-hunting-law-saxony-germany-calls-for-rapid-implementation/) - From Diesachsen.de: There is an emotional debate about how to deal with wolves. The Federal Ministry of Agriculture is working on new rules to prevent livestock from being killed. Saxony is pushing for a quick decision. Click here for the full story.
- [Lusa - Business News - Portugal: Wildfires decimate prey, leading wolves to attack flocks](https://wolf.org/headlines/lusa-business-news-portugal-wildfires-decimate-prey-leading-wolves-to-attack-flocks/) - From Aman-Alliance.org: Miranda do Douro, Portugal, Spt. 16, 2025 (Lusa) - The technical secretary of the Mirandese Sheep Breed said on Tuesday that the lack of food, coupled with the fires that have occurred in the border area, could be the explanation for wolf attacks in this north-eastern Transmontano territory. Click here for the full story.
- [Colorado launches study on drones vs. wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-launches-study-on-drones-vs-wolves/) - From Axios.com: Colorado wildlife officials are studying whether drones can keep gray wolves away from livestock. Why it matters: The central tension of Colorado's wolf reintroduction program, narrowly approved by voters and launched in late 2023, is the predator's tendency to kill ranchers' cattle — losses that have already cost the state hundreds of thousands of dollars and triggered lethal management actions. Click
- [Wolf attacks 5-year-old girl on Halkidiki beach [Greece]](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-attacks-5-year-old-girl-on-halkidiki-beach-greece/) - From Ekathimerini.com: A 5-year-old girl from Serbia was attacked by a wolf on a beach in Neos Marmaras, Halkidiki. The incident happened on Friday morning, shortly before 8:00 a.m. Click here for the full story.
- [In a first in India, Bengal maps twin wolf corridors near industrial town Durgapur](https://wolf.org/headlines/in-a-first-in-india-bengal-maps-twin-wolf-corridors-near-industrial-town-durgapur/) - From IndiaTimes.com: Kolkata: After elephant corridors, Bengal has successfully mapped two wolf corridors — a first such initiative — decoding movement patterns of urban wolves near industrial town Durgapur, less than 200km from Kolkata. Click here for the full story.
- [Rare wolf faces hard road to recovery](https://wolf.org/headlines/rare-wolf-faces-hard-road-to-recovery/) - From ExploreBigSky.com: Most people are familiar with the gray wolf, which was reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in 1995, and has since established populations in several Western states. But there’s an endangered wolf subspecies not often written about—the Mexican wolf, smallest of the gray wolves. Also called “El Lobo,” it’s native to America’s Southwest and
- [Citizen group breathes second life into [Colorado] ballot initiative seeking an end to wolf reintroductions by 2026](https://wolf.org/headlines/citizen-group-breathes-second-life-into-colorado-ballot-initiative-seeking-an-end-to-wolf-reintroductions-by-2026/) - From SummitDaily.com: After failing to collect enough signatures in its first attempt, a citizen group is rebooting an effort to get a measure ending Colorado wolf reintroductions on the state’s November 2026 ballot. On Friday, Sept.12, Colorado Advocates for Smart Wolf Policy filed draft ballot language with the Colorado Legislative Council — the first step toward getting a citizen
- [Public invited to learn more about [North Carolina] red wolves, recovery efforts](https://wolf.org/headlines/public-invited-to-learn-more-about-north-carolina-red-wolves-recovery-efforts/) - From CoastalReview.org: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that it will host an online informational meeting later this month to update the public on the Red Wolf Recovery Program. Click here for the full story.
- [Sierra Valley [California] ranchers say wolves killing alarming number of livestock](https://wolf.org/headlines/sierra-valley-california-ranchers-say-wolves-killing-alarming-number-of-livestock/) - From FoxReno.com: Sierra Valley, Calif. — The Sierra Valley, a picturesque 500-square-mile region straddling Sierra and Plumas counties, is facing a dire situation as wolves continue to attack livestock. According to Sierra County Sheriff Mike Fisher, there have been 72 confirmed and probable animal attacks this year, with wolves following cattle into the valley and preying
- [On [Swiss] wolves, ‘priority should be given to scare shots’, says expert](https://wolf.org/headlines/on-swiss-wolves-priority-should-be-given-to-scare-shots-says-expert/) - From SwissInfo.ch: In the columns of Le Matin Dimanche, wolf expert Jean-Marc Landry believes that Swiss Environment Minister Albert Rösti's decision to rely entirely on shooting is short-sighted. For the expert, this solution can nevertheless be justified in certain cases. Click here for the full story.
- [[Netherlands] Council of State strikes out wider definition of “problem wolf”](https://wolf.org/headlines/netherlands-council-of-state-strikes-out-wider-definition-of-problem-wolf/) - From DutchNews.nl: The Council of State, the Netherlands’ top advisory body and highest administrative court, has shot down a proposal to widen the definition of a “problem wolf” to make it easier for provinces to shoot the animals. Click here for the full story.
- [Coyote or gray wolf? How to tell the difference in the Roaring Fork Valley [Colorado]](https://wolf.org/headlines/coyote-or-gray-wolf-how-to-tell-the-difference-in-the-roaring-fork-valley-colorado/) - From AspenTimes.com: As hunting season gets under way, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is warning those with coyote tags to be aware of the differences between coyotes and wolves. Click here for the full story.
- [[Michigan] Rep. Prestin announces bow hunter safety legislation](https://wolf.org/headlines/michigan-rep-prestin-announces-bow-hunter-safety-legislation/) - From GOPHouse.org: State Rep. Dave Prestin this week announced his plan to allow Michigan bow hunters to carry a pistol with them for personal protection. “Hunters can face many dangers in the woods, especially from close encounters with predator species like bears, wolves, and cougar,” said Prestin, R-Cedar River. “Bow hunters are very limited in
- [Wisconsin wolf population is up to 1,200 under revised estimates, improved tracking](https://wolf.org/headlines/wisconsin-wolf-population-is-up-to-1200-under-revised-estimates-improved-tracking/) - From WisconsinPublicRadio.com: State wildlife regulators say Wisconsin’s wolf population has grown to more than 1,200 and appears to be stabilizing, according to revised population estimates. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources presented the revised estimates Thursday at the first meeting of its wolf advisory committee since a 2014 federal court ruling placed wolves back on the endangered species list.
- [Reports of wolves in Mary’s Harbour, Labrador; residents asked to take precautions](https://wolf.org/headlines/reports-of-wolves-in-marys-harbour-labrador-residents-asked-to-take-precautions/) - From Saltwire.com: Conservation officers with the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture are responding to reports of two wolves around the community of Mary’s Harbour in Labrador. Residents are advised to be cautious, store garbage properly, and keep pets inside or under close supervision. Wolves have occasionally been known to attack small to medium-sized pets.
- [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Hold Virtual Informational Meeting on Red Wolf Recovery Program](https://wolf.org/headlines/u-s-fish-and-wildlife-service-to-hold-virtual-informational-meeting-on-red-wolf-recovery-program-2/) - From FWS.gov: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will hold a virtual informational meeting to update the public on the Red Wolf Recovery Program, including revitalized recovery efforts for the species, the status of recovery efforts in the eastern North Carolina Red Wolf Population area, coyote management strategies, and future planning efforts for the recovery
- [Wild Things: New [Wisconsin] Wolf Committee Gathers](https://wolf.org/headlines/wild-things-new-wisconsin-wolf-committee-gathers/) - From DoorCountyPulse.com: Wisconsin’s new Wolf Advisory Committee met Thursday in Marshfield. The first such committee to gather since the last one was shelved in 2014, the individuals – a diverse mix of state and federal biologists, scientists, wildlife damage specialists, and representatives from sporting, environmental, wolf advocacy, agriculture, forestry and tribal interests – hopes to
- [Restoring Bison to Yellowstone Has ‘Reawakened’ the Ecosystem as the Large Animals Migrate, Study Suggests](https://wolf.org/headlines/restoring-bison-to-yellowstone-has-reawakened-the-ecosystem-as-the-large-animals-migrate-study-suggests/) - From SmithsonianMagazine.com: An analysis of plant diversity and soil health across the bison migration corridor suggests free-roaming bison lead to more nutrient-rich plants. Click here for the full story.
- [‘Welcoming the wolf’: Texas Lobo Coalition launches local recruitment effort](https://wolf.org/headlines/welcoming-the-wolf-texas-lobo-coalition-launches-local-recruitment-effort/) - From BigBendSentinel.com: FAR WEST TEXAS — This week, a nonprofit called the Texas Lobo Coalition launched a membership drive aiming to recruit 100 new members in 100 days. The group seeks nature lovers of all stripes — particularly those who live in and around wilderness areas in the Trans-Pecos — to help set the stage
- [New Research Sheds Light On Behavior Of Wolves Relocated To Isle Royale National Park](https://wolf.org/headlines/new-research-sheds-light-on-behavior-of-wolves-relocated-to-isle-royale-national-park/) - From NationalParksTraveler.org: Hundreds of moose that roam the rugged wilderness of Isle Royale National Park are the primary food source for gray wolves on the island. But new research reveals how wolves change their hunting behavior during times of the year when moose are harder to catch. Click here for the full story.
- [Red wolves born and treated on campus in landmark year for species](https://wolf.org/headlines/red-wolves-born-and-treated-on-campus-in-landmark-year-for-species/) - From TechnicianOnline.com: The red wolf, a species native to the southeastern United States, continues to recover from the brink of extinction with the help of conservation programs across the country. At NC State, a unique effort involving veterinary students, faculty and partnerships with federal wildlife agencies is playing a critical role in their recovery. Click
- [Wolf thought to have been shot illegally in Graubünden [Switzerland]](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-thought-to-have-been-shot-illegally-in-graubunden-switzerland/) - From SwissInfo.ch: A wolf suspected of having been killed illegally was found in the southeastern Swiss valley of Poschiavo on Monday. According to a statement, the predator had a gunshot wound. Criminal proceedings are now being initiated. Click here for the full story.
- [Colorado wolf that died in May was likely hit by a car, USFWS investigation finds](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-wolf-that-died-in-may-was-likely-hit-by-a-car-usfws-investigation-finds/) - From Denver7.com: A Colorado wolf that died in May was likely hit by a car, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced on Tuesday. On June 2, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) said it had received a mortality signal from the wolf's GPS collar on May 31. The animal was found deceased in northwest Colorado. The wolf had
- [Hobby hunting praised – wolf ignored [Switzerland]](https://wolf.org/headlines/hobby-hunting-praised-wolf-ignored-switzerland/) - From WildBeimWild.com: The Graubünden Office for Hunting and Nonsense is celebrating itself and the hunting community: after decades of moderate success, the populations of deer and roe deer are finally declining. 640 fewer deer, and roe deer are also in decline – a "credit to the hunters , " according to the July 3 press release from amateur hunter
- [Wolves frequenting Banff campground, showing ‘bold behaviour’: Parks Canada](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-frequenting-banff-campground-showing-bold-behaviour-parks-canada/) - From CTVNews.ca: Parks Canada has issued a warning for a campground in Banff National Park, saying wolves are frequenting the area. The warning for Two Jack Lakeside was issued on Sept. 8, and will remain in place until further notice. Parks Canada says the wolves have shown “bold behaviour” and are advising people to use caution
- [Strike 3 for wolf-ousting efforts in Colorado. Wolves win.](https://wolf.org/headlines/strike-3-for-wolf-ousting-efforts-in-colorado-wolves-win/) - From ColoradoNewsline.com: From parenting to work to law enforcement, “three strikes and you’re out” is a concept everyone understands. The same should apply to the attempts to pause or end Colorado’s voter-approved wolf reintroduction. Since January, cattleman associations, citizen groups, and legislators have tried — and failed — to reverse history. Click here for the
- [Graubünden wants to shoot phantom pack](https://wolf.org/headlines/graubunden-wants-to-shoot-phantom-pack/) - From WildBeinWild.com: The canton of Graubünden has applied to the federal government to kill 17 wolf packs. According to official figures, however, only eleven packs currently exist in the canton, plus two more along the canton's borders. Click here for the full story.
- [Mexican gray wolf protections challenged in Congress](https://wolf.org/headlines/mexican-gray-wolf-protections-challenged-in-congress/) - From KOAT.com: Protection for Mexican gray wolves under the federal Endangered Species Act is facing opposition from ranchers who say the danger this protected species poses to their cattle threatens their livelihood. The controversy has made it to Congress, where Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar introduced the Enhancing Safety for Animals Act, which would delist the
- [Why Wolves Sometimes Play Around Like Giant Puppies](https://wolf.org/headlines/why-wolves-sometimes-play-around-like-giant-puppies/) - From CowboyStateDaily.com: Wolves in the wild can’t afford to waste time and energy. Even when they seem to romp and play — almost like giant puppies — there’s serious purpose behind it, wildlife biologists say. Click here for the full story.
- [At least half of Colorado voters support wolf reintroduction 2 years after the animals were first released](https://wolf.org/headlines/at-least-half-of-colorado-voters-support-wolf-reintroduction-2-years-after-the-animals-were-first-released/) - From TheColoradoSun.com: Nearly two years after Colorado began reintroducing gray wolves in the western half of the state, at least half of voters say they still support the initiative. About 53% of registered voters who participated in a poll conducted over the summer said they support wolf reintroduction, while 37% said they oppose it and 10% said
- [California wolf crisis: Cattle easy prey for the apex predator](https://wolf.org/headlines/california-wolf-crisis-cattle-easy-prey-for-the-apex-predator/) - From TheFencePost.com: Wolves have killed at least 37 head of cattle on Paul Roen’s California ranch this year. Roen, a Sierra County supervisor (akin to a county commissioner) and ranch manager said “It has been an absolute massacre” and his county Sheriff Mike Fisher agrees, saying, in a Fox 40 television news story that the
- [Colorado Parks and Wildlife: Officials shot chronic depredating wolf in Rio Blanco County, but could not locate it](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-parks-and-wildlife-officials-shot-chronic-depredating-wolf-in-rio-blanco-county-but-could-not-locate-it/) - From SummitDaily.com: More than a week after concluding an unsuccessful search for a chronic depredating wolf in Rio Blanco County, Colorado Parks and Wildlife has released its full report on the failed attempt to kill the animal. Officials shot the wolf once and found evidence that the animal was hit, but could not locate it following an extensive search. DNA
- [[Alaska] ADFG Requesting Wolf Hunters To Submit Samples From Taken Animals](https://wolf.org/headlines/adfg-requesting-wolf-hunters-to-submit-samples-from-taken-animals/) - From Alaska Sporting Journal: Ketchikan, AK – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation is asking for assistance in collecting additional samples from harvested wolves from Southeast Alaska. Click here for the full story.
- [So Minnesota: Photographer Jim Brandenburg captured nature through a camera lens](https://wolf.org/headlines/so-minnesota-photographer-jim-brandenburg-captured-nature-through-a-camera-lens/) - From KSTP.com: One Minnesotan captured the beauty of wildlife like no other. Photos from world-renowned photographer Jim Brandenburg are part of the Bell Museum collection. “He had this uncanny ability to capture that magic of nature,” said Bell Museum Executive Director Holly Menninger. “He’s from Minnesota, and he cared deeply about Minnesota’s unique habitats and ecosystems.”
- [Rancher Testifies on Mexican Wolf Delisting in House Hearing](https://wolf.org/headlines/rancher-testifies-on-mexican-wolf-delisting-in-house-hearing/) - From OklahomaFarmerReport.com: Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held a hearing on the Enhancing Safety for Animals Act of 2025 that would delist the Mexican wolf under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association (ACGA), New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association (NMCGA), and Public Lands
- [Encore: Wildlife biologist Diane K. Boyd is ‘A Woman Among Wolves’ (Part One)](https://wolf.org/headlines/encore-wildlife-biologist-diane-k-boyd-is-a-woman-among-wolves-part-one/) - From MTPR.org: This week on The Write Question, host Lauren Korn returns to the first part of a two-part conversation with world-renowned wildlife biologist Diane K. Boyd, author of A Woman Among Wolves: My Journey Through Forty Years of Wolf Recovery (Greystone Books). Click here for the full story.
- [Compassion, coexistence with wolves stressed in animal-rights talk hosted by Colorado’s first gentleman](https://wolf.org/headlines/compassion-coexistence-with-wolves-stressed-in-animal-rights-talk-hosted-by-colorados-first-gentleman/) - From ColoradoSun.com: Marlon Reis said he created the event at the Boettcher Mansion partly out of frustration over stories in the media that portray animals “as unthinking or unfeeling and perpetuate negative stereotypes that are dangerous and destructive”. Click here for the full story.
- [Why Wolves In Wyoming Aren’t Attacking And Killing People Like They Are In India](https://wolf.org/headlines/why-wolves-in-wyoming-arent-attacking-and-killing-people-like-they-are-in-india/) - From Cowboy State Daily: While a district in northern India is still reeling from wolf attacks that have killed at least 10 people, many of them children, wildlife biologists say the chances of humans being attacked by wolves in Wyoming remain virtually zero. The same holds true for North America in general, Wyoming wildlife researcher Kristin
- [Idaho Files Criminal Complaint Against Ryan Lampers Over Trophy Deer, Lion, and Wolf Cases](https://wolf.org/headlines/idaho-files-criminal-complaint-against-ryan-lampers-over-trophy-deer-lion-and-wolf-cases/) - From Gear Junkie: The Lemhi County Prosecutor’s Office in Idaho has filed a criminal complaint against Ryan C. Lampers, 51, of Montana. GearJunkie obtained court documents showing Lampers faces eight separate charges following an investigation by Idaho Fish and Game conservation officers into his hunting activity during the 2024 season. Click here for the full story.
- [Colorado ranchers face tough season: drought, wildfires and wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-ranchers-face-tough-season-drought-wildfires-and-wolves/) - From Colorado Public Radio: The eastern Colorado rangeland where Curt Russell, the new president of the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association, summers his herd of 150 Simmental cows lies far from the spotlight. As far as the headlines are concerned, the biggest issues facing the state’s ranchers are extreme drought, lingering wildfires and — most prominently —
- [Vancouver Island photographer granted two-year fellowship to study and protect B.C.’s sea wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/vancouver-island-photographer-granted-two-year-fellowship-to-study-and-protect-b-c-s-sea-wolves/) - From CTV News: With his striking portraits, Vancouver Island wildlife photographer Ryan Tidman has made strides in the work to raise awareness of the sea wolf species that inhabits B.C.’s coastline - and yet he’s only just beginning to scratch the surface. Last month Tidman was named as the inaugural Audain Wildlife Conservation Fellow, a
- [Wolves in Europe: From conservation icon to political flashpoint](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolves-in-europe-from-conservation-icon-to-political-flashpoint-2/) - From Belga News Agency: For decades, the EU has used the grey wolf as an example of how nature can recover if it is given protection and space. Today, however, this success story is unravelling. From Brussels to the forests of Belgium, Sweden, Italy and Poland, the wolf has been transformed from a conservation icon
- [DNA Reveals Diet and Prey of Wolves and Lynx](https://wolf.org/headlines/dna-reveals-diet-and-prey-of-wolves-and-lynx/) - From Bioengineer.org: In a groundbreaking study published in Front Zool, researchers undertook a molecular analysis of scats to illuminate the diet and prey preferences of grey wolves and Eurasian lynxes inhabiting the transition zone between the Dinaric Mountains and the Alps. This crucial investigation not only sheds light on the feeding behavior of these apex
- [Encore: Tracking Wolves in Italy](https://wolf.org/headlines/encore-tracking-wolves-in-italy/) - From NPR: In this encore episode, we hear about the return of wolves to Europe. After being hunted to near extinction, they have made a population comeback in recent decades with the help of conservation efforts. Now, the country with the most wolves in Europe is Italy. Our correspondent in Rome sets out for the Italian
- [‘The wolf is not the bad guy’: working with [Mexico] farmers to protect a reintroduced species](https://wolf.org/headlines/the-wolf-is-not-the-bad-guy-working-with-mexico-farmers-to-protect-a-reintroduced-species/) - From Nature.com: Carmen García-Chávez monitors the activities of wolves after their reintroduction to Chihuahua, northern Mexico. Click here for the full story.
- [A Multispecies Data Logger for Wildlife Research and Conservation](https://wolf.org/headlines/a-multispecies-data-logger-for-wildlife-research-and-conservation/) - From Hackster: Animals communicate with signals that range from simple visual cues to complex vocalizations and gestures. Intraspecies and interspecies communication has been studied extensively in birds, dolphins, dogs, primates, and other animal species. The field is beleaguered with challenges. Data is hard to obtain, and animal communication signals are often difficult to interpret objectively.
- [Researchers with Minnesota’s Voyageurs Wolf Project capture and collar their first black wolf](https://wolf.org/headlines/researchers-with-minnesotas-voyageurs-wolf-project-capture-and-collar-their-first-black-wolf/) - From Outdoor News: It’s not every day you see a black wolf roaming the wilds of northern Minnesota in and around Voyageurs National Park near the Canadian border. As wilderness happenings go, it’s a rare occurrence. That’s the word from the Voyageurs Wolf Project, which reported the black wolf Aug. 8 on its social media
- [Wolf movement continues across Western Colorado and some Front Range watersheds in new map](https://wolf.org/headlines/wolf-movement-continues-across-western-colorado-and-some-front-range-watersheds-in-new-map/) - From The Aspen Times: Colorado’s collared gray wolves are primarily sticking to Western Slope watersheds, with some exploration toward the east. In the latest map from Colorado Parks and Wildlife — which shows the watersheds where the state’s collared gray wolves were located between July 22 and Aug. 26 — wolves checked out northwest areas in
- [Group looking to end wolf reintroduction in Colorado fails to collect enough signatures for 2026 ballot measure](https://wolf.org/headlines/group-looking-to-end-wolf-reintroduction-in-colorado-fails-to-collect-enough-signatures-for-2026-ballot-measure/) - From Colorado Sun: A group seeking to end wolf reintroduction in Colorado says it’s going back to the drawing board after failing to collect the voter signatures needed to get a measure on the November 2026 ballot. Click here for the full story.
- [How to Count a Wolf](https://wolf.org/headlines/how-to-count-a-wolf/) - From Mountain Journal: To understand how thorny a problem wolf management is in Montana, just look at the clock. The August 21 state Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting started at 8:30 a.m. and ticked a dozen items off its agenda before noon. The debate over 2025-26 wolf regulations took another seven hours. Click here for
- [Foushee, Murphy introduce resolution to protect North Carolina’s endangered red wolves](https://wolf.org/headlines/foushee-murphy-introduce-resolution-to-protect-north-carolinas-endangered-red-wolves/) - From NC Newsline: Two members of North Carolina’s congressional delegation introduced a bipartisan resolution on Monday to back red wolf repopulation and recovery efforts. Filed by Democratic Rep. Valerie Foushee and Republican Rep. Greg Murphy, the resolution asks for continued support and approval of federal programs and initiatives, such as wildlife corridors, to aid in protecting North Carolina’s native red wolf
- [[Colorado] Effort to kill livestock-attacking wolf ends with its fate unclear](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-effort-to-kill-livestock-attacking-wolf-ends-with-its-fate-unclear/) - From The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: Wildlife officials have ended their effort to kill a livestock-attacking gray wolf in Rio Blanco County, unsure about whether they succeeded in the effort. Colorado Parks and Wildlife said in a news release Tuesday that it concluded an “active removal period” aimed at lethally removing an uncollared wolf determined
- [Hope for red wolves New pups born in the wild signal a brighter future](https://wolf.org/headlines/hope-for-red-wolves-new-pups-born-in-the-wild-signal-a-brighter-future/) - From Southern Environmental Law Center: Full tree canopies and blooming goldenrod. Shifting bird sightings with migrating flocks. The thrum of cicadas, late sunsets, and lightning bugs. The final remnants of summer are all around — and in Eastern North Carolina they include the welcome yips and yaps of growing red wolf pups. On August 8,
- [Commission OKs new wolf trapping regs in Mineral County [Montana]](https://wolf.org/headlines/commission-oks-new-wolf-trapping-regs-in-mineral-county-montana/) - From Clark Fork Valley Press: A member of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission last week successfully lobbied to eliminate trapping setbacks on closed roads in Mineral County and increase the statewide wolf quota. Click here for the full story.
- [WDFW authorizes “incremental” killing of wolves in Ferry County [Washington]](https://wolf.org/headlines/wdfw-authorizes-incremental-killing-of-wolves-in-ferry-county-washington/) - From The Spokesman Review: Wildlife officials are trying to kill at least one wolf from a pack in northeast Washington in response to a series of cattle attacks. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Kelly Susewind approved the “incremental lethal removal” of wolves from the Sherman wolf pack territory in Ferry County. The decision
- [Rare Indian wolf spotted in [Pakistan] Salt Range](https://wolf.org/headlines/rare-indian-wolf-spotted-in-pakistan-salt-range/) - From The Express Tribune: LAHORE: The endangered Indian wolf has resurfaced in Punjab's Salt Range, with the provincial Wildlife Department confirming the first-ever government-documented photographic evidence of the species in the region. Click here for the full story.
- [[Colorado] Governor Polis to sign measure reallocating tax dollars for wolf funding](https://wolf.org/headlines/colorado-governor-polis-to-sign-measure-reallocating-tax-dollars-for-wolf-funding/) - From KDVR: DENVER (KDVR) — Lawmakers ended the special legislative session on Tuesday, and while most of the bills they worked on this session are reactions to a measure passed in Washington, D.C., one bill awaiting the governor’s signature looks to address an issue that is uniquely Colorado’s. Click here for the full story.

## Pages

- [Frontpage](https://wolf.org/) - The International Wolf Center uses science-based education to teach and inspire the world about wolves, their ecology, and the wolf-human relationship.
- [Exhibit Pack Log](https://wolf.org/meet-our-wolves/exhibit-pack-log/) - To stay informed about our ambassador wolves, we invite you to subscribe to our YouTube channel for bi-weekly extended Exhibit Pack updates.
- [Basic Wolf Info](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wolf-info/) - This is a great place to start learning about basic wolf info! This section covers the basics of wolves worldwide, followed by more advanced publications.
- [International Wolf Magazine](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/international-wolf-magazine/) - International Wolf magazine shares all aspects of the wolf story, from ranchers' concerns to the thrilling experience of encountering wolves in the wild.
- [A Practical Guide to the History and Law of Wolf Recovery and Delisting in the United States](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/a-practical-guide-to-the-history-and-law-of-wolf-recovery-and-delisting-in-the-united-states/) - Gray wolves have been off and on the Endangered Species Act several times. This story reviews all the history.
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- [Fun Wolf Facts](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/just-for-kids/fun-facts/) - With so many things to know and discover about wolves, let’s explore some fun wolf facts together!
- [Why aren't wolves in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming federally protected under the Endangered Species Act?](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/why-arent-wolves-in-montana-idaho-and-wyoming-federally-protected-under-the-endangered-species-act/) - Why aren't wolves in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming federally protected under the Endangered Species Act? This post answers that question.
- [Becoming a wolf biologist](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/factsvsfiction/becoming-a-wolf-biologist/)
- [Are wolves dangerous to humans?](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/factsvsfiction/are-wolves-dangerous-to-humans/) - Are wolves dangerous to humans? According to new research. the risks associated with a wolf attack are “above zero, but far too low to calculate.”
- [On-Demand Webinars](https://wolf.org/programs/on-demand-webinars/)
- [Internships](https://wolf.org/about-us/internships/) - The Center offers two wolf education internships throughout the year. Typically internships are offered during the summer months and academic school year.
- [Land Acknowledgment](https://wolf.org/about-us/land-acknowledgment/) - The International Wolf Center Land Acknowledgment recognizes that we gather to educate about wolves on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe people.
- [Diversity, Equity and Inclusion](https://wolf.org/about-us/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/) - The International Wolf Center champions Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, fostering respectful dialogue to promote wolf conservation and community engagement.
- [School Programs](https://wolf.org/programs/educator-resources-wolf-link/) - Our teaching tools are designed to inform, engage and inspire students with hands-on, interactive, or in-person school programs.
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- [Accessibility](https://wolf.org/visit/accessibility/)
- [Living with Wolves](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wolf-info/wolves-and-humans/living-with-wolves-2/) - Explore tips for living with wolves in shared habitats, understanding their behavior, and minimizing encounters to ensure safety for both humans and wildlife.
- [Biology and Behavior](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wolf-info/biology-and-behavior/) - Use this quick guide to learn the basics of wolf biology and behavior.
- [Types of Wolves](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wolf-info/types-of-wolves/) - There are two widely recognized species of wolves in the world, the red and the gray. However, there is debate over how many species of wolf exist.
- [Wolf FAQs](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wolf-info/wolf-faqs/) - Discover answers to common questions about wolves in our Wolf FAQs. Explore in-depth articles, scientific papers, and resources for more information!
- [Just for Kids](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/just-for-kids/) - The Just for Kids section explores the world of wolves. Wolves live in forests, mountains, and tundras, howl to communicate, and run fast to catch their prey!
- [Plan Your Visit](https://wolf.org/visit/plan-your-visit/)
- [Russ Kehler Personal Encounter](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/international-wolf-magazine/russkehlerpersonalencounter/)
- [With Wolves Absent from Most of Eastern North America, Can Coyotes Replace Them?](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/international-wolf-magazine/with-wolves-absent-from-most-of-eastern-north-america-can-coyotes-replace-them/)
- [Annual Report](https://wolf.org/support/annual-report/) - The International Wolf Center’s 2024 annual report reflects on farewells, achievements, and future goals, highlighting our commitment to wolf education and research.
- [Board of Directors](https://wolf.org/about-us/board-of-directors/) - The International Wolf Center takes pride in its dedicated Board of Directors, whose expertise and vision play a role in shaping the organization's future.
- [Wolf Cams](https://wolf.org/meet-our-wolves/wolf-cams2/) - Our wolf cams offer a glimpse into the free-roaming lives of the Exhibit Pack at the International Wolf Center in Ely, Minnesota.
- [Why Voyageurs National Park's wolf population is at an 11-year low](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/international-wolf-magazine/why-voyageurs-national-parks-wolf-population-is-at-an-11-year-low/)
- [Join the Howl](https://wolf.org/support/join-the-howl/) - From Ely to the World–Howling since 1985! This year marks a monumental milestone as we celebrate our 40th anniversary!
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- [Other Ways to Support](https://wolf.org/support/other-ways-to-support/) - Explore other ways to support the International Wolf Center—tribute gifts, IRA transfers, matching gifts, and more to help wolves thrive.
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- [Employment](https://wolf.org/about-us/employment/) - We're always looking for passionate and qualified individuals who share our values and want to help us achieve our mission. Be sure to check out our employment page regularly for updates on full-time and part-time positions.
- [Wolf Ethogram H-P](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/wolf-ethogram/wolf-ethogram-h-p/) - The wolf ethogram behavior cards H-P are listed in alphabetical order.
- [Luna](https://wolf.org/meet-our-wolves/luna/)
- [Boltz](https://wolf.org/meet-our-wolves/boltz/)
- [Meet Our Wolves](https://wolf.org/meet-our-wolves/) - Meet Our Wolves
- [Cedar](https://wolf.org/meet-our-wolves/cedar/) - Meet Cedar, a confident wolf pup born on Earth Day, known for his deep black coat and playful spirit. Discover his journey at the International Wolf Center!
- [Rowan](https://wolf.org/meet-our-wolves/rowan/) - Meet Rowan, a gentle wolf born on Earth Day 2025! With a lighter black coat and a calm personality, he loves wrestling with his brother Cedar and guarding food.
- [The Wolf of the Indian Plains](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/international-wolf-magazine/the-wolf-of-the-indian-plains/)
- [Media](https://wolf.org/about-us/media/) - For members of the media, the Center is the place to start with inquiries on wolf information and issues.
- [Wolf-dog hybridization – is it common?  Is it harmful?](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/international-wolf-magazine/wolf-dog-hybridization-is-it-common-is-it-harmful/) - Wolf-dog hybridization – is it common? Is it harmful? Explore how frequently wolves and dogs interbreed and the potential risks or concerns of hybrid offspring.
- [Scientific Publications](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wolf-info/in-depth-resources/scientific-publications/) - This page contains scientific publications by L. David Mech from 1987 to the present.
- [Fact or Scat Trivia](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wolf-info/fact-or-scat/)
- [Red wolf timeline](https://wolf.org/red-wolf-timeline/)
- [The Coloring Den](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/just-for-kids/the-coloring-den/) - Welcome to the Coloring Den! Get ready to let your imagination soar as you dive into the amazing world of our Exhibit Pack coloring pages.
- [Blackstone](https://wolf.org/meet-our-wolves/blackstone/) - Blackstone was born on April 6, 2022, and came to the International Wolf Center on May 10, 2022. He is a North American gray wolf (Canis lupus).
- [Rieka](https://wolf.org/meet-our-wolves/rieka/) - Rieka was born on May 23, 2021, and introduced to the Exhibit Pack on August 9, 2021. She has a known lineage connection to wolves in British Columbia, Canada.
- [Caz](https://wolf.org/meet-our-wolves/caz/) - Discover Caz, the watchful North American gray wolf from the International Wolf Center, known for his keen food strategies and unique appearance.
- [Dr. L. David Mech Fellowship](https://wolf.org/programs/mech-fellowship/) - The International Wolf Center offers the Dr. L. David Mech fellowship for up to two undergraduate students or recent grads pursuing wildlife careers.
- [Magazine Archives](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/international-wolf-magazine/magazine-archives/) - For those looking to delve deep into past editions, our magazine archive is comprehensive, with the exception of the past two years' issues. These recent editions are an exclusive benefit for our members.
- [Contact Us](https://wolf.org/about-us/contact/) - Contact us with your comments and questions! While we can't respond to everyone, we read every message and take action as needed.
- [History](https://wolf.org/about-us/history/) - The International Wolf Center's history began in 1985 with the Wolves & Humans exhibit, traveling 19 cities before arriving in June 1993.
- [About Us](https://wolf.org/about-us/) - About us: The International Wolf Center promotes wolf conservation through education, embracing diversity and fostering respectful dialogue across communities.
- [Books and Videos About Wolves](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wolf-info/in-depth-resources/books-and-videos-about-wolves/) - The following books and videos about Wolves provide a feast of reading and viewing for people interested in wolves.
- [In-Depth Resources](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wolf-info/in-depth-resources/)
- [Wolves and Humans](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wolf-info/wolves-and-humans/) - Discover the intricate relationship between wolves and humans, exploring cultural significance, ecological impact, and the challenges of coexistence in today's world.
- [Was that a wolf?](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wolf-info/was-that-a-wolf/) - Was that a wolf? Discover tips to differentiate between wolves and coyotes as they expand their ranges in North America. Learn to identify with ease!
- [2026 International Wolf Symposium](https://wolf.org/programs/international-wolf-symposium/) - Attend the 2026 International Wolf Symposium October 22-25 to explore research, conservation strategies, and education focused on wolves and their ecosystems.
- [In Search of Wolf Scat](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/international-wolf-magazine/in-search-of-wolf-scat/)
- [Videoconferences for adults and groups](https://wolf.org/programs/videoconferences-for-adults-and-groups/)
- [WolfLink Virtual Learning Program](https://wolf.org/programs/educator-resources-wolf-link/wolflink-virtual-learning-program/) - Imagine your student's reaction if they came face-to-face with a wolf! Attention Teachers! Register for a WolfLink Virtual Learning Program for FREE.
- [Adventure Programs](https://wolf.org/programs/learning-adventures/) - If you love wolves, our weekend wolf vacations are just for you! Our adventure programs will teach you about wolves and wildlands while enjoying the north woods through hikes, canoe trips and more. A perfect family vacation.
- [Ambassador Wolf Birthday Fundraiser](https://wolf.org/support/ambassador-wolf-birthday-fundraiser/) - Support the Ambassador Wolf Birthday Fundraiser! Help provide care, enrichment, and well-being for wolves at the International Wolf Center.
- [Raissa](https://wolf.org/meet-our-wolves/raissa/)
- [Lucas](https://wolf.org/meet-our-wolves/lucas/)
- [Shadow](https://wolf.org/meet-our-wolves/shadow/)
- [Nyssa](https://wolf.org/meet-our-wolves/nyssa/) - Nyssa was born on May 12, 2004. She was a black color phase of the gray wolf and was a week younger than her 2004 pup mates.
- [Maya](https://wolf.org/meet-our-wolves/maya/)
- [Malik](https://wolf.org/meet-our-wolves/malik/) - Malik was born on May 8, 2000, and he was socialized by one of the Center's board members in southern Minnesota before moving to the Center in Ely on June 30.
- [MacKenzie](https://wolf.org/meet-our-wolves/mackenzie/)
- [Lakota](https://wolf.org/meet-our-wolves/lakota/)
- [Kiana](https://wolf.org/meet-our-wolves/kiana/)
- [Jedadiah](https://wolf.org/meet-our-wolves/jedadiah-2/)
- [Grizzer](https://wolf.org/meet-our-wolves/grizzer/) - Grizzer International Wolf Center
- [Bausha](https://wolf.org/meet-our-wolves/bausha/)
- [Ballazar](https://wolf.org/meet-our-wolves/ballazar/)
- [Aidan](https://wolf.org/meet-our-wolves/aidan/)
- [Axel](https://wolf.org/meet-our-wolves/axel/) - Axel and his littermate Grayson were born at a facility in Canada on May 2, 2016, and came to the Center on May 25, 2016.
- [Grayson](https://wolf.org/meet-our-wolves/grayson/) - Grayson and his littermate Axel are arctic gray wolves (Canis lupus) born at a facility in Canada on May 2, 2016, and came to the Center on May 25, 2016.
- [Denali](https://wolf.org/meet-our-wolves/denali/) - Denali, a Rocky Mountain wolf (Canis lupus occidentalis), was born on April 27, 2008, and joined the Exhibit Pack on August 4, 2008.
- [Webinars](https://wolf.org/programs/webinars/) - Watch and learn webinars feature interesting discussions about wolf behavior and research from the Center's educators & guest biologists from around the world.
- [Wolf Guardian Sponsorship](https://wolf.org/support/wolf-guardian-sponsorship/) - The Wolf Guardian sponsorship are used to fund the care of the ambassador wolves and provides you the opportunity to learn more about them through special opportunities.
- [Gift Membership](https://wolf.org/support/gift-membership/)
- [Renew your membership](https://wolf.org/support/membership-renewal/)
- [Become a Member](https://wolf.org/support/new-membership/)
- [Ambassador Wolf Videos](https://wolf.org/meet-our-wolves/wolfvideos/) - The ambassador wolf videos offer an excellent opportunity to learn about their behavior and get a glimpse of life at the Center where they are taken care of.
- [What To Do With a Big Bold Wolf?](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/international-wolf-magazine/what-to-do-with-a-big-bold-wolf/)
- [Recovery Rebound](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/international-wolf-magazine/recovery-rebound/) - Explore the inspiring recovery rebound of red wolves, highlighting their journey back from the brink and the impact on conservation and biodiversity efforts.
- [Do wolves really change rivers? Part Two](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/international-wolf-magazine/do-wolves-really-change-rivers-part-two/) - A detailed look at ecosystem complexity in Yellowstone — exploring how wolves, elk, climate, and humans intertwine to influence river and landscape dynamics.
- [In the Company of Wolves](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/international-wolf-magazine/in-the-company-of-wolves/) - Explore "In the Company of Wolves," a fascinating study on wolf domestication, uncovering how these creatures evolved into dogs through unique human interactions.
- [Coloring Page Drawing Contest](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/just-for-kids/coloring-page-contest/) - Use your artistic skills to educate about wolves in a fun and engaging way. Artists of all ages are encouraged to enter our Coloring Page Drawing Contest!
- [Ambassador Wolves Participate in Research Studies](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/factsvsfiction/ambassador-wolves-participate-in-research-studies/) - Recently, the International Wolf Center’s Ambassador Wolves participated in research studies as subjects for behavioral and acoustic research projects.
- [The Human Dimensions of Wolf Ecotourism in North America](https://wolf.org/the-human-dimensions-of-wolf-ecotourism-in-north-america/) - Explore the human aspects of wolf ecotourism in North America, examining its impact on communities, conservation, and the relationship between people and wolves.
- [Pup Development](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wolf-info/biology-and-behavior/pup-development/) - Discover the timeline of wolf pup development, covering key physical and behavioral traits that are vital for their survival in the wild.
- [Wolf Families](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/just-for-kids/wolf-families/) - Discover the fascinating world of wolf families, where packs raise their pups in dens, protecting them from the elements and ensuring their survival together.
- [Do more wolves equal more predation?](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/international-wolf-magazine/do-more-wolves-equal-more-predation/) - Investigate the question: Do more wolves equal more predation? Explore the relationship between wolf populations and livestock depredation in ecosystems.
- [Yellowstone National Park after wolves](https://wolf.org/yellowstone-national-park-after-wolves/) - Explore the transformations in Yellowstone National Park after wolves, examining how their return affects wildlife populations and the overall ecosystem dynamics.
- [Methods for estimating wolf abundance](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/methods-for-estimating-wolf-abundance/) - Explore methods for estimating wolf abundance, including varied counting techniques, collaborative efforts, and management objectives across different states.
- [Wolf Recolonization in Wisconsin](https://wolf.org/wolf-recolonization-in-wisconsin/) - Discover the journey of Wolf Recolonization in Wisconsin, from near extinction to recovery, highlighting population growth and conservation efforts.
- [No Easy Answers: Effects of Wolf Population Expansion on Deer Hunting in Northern Minnesota](https://wolf.org/no-easy-answers-effects-of-wolf-population-expansion-on-deer-hunting-in-northern-minnesota/) - Explore the impact of the expanding wolf population on deer harvest in northern Minnesota, examining factors like habitat, weather, and predator dynamics.
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- [Mastiff Dogs Protect Livestock from Wolves in Spain](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/mastiff-dogs-protect-livestock-from-wolves-in-spain/) - Mastiff dogs protect livestock from wolves in Spain, promoting coexistence between farmers and wolves as populations rise in the northwest region.
- [Project Herdenschutz Niedersachsen](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/international-wolf-magazine/project-herdenschutz-niedersachsen/) - Discover "Project Herdenschutz Niedersachsen," farmers and volunteers uniting to enhance livestock protection against wolves and promote coexistence in Germany.
- [An Account of a Dog Killed by Wolves](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wolf-info/wolves-and-humans/an-account-of-a-dog-killed-by-wolves/) - A sled dog owner reflects on the tragic loss of Tanya, a dog killed by wolves, exploring themes of nature, coexistence, and acceptance in the wilderness.
- [Do wolves in different parts of the world have different cultures?](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/factsvsfiction/do-wolves-in-different-parts-of-the-world-have-different-cultures/) - Do wolves from different regions or populations have distinct cultures? It’s an open debate. Biologists and researchers are looking for the answer.
- [The Ecological Relationship of Gray Wolves and White-tailed Deer in Minnesota](https://wolf.org/the-ecological-relationship-of-gray-wolves-and-white-tailed-deer-in-minnesota/)
- [Communication](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wolf-info/biology-and-behavior/communication/) - Dogs inherited most of their language from their ancestors, the wolves. So how do wolves communicate? This post answers that big question.
- [Survey shows Minnesotan's attitudes about wolves](https://wolf.org/survey-shows-minnesotans-attitudes-about-wolves/) - Survey shows Minnesotan's attitudes about wolves Editor’s note: Portions of this article were compiled from The Public and the Wolf in Minnesota, 1999, a report of the International Wolf Center written by Dr. Stephen R. Kellert of Yale University. This article first appeared in the Fall 1999 issue of International Wolf magazine. In a democracy, public
- [Mexican Wolf Recovery Sees Success with Foster Effort](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/international-wolf-magazine/mexican-wolf-recovery-sees-success-with-foster-effort/) - In 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and its partners fostered a record 27 Mexican wolf pups into wild dens.
- [Facts vs Fiction](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/factsvsfiction/) - Our Facts vs Fiction page is a compilation of articles that dispel myths, explain wolf behavior and give context to long-standing debates.
- [Do Wolves Really Change Rivers?](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/international-wolf-magazine/do-wolves-really-change-rivers-2/)
- [Memories of Wolves from the Superior National Forest Wolf-Deer Study](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/factsvsfiction/memories-of-wolves-from-the-superior-national-forest-wolf-deer-study/) - Over fifty years of wolf data from Minnesota's Superior National Forest provided insights into wolf-prey dynamics and influenced global research methods.
- [Wolf Pup Reflections](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wolf-info/biology-and-behavior/wolf-pup-reflections/)
- [Wolf 907F: Yellowstone’s unyielding pack leader](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/international-wolf-magazine/wolf-907f-yellowstones-unyielding-pack-leader/) - Yellowstone National Park has breathtaking landscapes and stories, especially that of Wolf 907F, a remarkable wolf known for her resilience and leadership.
- [Wild Cam: What do wolves eat in the high arctic?](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/wild-cam-what-do-wolves-eat-in-the-high-arctic/) - Morgan Anderson and her colleagues trekked through the mountainous landscape to learn more about Canada's northernmost wolf packs.
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- [WolfQuest](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/just-for-kids/wolfquest/) - Start your journey as a young dispersal wolf on a quest to hunt, find a mate, and establish your territory in WolfQuest, a 3D wildlife simulation video game.
- [Wild Kids Articles](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/just-for-kids/wild-kids-articles/)
- [Vocabulary](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/just-for-kids/vocabulary/) - Interested in learning more about wolves? We've compiled a list of key vocabulary words to expand your understanding.
- [Retired Pack Log](https://wolf.org/meet-our-wolves/retired-pack-log/) - Retired Pack Log | International Wolf Center
- [Wolf Attacks in India](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/international-wolf-magazine/wolf-attacks-in-india/)
- [Wolf-Dog Hybrids](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wolf-info/wolves-and-humans/wolf-dog-hybrids/) - The International Wolf Center shares the facts about wolf-dog hybrids. These hybrids can be a challenge to care for due to a number of factors.
- [Wolf Ethogram A-G](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/wolf-ethogram/wolf-ethogram-a-g/) - The wolf ethogram behavior cards are listed in alphabetical order on four pages.
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- [Caption attached to photo of wolves traveling through snow as a pack is false](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/factsvsfiction/caption-attached-to-photo-of-wolves-traveling-through-snow-as-a-pack-is-false/) - This photo was taken in 2011 at Wood Buffalo National Park by Chadden Hunter for a BBC series called Frozen Planet.
- [Wolf Ethogram T-Z](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/wolf-ethogram/wolf-ethogram-t-z/) - The Wolf Ethogram T-Z behavior cards are listed in alphabetical order. Select a group button above to see the individual cards.
- [Wolf Ethogram R-S](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/wolf-ethogram/wolf-ethogram-r-s/) - The wolf ethogram R-S behavior cards are listed in alphabetical order on four pages.
- [Wolf Ethogram](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/wolf-ethogram/) - A wolf ethogram is a catalog of behaviors exhibited by a species and used to record behavior systematically. It is a vital tool in studying animal behavior.
- [The USGS Superior National Forest Wolf and Deer Research Project](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/factsvsfiction/the-usgs-superior-national-forest-wolf-and-deer-research-project/) - The USGS Wolf and Deer Research Project in the Superior National Forest (SNF) of northeastern Minnesota began in 1966 and continued into 2022 under the auspices of several organizations and agencies, most recently the U.S. Geological Survey.
- [Glossary](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wolf-info/in-depth-resources/glossary/) - This glossary includes terms you will encounter in your reading about wolves and wild lands. Boldfaced words within the definitions are words that are defined elsewhere in the glossary. An on-line search can help you with terms not included in this list. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S,
- [Privacy](https://wolf.org/privacy/)
- [Case Study - Wolf #381](https://wolf.org/case-study-wolf-381/) - Wolf #381 was first collared as a pup by U.S. Geological Survey biologists in 1991 when it weighed 38 pounds.
- [Wolves and Brown Bears](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wolf-info/biology-and-behavior/hunting-feeding-behavior/wolves-and-brown-bears/)
- [Wolf Online Curriculum](https://wolf.org/programs/educator-resources-wolf-link/wolf-online-curriculum/) - Connecting People with Wolves Using Technology The International Wolf Center is proud to offer online curriculum resources for educators! Using the online platform Moodle, we offer one 10-hour courses that may be incorporated into your teaching as a supplement or as an entire unit of study. Highlights: Programs feature access to real wolf experts
- [Wolf Mask](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/just-for-kids/wolf-mask/) - Do you like to role-play? Pretend you are a wolf and create your own pack. Just print and add your imagination! Be creative and make your mask a unique, personal creation with colors or crafts. Adult Wolf Mask (small) (Perfect for a small child pretending to be an adult wolf) Prints on one 8-1/2
- [Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wolf-info/wolves-and-humans/whos-afraid-of-the-big-bad-wolf/)
- [Wolf Depredation](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wolf-info/wolves-and-humans/wolf-depredation/)
- [Time to Start a New Life](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wolf-info/biology-and-behavior/time-to-start-a-new-life/)
- [What's a lone wolf? And why do wolves disperse?](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/factsvsfiction/whats-a-lone-wolf-an-why-do-wolves-disperse/)
- [Keeping the Wolf from the Door](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wolf-info/wolves-and-humans/keeping-the-wolf-from-the-door/) - Keeping the Wolf from the Door
- [Wolf management in Denmark](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/factsvsfiction/denmarkwolfmanagement/)
- [When Fieldwork is Sabotaged](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/factsvsfiction/when-fieldwork-is-sabotaged/) - When Fieldwork is Sabotaged
- [What is surplus killing, and why do wolves do it?](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/factsvsfiction/what-is-surplus-killing/) - What is surplus killing, and why do wolves do it?
- [Red wolf ‘ghost’ genes linger in coyote descendants](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/factsvsfiction/red-wolf-ghost-genes-linger-in-coyote-descendants/) - Red wolf ‘ghost’ genes linger in coyote descendants
- [Reliance on moose as prey led to rare coyote attack on human](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/factsvsfiction/reliance-on-moose-as-prey-led-to-rare-coyote-attack-on-human/)
- [Mastiff dogs protect livestock from wolves in Spain](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/factsvsfiction/mastiff-dogs-protect-livestock-from-wolves-in-spain/) - Mastiff dogs protect livestock from wolves in Spain. Spain has a wolf population and a society that rejects the use of lethal control methods, so damage prevention options include the use of mastiffs.
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- [Isle Royale wolves increase while moose decline](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/factsvsfiction/isle-royale-wolves-increase-while-moose-decline/) - Isle Royale wolves increase while moose decline
- [The Indian wolf](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/factsvsfiction/theindianwolf/) - The Ancient Indian Wolf. Get to know the world's most endangered and evolutionarily distinct gray wolf - the Indian wolf.
- [Hunting & Feeding Behavior](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wolf-info/biology-and-behavior/hunting-feeding-behavior/) - Hunting & Feeding Behavior of wolves
- [Hungry as a Wolf: What Wolves Eat](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wolf-info/biology-and-behavior/hunting-feeding-behavior/hungry-as-a-wolf-what-wolves-eat/)
- [A wolf is a wolf is a wolf](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/basic-wolf-info/types-of-wolves/a-wolf-is-a-wolf-is-a-wolf/)
- [How did wolves become dogs? Time, food and selective breeding is the likely answer](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/factsvsfiction/how-did-wolves-become-dogs-time-food-and-selective-breeding-is-the-likely-answer/) - How is it that this domesticated dog came from wolves? That’s not easy to answer, but there are two main hypotheses and both were discussed in a 2021 paper.
- [Gray Wolves, Gray Matter](https://wolf.org/programs/educator-resources-wolf-link/gray-wolves-gray-matter-2/) - What is Gray Wolves, Gray Matter? Gray Wolves, Gray Matter is a teaching tool that helps educators achieve a wide variety of science, social studies, and language arts learning objectives through the captivating and controversial subject of wolves. Twenty seven fun and educational activities center on wolf management, illuminating such complex topics as depredation (the killing or
- [Battles between Wolf Packs](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/battles-between-wolf-packs/)
- [Are wolves’ footprints on ecosystems overstated?](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/factsvsfiction/are-wolves-footprints-on-ecosystems-overstated/)
- [Current Wolf News](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/wolf-news/headlines/)
- [Wolf recovery in Michigan](https://wolf.org/wolf-recovery-in-michigan/)
- [Wolf population expansion in Minnesota](https://wolf.org/wolf-population-expansion-in-minnesota/) - Wolf Population Expansion in Minnesota By William Berg and Todd Fuller, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Wolves were bountied in Minnesota from 1849, when they were worth $3, through 1965 (when all bounties ended in Minnesota), when a bountied wolf pelt brought $35. Although bounties generally did not control populations of other predators, they had
- [Are Wolves Endangered?](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/are-wolves-endangered/) - Are gray wolves endangered in the United States? Should they be on the Endangered Species Act? What do opponents of that think? This post gives those answers.
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- [Wolf depredation explained](https://wolf.org/wolf-depredation-explained/) - Wolf depredation explained WI DNR Wherever they coexist, wolves may prey on domestic animals. However, wolves normally prefer natural prey such as deer and elk. When wolves kill domestic animals it is called depredation. Wolves and domestic animals have interacted in North America since the arrival of Europeans with dogs and cattle. Yet efforts to
- [White-tailed deer studies in northeastern Minnesota](https://wolf.org/white-tailed-deer-studies-in-northeastern-minnesota/) - White-tailed Deer Studies in Northeastern Minnesota Editor’s Note: The following is a summary from research being done by Drs. L. David Mech and Michael Nelson, Research Biologists with the Biological Resources Division of the US Geological Survey. White-tailed deer have been intensively studied near Ely, in northeastern Minnesota, since about 1974 in conjunction with on-going
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- [Grizzlies and Wolves in the Northern Rockies](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/grizzlies-and-wolves-in-the-northern-rockies-2/) - Grizzlies and Wolves in the Northern Rockies by Jessica Edberg – International Wolf Center (2005) The grizzly bear and the gray wolf, two of the most powerful predators in the great, wild West, are demonstrating a unique association. In places where grizzlies and wolves coexist, it has been documented that bears often follow wolf packs
- [Gray wolf timeline](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/gray-wolf-timeline/) - This post includes a gray wolf timeline for the contiguous United States
- [Gray wolf population trends in the contiguous United States](https://wolf.org/wolf-info/gray-wolf-population-trends-in-the-contiguous-united-states/) - GRAY WOLF POPULATION TRENDS IN THE CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES Gray Wolf Population Trends in the Contiguous United States Estimated trends in the abundance of free ranging gray wolves in the lower 48 United States (1963 to present). Data from published literature or official agency records. Yearª MN WI MI Isle Royale (N.W. Montana) MT Greater Yellowstone

## Wolf Logs

- [Rieka's Integration into the Exhibit Pack Update - 25 August 2021](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/riekas-integration-into-the-exhibit-pack-update-25-august-2021/) - Rieka was brought into the Exhibit Pack space on August 9th, 2021. She weighed approximately 23 pounds and was 79 days old. The introduction started in the Pack Holding Area with Axel and Grayson coming into the smaller space to meet Rieka. The initial greetings went well despite Axel and Grayson being nervous in the
- [lucas - May 16, 2006](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/lucas-may-16-2006-1200-am/) - Several people have commented via email concerning their observations of Lucas spending more time sleeping. He was even observed sleeping with a group of ravens feeding on dinner close to the den box. Staff are documenting the recent increase in resting behavior and are looking for additional subtle changes that might indicate a declining health.
- [maya - Apr 20, 2009](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/maya-apr-20-2009-1200-am/) - Fortunately, for staff and wolves, Maya is calmer. Her photo this week shows her in some pair bonding behavior with Shadow, she’s back to strong social behavior rather than knocking Shadow out of the way so she can get to Aidan. Shadow’s more content and if you see the postings of his facial expressions in
- [Caz Shaking the Snow from his Sparse Guard Hairs](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/caz-shaking-the-snow-from-his-sparse-guard-hairs/) - Being able to distinguish Blackstone and Caz can be a challenge. For those of us that interact with them on a daily basis, we have some pointers to make the ID easier. Caz has an intense predatory drive, so if you see one of the 2022 pups (now known as yearlings) attempting to grab a
- [Blackstone - Ice Build-Up](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/blackstone-ice-build-up/) - As spring arrives, snow still falls in Northern Minnesota. The change of seasons can mean that snow holds more moisture and more ice sticking to the hair between the wolves pads. In this photo, Blackstone is working to remove those ice chunks. We are all anxiously awaiting spring, for a lot of reasons. The seasonal
- [Grayson- Watching the Pack from the hillside](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-watching-the-pack-from-the-hillside/) - Grayson has a history of being the "watchful one", as shown in this quote from March 2017. We posted the following update on Grayson just two months before his first birthday: March 2017 Update: "What is most notable is that while Grayson figures out his way in the pack, he has been observed being Aidan’s
- [Rieka following a squirrel up a tree](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/rieka-following-a-squirrel-up-a-tree/) - When we introduced Rieka to the Exhibit Pack in August of 2021, we felt that she was missing some "pup" experiences by joining a pair of 5-year old males (arctic wolves, Axel and Grayson). The Arctic's tried to do some social playbows, but Axel got a bit intense and food possessive to give Rieka the
- [Axel - Tolerant of Rieka](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-tolerant-of-rieka/) - Axel's didn't have a very warm welcome for Rieka in the fall of 2021 when she joined the pack. We also so Axel's physical coat condition decline after the arrival of the 2022 pups, Caz and Blackstone. We are still trying to figure out what diagnostic tests we can run to come up with an
- [Exhibit Pack Update - 5 May 2022](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/exhibit-pack-update-5-may-2022/) - It has been a long week, but we are happy to report that Rieka had a successful recovery from a recent spay surgery. She went into the clinic on Saturday April 30th, and has had 24 hour a day contact with staff, either spending time in the building, sleeping on her fleece blankets or chewing
- [Exhibit Pack Update - 8 April 2022](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/exhibit-pack-update-8-april-2022/) - We are sorry for the lengthy delay in posting an update. The winter of 2021-2022 had some great successes with the maturation of Rieka and her integration into the Exhibit Pack. But, we also had some intense emotions with the loss of Grizzer and the reality of life without a Retired Pack. As I write
- [Retired Pack Update - Jan. 27, 2022](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/retired-pack-update-jan-27-2022/) - We have very sad news to share with you today. Grizzer, our oldest-ever ambassador wolf, was euthanized this morning. He was 17 1/2 years old. There has been a stretch of especially cold weather over the last few weeks, but Grizzer has been doing well. He had been eating his morning breakfast in the
- [Rieka's Transition into the Exhibit Pack - 27 September 2021](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/riekas-transition-into-the-exhibit-pack-27-september-2021/) - Rieka's introduction occurred on August 9th and as previously reported, we had a behavioral observation team that recorded data. We had the opportunity to work with a recent Wildlife Biology graduate, Kyle Kinkade, who donated a few days at the Center helping with projects. The first order of business was to help sort Rieka's behavioral
- [Watching a pup grow](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/watching-a-pup-grow/)
- [Retired Pack Update - 25 August 2021](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/retired-pack-update-25-august-2021/) - Certainly the focus for the summer was on Rieka, but staff are always diligent about ensuring our oldest pack members have the care they need. Grizzer and Denali enjoyed sharing a fenceline with Rieka and were willing participants for the many Behind the Scenes programs. Grizzer is still active and has displayed some playbows to
- [Seeking Shade and Modifying Activity](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/seeking-shade-and-modifying-activity/) - With white coats, the arctic wolves may not absorb as much heat, but they still have the behavioral pattern of seeking shade and becoming more nocturnal in activity. In this photo, Axel finds a cool spot on the main greeting rock that is well protected by the adjacent tree cover.
- [Heat and Humidity Concerns](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/heat-and-humidity-concerns/) - The next 3 days will be extreme with record high temperatures and the potential for high humidity. These conditions will be concerning for all of our wolves, but especially the retired wolves. This is more problematic than a hot July day since the wolves are still in the middle of their shedding process. Staff are
- [Retired Pack Update - 25 May 2021](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/retired-pack-update-25-may-2021/) - Twenty days ago, we celebrated a milestone. Grizzer turned 17 years of age on May 5th, 2021. We shared his birthday with some of his favorite staff; Wolf Specialist Abby Keller made him a birthday cake that he enjoyed (well, Denali helped). We see Grizzer slowing down, but not losing his personality or spunk. Due
- [Exhibit Pack Update 25 May 2021](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/exhibit-pack-update-25-may-2021/) - So sorry for the extended delay in posting; Since our last post, we have transitioned out of winter and right past spring into some hot, humid weather. By the seasonal calendar, May is still considered spring, but with temperatures in the 80 degree range, the wolves can have challenges keeping cool. We are fortunate to
- [Pack Update 26 February 2021](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/pack-update-26-february-2021-2/) - We survived the Polar Vortex, most importantly, Grizzer at the age of nearly 17, survived the Polar Vortex with rural Ely breaking a record of -50.2 below zero. We were a bit warmer up on the hill at the Center with -37 being our coldest. The use of the Wolf Care Center, a 70 degree
- [Pack Update 26 February 2021](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/pack-update-26-february-2021/) - Each week, I try to pick one of the many photos on the Explore.org Gallery pages. This week I have selected an image from Tina Warne. The photo shows Axel on the right with a slight food defensive face towards Grayson on the left. While it often appears that Grayson has to wait for dinner,
- [5 February 2021](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/5-february-2021/) - Denali and Grizzer are having a great winter, not just the weather (which has been warmer than average), but they spend a lot of time in playbows, tail wags and traveling throughout the three retirement enclosures. Grizzer’s hearing is nearly gone and his cataracts definitely make it a challenge for him to see anything dropped
- [12 February 2021](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/12-february-2021-2/) - While Grizzer and Denali are different subspecies, their full winter pelage can make it hard to tell them apart. Explore.org viewer Michel-Switzerland provided this insight on identifying them on the Center's webcam. Thanks to Explore.org viewers "Keli loves Cats" a "Mark58" for their screen captures of Grizzer and Denali. Denali has more fire-brown tones on
- [12 February 2021](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/12-february-2021/) - For each log, I try to select a photo from the Explore.org Gallery that represents the weekly behavior of the Exhibit Pack. Thanks to "jdy4wildlife" for posting this image of Grayson resting near his deer carcass. Notice the outstretched paw that signals to the scavengers that he still has possession even though he is trying
- [5 February 2021 Update](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/5-february-2021-update/) - With the Center being closed throughout the early winter due to COVID restrictions, Axel and Grayson seemed very interested in the return of visitors to the Center by late January. They positioned themselves at the windows, watching the activity as visitors made some face-to-face connections, especially those exuberant younger visitors. As the Center went back
- [29 January 2021](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/29-january-2021-2/) - With temperatures reaching an overnight low of -27 degrees, we added a few extra food resources in addition to the Retired Wolves morning breakfast of 3-4 pounds of meat. In this image, Grizzer manages to keep a deer leg from Denali and proudly carries it through the pack holding area. While we have plenty of
- [29 January 2021](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/29-january-2021/) - This week's Explore.org Gallery image is a photo of Axel and Grayson in a duel scent roll. Apparently, they killed a small mammal in the enclosure and spent a significant amount of time tossing it and scent rolling. We recently reviewed a publication entitled: Grey wolf may show signs of self-awareness with the sniff test of
- [Exhibit Pack Update - 4 June 2024](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/exhibit-pack-update-4-june-2024/) - As the weather warms, our ambassador wolves shed out their winter undercoats that kept them warm all winter long.
- [Exhibit Pack Update - 2 July 2024](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/exhibit-pack-update-2-july-2024/) - Summer is in full swing here at the International Wolf Center. We are happy to say that our Exhibit Pack pond is now running smoothly! The ambassador wolves have been utilizing this resource daily, whether it be to take a quick drink under the heat of the sun or to wade through the water to
- [Exhibit Pack Update - 16 July 2024](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/exhibit-pack-update-16-july-2024/) - We've been lucky to have such a mild summer so far; however, this luck seems to have run out! The past few weeks have shown us some very warm days. The wolves have been handling the heat fairly well, utilizing the pond, shaded areas, and misting system to cool off. Wolf care staff continue to
- [Exhibit Pack Update - 22 July 2024](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/exhibit-pack-update-22-july-2024/) - Summer storms are no joke here in Ely, Minnesota. We've had a few pretty intense weather events so far this summer - including a tornado warning! While tornadoes are pretty rare here, we often see a lot of strong winds come through. One of these winds snapped one of the trees that provided some excellent
- [Exhibit Pack Update - 28 August 2024](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/exhibit-pack-update-28-august-2024/) - As temperatures begin to cool, activity within the Exhibit Pack increases. There have been many notable interactions between Rieka and Grayson that are social in nature: play bowing, invite chasing, inhibited muzzle bites, high tail wags, and overmarking urinations. These interactions can be viewed in the most recent Exhibit Pack Update on YouTube. This trend
- [Exhibit Pack Update - 12 September 2024](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/exhibit-pack-update-12-september-2024/) - To celebrate Ely's annual Harvest Moon Festival, the Exhibit Pack received several harvest-themed enrichments! Pictured above is the lowest ranking male, Blackstone, carrying a meat-stuffed gourd. Although he is the omega of the pack, Blackstone will still successfully guard food items from the rest of the pack. Social rank does not appear to dictate food
- [Exhibit Pack Update - 8 November 2024](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/exhibit-pack-log-8-november-2024/) - Despite temperatures beginning to drop, we still have had a fairly warm/mild fall. This was a relief, as we have had quite the eventful October! Our facility has undergone some much needed TLC. The building has been freshly stained -- both on the public side and the wolf side -- and the shingles on the
- [Exhibit Pack Update - December 2024](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/exhibit-pack-update-december-2024/) - As we wrap up 2024, we look back at all the changes that took place at the International Wolf Center. We said a heartbreaking farewell to Axel, one of our ambassador arctic gray wolves. This brought a big change within the dynamics of the Exhibit Pack, and Grayson stepped up to the role of pack
- [Exhibit Pack Update - November 2024](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/exhibit-pack-update-november-2024/) - As November comes to a close we are finally seeing winter weather in northern Minnesota! Our first sizable snow day brought a lot of activity for the pack. Most of the behaviors being food guarding from the ravens, a trend we see often with changing seasons. Local raven’s know the wolf enclosure is a great
- [Exhibit Pack Update - 18 August 2024](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/exhibit-pack-update-18-august-2024/) - Wolf activity in the Exhibit Pack has lessened in the past few weeks due to some increased temperatures. During a hot day, a wolf is more likely to rest someplace it can cool off such as in the shade of a forest, in a dugout dirt hole, or possibly even in a den. The bugs
- [Exhibit Pack Update - 28 February 2024](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/exhibit-pack-update-28-february-2024/) - We're nearing the end of wolf breeding season in our region and continue to see a very calm and cohesive Exhibit Pack. This may in part be to the unseasonably warm weather and lack of snow the past few weeks. We continue to see an increase in confidence from Grayson, as well as many social
- [Exhibit Pack Update - 8 April 2024](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/exhibit-pack-update-8-april-2024/) - After a winter with minimal snow, March surprised us with several feet of wet, heavy snowfall. The Exhibit Pack seemed to enjoy it more than the humans! Wolf activity increased during this period, but became much calmer as temperatures warmed up again. Hopefully this wet snow will add some moisture into the environment and reduce #
- [Exhibit Pack Update - 18 May 2024](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/exhibit-pack-update-18-may-2024/) - Axel, a nearly eight-year-old arctic wolf with a bright white coat and an excitable personality, was euthanized in April. He was a popular ambassador at the International Wolf Center, teaching thousands of visitors about wolf behaviors and adaptations. On Friday morning, April 19, wolf care staff reviewed security camera footage and observed Axel having a
- [nyssa - May 25, 2004 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/nyssa-may-25-2004-1200-am/) - Today, Nubee is 13 days old. Her upper canines and incisors are irrupting. She trys to bite her handlers' fingers in attempts to ease the discomfort associated with teething. Staff has been regularly massaging her gums to ease the process. She seems more alert today than in previous days. She is also beginning to explore
- [Aidan - Jan 29, 2010 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-jan-29-2010-1200-am/) - Aidan's photo says it all, he has assumed the role of the bottom of the pack, and he understands the body language necessary to be accepted in this rank. As the photo shows, and as we will talk about in Shadow's logs, Shadow is back to being an active participant in rank order, and has
- [Exhibit Pack Update - 17 February 2024](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/exhibit-pack-update-17-february-2024/) - We have been witnessing the peak of winter hormones. As you may already know, right around this time of the year, wolves are in the midst of their breeding season. It's not always universal for wolves to breed in February and March though. Wolves at lower latitudes will breed earlier than those at higher latitudes
- [Exhibit Pack Update – 24 January 2024](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/exhibit-pack-update-24-january-2024/) - We have seen some colder temperatures this past week, with highs below 0°F. To help keep our wolf ambassadors warm during these colder spells, we make sure to have plenty of warm cover hay available for them to rest in, as well as several places of shelter such as dens and enclosed medical pens that
- [Exhibit Pack Update - 16 January 2024](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/exhibit-pack-update-16-january-2024/) - The Exhibit Pack has finally got a substantial amount of snow. We were hit by a winter storm last week and it snowed for few days; temperatures have dropped below zero now, but the Exhibit looks stunning with a thick blanket of white. With the cold weather, we've been observing some increased activity with our
- [Exhibit Pack Update - 1 January 2024](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/exhibit-pack-update-1-january-2024/) - As we enter the new year, we look back at 2023 and review some of the highlights and key moments during the year: January started off with the arrival of our curator-in-training, Giselle Narváez Rivera. She has been a perfect fit here at the International Wolf Center, and we could not be more pleased with
- [Exhibit Pack Update - 23 December 2023](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/exhibit-pack-update-23-december-2023/) - While the winter solstice may have passed, it doesn't feel like winter here in Ely, Minnesota. We have had unseasonably warm temperatures with little snow accumulation. While us humans may be enjoying the lack of snow shoveling so far, the local wildlife may be impacted by the minimal snow and warmer temperatures. Deep snowpacks are
- [Exhibit Pack Update - 18 December 2023](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/exhibit-pack-update-18-december-2023/) - For this week's Pack Update, we wanted to focus on wolf communication. Here at the International Wolf Center, we see examples of wolf communication every single day. Wolves may communicate through vocalizations, behaviors, scent, body posture (including ear and tail position), and facial expression. This week's YouTube Update features some examples of canid communication. While
- [Exhibit Pack Update - 11 December 2023](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/exhibit-pack-update-11-december-2023/) - Winter is right around the corner and that means that there are some more intense testing of boundaries, posturing, but also some heightened social bonding interactions. We have noticed a change in Grayson the past few weeks; he appears to be initiating more social interaction with Rieka, who is receptive to these social advances more
- [Exhibit Pack Update - 20 October 2023](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/exhibit-pack-update-20-october-2023/) - We had a visitor that surprised all of us. A skunk came into the enclosure, probably under the gates, on Tuesday, October 17 around 2 am. The skunk was kind of just wandering around possibly looking for food resources. As you can imagine, the wolves found out pretty quickly. In the image you can see
- [Exhibit Pack Update - 13 October 2023](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/exhibit-pack-update-13-october-2023/) - We want to recognize the work of the Working for Wolves crew that took place during September. People came in to help enrich the lives of the wolves and the big project that we had was getting the transition area ready for the next set of retirees. We don't know when that would happen, but
- [Exhibit Pack Update - 29 September 2023](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/exhibit-pack-update-29-september-2023/) - Blackstone identified a small rodent that had made its way out of the woods and was kind of moving around the exhibit. He was acting playful towards it, not really showing any predatory behavior by biting it. Blackstone was displaying investigative behaviors by batting it around with his paw and sniffing it. He even does
- [Exhibit Pack Update - 22 September 2023](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/exhibit-pack-update-22-september-2023/) - Earlier this week, on Saturday September 16th, we captured some footage that was particularly interesting, and we wanted to offer some interpretations. Rieka was standing over Blackstone and doing little bit of social greetings and kind of presenting herself to Blackstone. She attempts to do a stand over, but she is a little too short.
- [Exhibit Pack Update - 4 April 2023](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/wc-update-17-march-2023/) - It has been a long time since we posted a wolf log. Our delay is not because we don't think logs are important, it's more like this pack has kept our focus on the tasks of day to day operations, medical challenges and planning for the future. With the loss of 5 wolves from 2019
- [Exhibit Pack Update - 8 September 2023](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/56659/) - We are doing pack updates a bit differently in the logs. This text is the narrative from the Youtube channel which is done weekly. This allows details to be searched a bit more efficiently and logs to be posted more frequently. Every morning we bring the pack into what's called the pack holding area
- [Exhibit Pack Update - 15 September 2023](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/exhibit-pack-update-15-september-2023/) - Last weekend we celebrated the Harvest Moon Festival here in Ely so our creative wolf care specialist, Abby Keller, made a scarecrow out of a variety of things: a gourd for its head, liver for its lips, frozen hay for its arms, legs and torso, and bison hide for its sash. When the wolves first
- [21 January 2021](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/21-january-2021/) - We don't have an explore.org camera in retirement, but staff photograph on a weekly basis to capture the moments we cherish on a daily basis. I like to call this one, "Two Ships Passing". Definitely Retirement is about co-existing and understanding each other's idiosyncrasies.
- [21 January 2021 Explore.org Photo of the week](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/21-january-2021-explore-org-photo-of-the-week/) - Since we established the partnership with Explore.org in 2020, we have definitely been enjoying the many images submitted by the viewers in their Gallery. I search the gallery to get an indication of the behaviors, feeding patterns, and overall dynamics of the Exhibit. This week's photo shows the "Interspecific (between species)" interaction between a raven
- [15 January 2021](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/15-january-2021/) - It has been a great winter to be an older wolf. With nighttime temperatures staying above zero, there isn't much stress to the body when living outdoors. Grizzer also has a great appetite which helps keep his calories up and his immune system strong. He is very good about taking his morning nutritional supplements; all
- [Pack Update 15 January 2021](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/pack-update-15-january-2021/) - We are still experiencing some warmer than average January Weather. Not only has it been stimulating wolves in an interesting way, but it has also been beautiful to photograph. You may have noticed some recent facebook posts by staff showing the "Hoarfrost" back drop of the trees in our Exhibit Pack. According to the definition
- [Pack Update - 7 January 2021](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/7-january-2021/) - While we had snow in early October, the post-holiday winter has been a pattern of limited snow and warmer than average conditions. Even though we still think it's winter, the thick coat of these arctic wolves may make some of these mild days a bit too warm for much activity. We have been observing a
- [Denali's Behavior is Back](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denalis-behavior-is-back/) - I took a while, but Denali is back to his pouncing, playbowing, social, tail-wagging self. The transition was actually quite short, only 2 months and he has healed physically and mentally accepted the pack next door without showing anxiety about their dominance or focus. I like to think that Grizzer had a lot to do
- [Happy New Year 2021](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/happy-new-year-2021-2/) - Thanks for all of your support this past year. We are grateful for the support of the Explore.org folks and their many, many images in the gallery of Axel and Grayson. As arctic subspecies, they definitely thrive in winter conditions.
- [Happy New Year 2021](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/happy-new-year-2021/) - We are so grateful for everyone's support during 2020, a most challenging year for many people. We still mourn the loss of Boltz, but seek comfort in Denali and Grizzer having such a strong kinship in retirement. Here's to better times in 2021, with pups back in the plan and hopes that Grizzer does well
- [Retired Pack Update 18 December 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/retired-pack-update-18-december-2020/) - In the last week, we have witnessed a significant increase in social behavior between Grizzer and Denali. Denali seems to be the instigator of the interactions, either spring up in a playbow towards Grizzer, doing a foreleg stab to get Grizzer to interact or just standing near him with his tail wagging over his back.
- [Exhibit Pack Update - 18 December 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/exhibit-pack-update-18-december-2020/) - Winter is officially here on December 21st, although snow and cold arrived in October. Wolves tend to increase dominance during this seasonal change and in the months to come, we expect more dynamic interactions. This is typically a time of posturing tails, barring teeth and loud vocalizations that is part of wolf communication. In this
- [Retired Pack Update 11 December 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/retired-pack-update-11-december-2020/) - We have seen an increase in social behavior between Grizzer and Denali. Originally, when Denali was first retired, the bite wound on his paw caused him some discomfort and he wasn't in much of a mood to interact. As he physically started to heal, we started to see a transformation in his behavior as well.
- [Exhibit Pack Update - 11 December 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/exhibit-pack-update-11-december-2020/) - This week's image was captured by Michelle Wagner from the Center's Exhibit Webcam. While we had snow early in the season, the recent dry spell has left ground frozen with no insulating value in the snow. To make our wolves comfortable, we provide a layer of straw that insulates from the cold and the darker
- [Retired Pack Update - 4 December 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/retired-pack-update-4-december-2020/) - We started feeding the retirees a deer leg on the weekends in addition to their regular diet. This extra food supply has some additional behavioral benefits such as caching, defending food, carrying their possession and overall fulfilling the need of a carnivore. But, as a special addition to these behaviors, the added food stimuli seemed
- [Pack Update - 4 December 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/pack-update-4-december-2020/) - In conjunction with our webcam partners - Explore.org, I have started a new focus for our wolf logs. Each week, I will be selecting an image from the Explore.org gallery that provides a glimpse into the lives of the Axel and Grayson in the Exhibit Pack. This week's photo caught my attention with Grayson on
- [Preliminary diagnostic report on Boltz - 25 November 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/preliminary-diagnostic-report-on-boltz-25-november-2020/) - There were no significant findings on the nerve/muscle biopsy that was sent to the University of California- San Diego. The brain and spine showed no lesions that would have caused the neurological condition. This confirms the information that we gained by doing the MRI and spinal tap, which in itself is a significant component of
- [Pack Update 17 November 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/pack-update-17-november-2020-2/) - In an effort to give Denali and Grizzer some additional enrichment, we chose to feed them 2 deer legs on Saturday night. We knew that Denali might be more food possessive, but with he and Grizzer both getting a daily meal of between 3 - 4 pounds of meat, we thought the added food could
- [Pack Update 17 November 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/pack-update-17-november-2020/) - With Axel and Grayson being the only members of the Exhibit, we find Grayson's dominance increasing. For most of Grayson's life, he has been lower ranking than his brother Axel, mainly due to Denali's influence of controlling food resources. Denali would allow Axel to feed without any issues, but would guard and drive Grayson away
- [Boltz Update - 12 November 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-update-12-november-2020/) - As you may have read in the Center's press release, we euthanized Boltz at approximately 7 a.m. on Nov. 12, 2020. His condition really declined in the last week, not only physically, but behaviorally. While the lack of mobility and swaying of his back legs didn't seem to elicit a pain response, he began
- [10 November 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/10-november-2020/) - Despite an extensive amount of diagnostic testing, research and treatments, Boltz continues to decline from his neurological condition. On his Monday morning vet check, the wolf care staff discussed quality of life issues and efforts are being made to keep him comfortable and calm as the next steps of the USDA Animal Welfare act protocol
- [Boltz Update 6 November 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-update-6-november-2020/) - Boltz completes his treatment for Myasthenia Gravis on Sunday. Unfortunately, there were no improvements seen in a week of treatment. We are preparing the USDA quality of life assessment that includes a behavioral assessment of alertness, pain response, social engagement, willingness to take food, tolerance of ambient temperatures, lack of tolerance for environmental changes and
- [Boltz Update 2 November 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-update-2-november-2020/) - After seeing Boltz get excited about a deer leg on Saturday night, I was hopeful that the new treatment for Myasthenia Gravis was helping. However, today he continues to have issues with back leg strength and mobility. We will continue five more days of treatment and monitor his activity closely to assess improvement. The veterinarian
- [Boltz update 31 October 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-update-31-october-2020/) - Boltz tested NORMAL for the mutated gene associated with Degenerative Myelopathy, meaning he does not have the mutation commonly known to cause the development of DM. Our vet decided to start treating him for Myasthenia Gravis, and if that is the cause, we would expect to see improvement in a week. Based on the extensive
- [30 October 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/30-october-2020/) - Written by Wolf Care Assistant Leanne Martin: Denali and Grizzer are managing quite well together. They currently share the Transition Area, East Side, and Back Habitat. Wolf care staff separate them in the morning during feeding, and once feeding is done they are put back together. One interesting observation that staff have noticed, is that
- [29 October 2020 -](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/29-october-2020/) - Written by Wolf Care Assistant - Leanne Martin With the arrival of 3 plus inches of new snow this week, activity in the Exhibit Pack has increased. Axel was recently observed rolling over in front of Grayson, then springing up and inviting Grayson to chase him. Grayson accepted Axel's invitation, and chased him around the enclosure
- [Boltz Update 29 October 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-update-29-october-2020/) - The last log referenced some tests that run on the spinal fluid sample that was collected on October 15th. All of the samples came back negative, except some back negative, except some bacteria was identified on the aerobic culture. The lab reran the sample and determined that the aerobic culture were bacterial isolates due to
- [26 October 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/26-october-2020/) - After Denali's retirement on October 16th, Axel and Grayson needed some time to adjust to the change. I made the decision to retire Denali based on his advanced age needing some time to recuperate from a paw wound. On a younger animal, this would have been something that we would have treated within the pack,
- [22 October 2020 Updates](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/22-october-2020-updates/) - I don't have anything to post on Boltz today, we are waiting for additional spinal tap test results to come in (if you recall, there were 3 tests). So, far everything has been negative and bloodwork is all in normal range. I have copied one of the reports here to see all the things that
- [20 October 2020 Grizzer and Denali Reunited](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/20-october-2020-grizzer-and-denali-reunited/) - If you are a webcam viewer, you may have noticed that Denali and Grizzer are sharing the East Side Retirement and the Back Habitat. While reuniting the retired pack members was in my ongoing management plan, we had planned to wait until Denali was done with his antibiotics later this week to avoid food competition with
- [Retirement Update 19 October 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/retirement-update-19-october-2020/) - As you may have read in the Exhibit Logs, we retired Denali on Friday. Denali came to us in 2008 from the Wildlife Science Center in Forest Lake and has been an active part of the Exhibit Pack for 12.5 years. From what we can see from the surveillance cameras, there was some dominance over
- [Boltz update 19 October 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-update-19-october-2020/) - So far, the test results we are getting don't show any abnormalities in the bloodwork. As I said in previous logs, he is otherwise in good health and doesn't appear to be having a pain response, but his strength in his back legs is compromised. We received some preliminary results on the spinal tap and
- [19 October 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/19-october-2020/) - With the Retirement of Denali on Friday, Grayson has increased his howling, intensified to more bark howling when there is any activity in the wolf yard and even got his brother Axel to bark howl with him today. Wolves are neophobic (hesitant about new things) and they don't like change, especially Grayson. But, change will
- [16 October 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/16-october-2020/) - The tension of the last 24 hours seems to have resulted in some dominance from Grayson towards Denali that made Denali less mobile and more vulnerable to the heightened activity of the younger pack mates, especially with the first ground covering snowfall of the season. We made the decision to retire Denali this morning. He
- [Boltz update 15 October 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-update-15-october-2020/) - Bolz did well through the procedure that started with a drugging at 3:50 and the reversal drug at 6:22 pm. He will have 2 shave marks, the lumbar area didn't yield clear enough fluids for a sample, so the vet needed to go higher on the spine. She successfully got enough samples to run all
- [13 October 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/13-october-2020/) - The Center offered a Photography Weekend, taught by our Wolf Care Staff member, Kelly Godfrey. During the session, we asked participants to review the Center's Ethogram and identify behaviors that gives us an assessment of pack dynamics. Often when we do wolf care, the staff's presence in the enclosure can create competition for attention and
- [Boltz Update 12 October 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-update-12-october-2020/) - Boltz has been transitioned off of steroids so we can move forward with additional testing, including a spinal tap and bloodwork to be conducted on Thursday October 15th. We will also draw enough blood to repeat a CBC, Full Blood Panel and complete the DNA test to determine if he has the mutated gene associated
- [6 October 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/6-october-2020-2/) - Boltz is feeling better today than he did over the weekend. His hind quarter mobility and stability continues to be the main symptom as we try to narrow down the influences of various treatments. He is alert, behaviorally interactive and defending ravens from his deer leg. Other than responding to some external stresses that can
- [6 October 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/6-october-2020/) - Grizzer is responding well to treatment. He is weight bearing on both back legs and was moving around the various retirement areas this morning when wolf care arrived. He cached three of his chicken legs, so he definitely is not feeling 100% by any means, but did take his medication in a butterball/Venison cake combination.
- [Boltz Update 5 October 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-update-5-october-2020/) - What a difference a few days make, Friday, we thought the prednisone wasn't really helping, so we had a plan to slowly wean him off. Over the weekend, Boltz's transition off of prednisone had some issues. While the Wolf care team logged their assessment as "looking better than a week ago" on Saturday, the Sunday
- [Grizzer 5 October 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-5-october-2020/) - On Sunday, Grizzer developed a limp in his back left leg, but we suspect the issue may have originated with his back right leg. He had an ACL tear in that knee about 3 1/2 years ago. In looking at the surveillance video, he seemed to be fine when feeding at 8:15 a.m., but by
- [Boltz Update - 2 October 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-update-2-october-2020/) - Boltz had a vet check on Tuesday and while we think he has improved since he was removed from the Exhibit Pack on September 15th, there isn't enough of an improvement to indicate that the prednisone treatment is working. Every decision we make has to be balanced between risk and benefit. Initially, we put him
- [Grizzer Update 2 October 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-update-2-october-2020/) - In Retirement, Grizzer continues to do well. His thick undercoat has grown back, and he enjoys the colder weather we have been getting in Ely. Grizzer tends to sleep in the Transition Area at night, and staff have added more hay to provide a comfortable, warm, area for him to rest. Staff have also increased
- [2 October 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/2-october-2020/) - Fall is here, and Winter is not far behind. The temperatures in Ely have been cooling off, and it has started to get below freezing at night. Wolf care staff have begun some of the seasonal changes to the enclosures, including removing the UV pond filter from the pond pumphouse, and plugging in all of
- [29 September 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/29-september-2020/) - Rest is probably the best medicine for Boltz and this afternoon's image on the webcam definitely shows his ability to be comfortable. While I don't know exactly what is going on in his body, it is clear that the pain response seems minimal. He has no problems resting for hours at a time, either on
- [28 September 2020 - Boltz update](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/28-september-2020-boltz-update/) - Boltz has gone through the weaning process from a higher dose of prednisone to a maintenance dose. We have reviewed the hours of surveillance footage to make an assessment if the treatment has improved conditions and if there is an optimum dose that can be correlated with improvement. Unfortunately, if the condition is Degenerative Myelopathy,
- [28 September 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/28-september-2020/) - Even though Grizzer's world has been altered by the presence of Boltz in the Pack Holding Area, he seems to take it in stride. He actively travels the paths in the back habitat despite his advancing cataracts. He uses his sense of smell as the dominant sensory ability and is quick to get up and
- [28 September 2020 - The Pack is Changing Routines](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/28-september-2020-the-pack-is-changing-routines/) - I just wanted to share a change to the Wolf Logs. As we move forward with managing Boltz's condition, we have transitioned his weblog information to the Retired Pack. As we are approaching the winter season which is known for being the season of wolf dominance, we needed to make some decisions about Boltz's status.
- [10 September 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/10-september-2020/) - Here is a Boltz update for 10 September 2020: When working with wolves, we are always dealing with a species that has some innate fear avoidance behavior. We socialize the pups at a young age to try to overcome some of their fear response in a human environment, but being neophobic is one of the
- [15 September 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/15-september-2020/) - As we have previously posted, we tried some non-invasive treatments in hoping to find some improvement for Boltz before we put him through a much riskier procedure of immobilization and transport to the vet clinic. We had two goals: The first was to find him some relief and improvement in mobility and the second was
- [16 September 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/16-september-2020/) - We conducted a safe and effective immobilization of Boltz on Tuesday, September 15th. Staff and our Veterinarian from the Ely Vet clinic were extremely patient to avoid causing Boltz any undo stress with the process. He did extremely well with exceptional vital signs during the event which lasted much longer than a normal exam. He
- [17 September 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/17-september-2020/) - The update on Boltz is good news, bad news... I will try to keep you as updated with things that I know, as I know them. But, please understand, my time is spent with the wolves, trying to figure out his medical issues, reviewing test results and working with the vets to figure out the
- [21 September 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/21-september-2020/) - Over the weekend, Boltz continued to take a recommended dose of prednisone in hopes that we would see an improvement in his mobility. While he does seem like he is more stable and less anxious, there is still an issue with his gait and strength in his back legs, particularly his left leg. We should
- [24 September 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/24-september-2020/) - We have an update on Boltz. His Blastomycosis test came back negative. Based on all the other results, the Veterinarians have narrowed down the list to two likely diagnosis. The first is Degenerative myelopathy (DM). It is a genetic neurologic disorder with symptoms of loss of coordination and decreased muscle strength typically beginning in the
- [17 September 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/17-september-2020-2/) - This is just a quick report to say that Grizzer's abscess is decreasing with the Antibiotic treatment. He is eating well, seems to be indifferent to Boltz's presence in the adjacent area, but we all know he liked having all the space. With 20 degree nights, he tends to sleep in the Back Habitat Den
- [15 September 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/15-september-2020-2/) - Grizzer is enjoying the cooler weather, but not so thrilled with our movement of him to the East Side Retirement enclosure while we try to get Boltz to come into holding. He does have face to face interactions through the gate with Axel, Grayson and Denali, and at the end of the day, he gets
- [4 September 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/4-september-2020/) - Over the last two weeks, the wolf care staff have been focused on the well-being of Exhibit Pack member Boltz. In summer, we typically experience Boltz's nocturnal behavior and tendency to seek comfort in the wooded areas of the enclosure, where he tries to avoid the pitfalls of summer including heat, humidity and a variety
- [21 August 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/21-august-2020-2/) - Center Staff do enrichments for the Exhibit Pack three times a day, at 12, 2 and 4:15 CDT. We try many different things, and as the summer goes on, we have noticed that the wolves have their preferences. Some of those preferences include: blueberry ice cubes(Grayson especially loves crunching on them), frozen soup bones, bonedust
- [21 August 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/21-august-2020/) - Behind the Scenes is a seasonal members-only program held on Friday mornings during the summer. Usually we have 20 spots available, but we have had to make changes this year due to COVID-19 social distancing guidelines. We have been hosting 3 Behind the Scenes programs throughout the week, with a max of 6 guests per
- [22 July 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/22-july-2020-2/) - Grizzer continues to enjoy the cool shade provided in his three areas of retirement. When the heat becomes oppressive, his favorite location is on top of the den in the back habitat. This den is well shaded by the numerous elderberries stems. This colorful fruit bearing shrub is native to northern Minnesota and are quite
- [22 July 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/22-july-2020/) - The wolves are definitely tuned into the return of the public to the viewing windows at the Ely, Minnesota Interpretive Center. In particular, Grayson's predatory drive is stimulated by the sights and sounds of an active viewing window. The wolves are generally more crepuscular with activity peaking around dawn and dusk, but with daily wolf
- [1 July 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/1-july-2020/) - Grizzer is managing well as a sixteen year old wolf in some excessive heat (at least for Northern Minnesota). We have a good cover of vegetation for shade, he has a staff hose down the retired areas to cool off the ground. We leave the Wolf Care Center door open allowing him to come in
- [1 July 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/july-1-2020/) - It has been a while since we had time to post a log, but that's not to say that the wolf care staff haven't been busy. Since the Center closed as part of the Governor's plan to reduce the spread of COVID 19, we have been doing the traditional summer preparations to ensure that the
- [3 April 2020 - Remaining Wolf Care Auction Items](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/3-april-2020-remaining-wolf-care-auction-items/) - We also had some auction items that didn't receive bids from our earlier Wolf Care Auction, so we are posting the description of the item, the retail value of the product and the opening bid price. This will be managed through my email, with first come, first serve on bid items. Please follow this link
- [3 April 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/3-april-2020-2/) - In order to reduce the risk of exposure between our wolf care team members, we have restricted wolf care to 4 individuals while the Governor's Stay in Place order is active. If one of us gets sick, another team-member that has not been exposed can step in rather than the entire WC staff being exposed.
- [3 April 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/3-april-2020/) - We did two special things today during our Free Friday Webinar broadcast this morning. We opened up the gate between the Pack Holding Area and the Exhibit to give Grizzer some stimuli with the Exhibit Pack. Grizzer was very relaxed, but it did get Grayson and Axel a little excited, and Grayson did some excited
- [13 March 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/13-march-2020-2/) - Temperatures have been rising in Ely, and that means snow is starting to melt. If you watch the IWC webcams, you may have noticed the Pack Holding Den looks a little shorter than usual. Wolf care staff took advantage of a warm, nearly 50-degree day, and were able to remove most of the compacted snow
- [13 March 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/13-march-2020/) - As we move closer to Spring, temperatures are warming up and snow is beginning to melt during the day. If you recall, in the Fall of 2019 we had some rock work done on the main den in the Exhibit. One of the main goals of that project was to reduce the amount of flooding
- [9 March 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/9-march-2020/) - This past weekend, the weather warmed considerably giving us a reminder of the upcoming change of the season. This resulted in some reduced activity within the Exhibit Pack, but in true Minnesota form, winter returned with some snow and sub-freezing temperatures. The wolves base their activity patterns on the weather, switching from a diurnal (daytime
- [26 February 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/26-february-2020/) - Whenever we discuss social behavior, we always reference the importance of sibling bonds. When we adopt pups, we try to get pups from the same litter. This doesn't mean that litter mates or genetically related pack members won't have strife, but in our experience, there seems to be moments when that bond is more evident.
- [20 February 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/20-february-2020-2/) - In the Exhibit Pack, staff have been successful with helping Axel work through some of his focus and excitement. One way to calm Axel is with bodywork techniques. The bodywork techniques staff use are the same ones that were used on Luna. Axel is quite receptive to the bodywork, and he will often present himself
- [20 February 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/20-february-2020/) - One question you may be wondering is “where does Grizzer sleep?” The answer is: the Transition Area of Retirement. We are extremely grateful to the Working for Wolves crews over the past three years, who have worked hard to make this area a comfortable, protected place for an old wolf to sleep. The Transition Area
- [29 Jan. 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/29-jan-2020/) - In Retirement, the activity from the Exhibit Pack gives Grizzer some focus. He will often climb on top of the den in the Back Habitat, where he has a great view of the Exhibit. He can hear, see, and smell them, and when the Exhibit Pack is ramped up and running around, Grizzer usually gets
- [29 Jan. 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/42164/) - Midwinter dominance The dynamics within the Exhibit Pack continue to shift. With the absence of a dominant male and female pair, the pack is not as settled as it would be in the presence of a dominant pair. It is likely that we will not see a fully settled pack structure until we welcome the
- [Jan. 19, 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/jan-19-2020-2/) - As we reported last week, wolf care staff have been diligent in monitoring Boltz as he chose to isolate himself in the den. We had been hand delivering food to him, watching for his use of the heated water source close to the den and added another layer of hay in the den. In some
- [Jan. 19, 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/jan-19-2020/) - Ely has had some fresh snowfall this week, which Grizzer enjoys. He has been seen excitedly rolling over in the snow, near the East Side den. Grizzer’s undercoat is quite thick and dense, which provides him with ample protection from the cold. Despite the fact that we have five heated water sources throughout the two
- [Jan. 9, 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/jan-9-2020-2/) - In the Exhibit Pack, it appears that Boltz has lost some confidence. He has been spending a good deal of time in the den and comes out only when he is sure that Axel and Grayson are distracted. Axel and Grayson have been testing their limits with the older packmates, Boltz and Denali. This is
- [Jan. 9, 2020](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/jan-9-2020/) - Grizzer enjoys his daily interactions with wolf care staff. While greeting staff, he will play bow and then excitedly run around the Pack Holding Area. For a 15-and-a-half-year-old wolf, he is very mobile and active. Staff continue to open the Pack Holding Area for the Exhibit Pack to come in and greet Grizzer when feasible.
- [Dec. 18, 2019](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/dec-18-2019-2/) - Recently, staff have noticed Grizzer engaging in what is known as caching behavior. Caching is when a wolf takes an object (usually food), and buries it under snow, soil, leaves, or other material, for later retrieval. He will cache small chunks of meat, using his nose to bury them in the snow. Now that he
- [Dec. 18, 2019](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/dec-18-2019/) - The temperatures in Ely have been dropping below zero this week. Wolves are usually more active during the colder months, and pack dynamics are more intense. Axel and Grayson continue to test Denali for weakness and have been focusing on Boltz as well. Distractions are an important tool that staff use to ease tension within
- [Dec. 9, 2019](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/dec-9-2019-2/) - In an effort to give Grizzer some social stimulation, we have been opening up the Pack Holding Area and allowing the Exhibit Pack to come in and greet Grizzer through the fence. At first, they displayed some anxious behavior, with Grayson being the most anxious. Denali, Boltz, and Axel all calmed down after a while
- [Dec. 9, 2019](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/dec-9-2019/) - After Luna's passing, staff are motivated to keep Grizzer stimulated. One method is to open up the Pack Holding Area during morning wolf care, which allows the Exhibit Pack to come in and greet Grizzer through the fence. During these sessions, Grizzer is locked out of the Pack Holding Area, but has full access to
- [Nov. 27, 2019](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/nov-27-2019-2/) - Things are going well in the Exhibit Pack. The wolves have been sharing bedding space, taking advantage of the cover hay on top of the pump housing. The pump housing is large enough so that all four wolves can fit on top, however, Axel can be a bit obnoxious and test the patience of the
- [Nov. 27, 2019](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/nov-27-2019/) - It is with great sadness that we share the news of Luna's euthanasia on Tuesday afternoon, November 26th, 2019. I know for some watching the webcams (and even our wolf log last week) she seemed to be doing good by greeting and eating (two parameters that I said were the ones I was watching for
- [Nov. 20, 2019](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/nov-20-2019/) - Retired Pack Log November 20, 2019 We are in the process of wrapping up the construction on the retirement enclosures. One of the new things we are installing this year is an enclosed observation area for staff. This will allow staff to have a safe, covered area to stay in case we need outdoor overnight
- [Nov. 20, 2019](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/40998/) - Exhibit Pack Log November 20, 2019 The Rock Work is Complete Over this past weekend we had an excavator on site doing rock work around the pump housing and den and although we have some more finishing work to do in the spring, phase one of the big rock hauling is done. This project was
- [Nov. 13, 2019](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/nov-11-2019/) - Exhibit Pack Log November 13, 2019 With Height Comes Advantage In Ely, the snow is here to stay for the season. During the colder months, wolf care staff will provide insulating cover hay on top of the pond pump housing, dens, and in front of the observation windows. The wolves will often sleep in the
- [Nov. 13, 2019](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/nov-13-2019/) - Wolf care staff continue to monitor Luna closely. She is currently on a combination of medications which have made a big difference in her mobility and overall attitude. She has been rolling over onto her back, welcoming staff interactions during the morning wolf care. Despite the growth of the tumor, she just seems more like
- [Nov. 7, 2019](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/nov-7-2019-2/) - Luna has been more receptive to body work as of late, she seems to be feeling better now that she is on anti-inflammatory medication. She is certainly mobile, eating well, and greeting wolf care staff daily. Staff continue to watch for decline, but as of now she continues to be stable. You may notice some
- [Nov. 7, 2019](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/nov-7-2019/) - Colder Weather Intensifies Pack Dynamics Snow has arrived in Ely, and it appears Boltz has gained some confidence. Colder weather usually heightens intensity of ritualized dominance in the Pack. In this photo, Boltz is staring at Axel and Grayson and exhibiting a slight lip curl along with pricked ears and a T-2 tail. Notice Grayson’s
- [Oct. 17, 2019](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/fall-has-arrived-in-ely/) - Fall has arrived in Ely Fall has arrived with dynamic colors on the maple trees and some dynamic behavior from the young adults. In this photo, Axel is doing a ride up on Denali with his tail extended above his back in what we term a T-1 tail. At 11 years of age, Denali maintains
- [Oct. 31, 2019](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/oct-31-2019-2/) - Wild wolf appears to be visiting the enclosure The leaves are falling fast, and so are the daily temperatures. Earlier this week, Ely got a light dusting of snow, which melted later in the day. The sunsets as of late have been incredible, with the sun hitting and highlighting the remaining leaves of Fall. The
- [Oct. 17, 2019](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/oct-17-2019-lunas-challenges-related-to-cancer-are-closely-monitored/) - Luna's challenges related to cancer are closely monitored Management of the Retired Pack after Aidan’s loss is significantly different. Aidan’s strong personality limited the number of handlers that interacted, impacting the dynamics of the social group. Now, most handlers are interacting with Grizzer and Luna, giving them far more social time. The time and staff
- [Oct. 31, 2019](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/oct-31-2019/) - Improvements continue The construction work to improve the life of the retired wolves, the 2020 pups and the humans who spend many nights caring for them all continues. Luna and Grizzer are tolerating the temporary change of routine and enjoyed watching the Working for Wolves crew install some snow and wind breaks in the adjacent
- [Oct. 17, 2019](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/oct-17-2019-lunas-cancer-challenges-continue-to-be-monitored/)
- [Oct. 17, 2019](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/oct-17-2019-fall-has-arrived-in-the-enclosure/) - Fall has arrived with dynamic colors on the maple trees and some dynamic behavior from the young adults. In this photo, Axel is doing a ride up on Denali with his tail extended above his back in what we term a T-1 tail. At 11 years of age, Denali maintains a wide stance for support,
- [Aidan - 4/27/08 - 8/14/2019](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-4-27-08-8-14-2019-2/) - We acquired Aidan and Denali from the Wildlife Science Center in Forest Lake Minnesota as 12 day old pups and began the process of socialization that allowed us to experience one of the most incredible and complex individuals in my 30+ year captive wolf career. Aidan passed away on Wednesday, August 14th at 11 am.
- [Axel - Spring in his Step and his Tail](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-spring-in-his-step-and-his-tail-2/) - Axel has been posturing over all of his pack members as the cooler weather is giving us a glimpse of fall conditions. We are watching this closely, as Denali seems to get the most focus, followed by Grayson. Boltz will usually try to block Axel from interacting with Denali, but until the summer season ends,
- [Grayson - Response to External Influences](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-response-to-external-influences-2/) - Grayson continues to be the wolf that responds to external influences such as backhoe work around the site (yes, the new fiber optic line is being dug this week.. maybe a return of the retired camera broadcast next week?). We did have break through this week. For years, Grizzer has been bark-howling at the vets
- [Denali - A Howl Results in a Rally](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-a-howl-results-in-a-rally-2/) - Denali requires daily anti-histamines, two in the morning, one at night. He has a small growth similar to the start of Aidan's mast cell issues. The growth remains the size of a pea, and has not changed in over a year, but to be on the safe side, the antihistamines are prescribed to keep the
- [Grizzer - Changes Making an Impact](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-changes-making-an-impact-2/) - Staff have commented on how Grizzer has changed since Luna's separation. Certainly having less food competition is always a bonus, especially for a 15-year old wolf with cataracts. Grizzer is far more social with staff (also a competition issue when Luna wanted attention), but more notable is Grizzer's sleeping proximity to Aidan. The bond between
- [Aidan - Immune Overload](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-immune-overload-2/) - For years, we have known that Aidan has a sensitive immune system. After Maya died, he lost all the pigmentation in his nose and a tissue biopsy revealed he had discoid lupus. As he overcame the loss of Maya and welcomed Luna and Boltz to the social group, his symptoms subsided and he attempted to
- [Boltz- Changes in Temperature Yield Changes in Attitude](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/changes-in-temperature-yield-changes-in-attitude-2/) - Many across the country are probably ready for fall weather. Boltz would second that emotion. It has been a hot, buggy summer, but there his hope in the cool night air that extends into the morning wolf checks. This morning, we had a great visit with Boltz, giving a full body scratch. There should be
- [Luna - Healing, but watching for decline](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-healing-but-watching-for-decline-2/) - With a prognosis of a Spindle Cell Sarcoma, we know that our time with Luna is limited. The fact is, most canines don't live long enough in comparisons to their humans. But, we are realistic that changes can happen quickly, so we need to make each day important for her interactions. Our goal for Luna
- [Luna- Situational Awareness](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-situational-awareness-2/) - When working with a wolf that has such a challenging diagnosis, staff must be extremely diligent and be aware of every movement, behavioral actions, change in attitude, feeding preferences and assessment of discomfort and pain. Staff need to employ a significant amount of creativity to make sure she gets the necessary medications. She continues to
- [Luna - Initial biopsy report](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-initial-biopsy-report-2/) - The initial results indicate a spindle cell sarcoma that has a deep root behind her left shoulder blade. We are waiting for the full biopsy to understand the full nature of this sarcoma. Please trust that we are working diligently to get her the medication to help her heal from the surgery and be comfortable
- [Luna continues to be closely monitored for any new growths](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-continues-to-be-closely-monitored-for-any-new-growths-2/) - After Luna's mass removal this winter, she recovered well. Her hair grew back around the incision and the site healed without issues. However, on Saturday, July 6, staff again noticed some irritation and weeping, which was the same issue we saw in February. This time, the weeping was below her original incision. The Ely Vet
- [Growths being managed with medication for Aidan](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/growths-being-managed-with-medication-for-aidan-2/) - Aidan is being closely monitored for any changes or re-growth of mass cell tumors. He is on medication to help minimize these growths, but so far, he hasn't shown any sign of irritation such as licking. Wolf Care Intern, Mandi Bendel created a body profile binder for staff to document the location and any subtle
- [Grizzer, now at 15, enjoys new mister system in retirement pack](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-now-at-15-enjoys-new-mister-system-in-retirement-pack-2/) - Grizzer is doing well for being over 15 years old. He has finally shed his winter coat and rests in the shade. Retirement has a new mister system to help keep him cool, but he has figured out a south wind will send the Exhibit Pack misters right into the shared fenceline. This image was
- [Summer bugs continue impacting the behavior of Boltz](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/summer-bugs-continue-impacting-the-behavior-of-boltz-2/) - Boltz has lost much of his winter confidence as summer bug season has arrived. Wolf care staff are working on ways to desensitize him to flying insects - often using flavored bubbles - but in the high temps of the last few weeks it has been a challenge to keep him visible and interacting with
- [Food continues to motivate Denali](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/food-continues-to-motivate-denali-2/) - Denali is still in the Exhibit Pack. He is noticeably slower but can still give a good chase when food is involved. He seems to benefit from the body work treatment that Wolf Care staff gives him daily. There is tension between Grayson and Denali, which can often be traced back to food. Denali defends
- [Axel continues to be the pack's most active wolf](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-continues-to-be-the-packs-most-active-wolf-2/) - Axel and Grayson posture about rank, which Wolf Care staff have seen since the two arrived as pups. We don't think that will ever stop. Axel is typically the most active wolf in the pack and is often the first to check something out, even in the summer heat that has made its way to
- [Posturing over rank continues with Grayson and Axel](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/posturing-over-rank-continues-with-grayson-and-axel-2/) - There is tension between Grayson and Denali, which started the day the pups were introduced and usually involves food. While Denali defends much of the food with Grayson, the tables are turning with Boltz being more isolated by the summer heat. Grayson seems to have found a new opportunity to take possession of items and
- [Denali - Paws Made for Deep Snow](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-paws-made-for-deep-snow/) - Denali has no problem making tracks in the deep snow, but his larger body size means he does sink a bit more. As we continue to accumulate snow, we also see the snow change texture, making it a bit of a struggle for wolves to travel. When temperatures warm, we see a circumstance where even
- [Denali - Staying Strong](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-staying-strong/) - Earlier this winter, we had some concerns that Denali maybe showing some signs of aging with weakness in his hips. Staff began to focus on doing some daily massage work and try diligently to make sure he gets his morning nutritional supplements. At the Center, all wolves over the age of six years receive some
- [Denali - Uncertain Interactions or EPTS](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-uncertain-interactions-or-etps/) - Here is another example of our Ethogram code "EPTS" or Ears Pricked and Turned Sideways. This body posture is interpreted as one of piqued interest, but a bit intimidated. Of course, that is Axel with the T-1 tail posture over his back about to face-off with Denali. Neither of these two wolves seems confident enough
- [Denali - The mind is willing...but the body?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-written-by-carolyn-and-karen-owen/) - This log was written by Carolyn Owen and Karen Owen, participants of the Wolf Photography Weekend in early October. Denali was observed actively participating in several chases, mounting and jaw sparing behaviors. In this photo, Denali is observed rounding a corner to join the pack in a run around the enclosure. During the Saturday night
- [Denali - Determines the Feeding Order](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-determines-the-feeding-order/) - Denali has always been the wolf that controls the carcass, even though he wasn't the wolf that controlled the pack. In the wild, higher ranking wolves may be the ones that eat first because they may be directly involved with making the kill, but in captivity, when the food is wheeled in a wheelbarrow, personality
- [Denali- Clear Pond - Deep Diving](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-clear-pond-deep-diving/) - Thanks to Anika Hahn's donations a few years ago, we are able to maintain a relatively algae free pond through the use of UV filters attached to our pond pump. The result is a clear view to the bottom of the pond. This is enticing to Denali who has retrieved items from the pond by
- [Denali - Testing Grayson's Patience](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-testing-graysons-patience/) - Each pack member has a different relationship with the other individuals of the pack. Since the 2016 introduction, Grayson has been on Denali's radar. We know wolves identify weakness as a basis of prey selection, but in social relationships, we also see weakness being a target for rank order dominance. Since joining the Exhibit Pack,
- [Denali - Last in Line to Shed](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-last-in-line-to-shed/) - There's a few things worth noting in this week's log photo. First and most importantly, Aidan is clearly back in the mix of pack interactions. The photo line-up is Grayson, Denali, Aidan and Axel (on the back side next to Aidan- not possible for Aidan just a few weeks ago). The second most notable item
- [Denali - Doesn't Need to be Near Food to Possess it](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-doesnt-need-to-be-near-food-to-possess-it/) - Denali has always been a wolf with a strong tendency for food possession. Lately, there seems to be a direct intent to keep Grayson away from food resources. This may have something to do with Grayson and Denali's relationship. Since Grayson's introduction, Denali has focused on Grayson, usually resulting in chasing Grayson around the enclosure
- [Denali - Bonding Order](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-bonding-order/) - While Denali has displayed a fair amount of antagonistic (grab-biting, foreleg stabbing, pouncing and lip curling) behaviors towards Grayson, when it's time to socialize with the pack, Denali is a key member. In this image, Grayson and Denali are sharing the top of the den with Aidan. During Aidan and Denali's birthday webinar, someone inquired
- [Denali - Taking Pack Life in Stride](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-taking-pack-life-in-stride/) - Denali is about as even-keeled of a wolf one could meet. He prances and tail wags with his sibling Aidan, even when Aidan's having a challenge time. He is a source of comfort to Boltz who seems to be looking for someone else to lead. He's a perfect match for Axel's ride-up, hormonally influenced mounts
- [Denali - Receiving Renewed Focus](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-receiving-renewed-focus/) - As stated in the last log, Denali appears to be enjoying a bit of peace from Aidan's lack of confidence in terms of how Aidan typically manages the pack. However, in the past several days other members of the pack are doing a bit more testing of Denali. Recently Denali was the focus of Axel
- [Denali - Life has been Easier](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-life-has-been-easier/) - Despite some attention from Axel and Grayson, Denali has had an easier winter season with Aidan's loss of confidence. In the past, when Aidan wasn't confident enough to take on some of the testing juveniles, he always had the confidence to assert status over Denali and would redirect on a daily basis. Since mid-January, Denali
- [Denali- Great Conformation](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-great-conformation/) - This week's photo was taken by Christina Rizzo while visiting the Center for a recent Wildlife Photography session with Heidi Pinkerton. Denali has had a great winter. Denali's longer than average body had issues with some mid-back sagging as he aged. Thanks to the training in body-work we received from Sandy Prantl over the past
- [Denali - Just another face in the crowd](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-just-another-face-in-the-crowd/) - Denali has always been the wolf that has his nose in everything, often in places where it doesn't belong. But as the arctic yearlings mature into adulthood, Denali has met his match and is playing back seat to the younger crowd. This is the view from the 1/2 gate where wolf care staff distribute extra
- [Denali - More Concerned about Ravens than Leadership](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-more-concerned-about-ravens-than-leadership/) - Denali has always been a wolf that has taken things in stride. The change to Aidan's confidence has had more of an impact on Grayson than it has on Denali, who is Aidan's true littermate. Denali may be near the pack when they focus on Aidan, but is less likely to join in. Denali's usual
- [Denali - Seeking the Prime Resting Spot](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-seeking-the-prime-resting-spot/) - Denali seemed to take the events surrounding Aidan's surgery and recovery separation in stride. The only issue was when Grayson tried to keep Denali from reentering the exhibit. There were threat displays, and a brief mounting by Grayson, but they were distracted by deer legs and chickens. Denali did not focus on Aidan, and did
- [Denali reflecting on some quiet time](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-reflecting-on-some-quiet-time/) - Lately Denali has been in some pack dynamics skirmishes with Grayson and Axel. At times, Grayson will test Denali keeping him away from the front of the enclosure. While this testing is short lived, Denali tends to not allow Grayson eat during the "What's For Dinner" program. This behavior was witnessed again this past weekend
- [Denali - Wading in for a Treat](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-wading-in-for-a-treat/) - Denali has enjoyed the summer enrichment that result in ice cubes, beaver tails or other treats in the pond. Not only does he get the benefit of the treat, but he cools himself as well. Denali seems to have a tendency to keep his undercoat longer than the other wolves and the larger body size
- [Luna Medical Update](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-medical-update-3/) - Thank you all for the concern and support you have given Luna during this medical situation. Medical issues are always more challenging when there are so many variables to manage. When working with captive wolves, we have the issue of immobilization and transport to the vet clinic, ambient temperatures and the influence on thermal regulatory
- [Grizzer - Going Strong](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-going-strong/) - Grizzer is fast approaching his 15th birthday and despite some extreme cold from a few "Polar Vortexes" this winter, he has weathered another winter. We still have some concerns about his vision in his right eye, you may notice when he rests in the sun, that he has lost some nerve and muscle function on
- [Grayson - Investigation - The focus of the young wolf](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-investigation-the-focus-of-the-young-wolf/) - You may have noticed that the logs and youtube have been a little delayed. This week's photo of Grayson is one challenges we face in getting quality video footage for publication. Wolves have a natural curiosity and bringing cameras into the enclosure means that wolves will often investigate. To be able to get footage, we
- [Boltz - Pelage Blends with the Habitat](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-pelage-blends-with-the-habitat/) - There are many unique communication methods employed by wolves. Tail postures, eye contact, howling, scent marking are the most notable. But, if you take a moment to look at a wolf's markings or pelage, you specific parts of the wolf may have a color pattern to aid in communication. Let's start with the eyes. Direct
- [Aidan - Another Surgery](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-another-surgery/) - If you have been following our Ambassador Wolf Aidan's logs, you will see that he has had some auto-immune issues throughout his entire life. He was diagnosed with Discoid lupus in 2011, had two surgeries to remove mass cell tumors in 2017. He was deposed as Exhibit Pack leader in 2018 and joined retirement, so
- [Luna- Medical Update](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-medical-update-2/) - "Situational Awareness"... these two words describe the most important skill in wolf care (well, maybe second behind social interaction), but having the ability to acknowledge the normal circumstances of wolf interactions and assess when something is not quite right. Wolf care is done 365 days a year; there is always someone caring for the ambassador
- [Boltz - Reactive Influence](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-reactive-influence/) - While staff were carrying Aidan on the stretcher back into the Wolf Care Center, we noticed Boltz observing from the Exhibit fence-line. Wolves watching activity is not uncommon, the whole pack was there watching, but body postures of the individuals was interesting. Denali was his typical, "tail wagging, what are staff up to, maybe there's
- [Aidan - Been Here Before](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-been-here-before-2/) - If you have been following the Exhibit Pack dynamics over the last few years, you know that Aidan had some history with mass cell tumors on his left leg. He had two previous surgeries to remove a low grade tumor and seemed to be managing well on a treatment of anti-histamines to control its' return.
- [Luna - A Posture Showing Relaxation](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-a-posture-showing-relaxation/) - Luna's expressions give a good indication of her overall attitude. Here she is displaying a "Roll on Back" behavior. This is definitely a "I feel good" attitude. She has been having a good winter. With the generous donation of cover hay from Connie and Nick LaFond, we are able to provide deep layers of cover
- [Grizzer - Watching the Action](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-watching-the-action/) - As we reported in Aidan's log and on facebook, Aidan was immobilized and taken to the Ely Vet Clinic for a surgery to remove two mass cell tumors on his leg. Since Aidan's retirement in July, Grizzer had re-establsihed his social bonds with Aidan and was very mindful of Aidan's removal from the facility. With
- [Grayon- Do Wolves Really Sleep?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayon-do-wolves-really-sleep/) - With the exception of some of our retirees, it is rare to find a wolf that falls into a deep sleep accompanied by snoring. In most cases, the wolves have periods where they close their eyes, get some relief from the pack life, but even the slightest noise will see them spring into action or
- [Axel - Stand Over](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-stand-over/) - In the wolf world, communication is not restricted to howls and growls, there is a significant amount of body language that is used to express intent and in some cases, conflicting messages. Axel's photo is a prime example of a body posture called a Stand Over saying "I am asserting my status" and an ear
- [Luna - Obnoxious Submission](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-obnoxious-submission-2/) - Since Aidan's retirement, Luna has definitely been returning to her own form of social bonding, otherwise known as "Obnoxious Submission". We need to credit our colleagues at Wolf Park in Battleground, Indiana, for introducing this term through their Ethogram publication. We credit Luna for animating this behavior. In this photo, you will see her display
- [Aidan - Tolerance is Tested](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-tolerance-is-tested/) - It has been such a remarkable experience helping Aidan through the transition of being a deposed pack leader to finding a place in the pack dynamics of retirement. We witnessed an incredible strength in leadership of the Exhibit Pack, and as he lost confidence in that role, we were concerned that he would lose his
- [Axel - Ride Up](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-ride-up/) - In contrast to Grayson's more timid behavior, Axel is more likely to be on the other end of the spectrum, boldly going wherever he wants. In this log's photos, he displays a ride-up behavior on Denali. Although, if you carefully look at Axel's ears, they are pricked forward in interest, but turned sideways with a
- [Boltz - Power of Direct Eye Contact](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-power-of-direct-eye-contact/) - Boltz is probably one of the more expressive wolves in terms of facial expressions. The most powerful expression that will elicit a response from the packmates is the direct eye stare. In this post's photo, he stops a confrontation with Axel causing him to avert his gaze. These kind of non-physical interactions are great ways
- [Grayson - Focused on Food](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-focused-on-food/) - Grayson has a complexity to his behavior that can be a challenge to manage. If there is a threat of a strange human or unknown activity around the enclosure, Grayson is the first (and sometimes only) pack member to bark howl in an alarm format. He is not testing for behavior like his littermate, Axel,
- [Grizzer - Ready for Winter](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-ready-for-winter/) - Grizzer is entering the winter with a good winter coat, a healthy amount of body fat and a packmate that helps divert Luna's attention and at times, overwhelming interactions. When Aidan joined retirement, we had concerns on how it would impact Grizzer. At 14 1/2 years of age, we didn't want to add to his
- [Luna - Invite Chase](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-invite-chase/) - As we posted in Luna's last log, she is fed in her own area and receives bodywork daily from staff. To make this happen smoothly, we need a lot of staff trained in procedures and staff have to be consistent so Luna knows what to expect. Wolves tend to be "neo-phobic", displaying a fear of
- [Aidan - Rest may be coming to an end](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-rest-may-be-coming-to-an-end/) - Aidan spent the first few months in retirement resting in the many dens and shaded spots throughout the retirement areas. He earned this rest time after leading the Exhibit Pack for 7 of his 10 years of life. But, as fall progresses into winter, his days of rest may be short-lived. Fall is the season
- [Grizzer - Taking a Break](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-taking-a-break/) - Since Aidan's retirement, Grizzer has been getting a lot of activity. He joins Aidan when he responds to Luna's frequent invite chase maneuvers, which usually result in a chase through all three retirement enclosures and a climb on and leap off the three concrete densites. There is a strong correlation between Aidan's location and Grizzer's
- [Grayson- Taking a Break at the Pond](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-taking-a-break-at-the-pond/) - Written by Brenda Loeb and Sheri Kreager participants in the Wolf Photography weekend in early October. Here is Grayson taking a break at the pond, he can usually be found in the presence of his brother Axel, doing laps through and around the enclosure. It is fun to watch him interact with the rest of
- [Boltz- Waiting to Ambush](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-waiting-to-ambush/) - This log was written by Bill Brandon, participants in the October Wolf Photography Weekend. Photography donated by Craig Johnson. We found Boltz to be somewhat of a sneaky fellow. Occasionally, he instigated play with his pack mates; other times he appeared to "hang back" and just observe the behaviors of others. Then, when he felt
- [Axel - Instigator of Social Interactions](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-written-by-christina-wagner/) - This log was written by, Christina Wagner, a participant of the Wolf Photography Weekend. Axel was very playful and initiated play more than the rest of the wolves. There were a couple times that Axel did not back down from more forceful play. He would tuck his tail while striking back at Boltz. During the
- [Axel- The Pack is Changing](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-the-pack-is-changing/) - Some of the behaviors that indicate a wolf is showing status is their tendency to mark with a Raised Leg Urination or RLU and when they carry their tail high above their back in what's called a T-1 tail posture. Axel has been displaying both, but since the retirement of Aidan, he's had more resistance
- [Grayson - Strongest Bonds - Most Difficult Time](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-strongest-bonds-most-difficult-time/) - In the transition of Aidan into retirement, Grayson seems to have the most significant impact to his behavior. Even prior to retirement, Grayson would display some lone howls towards staff at the start of wolf care. He is a very vocal wolf, but lately, the howling seems to continue into the mid-morning. It is low
- [Grizzer - Spring in his Step](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-spring-in-his-step/) - When I began planning for Aidan's retirement last winter, I was most concerned about how it would affect Grizzer's life. At 14 1/2 years of age, I didn't want to alter his routine or make him intimidated by change. I wasn't sure I was even going to put Aidan with Grizzer initially, but then, I
- [Luna - Seeing the Effects](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-seeing-the-effects/) - To manage Aidan and Luna in the same space, we need to separate Luna in a vestibule for her morning breakfast and keep her there long enough until Aidan and Grizzer have finished their larger meals. Luna is still on a reduced diet to meet the goal of 100 pounds before winter and we are
- [Boltz- New Found Freedoms](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-new-found-freedoms/) - Even though Aidan had been less involved in the Exhibit pack activities in the last few months, we knew his removal from the pack would change the dynamics in the Exhibit. Initially, we thought Denali, as a sibling to Aidan, would show the most significant response to Aidan's removal. We were wrong. The strongest responses
- [Aidan - A Positive Experience](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-a-positive-experience/) - Aidan's transition to retirement is much smoother than we anticipated. This may be the best indication that he was ready for the change and ready to accept a lower ranking status. The first wolf to welcome him into retirement was Grizzer. The last time Grizzer and Aidan had been together was in 2011, when Aidan
- [Aidan Day 2](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-day-2/) - Day 2 Update Aidan had a restful first night of retirement, but by dawn, as the Exhibit Pack started some social interactions, he started to show some anxiety, pawing at the gate towards the activity. Grayson is coming to the fence line whining and that gets Aidan anxious. Staff are able to calm Aidan down
- [Aidan's Transition  into Retirement](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidans-transition-into-retirement/) - For those of you who have followed the pack dynamics of the Exhibit Pack at the International Wolf Center, we have reached a milestone today. Aidan our pack leader for the last 7 years, was brought to the vet clinic for a complete health assessment this morning and will be transitioned into retirement when he
- [Axel - Webbed feet](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-webbed-feet/) - Axel is climbing out of the pond after a summer enrichment program designed to keep the wolves cool during the warmest parts of the day. These enrichment's include items such as beaver tails and deer feet frozen in an ice block and thrown into the pond. If you zoom in close you will notice the
- [Grizzer - Growing a Winter Coat](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-growing-a-winter-coat/) - It seems like just yesterday we were brushing the wolves and now Grizzer is growing his winter undercoat. In Minnesota, this could be a definite advantage as weather can change quickly. Last week, we had a few days of cooler weather and something in the wolves changed. Grizzer certainly became more alert to Luna's presence
- [Luna - In the Mist Zone](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-in-the-mist-zone/) - Luna's most common resting spot is in the cool soil near the Exhibit Pack misting system. We manage the vegetation to provide a significant amount of shade to add to the cool soil and that makes a comfortable spot for a dark color phased wolf that absorbs heat quickly. We don't know what Luna's reaction
- [Grayson - Bonding Brothers](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-bonding-brothers/) - Earlier this winter we had some concerns about Grayson being too attached to Aidan to make a change in pack leadership. This concern has diminished as Grayson is getting a significant amount of social reassurance from his litter mate, Axel. There is no doubt, these two still spend a fair amount of time wrestling, pinning,
- [Aidan - It is Time](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-it-is-time/) - On Wednesday, July 25th, the Center wolf care staff will implement a medical plan that involves a number of tests and exams to get a good assessment on Aidan's health. Behavioral observations tell us that he still has a physical presence in the pack, but his leadership has been impacted over the past winter of
- [Boltz- Safety in the Den](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-safety-in-the-den/) - As you can see, Boltz still has some phobias with the summertime buzz of the exhibit. He is improving, but the others still see his behavior as weak and a source of some dominance targets. We have several overnight groups that have provided some good information on pack dynamics. On July 13th, we had a
- [Grizzer - Grinning](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-grinning/) - Grizzer is doing well, despite some hot humid days and a bit of stability issues during these heat spells, he has a great appetite, has been spending more time with staff and has allowed us to remove most of his undercoat. He's displaying a behavior called "Grinning" in this post's photo. Based on our interpretation
- [Axel - T1 Tail](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-t1-tail/) - Axel sure keeps Denali young. In this week's photo, Axel is doing a ride-up behavior to Denali. This is a great example of the difference between a T-1 tail posture over the back and a T-2 posture, forming a straight line from the back. Both, T-1 and T-2 postures may indicate arousal or excitement; It
- [Boltz- Forest Dweller](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-forest-dweller/) - In the past few weeks, the return of the Minnesota insect season has kept Boltz as a forest dweller, spending most of the day in the protective shade of the forest. This is great for his ears, as he doesn't have any of the nasty fly bites at the tips of his ears that require
- [Hanging with Aidan](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/hanging-with-aidan/) - Aidan's been on a course of antibiotics for the last week treating an unidentified stomach issue, causing him to have difficulties keeping any food down for a few days, the second issue was related to a possible reoccurring urinary tract infection that he had earlier this year. The first few days of antibiotics started with
- [Luna - Afternoon Rest](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-afternoon-rest/) - Luna and Grizzer have been reaping the benefits of a summer adjacent to the upgraded misting system installed in the Exhibit Pack during the Spring Working for Wolves program. Luna has selected the den site (a fall Working for Wolves program in the pack holding area as her main resting spot on a hot, humid
- [Luna - Nose to Nose Making Grizzer Uncomfortable](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-nose-to-nose-making-grizzer-uncomfortable/) - Luna has been very receptive to body work lately and you may see staff on the webcam trying a variety of techniques. She has her favorites and you may see her present her right leg extended for the staff to reach. We are very pleased with her behavioral progress since her last medical exam. Staff
- [Grizzer - Is He Saying What I Think He's Saying?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-is-he-saying-what-i-think-hes-saying/) - If you read Luna's log, you saw Luna displaying a "Nose-to-Nose" greeting to Grizzer, with Grizzer's ears indicating a bit of uncertainly towards the interaction. In Grizzer's photo, his tongue is sticking out, either in the middle of a licking motion or making a commentary about Luna's interaction. As wolf care staff, we observer and
- [Grayson - Tail Tells it All](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-tail-tells-it-all/) - As you can see by this photo, Aidan is back in the mix, although his confidence is still impacted. He's less likely to be in a leadership role, but he can still control the carcass. There is a clear difference between Grayson and Axel's relationship with Aidan and the tail postures in this photo tells
- [Aidan - Brushing the Heat and Stress Away](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-brushing-the-heat-and-stress-away/) - In this week's photo, you see the wall of Aidan hair as the front shoulders have been brushed out, but the back half of his body still has some dense undercoat. Staff have focused most of the brushing efforts on Aidan in the Exhibit Pack. Why Aidan, we definitely want to reduce stress and the
- [Axel - Facial Characteristics](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-facial-characteristics/) - This photo was taken in April and shows Axel and Grayson in full winter pelage, when identification of these brothers is relatively easy. Grayson has a darker saddle that is prominently distinguished across his back. But, shed out the undercoat that makes those darker guard hairs more prominent and add a little sun bleaching of
- [Boltz - Sand Pile Posturing](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-sand-pile-posturing/) - We know that insects congregate towards vegetation. Whether it's black flies and leatherleaf or yellow jackets preying on the insects that congregate in the vegetation, Boltz takes issue with their presence, no matter what they are. In an effort to give Boltz some relief, we had a 5-yard load of sand delivered to the wolf
- [Luna and Grizzer Improvements](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-and-grizzer-improvements/) - The Working for Wolves crew did an amazing job this weekend, cleaning, raking and giving the Exhibit Pack a fresh look. Crew members shoveled and hauled nearly half a dump truck load of small rock to fix a significant digging issue under the east side pond. Without this work, the concrete was at risk of
- [Grizzer - Shedding Pattern](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-shedding-pattern/) - Grizzer is doing great. We celebrated his 14th birthday with a webinar and a pork roast. He enjoyed both, especially since Luna took a break on the East Side Retirement area so Grizzer could enjoy his pork roast in peace. I don't want to give you the idea that Grizzer wants to be away from
- [Grayson - Carcass Time](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-carcass-time/) - As I wrote in Denali's log, Grayson has to wait to eat on some Saturday night feedings due to Denali's tendency to guard and possess food. Staff always document the time spent on the carcass by each wolf and an overall assessment of food consumption is best identified by the size and coloration of the
- [Luna - Medical Update](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-medical-update/) - Luna's medical exam occurred on May 2nd. As we suspected, there is an increased degenerative condition on her right leg. The vet report stated: "On physical exam, the right hip has significantly decreased range of motion, which is consistent with radiographs. The neck of the femur continues to be blunted/misshapen which is likely leading to a
- [Axel - Active and Expressive](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-active-and-expressive/) - This week's photo displays a behavior easy to identify; we term it a "Squash" behavior. One wolf literally sits on another wolf, squashing them to the ground. This is typical of Axel; he is very expressive in his behaviors and very physical. While this is likely a social interaction between Denali and Axel, you may
- [Boltz - Let the Timid Season Begin](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-let-the-timid-season-begin/) - Staff is certainly watching Boltz's response to the summer season, also known as the bug season that has affected Boltz in the past. This is the time of the year where Boltz becomes more timid, often staying up in the wooded area of the enclosure where a full compliment of shade results in less insects.
- [Aidan- Moments of Control](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-moments-of-control/) - As the summer season arrives, wolf dynamics will naturally change. Warm weather and seasonal hormones make for calmer moments, which is good for Aidan. The testing behavior over the winter is subsiding and there seems to be some definitive alliances that remain from the winter dynamics. In this post's photo, you will see Grayson respond
- [Grizzer - Looking Good](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-looking-good/) - Grizzer will be 14-years old on Saturday May 5th and he seems to be in better shape after this winter than he has for the past several winters. We weighed him last week and he is still maintaining about 114 pounds of body weight which is a good value for him. There have been a
- [Aidan - Sharing Spaces](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-sharing-spaces/) - In the last few postings, we have noted Aidan gaining more confidence in moving around the wooded area of the enclosure. This has been a struggle for him as he isolated himself from the pack for a period of time. There are several staff postings of Aidan and Grayson sharing spaces. Most often it's at
- [Axel - Different Stresses](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-different-stresses/) - While Axel is right in the mix and shows no stress of facing off with the other pack members for some status, he has a different response when it comes to other elements in the wolf yard. A recent work crew in the Exhibit required a temporary holding arrangement for all Exhibit Pack members (except
- [Grayson- Standing Tall](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-standing-tall-2/) - We have had a lot of opportunity to photograph and videotape Grayson "standing tall" in the last few weeks. There seems to be a pattern of his confidence increasing and his desire to gain some height. In this week's photo, he is in the East Side Retirement area with Denali waiting for the Vermilion College
- [Boltz - Summertime Mode](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-summertime-mode/) - Boltz is back on the greeting rock lounging like a summer day. With the tremendous help from the Vermilion College Natural Resource students, most of the wet winter hay has been removed from the Exhibit Pack area. The greeting rock was pressure washed to remove the winter effects of ravens that lingered in the exhibit.
- [Luna- Working on a Vet Assessment Plan](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-working-on-a-vet-assessment-plan/) - In last week's log, we talked about some training plans for staff when interacting with Luna. We've had some good success, but because of Luna's history, we have decided to schedule a complete medical exam of x-rays and blood work. It has been two years since her last complete veterinary exam and the focus will
- [Axel - Larger, but more Slender Facial Features](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-larger-but-more-slender-facial-features/) - As the arctics near 2 years of age, we see the skeletal growth come to an end and the features they now possess will be their characteristics throughout their life. Similar to Malik, our last set of arctic wolves born on May 8, 2000, Axel has a narrower muzzle and appears more slended in facial
- [Luna - Working on a Training Plan](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-working-on-a-training-plan/) - Luna has been bringing on some additional challenges and training for wolf care staff. If you have followed Luna's story, she has some medical reasons behind her history of obsessive behavior often viewed by fellow pack members as unstable energy. There's been a lot of medical, physical and behavioral assessments over the last 6 years
- [Grayson - What Does it Mean?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-what-does-it-mean/) - To summarize Grizzer's log, we have a recurring issue where Grizzer bark howls in a threat display towards our Veterinarian. This is due to an incident that occurred over 10 years ago. In a recent Vet visit for Aidan, when Grizzer started barkhowling, the only member of the Exhibit Pack to respond was Grayson, and
- [Aidan-Prancing with the Pack (Some of the Pack?)](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-prancing-with-the-some-of-the-pack/) - We have moments when Aidan shows some strong pack cohesiveness with Denali, Grayson and even at times Axel, but as soon as Boltz arrives, he reverts back to intimidation and retreat mode. There are definite correlations to the temperatures, and as you can see by this week's photo, the snow gets everyone excited. Aidan is
- [Boltz - Facing Off the Pair](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-facing-off-the-pair/) - As we have reported before, Boltz seemed to go to the top of the rank earlier this winter, then seemed to be move back down as spring approached. He has been seeking reassurance from Denali, and is often paying homage to him by parallel gating, rubbing under his chin and rolling submissively to the ground.
- [Grizzer - The Impacts of an Unfortunate Moment](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-the-impacts-of-an-unfortunate-moment/) - Last week, we had a vet check on Aidan that started with staff rearranging the retirement area, and specifically Grizzer's line of sight. No, we didn't move Aidan into the Pack Holding Area for the exam, we had to address a long-standing issue that Grizzer has with our Vet. As we discuss rank order issues,
- [Luna- Roll on Back](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-roll-on-back-2/) - Luna continues to dictate to wolf care staff where and when she wants body work. For the past several weeks, she seems to want to skip leg work and concentrate on belly rubs. Her undercoat is extremely thick and when wolf care staff do manage to find her skin under the thick layer of winter
- [Grizzer - Resting Comfortably](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-resting-comfortably/) - Grizzer seems to be enjoying warm naps in the sun on top of the den in the pack holding area. We have had warm days and cold nights lately, and Grizzer has been observed panting to cool off since he still has his thick winter coat. He continues to be social with Luna as long
- [Aidan -  Showing More Confidence, Sometimes](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-showing-more-confidence-sometimes/) - This week has found Aidan showing more confidence at times, but still not all the way back to managing the pack. He is able to control the food resource, acquiring and defending carcasses, but when it comes to rank order, Boltz and Axel give him the most anxiety. He has been resting with Grayson and
- [Grayson - the Observer](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-the-observer/) - From the earliest moments that Grayson arrived at the Center we noticed that he seemed to be always watching and taking in all activities around him. This continues to be the behavior he exhibits most. In the past week, Grayson has spent time observing Axel, following and testing Denali, then watching Aidan observing Axel and
- [Boltz - Back in the Middle?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-back-in-the-middle/) - Boltz continues to show less confidence about taking over leadership of the pack. He still postures towards Aidan but is quick to back off when Aidan shows some dominance, especially if the interaction involves food. This week there were several bouts of testing towards Boltz by Axel and Grayson. After a testing event, the response
- [Axel - Stalking](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-stalking/) - Axel and Grayson are very active with each other, and the rest of the pack. This past week they have been working together to test their limits with Boltz and Denali. While Grayson's activities are usually limited to chasing, Axel is biting, pulling tails, and doing ride-ups. In the last few days he seems to
- [Axel - is Leadership a Good Fit](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-is-leadership-a-good-fit/) - Axel is definitely taking every opportunity to assert some status. His tension is still quite high with Denali and Boltz, displaying ride-up behaviors doing some face-off behaviors, not to mention taking any opportunity to grab-bite Aidan's tail. Certainly, he has confidence; he was the more confident of the two pups and some of his behavior
- [Boltz - Looking at Life at the Top](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-looking-at-life-at-the-top/) - Earlier this winter, we really thought Boltz was showing some behaviors that indicated he could lead this pack, but recently, his confidence has been waning. It seems like he took a look at life at the top and decided that it was better to be subordinate. He is socially interactive with the pack, but is
- [Luna - Checking Staff Training](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-checking-staff-training/) - Luna's behavior has always been a contributing factor to wolf care training, whether it be monitoring her interactions with the packmates, her focus on food and caches or her tolerances for physical bodywork, staff need to be extremely tied into her body language to know how to respond. Luna is quick to assume leadership over
- [Grizzer - Spring Fever](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-spring-fever/) - Grizzer is still very aware of activities in the main enclosure and is quick to watch from the back habitat den where he can see the action on the upper wooded portion of the enclosure. We have witnessed a few chasing bouts throughout the enclosure, especially on the warmer days. Some days it's Grizzer chasing
- [Grayson - Adapting to Changes](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-adapting-to-changes/) - Grayson is in tune with the pack focus when it is directed toward Aidan. He often does a low throated howl directed towards the pack or if wolf care are in the enclosure, directed right at the wolf care staff. This communication is not the higher pitched rallying howls, but seems to be stress induced
- [Aidan - Tolerance but still Lacking in Confidence](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-tolerance-but-still-lacking-in-confidence/) - Aidan has been spending the last few weeks on a cover hay mound of snow in front of the windows. This height advantage definitely makes him more tolerant of the pack during the daily rallies. This confidence has led to Aidan taking his morning supplements at the fence. This hasn't occurred since mid-January when this
- [Grizzer - Using his DewClaw](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-using-his-dewclaw/) - Wolves have 4 toes and a front dewclaw which some question as to functionality. Grizzer is giving a lesson in grooming that involves the use of his dewclaw to comb ice and snow from his hide. To say that wolf care staff cherish every day we spend with Grizzer is an understatement. He will be
- [Boltz -Personal Space](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz/) - We've definitely witnessed a lot of behaviors this winter. Boltz has shown some status and focus that was hard to imagine last summer when his insect phobia kept him away from the pack. It will be interesting to see him find his place and get so excited in a pack rally. Grayson is much more
- [Aidan- Taking it Day by Day](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-taking-it-day-by-day/) - This week's photo was taken by Christina Rizzo while visiting the Center for a recent Wildlife Photography session with Heidi Pinkerton. Aidan has had more freedom of movement and has really benefited from the added cover hay in front of the windows. There seems to be some days that are better than others and it
- [Luna- Time to start losing some layers](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-time-to-start-losing-some-layers/) - Luna definitely has a thick pelage that makes it hard to assess her physical condition. She continues to be receptive to some body work, but we need to be very sensitive to her preferences and to the level of physical touch. Luna has had some soreness this past month and we will all feel better
- [Grayson- Conducting his own Behavioral Observations](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-conducting-his-own-behavioral-observations/) - This week's photo was taken by Christina Rizzo while visiting the Center for a recent Wildlife Photography session with Heidi Pinkerton. Grayson is very keen on activities in the building and when we have a photographic session or behavioral observation, he seems to be conducting his own behavioral studies. He is especially keyed in to
- [Axel- Pack Rally](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-pack-rally/) - This week's photo was taken by Christina Rizzo while visiting the Center for a recent Wildlife Photography session with Heidi Pinkerton. The wolves provided many opportunities for great photos including this one of Axel, Grayson and Boltz displaying a pack rally. Axel has been very active lately and there seems to be a correlation with
- [Axel - Notice the Facial Features](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-notice-the-facial-features/) - Many people ask about identifying Axel and Grayson. The most distinctive characteristic is the grayish saddle on Grayson's back. What if you are only looking at at a facial view? One thing to note is the definition of the Axel's muzzle. Do you notice the more slender appearance with less of a sweep below the
- [Boltz- Challenges to Leadership](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-challenges-to-leadership/) - The biggest challenges for Boltz is to get the other pack members to see his leadership skills. Tail posture is one way, but there needs to be some display of acceptance from his fellow pack members. This winter has been a challenge for the pack. With Aidan's decline in confidence and leadership, the other pack
- [Grayson - Ears Pricked Forward](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-ears-pricked-forward/) - Grayson has been displaying an increased focus on all pack members, but particularly Denali. At this point, it's still difficult to determine who will resume leadership in the future, but if keen observations are a skill, Grayson definitely excels, it's good thing he has such a strong bond with Aidan. If there was a weak
- [Aidan - Making Strides](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-making-strides/) - We have had some noticeable improvement with Aidan's confidence. On Tuesday, February 20th, Aidan came to the front gate and took his morning supplements with the rest of the pack. This was real progress, he hadn't had the confidence to be in such close proximity with the pack since January 11th. But, we have been
- [Grizzer- Looking Great for His Age](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-looking-great-for-his-age/) - What can I say about Grizzer... He looks better than he has in the last few years. His eyes are more alert, his coat is thick and in great condition and he can hear the wrinkle of a ziplock bag at 40 yards; Not bad for a wolf that will be 14-years old on May
- [Luna - Responding to the Neighbors](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-responding-to-the-neighbors/) - Luna is definitely aware of pack activities next door. She and Grizzer get a clear vantage point from the top of the densite to see and hear the pack as the winter dynamics increase. Although Luna's much calmer in retirement than when she was in the Exhibit, she is still prone to bouts of vocalization,
- [Boltz - The Intensity of the Eyes](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-the-intensity-of-the-eyes/) - Aidan's loss of confidence seems to be most correlated to Boltz's presence. We have observed surveillance footage as well as direct observations where Denali and the arctics can move around Aidan and even feed on the same carcass, but as soon as Boltz approaches, Aidan tucks tail, offers a lip curl threat and retreats. At
- [Grayson- Greatest Impact to Aidan's Loss of Leadership](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-greatest-impact-to-aidans-loss-of-leadership/) - While it is difficult to watch Aidan's lack of confidence, it is even more challenging for staff to observe the impact of Aidan's loss of leadership on one of his #1 allies, Grayson. Since the 2016 introduction, Grayson has been more timid and his lack of confidence was a target for Denali and Boltz to
- [Axel - Could he Lead?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-could-he-lead/) - Axel has matured to a 98-pound adult that has mastered the jaw-sparring and ride up behaviors necessary to take on a leadership role. His most common sparring partner is his littermate, grayson, but he's also been quick to establish some dominance over Boltz. With Aidan on the way out, could Axel be the new pack
- [Aidan - A Tale of Five Tails](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-a-tale-of-five-tails/) - It has been a challenging month, but after some concerning days, Aidan seems to be making some progress. In this photo, there is a significant amount tail details to interpret. The pack is doing a chase round the enclosure. focusing on Grayson who has his tail tucked and is an a slightly crouched position. Unfortunately,
- [Aidan- Confidence to be a Leader](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-confidence-to-be-a-leader/) - If you are a frequent viewer of our webcams, you may have noticed a significant change since last week. Our pack leader Aidan appears to have lost confidence when dealing with the pack. He has reverted back to using a safety zone of the main den to avoid testing, reminiscent of his early life in
- [Boltz - Middle Ranking](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-middle-ranking/) - The Center has a management policy of adopting wolf pups every four years. The thought behind this policy is to have a middle-aged wolf that takes on the roll of a buffer between the maturing younger wolves and the aging older pack members. Young wolves start testing at about 9 months of age and reach
- [Aidan - Recurring Issues](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-recurring-issures/) - Aidan, our dominant pack leader of the Exhibit Pack had a growth removed from his front left leg. Staff have been monitoring its presence for several months, but a sudden change in size prompted the vet care team to decide to remove the growth. This was a 2nd growth removed in the last 6 months, with
- [Boltz - In Boltz's world Ravens are the Flying Bugs of Winter](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-in-boltzs-world-ravens-are-the-flying-bugs-of-winter/) - Boltz continues to be keenly aware of anything that flies, especially when it is flying over his head. With the influx of extra food the past couple of days there are a number of ravens in the exhibit looking for opportunities to help themselves. Boltz was observed a couple of hours ago going up the
- [Grayson](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson/) - Separation for Aidan resulted in Grayson showing dominance over Denali. Aidan and the arctics were separated from Denali and Boltz by two hours while Aidan recovered from his surgery. Grayson met Denali at the chute and dominated him immediately upon Denali's entry back into the exhibit. Separation within a wolf pack can create a re-assertion
- [Axel - Alert and Observant](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-alert-and-observant/) - In recent weeks Axel seems to be more aligned with Boltz and they are keyed in to any perceived weakness that Aidan may show. Staff were watchful of any issues when the arctics rejoined Aidan in the exhibit. But, things were relatively calm. There were deer legs and chickens available, and Axel was more interested
- [Luna - Double Coat System Protects from Winter Snows](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-double-coat-system-protects-from-winter-snows/) - We got our first snow during the week prior to Halloween, and it is still around. The past couple of days saw temperatures plunge to single digits for the first time this fall/winter. Luna's winter coat is definitely keeping her warm and she is very active. Luna continues to appear to enjoy daily interactions with
- [Grizzer - Luna's interactions make him younger](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-lunas-interactions-make-him-younger/) - Grizzer and Luna have been extremely social recently. While sometimes he does not appear to be interested in Luna's antics, more often than not her attempts to get him to chase are successful. Grizzer seems to be enjoying the snow and the cold, and is very active in the retirement enclosures. In addition to chases
- [Axel jaw sparring with Grayson as Denali looks on](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-jaw-sparring-with-grayson-as-denali-looks-on/) - This week's log was submitted by Wolf Photography Participant - Dana Pond and Bryan Holland Axel and Denali were the first to feed on the deer carcass Saturday night. Eventually Grayson approached the carcass and fed with Aidan. During the weekend, Axel was an instigator several times doing mounts on Denali. Axel also engaged Grayson
- [Grayson being chased by Axel](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-being-chased-by-axel/) - This week's log was submitted by Wolf Photography Weekend Participant - Robert Sole During the photo weekend, Grayson was the target of chases and aggression from Axel and Denali. On Friday and Saturday, Grayson was defensive as Aidan, for the most part, stayed in the woods. Sunday morning, Axel was chasing Grayson with his tail
- [Boltz getting Axel to submit](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-getting-axel-to-submit/) - This week's log was submitted by Wolf Photography Weekend Participant Dana Pond and Bryan Holland. During the "What's For Dinner" program, we observed Boltz hanging back, not feeding on the carcass. Sunday morning, Boltz appeared to be feeding on the carcass or a cache near the upper pond. Boltz took a position behind a rock
- [Luna and the last of the fall colors](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-and-the-last-of-the-fall-colors/) - This week's log was submitted by Wolf Photography Weekend Participants Ken Kaveney, Lynn Kaveney, Anthony Brewer. Luna was relaxed during the Behind the Scenes program. She seemed content on the top of the den enjoying treats from the curator. Luna continues to engage in social behaviors with Grizzer in the retirement areas.
- [Grizzer - Aware of his surroundings](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-aware-of-his-surroundings/) - This week's log was submitted by Wolf Photography Weekend Participants - Ken Kaveney, Lynn Kaveney and Anthony Brewer. Grizzer was wary of the group of unknown visitors, moving at all times, circling Luna on the main retirement den. He continued walking "the Grizzer 500" the entire time, coming up to the gate just to check
- [Aidan - Showing his Strength](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-showing-his-strength/) - This week's log was submitted by Wolf Photography Weekend Participants - Jim and Lexy Hilton Aidan's (center) last hurrah? Planning for his retirement party...or his last fight? The oddsmakers are busy. Bets are being placed. Will Aidan's brother, Denali (top right), step out with Aidan or stay behind and take charge in his absence? Or
- [Grayson- Quick to Respond](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-quick-to-respond/) - One of the issues we face in the fall season is the migration of small songbirds and the unfortunate flight of some of these visitors into the auditorium windows. Usually the birds are stunned for a short period of time and are ready for flight in moments, but unfortunately, being stunned in a wolf enclosure
- [Boltz - Conditioning to Airborne Items](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-conditioning-to-airborne-items/) - You may have read the press release addressing Boltz's anxiety about bees, flies, wasps, hornets, basically anything that flies around his head. We certainly didn't want to portray any negativity towards our fellow insects, they are an important part of the ecosystem, we just want to help Boltz through this negative conditioning. In an attempt to desensitize
- [Grizzer - Maneuvering through the Vegetation](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-maneuvering-through-the-vegetation/) - By using all three retirement enclosures, we are dispersing the travel paths and reducing the soil compaction. With a little help of a higher than average rainfall, the vegetation has responded well this summer. There are parts of the retirement enclosure that are only accessible by a path that is only 3 feet high, better
- [Axel - Appearing more Mature](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-appearing-more-mature/) - When determining the difference between Axel and Grayson, we can't help but notice the more elongated face and overall adult-like appearance of Axel versus Grayson's more pup-like features. Yet, when it comes to behaviors, Axel clearly is still pushing some of the juvenile testing traits showing very little concern for wolf or human to show
- [Aidan - Keeper of the Cache](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-keeper-of-the-cache/) - As pack leaders age, they seem to develop some strategies to work smarter and not harder. Aidan has recently displayed a strategy that avoids the troublesome task of defending food from fellow pack mates or hungry ravens; Take your food to the den and sleep in the den opening. It appears to be successful, as
- [Luna- Middle Age Gray](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-middle-age-gray/) - Luna is showing good muscle tone as her winter undercoat begins to grow. At the age of 5, her muzzle is starting to gray similar to MacKenzie's, a female of similar pelage from our 1993 litter. Luna is maintaining a weight of about 103 - 105 lbs. While we would like to get her weight
- [Luna- Treats are Guarded](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-treats-are-guarded/) - Luna was very relaxed with the participants from the Wolf Ethology class and even got on the scale with everyone sitting by the pup holding area. Luna’s current weight is 106.4 lbs. Luna looks good and we continue to work on getting/keeping her at a good weight. Although, I am not sure Luna has bought
- [Grizzer - Showing a residual mark](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-showing-a-residual-mark/) - We just finished a 10-day trial of Deramaxx to help Grizzer with inflammation due to his torn ACL. We did not see any difference, so we are going to start him on a 10-day trial of Rimadyl. Some animals respond better to one medication over another. We will let you know how Grizzer responds to
- [Aidan - A Relaxed Leader](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-a-relaxed-leader/) - This week's logs were written by the Bio 1476 - Wolf Ethology Students: The warmer temperatures have all the wolves a bit lethargic. We saw very little activity from Aidan during the day, especially after their Saturday night feeding. The wolves received an enrichment of bear hair and Aidan actively participated with the pack in
- [Boltz- Rolling with Enrichment](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-rolling-with-enrichment/) - This week's logs were written by the Bio 1476 - Wolf Ethology Students: The last several days have been warm, in the 80’s. The warmer temperatures cause the wolves to look for cooler places to rest. Boltz spent a great deal of time in the den, which offers him a chance to escape the flies
- [Axel - Pup Patterns Repeated](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-pup-patterns-repeated/) - This week's logs were written by the Bio 1476 - Wolf Ethology Students: At weekly Saturday night feeling, Denali kept Grayson away from the carcass, which allowed Axel to feed freely on the carcass. After a good meal, Axel was lazy. The warm temperatures had all the wolves seeking shade. Axel brought the deer leg
- [Denali - Alert and Standing Tall](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-alert-and-standing-tall/) - This week's logs were written by the Bio 1476 - Wolf Ethology Students: Like most of the other wolves, Denali has been taking it easy during the day due to the excessive heat. He was most active during Saturday’s feeding, where an alliance with Axel was observed. Denali actively blocked other pack members from the
- [Grayson - Broader Muzzle- Maturing toward Adulthood](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-broader-muzzle-maturing-toward-adulthood/) - This week's logs were written by the Bio 1476 - Wolf Ethology Students: With the excessive heat, Grayson has been seeking a lot of rest and shade during the day, often lying near Aidan and Axel. Even with the stimulating noon enrichments, investigating is short lived due to the heat. Grayson was more active at
- [Grayson- Processing his Surroundings](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-processing-his-surroundings/) - As a pup, Grayson was a bit more reserved, tended to watch before approaching and if it was too intimidating, he'd drop to a T-4 tucked tail posture and retreat. As a yearling, there's still some of that reserved behavior, but we definitely see him display more awareness of his surroundings and the behaviors of
- [Grizzer - Liking the Routine](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-liking-the-routine/) - Grizzer has now been on a special feeding routine for at least 3 months and it's benefited our goal of increasing Grizzer's weight as well as increasing his confidence. To avoid any unnecessary dominance and to keep Luna on a well documented food plan, we separate Grizzer to the East Side Retired area for his
- [Luna - Looking Great and Feeling Good](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-looking-great-and-feeling-good/) - We haven't gotten a new weight on Luna since the June 30th - 105 pound measurement, but she's looking great, has shed her entire undercoat except at her neck and most important, she is feeling good. We plan to weigh her again on August 2nd when we weigh the yearlings (on their birthday) . She
- [Denali - Tables Turned](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-tables-turned/) - In the past month, we've observed the start of some yearling testing that is part of the maturation process with wolves. To the human's that have a tendency to support the underdog, it's important that the wolf care staff step back and analyze before intervening. Our past experience has taught us that intervening or blocking
- [Boltz- Summer Stress](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-summer-stress/) - We don't know when it happened, but sometime in Boltz's life, bees became an obsession. During the summer season, Boltz has the stress of looking, ducking and running from the variety of insects that frequent Minnesota's great outdoors. On an overcast and cooler summer day, he's right with the pack, but heat and humidity mean
- [Axel - Wolf Watch](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-wolf-watch/) - Axel is the most interested in activities within the Center's auditorium and is often at the window watching the people as they walk through the Center. The predatory drive is active with the yearlings and is easily stimulated especially if people are excited, talking in high pitch voices or if kids are running. We experienced
- [Aidan - Every Observation is Analyzed](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-every-observation-is-analyzed/) - Even though we had a clean removal of the mast cell tumor and test results identified it as lower risk issue, we are at a heightened level of awareness when it comes to Aidan. For those of you who have recorded data whether it be a Wolves after Dark program, a behavior team after an
- [Grayson- Expressions set the tone](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-expressions-set-the-tone/) - In this photo, there are two separate conversations going on and we often look at the facial expressions to determine the tone of the interaction. Let's start with Grayson. He has his ears flat in a submissive posture, his head is turned and dropped down to show submission, his eyes are slightly closed and he
- [Boltz - Nose to Nose](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-nose-to-nose/) - Since Boltz missed the previous log posting, here's a photo showing a nose to nose greeting with Grayson.
- [Boltz - Hard in the Middle](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-hard-in-the-middle/) - We apologize to those of you who follow Boltz in the wolf logs. Being in the middle of the pack based on age and rank, it seems like Boltz gets overlooked when it comes to some interactions, including the posting of wolf logs. This is in part due to Boltz's more timid behavior, especially during
- [Axel - More Inhibited Bites](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-more-inhibited-bites/) - It has been a great pleasure watching these arctic pups mature to yearlings. Their personalities that began as pups are becoming more defined as yearlings. Between the pair, Axel is the one to do the most exploration with this mouth, whether it be branches, wolf hair or his littermates muzzle, there seems to be an
- [Denali - Head Rest or Squash](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-head-rest-or-squash/) - Denali is taking advantage of Grayson as a headrest although, some might interpret it as an active dominance behavior called a squash. How do you tell the difference? If it were a squash, it's likely that Grayson would resist it and be posturing to get up, using his feet to push Denali away. In this
- [Adian - Back in the Mix](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/adian-back-in-the-mix/) - After the removal of Aidan's mast cell tumor, it took him some time to feel well enough to fully engage with the pack. Based on experience, the 14-day course of antibiotics didn't help him feel any better either. Initially, he stayed in the upper part of the enclosure, usually resting with Grayson. Within a few
- [Grizzer - Modified Grizzer 500](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-modified-grizzer-500/) - In the past, we referenced Grizzer's tendency to go into a playbow/invite chase behavior that the staff nicknamed the Grizzer 500. Last week, Grizzer was stimulated by a visit from Board Member, Nancy Gibson. After some social time with Nancy, Grizzer did a playbow and sprung up to run a lap around the enclosure. Of
- [Luna - Grizzled Gray](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-grizzled-gray/) - Luna's in the midst of shedding her uncoat. Much of this undercoat is light in color that makes her appearance look a bit modeled in color. But, if you look closely, you will see her guard hairs are starting to show some graying coloration. It's common to see wolves as they approach 5 or 6
- [Aidan - Results of a Medical Exam](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-results-of-a-medical-exam/) - As you may recall, we attempted to complete Aidan's medical exam on April 17th, but Aidan was resistant the effects of the drugs and we had to postpone it. Since that time, we have been monitoring a growth on his front leg that seemed to be growing at a faster rate and we had ongoing
- [Luna - Meeting her Needs](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-2/) - Staff continue to do body work on Luna whenever she feels good enough for hands on work. She will back right over to staff when she wants the work or do an inhibited bite of the hand when she doesn’t. If you are interested in learning more about our techniques for Luna, we will be
- [Axel - Enjoying the Benefits](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-enjoying-the-benefits/) - There have been several improvements in the Exhibit Pack thanks to a generous donation from an incredibly generous young woman, Anika Hahn. Anika chose to celebrate her Bat Mitzvah by inviting friends and family to make gifts in her honor to the International Wolf Center. To read more about Anika's commitment to wolf education, check
- [Grayson- A Cool Rock](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/30741/) - There have been several improvements in the Exhibit Pack thanks to a generous donation from an incredibly generous young woman, Anika Hahn. Anika chose to celebrate her Bat Mitzvah by inviting friends and family to make gifts in her honor to the International Wolf Center. To read more about Anika's commitment to wolf education, check
- [Denali - A Lot of Hair for the Start of Summer](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-a-lot-of-hair-for-the-start-of-summer/) - Denali has always been the last wolf to shed his undercoat. We continue to brush him to encourage shedding, but there is a lot more hair to remove before the hot days of summer. People often comment about Denali's coloration. He is more golden brown in coloration than Aidan, but as he ages, he has
- [Grizzer - Center of Attention](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-center-of-attention/) - Grizzer has been spending more time in the Pack Holding Area where he remains near the center of the wolf yard. But, Grizzer also remains the Center of attention for Luna. Due to Grizzer's age, he is now transitioned to a daily feeding of ~ 3 pounds of beef, venison, bonedust or chicken with a
- [Denali - Who's Behind Me?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-whos-behind-me/) - When the Youtube video was processed this week, there were subtle, but significant behaviors in the Exhibit Pack. In Aidan's log reference was made about the blocking behavior conducted by Boltz towards Aidan while the yearlings were in the pond. Subtle in that there was no contact, but significant in the Boltz displayed a T-2 tail
- [Grayson- Standing Tall](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-standing-tall/) - In this photo, notice the ears pricked forward, the extended legs and the "Standing Tall" pose of Grayson. This is the sign of a confident wolf. While he is still the smallest member of the pack (the yearlings will be weighed on June 2nd on their 13 month birthday), we have noticed a confidence that
- [Grizzer - Seeming more Social](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-seeming-more-social/) - After we received the diagnosis on Grizzer's ALC tear, we knew that there might be modifications to his interactions with Luna. What we didn't know was the Grizzer didn't approve of any plans that involved separation from Luna. We thought separation was in his best interest to take it easy and rest, but when he was
- [Luna- A Striking Pose](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-a-striking-pose/) - There is something about the contrast of Luna's eyes, her dark pelage and the surrounding pine forest of the back habitat that makes these photographic moments striking. With Luna's dark pelage, she has a tendency to absorb radiant heat more quickly than the other wolves, so we have been working hard to brush not only Luna,
- [Axel - The Cooling Influence of the Pond](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-the-cooling-influence-of-the-pond/) - The yearlings have been enjoying the start of the pond season. Even though they joined the Exhibit Pack while it was still functioning last fall, there was so much stimuli that they didn't have chance to explore. Now that the yearlings are comfortably integrated into the pack, they are spending plenty of time exploring. The rock
- [Boltz-Summer Lookout](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-summer-lookout/) - While we talk about Boltz watching Aidan and looking for anxiety, we need to remind ourselves that Boltz carries a bit of anxiety himself in the form of an insect phobia. What may have started as a response to a bee sting, has certainly increased to an all out awareness of anything that buzzes near his
- [Aidan - Subtle but Significant](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-subtle-but-significant/) - In this photo, Aidan attempted to enter the pond, but was blocked by Boltz. I was able to capture a bit of this on video for this week's Youtube. Some of these postures may be too subtle to notice, but with Aidan advancing in age, any posturing is significant. We are still seeing some alliances
- [Aidan - Quite the Pack Leader](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-quite-the-pack-leader/) - In this week's photo, we see Aidan resting and showing tolerance for Grayson who comes to greet. These two have a special bond and the tolerance we witness from Aidan is different from his interactions with the other pack members. Not much more to say except that we are fortunate to work with a pack
- [Boltz - A Sideward Glance](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-a-sideward-glance/) - We just completed a training for the wolf care staff to help us remain attentive to behavioral changes in the upcoming year. We are always cognitive of behavior, but in the upcoming year, we have two circumstances that happen to be occurring simultaneously in the winter/spring of 2018. The first is the yearling pups, Axel and
- [Denali - Lighter](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-lighter/) - In this week's photo, we took this close up of Denali and Axel. Denali's pelage is getting so light as he ages that in a closeup, his head looks like an arctic wolf. As we zoom out, we notice the difference, not to mention the 148 pound body that is more typical of a northwester
- [Grayson - Submissive Ears](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-submissive-ears/) - Grayson seems to mimic Aidan and while that can be a good trait when it comes to leadership qualities, it can also have a downside when it comes to intimidation about being moved off the Exhibit. We have had several occasions to move the Exhibit Pack in the last month. We had some significant hazard
- [Grizzer - Letting the Exhibit Pack Pass](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-letting-the-exhibit-pack-pass/) - Whenever a work project is completed, it requires some temporary movement of a group of wolves. When crews are working in the Exhibit Pack, Grizzer and Luna are moved to the back habitat and the Exhibit Pack is ushered into the East Retirement enclosure to give some distance to the work project and Aidan (who
- [Axel - In Step With His Packmates](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-in-step/) - We had a successful Working for Wolves weekend. Thanks to all the participants and wolf care staff for helping to improve the lives of our ambassador wolves. In this week's photo, the three subspecies of the Exhibit pack are shown. From left to right, Axel, arctic subspecies, Boltz, great plains subspecies and Denali, northwestern subspecies.
- [Luna- Projects to Benefit the Wolves](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-projects-to-benefit-the-wolves/) - This week's photo shows Luna looking into the yard from the Pack Holding Area kennel. This project involved building a wall that protects them from rain (a new rain gutter was added) and snow that drifts up against the fence. We left a viewing window as both Luna and Grizzer like to watch the yard. The
- [Grizzer- The Height Advantage](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-the-height-advantage/) - Grizzer is on top of the "Pack Holding Area" den getting a glimpse of the Exhibit Pack's many bouts of activity. We have a visual barrier along the fence line, but due to the nature of our facility design, we have connective chutes and gates that allow easy transport of wolves between enclosures and offer
- [Grayson - Tails Tell It All](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-tails-tell-it-all/) - We've spoken about Grayson's confidence when he's near Aidan and certainly this photo of a T-1 (over the back) tail posture shows this confidence as Aidan does a ride-up behavior on Denali. It's been a long year, watching Grayson struggle with the focus of Denali and turn to Aidan for comfort. Now, it appears that
- [Luna- On Watch](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-on-watch/) - Luna will not be part of the medical protocol this spring because she received an extensive evaluation and exam last fall after her removal from the Exhibit Pack. While we still think it was the best decision for Luna and the pups to move her to retirement, it's been our experience that removal from the Exhibit
- [Denali- A Winter Coat on a Spring Day](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-a-winter-coat-on-a-spring-day/) - Of all the ambassador wolves, Grizzer and Denali have the thickest winter pelage. The difference is, Grizzer is starting the annual shedding process, but Denali looks like he's holding out for a bit more winter. Since there is snow in our forecast, Denali might be better prepared for the unpredictable nature of spring in Minnesota. During
- [Boltz- Seasonal Submission](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-seasonal-submission/) - Boltz has a fair amount of testing behavior that increased as the winter set in. With the onslaught of warmer weather, comes a change in hormones and tolerances. Boltz is much more submissive to Aidan and quite social with wolf care staff. Boltz did extremely well with his medical exam completed on the 17th of April. Wolf
- [Axel- More Elongated Muzzle](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-more-elongated-muzzle/) - Being able to distinguish the differences between the 2016 arctic pups has been a challenge since their arrival in May 2016. Initially, we had a collar on Axel, but the pup scruff to scruff (and paw to scruff) wrestling made it problematic to use a collar, so we switched to painting toenails. This also became
- [Aidan - Hard to Hide With Curious Pups](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-hard-to-hide-with-curious-pups/) - It is Aidan and Denali's Birthday today. They had a stimulating start to their day by being moved to the East Side Retired area so we could cut some hazard trees in the enclosure. The Center will resume summer hours on May 15th which means 7 day a week viewing. It's important that we get
- [Grizzer - Showing Improvement](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-showing-improvement/) - Thanks to those concerned viewers who have been emailing about Grizzer's back right leg issue and his time away from the webcam. I always welcome emails and am most grateful that people care about our ambassadors as much as our wolf care staff. Determining the cause and subsequent treatment for Grizzer's leg has many issues that are impacted
- [Luna - The Last of the Posessions](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-the-last-of-the-posessions/) - The Exhibit Pack is scheduled for an immobilization and complete medical exam on Monday April 17th, but Luna and Grizzer will wait a few weeks until they lose some undercoat and risk less heat stress from the warmer weather and a trip to the Vet clinic. So, how does the Exhibit Pack immobilization affect Luna? The Exhibit Pack will
- [Boltz- Life in the Middle](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-life-in-the-middle-2/) - In this week's photo, Boltz displays an ear posture that we code in our behavioral dictionary (AKA Ethogram) as Ears Pricked and Turned Sideways (EPTS). What does it mean? The ears pricked show interest, but the ears turned to the side show a bit of uncertainty. These conflicting behaviors sum up the life of a mid-range
- [Denali - Lighter with Age](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-lighter-with-age/) - Axel's log identifies a pattern of guard hairs appearing to lighten as he ages and becomes a yearling. We note the same pattern for Denali, but on the other end of the aging spectrum. When wolves age, they typically show a graying of the muzzle and less distinctive markings. But, it's not a uniform graying pattern; we
- [Aidan - Ambush](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-ambush/) - We can always tell when Aidan is feeling good, he seems to increase his "Ambush" behaviors. These behaviors include crouching behind an object, waiting for an unsuspecting wolf to wander by and springing a full force towards them. Denali or Boltz are usually on the receiving end, so there is likely to be a rank
- [Grayson - Sharing Space or Being Social](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-sharing-space-or-being-social/) - This week's photo captures a moment with two social species, our arctic wolf, Grayson and one of the Center's frequent visitor, a raven. We certainly see communication between the two species especially when there is an abundance of food. This photo reminds me of a quote from Barry Lopez's book "Of Wolves and Men". This 1978 publication offers a variety of
- [Axel - Lighter with Age](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-lightening-with-age/) - Axel and Grayson will be a year of age on May 2nd and the golden tint to their pelage that was prevalent as pups seems to be fading. As the spring advances, they will shed their undercoat and be left with their guard hairs that will typically bled better than their winter pelage. We're already
- [Luna's Birthday 25 March 2017](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/lunas-birthday-25-march-2017/) - Luna and Boltz had a birthday last month, while both received a special deer head treat from the wolf care staff, Luna got a special treat in the mail. Luna has been adopted by many, but one special group of adopters sent her a gift on her birthday. The students from the Little Tree Hugger's
- [Grizzer - Another 10 Day Break](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-another-10-day-break/) - You may have noticed that Grizzer hasn't been on the webcam recently. We are keeping him separated from Luna to reduce some of the variabilities that may be contributing to his back right leg soreness. We had separated them a few weeks ago, but this time we decided to move Grizzer to the Pack Holding
- [Denali - Can Dish it, But Can't Take it](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-can-dish-it-but-cant-take-it/) - Denali has been on the delivery end of attention towards the pups since their introduction into the pack. His 148-pound body displayed chasing, pouncing and pinning behavior to the pups as part of his daily greetings. Axel learned to accept it and even came to mimic Denali creating some lengthy bouts of social interactions and tug-of-war
- [Aidan has a Wingman](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-a-wingman/) - When we observe pups, we often look at associations made with the adult members of their pack. In the first months of Grayson's life in the Exhibit Pack, we know he had some anxious moments caused by Denali's exuberant interactions. Grayson sought out Aidan when those interactions were too intense. Staff recorded Grayson sleeping near Aidan as
- [Grayson - Center of Attention](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-center-of-attention/) - Grayson is continuing to show some confidence and he is back on track gaining some weight after a slow down from some parasite issues earlier this winter. But, when he finds a deer hide and becomes the Center of attention, his ears display that uncomfortable posture that we term "Airplane Ears"... When we see a wolf with this ear
- [Boltz - Life in the Middle](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-life-in-the-middle/) - When the Center transitioned to three age structures in the Exhibit Pack with Aidan and Denali's introduction in 2008, we did so in hopes of buffering the older wolves from the testing behavior of juveniles. This worked well and Shadow maintained his pack leadership into 2010 and if it wasn't for other health issues, he likely would have
- [Axel - One Step Closer to Maturity](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/30107/) - Since the introduction in August 2016, we have often commented on Axel seeming to mature faster than Grayson. This is just anecdotal observations; we don't have any real assessments other than weight. But, in this week's photo, he certainly has appeared to make that transition from pup to adult physically. Although behaviorally, he fits well with the
- [Boltz- T1 Tail](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-t1-tail/) - We celebrated Boltz's 5th birthday today and we take this time to look at the dynamics of the social group we call the Exhibit Pack. This photo has a significant amount of details about each individual member (click on image to see larger size). Starting from the far left, Grayson is in a tail wag
- [Luna - Her Idea of Pair Bonding](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-her-idea-of-pair-bonding/) - Staff continue to do body work on Luna to help ease her stiffness and pain of her right rear leg during this winter season. As she nears 5 years of age, we know this work will be a life-long commitment. As we work to ease her physical issues, our decision to unite her with Grizzer
- [Aidan - Intense Response](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-intense-response/) - In the last week, we have returned to cooler temperatures and this seems to have stimulated some dominance behavior. Boltz has been quick to test Aidan and is posturing for rank, likely motivated by a hormonal response. In addition to this stress in Aidan's life, he suffered some stiffness in his back legs likely due to
- [Denali - Not My Food Supply](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-not-my-food-supply/) - Denali is the largest wolf on display and he certainly didn't get that way by being shy about his food. Ravens and wolves typically co-exist, even in captivity, but there are a few ravens that push their limits. When they do, the threat display and lunge are pretty clear messages to back off. We watched
- [Grayson - Finding his Way](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-finding-his-way/) - We continue to see a weight difference between Axel and Grayson. Grayson's weights on March 2nd (10 month birthday) had him gaining a pound more than Axel in the last month, but still lagging behind by over 12 pounds. When there is such a difference between littermates, we look at both physical and behavioral influences.
- [Axel - Alert Posture](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-alert-posture/) - Axel is maintaining a consistent body weight at 92 pounds. His physical appearance is changing to more of a juvenile state as well as his behavior. He is pushing limits on both wolves and humans, but both Aidan and the wolf care staff have been through the juvenile transition before, most recently in 2012 with Luna
- [Grizzer - Weekend Athlete Syndrome](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-weekend-athlete-syndrome/) - Luna has stimulated some new social interactions with Grizzer in the last few weeks. We needed to make sure Grizzer was a willing participant, not just on the receiving end of Luna's scruff bites. As this picture shows, Grizzer is very stimulated and as much a part of these interactions as Luna. The challenge is
- [Denali - Expressive when Guarding Possessions](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-expressive-when-guarding-possessions/) - In this week's Youtube clip, there is a video sequence showing the interactions between Axel and Denali that led to this facial expression. Denali prefers the height and comfort of the pump housing, especially if fresh cover hay is prepared. This is a great place to rest away from the melting snow, the inquisitive ravens
- [Boltz- Buffering Pups](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-buffering-pups/) - One of the reason's we conduct a four-year rotation of our pups is so we have a three-tiered structure protecting the older wolves from the exuberance of the pup's. Boltz, our four-year old male is the buffer in our Exhibit Pack. He is closer in age to the pups and more likely to display some
- [Grizzer - Good Stimuli](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-good-stimuli/) - Thanks to all of Grizzer's followers that want to make sure the Luna isn't overwhelming Grizzer. While she has her moments that Grizzer would rather avoid, their living situation is great stimuli. Not only does he have some social engagement with Luna (yes, there are playbows and chases), but he by living with her, he
- [Luna - The Response We are Seeking](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-the-response-we-are-seeking/) - Staff continue to work with Luna to help her get some relief from her physical ailments. We know when we have the appropriate technique by the look on her face and the relaxation in her body. Luna's issues are a life-long commitment for the wolf care staff and we continue to explore all avenues to
- [Aidan - A Unique Bond](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-a-unique-bond/) - In this photo, Grayson is paying homage to Aidan. Note Grayson's flat ears, crouched body while licking Adian's face; a classic sign of submission. Grayson has a strong bond with Aidan and certainly spends more time in appeasement behavior than his littermate Axel or any of the the other pack members, This is certainly in line
- [Axel - Chin Rests](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-chin-rests/) - Axel is displaying a chin rest on Denali as a show of passive dominance. As you can interpret from Denali's response, (ears pricked and turned sideways and lips slightly curled), this posturing from a 9-month old pup is less than welcome. We knew Axel had confidence on the first day of the pup introduction when
- [Grayson- a Gentle Look](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-a-gentle-look/) - The personalities of the pups are certainly emerging as winter transitions to spring. Grayson's facial expressions are very unique. There is something about his eyes that appear to have a more engaging and softer tone than his littermate. With that face, seems to be a mirrored behavior. He is a gentle greeter, not displaying the
- [Grayson - Intimidation?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-intimidation/) - This weeks log is written by Kim Wheeler, Executive Director, Red Wolf Coalition, Inc. During my visit to the Center, I had the opportunity to watch Grayson interact with his pack mates. Grayson has not only grown in size, current weight 77.8 lbs, but also in confidence. Grayson had a weight gain of 1.6 lbs
- [Denali - An Oversized Pup?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-an-oversized-pup/) - This weeks logs are written by Kim Wheeler, Executive Director, Red Wolf Coalition, Inc. During my visit to the Center, I had the chance to watch Denali engage with his pack mates. He truly is an over-sized pup. He often sought out a pup for play and a chase around the exhibit enclosure. Like Boltz,
- [Boltz - Opportunistic](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-opportunistic/) - This weeks log written by Kim Wheeler, Executive Director, Red Wolf Coalition, Inc. During my visit at the Center, I had the opportunity to watch Boltz play with the pups. His play time is often cut short when Aidan steps in to put an end to the fun. Even though Boltz is often the focus
- [Aidan - I Don't Think So...](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-i-dont-think-so/) - Log written by Kim Wheeler, Executive Director, Red Wolf Coalition, Inc. During my visit at the Center I had the opportunity to see Aidan's impressive skills at keeping his pack in order. If you watch the web cams or have the opportunity to visit in person, you will see that Aidan always has a watchful
- [Luna - Not Sharing Space](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-not-sharing-space/) - This weeks log written by Kim Wheeler, Executive Director, Red Wolf Coalition, Inc. During my visit to the Center, I had the chance to spend some time with Luna. Luna was very social with wolf care staff this week and continues to enjoy the body work that helps her to feel good. If you watch
- [Axel - T-1 Tail](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-t-1-tail/) - This weeks log written by Kim Wheeler, Executive Director, Red Wolf Coalition, Inc. During my visit to the Center this week, I had the opportunity to watch Axel interact and initiate play with his pack mates. At 9 months old, Axel weighs 92.8 lbs. This is a gain of 3.6 lbs from last month. Axel
- [Grizzer - Thickest Coat of the Bunch](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-thickest-coat-of-the-bunch/) - This weeks log written by Kim Wheeler, Executive Director, Red Wolf Coalition, Inc. During my visit to the Center, I witnessed Grizzer's thick coat first hand. Grizzer was very social with wolf care staff this week. At almost 13 years old, Grizzer still has a deep howl and he lead several howling sessions with all
- [Aidan - No Step Lost](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-no-step-lost/) - Despite having two pups testing their boundaries here and there, an excitable larger brother, and an ever aware up and coming 4-year-old, Aidan has not wavered in his dominance. He is quick to calm the pack down should things become too excitable and lead to redirection, and he is quick to remind pack mates (including
- [Luna - T1 Tail](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-t1-tail/) - Luna demonstrates a T1 tail position (Tail high, above the back) in this week's photo. A T1 tail position often reflects high energy, or confidence. In this case Luna is chasing Grizzer away from some of her deer leg possessions. Prior to our physical work with Luna, we had noticed that her tail had been
- [Boltz - Aware of opportunities](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-aware-of-opportunities/) - While we have not seen an intense testing of his position by Boltz, we have been aware of his eye for opportunities. Boltz has been seen posturing towards Aidan on several occasions, most often it seems when energy is high and Aidan is otherwise occupied. Some small rituals of dominance from Aidan have been enough to keep Boltz
- [Grizzer - Ever Patient](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-ever-patient/) - Grizzer continues to show a great tolerance for Luna's intense food possessive behaviors. This week she had managed to acquire and possess both her own and Grizzer's weekend meals. Staff remain ever aware of food consumption in the pack and in retirement, and feed accordingly. Grizzer received extra chicken and Bison for having little time on
- [Grayson - New Environmental Stimulus](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-new-environmental-stimulus/) - As seen in this week's photo, humans were not the only ones to take notice that we had quite an ice and snow load on our roof. Last week we pulled the wolves off of the exhibit to remove snow and ice from our roofline. If unchecked, the weight of the snow and ice could
- [Denali - Giving Chase](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-giving-chase/) - Denali has been quick to jump into the play and social behavior with Axel and Grayson. Denali's version of pup-play however tends to be on a larger scale. Weighing around 140lbs+, chasing the pups at full speed and initiating play with them can cause some intimidation from Axel and Grayson. Aidan has been quick to
- [Axel - Obnoxiously Submissive](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-obnoxiously-submissive/) - As a growing pup, soon to be a yearling, Axel has of course tested his boundaries here and there. One behavior we have noticed more of in recent weeks has been obnoxious submission. This behavior, while seemingly in a subordinate posture, tends to get in the face of a more dominant animal, often resulting in
- [Grizzer- On the MOve](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-on-the-move/) - If you watch the Retired Pack webcam, you may notice Grizzer is on the move far more than Luna. Grizzer has always had the tendency to be far more responsive to activities around the wolf yard. He doesn't react well to unfamiliar people, equipment such as snowblowers and anything with some height (ladders, roof rakes
- [Luna- Social Dynamics](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-social-dynamics/) - Staff are working with Luna to improve her social skills, but the reality is that Grizzer is the best companion to help Luna develop a better social relationship with fellow pack mates. Grizzer is tolerant, yet will not back down when confronted. Food possession can still be confrontational, but we have made significant strides and can
- [Denali - Always about the Food](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-always-about-the-food/) - Denali shows that even though he's not standing over his food possession, he still has the right to defend it. In this photo, he shows the classic "Lip Curl" which is a threat display showing the canines. We can interpret the intensity of the interaction based on how many teeth are showing. Denali is pretty
- [Boltz- A Wide Berth](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-a-wide-berth/) - When the pup's were integrated into the pack, Boltz spent a significant amount of time guarding, socially interacting and basically being a pup again. As the pup's mature, their tenacity and juvenile tendencies seem to keep Boltz at a distance, especially when they start jaw sparring and pinning each other to the ground. We still
- [Aidan - The Age of Comfort](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-the-age-of-comfort/) - A few weeks ago, staff noticed some behavior that appeared to look like shivering when Aidan was lying in the cover hay beds. This isn't typical for an adult wolf, especially one that has no problem obtaining his fair share of food resources (and the shares of others). Unfortunately, a vet check for a wolf
- [Grayson - Intensity of the Stare](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-intensity-of-the-stare/) - Grayson has a quiet intensity to his behavior that makes him unique in the Exhibit Pack. He definitely would rather watch than be the focus of the pack, but that doesn't mean he isn't involved in pack activities. When identifying Grayson, look for a broader muzzle versus Axel's more triangular face. Grayson has more roundish
- [Axel - Almond Shaped Eyes](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/29022/) - As the pup's mature, they start to develop physical attributes that make identification a bit easier. We are really noticing unique facial characteristics on Axel. His nose is more elongated and appears more triangular in shape with almond shaped eyes. This was the way we used to describe Malik when trying to accurately identify him
- [Denali - Less Intimidating](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali/) - Since the August introduction, Denali has been a source of some angst for Grayson. Denali's size combined with his gregarious personality caused Grayson to retreat with a tucked tail, only to have that show of weakness result in more attention from Denali. Staff worked diligently to improve Grayson's confidence by feeding the pups among the
- [Boltz - A Bit Too Much Focus](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-a-bit-too-much-focus/) - It's hard to know the thoughts of the wolves, so our job as managers is to interpret the behavior. We know that Luna and Boltz had an unusual upbringing because of the need to err on the side of caution for Luna physically. What we don't know is the impacts that the physical restrictions on
- [Axel - Curiosity at Work](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-curiosity-at-work/) - Axel definitely has a curious side whether it be taking possessions from his pack mates or investigating the wolf care staff winter apparel. If you have difficulty telling the pups apart, look for a more golden set of guard hairs on Axel's head and, chances are, the pup that is tugging or grabbing something from
- [Grayson - Always Something to Chew](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-always-something-to-chew/) - One thing that is certain about a pup year, we go through a lot of food. The pups are still fed individual meals of meat (beef, chicken, bonedust or bison) nearly every day. These meals are primarily targeted at Grayson who continues to lag in weight behind Axel. In addition to the Saturday night "What's
- [Grizzer - Joining Luna](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-joining-luna/) - Grizzer has demonstrated some tolerance of some of Luna's high intensity behavior and is definitely adapting to having access to all three retired areas. There have been several observations of play bows and invite chase interactions between Luna and Grizzer with each taking the lead on stimulating the interactions. We are happy to report that
- [Luna - Center of the Action](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-center-of-the-action/) - As winter settles in, wolf care staff's duties increase dramatically. One of the main responsibilities is providing a good layer of cover hay as a resting spot for the wolves. This is critical for Luna's physical health, but the high vantage point also serves as a good view of the Exhibit Pack and the
- [Aidan - A Calming Presence](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-a-calming-presence/) - Winter has arrived and despite typical dominance occurring during the winter season, the Exhibit Pack is calm and Aidan has done an outstanding job of socializing the pups. There have been many observations of Aidan stimulating pup interaction by rolling over, submitting and submissively pawing the pups in a social greeting. But Aidan's role is
- [Luna - Unraveling her Behavioral Triggers](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-unraveling-her-behavioral-triggers/) - Since we made the decision to continue the pup socialization into the Exhibit Pack without Luna, we have been assessing her physical condition and behavioral interactions. The Luna we saw in the Exhibit Pack was one of dominance, intense possession and assertive behavior and somewhat unpredictable and unstable energy that met with a lot of redirected
- [Aidan - Doing the Snowplow](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-doing-the-snowplow/) - For Grayson and Axel, the snowstorm on November 18th brought 16 inches of snow and after the wind quit, Aidan took the lead showing the pup's the benefits of winter. Two behaviors are typical for wolves when the snow is deep. The first is a "Snowplow" a behavior where the wolf pushes the snow with
- [Denali- In a Submissive Moment](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-in-a-submissive-moment/) - Denali spent the early days of the 2016 pup introduction intimidating the pups. Sometimes it was intentional with his chasing and excited playbow attempts, sometimes unintentional due to his mere size. As the pups get older and larger, they are less intimidated by Denali. We also encourage pup confidence by hand feeding kibble to the
- [Grayson - Looking for Patterns](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-looking-for-patterns/) - It is challenging to tell Axel and Grayson apart, especially when they are wet with snow, but Grayson still has the dark saddle pattern that started to show when he first gained his permanent guard hairs at two months of age. He also appears to have a shorter muzzle and some darkness around his muzzle
- [Boltz - a Tale of Two Tails](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-a-tale-of-two-tails/) - Boltz is a 4-year old male who is trying to figure out his way in the pack. He's had some testing behavior before, but a lot of that behavior was stimulated by tension with Luna and a bit of redirection. This fall, we have been seeing a new side to Boltz; One that is more
- [Grizzer - A Period of Adjustment](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-a-period-of-adjustment/) - Over the last few weeks, we have made some progress in getting Luna and Grizzer to share the three enclosures that comprise the "Retirement Area". Initially, we tried fence to fence greetings where we saw some focus and posturing from Luna, but no response from Grizzer. With a team of seasoned wolf care staff equipped with
- [Axel - Paws for Traction](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-paws-for-traction/) - We didn't get a chance to weigh the pups this week, our usual Friday weighing times were postponed due to the first winter storm to hit Northern Minnesota. Initially the pups were a bit intimidated as this storm came with some pounding sleet and wind before it developed into the "Inch an Hour" accumulation that
- [Luna - Focus Like No Other](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-focus-like-no-other/) - Luna's been benefiting from the increased staff interactions and the lack of competition from pack members. Whether the activities around the yard involve humans or wolves, she finds a vantage point to watch. She shows very little anxiety with activities which is a contrast to Grizzer and even the Exhibit Pack members. It may be
- [Aidan - Regaining his Youth](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-regaining-his-youth/) - We have noticed a significant change in Aidan's activity level. As we have written many times in the past, Aidan has some auto-immune issues that have required a special treatment and medications around the weekly carcass feedings. We are always concerned about his health, but prior to the pup's arrival, his activity level seemed to
- [Axel - a Canid Grin](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-a-canid-grin/) - It has always been a challenge to identify Axel and Grayson. We use a subtle coloration of a saddle on Grayson's back to tell them apart from a distance, but if you get a head on view, Axel is easy to distinguish based on his unique facial expressions, especially the canid grin. The canid grin
- [Boltz- Setting some Limits](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-setting-some-limits/) - Initially when the pups were introduced into the Exhibit Pack, Boltz was protective, guarding and didn't show much for dominance towards the pups. Since they are now over 70 pounds, Boltz seems to be setting some limits. At this point, Grayson seems to be the pup that gets some of Boltz's focus, but Aidan seems
- [Denali - Another Source of Activity](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-another-source-of-activity/) - After experiencing the damage from this summer's windstorms, we decided to be proactive and remove two trees, a large diameter white pine that had died and a second tree that had lost nearly all of its upper branches. The risk for falling limbs was a concern potentially impacting the wolves as well as the fences.
- [Grayson- A Calmer Response](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-a-calmer-response/) - Grayson is much more gentle in his greetings with wolves, his interactions with staff and with most of his surroundings. The pups are transitioning to larger carcass feedings on Wednesday and Saturdays, but still get smaller portions of beef and chicken 4 or 5 times a week. Grayson enjoys the extra time with staff
- [Grizzer - Trying another Den](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-trying-another-den/) - Grizzer and Luna met face-to-face today, but before we released Luna, Grizzer got a chance to explore her new den. The meeting went well and I will feature the video on this week's Youtube, but everything we do for Grizzer must be done in moderation. At 12 1/2 years of age, stimuli is good, but
- [Luna - Tolerant of Visiting Photographers](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-tolerant-of-visiting-photographers/) - Written by: Wolf Photography Weekend photographer Charles Kuhlman Luna was demonstrating the behavior of "living large" while away from the pack. She enjoys being papered with the body work she is receiving - quick to roll on her back so wolf care staff could massage her joints and belly.
- [Grayson - Sending a Clear Message](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-sending-a-clear-message/) - Written by: Wolf Photography Weekend photographer Anung Vilay He is starting to gain confidence with playing with Axel and Boltz. Except with Denali around, he still gets picked on.
- [Boltz- A Social Packmate](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-a-social-packmate/) - Written by: Wolf Photography Weekend photographer Maureen Pavlochik When Boltz first looked me in the eye, I felt his intensity in my soul. I was surprised at how a wolf with such intensity could be so gentle with the pups.
- [Denali- A Bit more Social Grooming than a Pup Can Stand](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-a-bit-more-social-grooming-than-a-pup-can-stand/) - Written by: Wolf Photography Weekend photographer Gwen Fischer Poor Grayson - Denali took a great interest in removing the burrs off of Grayson during an epic grooming session. Axel took advantage of grooming time by sneaking up and pouncing on Grayson's backside. But Denali was determined and despite a lot of wiggling and squirming, paws
- [Aidan - Always Watching](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-always-watching/) - Written by Wolf Photography Weekend photographer Alan Hensley The alpha characteristics of Aidan shined through- responsibilities, diligence and mentor-ships. Aidan could be seen from surveying his pack from a high vantage point to controlling the behavior of Axel and Grayson. Last to eat, Aidan would be seen ensuring the predators did not interrupt the feeding
- [Axel - Larger in Size and Attitude](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-larger-in-size-and-attitude/) - Axel has often been seen instigating play with Grayson this last week. He is very confident in engaging play with Grayson. There was several IWC programs going on and Axel was very observant and interested when the program participants were in the Lab or close to the wolf yard. He did not seem fearful, just
- [Grizzer - Calm and Collected](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-calm-and-collected/) - We did our first trial of Grizzer sharing a fence line with Luna. Grizzer did fabulous, was calm and collected, not showing any posturing towards Luna. It wasn't quite the same response on the other side of the fence. Luna seemed to have her old pattern of threat display, likely a preemptive move to control
- [Grayson - A Time for Reflection](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-a-time-for-reflection/) - Grayson has really gained confidence in the past few weeks. As I wrote in Luna's logs, we hired a CTS-D (CranioSacral Therapy Practitioner) to assist with improving Luna's quality of life, but we are also seeing some good response on Grayson. His first month in the enclosure had a lot of anxious moments, creating a
- [Grizzer - Fall is in the Air](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-fall-is-in-the-air/) - Grizzer lives in the East Side Retirement area that has less moisture due to topography and a lack of pond overflow that is characteristic of the Exhibit Pack. These dryer soils seem to show the autumn colors in full force in retirement, while the vegetation around the Exhibit Pack pond remains green. While photographers appreciate
- [Boltz - An Expressive Individual](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-an-expressive-individual/) - Boltz has been the surprise of this pup introduction, showing more interest and more protection of the pups than any of the other males. This could be caused by Boltz's lack of pup interactions during his critical bonding period, when Luna was on surgery recovery and wasn't allow to rough-house in at typical pup-mate fashion
- [Luna - The Assessment Continues](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-the-assessment-continues/) - We recently completed a variety of medical tests including bloodwork and X-rays on Luna. The good news is her blood panel is within normal range, her vitamin D levels are as high as they have been since we acquired her as a one month old pup and while we see some deterioration from a hip
- [Denali - Making his Mark, but Not Quite so Obvious](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-making-his-mark-but-not-quite-so-obvious/) - In the wild, Raised Leg Urination or RLU's, are typically associated with the dominant pair, both male and female establishing a territory and communicating their active role in pair bonding and defending that territory. In captivity, especially with a spayed and neutered exhibit, scent marking may still be associated with dominance and confidence, but it
- [Aidan - Enough is Enough](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-enough-is-enough/) - Without the assertion of Luna's status over Denali, he's been expressing some testing behavior and a few defiant moments for Aidan, with little to no response from Aidan. In the last few months, Aidan has been stimulated by the pups and a likely increase in prolactin resulting in little effort to assert himself over Denali.
- [Axel - Running with the Big Guys](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-running-with-the-big-guys/) - Axel and Grayson will be 5 months of age on October 2nd and we are definitely seeing personalities emerge. In contrast to Grayson, Axel is less interested in spending time with staff for the daily "special feeding sessions" and more interested in spending time with the Exhibit Pack, feeding on a beaver or a deer
- [Denali - Reverting to an Oversized Juvenile](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-reverting-to-an-oversized-juvenile/) - The pup introduction started with some challenges and Denali's overactive interactions have not made it much easier. Denali has been displaying playbow behaviors, which is described as springing up from his front haunches to invite a chase. Needless to say, a 148 pound wolf chasing around the exhibit was a bit intimidating for Grayson. We
- [Grizzer - Ease off on the People](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-ease-off-on-the-people/) - While we are managing Luna to have a significant amount of contact and visits, Grizzer's ear posture reminds us that not every wolf likes a change and stimuli around their enclosure. Grizzer is showing an Ears Pricked and Turned Back ear posture which means he's alert, but a bit intimidated by the activity around Luna.
- [Luna- Settling in](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-settling-in/) - I would like to thank everyone who has sent emails about Luna and expressed concern for her current situation. Luna has become quite comfortable with both the indoor Wolf Care Center and outdoor Pack Holding Area. We know that some of her defensive behavior stems from her physical challenges and we are currently in the
- [Grayson - A Month of Adjustment](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-a-month-of-adjustment/) - Grayson has displayed more intimidation during the first month of life as an Exhibit Pack member, but he's definitely gaining confidence each day. We have been very cognitive of opportunities for him to gain confidence, specifically, spending time in the medical enclosure each day. It's been a slow transformation, but it is rewarding to see
- [Boltz - Submissive Ears and Canine Grin](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-submissive-ears-and-canine-grin/) - Boltz continues to show the most submissive behavior toward the pups, often approaching with ears pricked and turned sideways showing interest, but also a calm submissive posture when approaching the pups. In this photo, he shows the characteristic canine grin that usually indicates a bout of chase is about to begin. Initially, Grayson was intimidated
- [Axel - The Wolf Ruff](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-the-wolf-ruff/) - Axel is starting to look like a miniature adult. As we celebrated Axel and Grayson's 4-month birthday on Friday, September 2nd, his weight is showing rapid growth rate of wolf pups. Axel weighed in at 48 pounds and regularly eats about 2 - 3 pounds of food a day. His main diet is beef or
- [Aidan- Expressions Say It All](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-expressions-say-it-all/) - Adian continues to show strong leadership and associative behavior towards the pups as we are nearing a month since the introduction. Grayson has had some issues with anxiety, but despite his intimidation, he seems to look to Aidan for reassurance. Aidan has a very expressive facial responses when the pups interact, from licking to grinning,
- [Grizzer - Up to Weight!](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-up-to-weight/) - Wolf care staff are happy to announce that Grizzer has gained back all of his weight from the initial weight loss during last winter, likely due to the constant activity and calorie burn associated with the construction of the Wolf Care Center. Not only did Grizzer benefit from pup leftovers this summer, but staff continue
- [Luna - New Arrangements](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-new-arrangements/) - Luna's behavior has been revealing since taking some time out of the Exhibit on the morning of the August 7th pup introduction. We knew the decision we made would have implications, but Luna's behavior is telling us that a time out from the pack may be what she needed. She is adjusting well to life
- [Grayson- Getting Acclimated](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-getting-acclimated/) - This week’s wolf logs are written by behavioral team members Jessica Pierce, Jennifer Ell, and Joyce Turnquist based on their observations during the first week of introduction.Since introduction day, Grayson has come a long way. This process started with him being very intimidated and having a lot of anxiety due to the drastic change in
- [Boltz - A Change in Direction](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-a-change-in-direction/) - This week’s wolf logs are written by behavioral team members Patty Kierski, Savannah Harness, and Kathy Kneeland based on their observations during the first week of introduction.Boltz has been more actively interested in the pups since their introduction. He has been playful and seeks out time with the pups. He is spending more time with
- [Aidan - Relaxed But Firm](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-relaxed-but-firm/) - This week’s wolf logs are written by behavioral team members Christina Rizzo, Erin Ray, and Connie LaFondbased on their observations during the first week of introduction.When Aidan hasn’t been resting, he has been very watchful and observant of ongoing pack dynamics. Aidan greets the pups with whines and allows them to submit and lick him,
- [Axel - An Excitable Addition](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-an-excitable-addition/) - This week’s wolf logs are written by behavioral team members Gailyn Barela, Hannah Jones, and Richard Pikikero based on their observations during the first week of introduction.Axel has adjusted well in adapting in his new pack, he has a testing nature who is confident and is gaining confidence daily. He is already skilled in finding
- [Denali-A Calm Watcher](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-a-calm-watcher/) - This week’s wolf logs are written by behavioral team members Holly Cox, Melinda Gleaton, and Hannah Stouffer based on their observations during the first week of introduction.Denali’s calm energy was no different during this week of pup introduction. He is very carefree and patient when dealing with the pups and other pack members. He has
- [Luna - Trigger Points](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-trigger-points/) - Luna's behavior has been the topic of our webinars, wolf logs and daily wolf checks. We are addressing this from all angles. First and foremost, we are doing medical assessments, meaning that she might have a heightened pain response from being so focused, camping out in the same spot for hours waiting for pups. This
- [Grayson- Threats from Above](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-threats-from-above/) - Anyone who's spent time in the woods can appreciate that wind has an impact. The swaying of the trees, the creaking of the branches makes one wonder what may land on our head. Wildlife are no different; Many deer hunters can attest to the fact that they don't see deer on a windy day. Predators
- [Axel - How does this Caching Thing Work?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-how-does-this-caching-thing-work/) - Caching is an instinctual behavior to save resources when there is excess. Typically, canids dig a hole, place an object, push dirt over the object with their nose and tamp to cover it. In this photo, Axel stalls at the hole portion of the behavior and keeps pushing the item deeper into the ground, skipping
- [Aidan - a Satisfied Grin](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-a-satisfied-grin/) - While the photo doesn't portray it directly, Aidan is displaying a satisfied "Grin" behavior when the wolf care staff massage a critical point. As an 8-year old wolf, this type of specialized care feels good on older bones, and is especially helpful for a dominant pack member that tends to be in more physical and
- [Boltz - Ears Pricked](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-ears-pricked/) - The pups have been a source of interest for Luna, but Boltz seems to be the one with the most social interactions. He is frequently watching, greeting and whining to the pups as they approach the shared fenceline and peer through the protective hardware cloth. During a recent "dry run" of the pup introduction, Boltz
- [Denali - Definitely Willing to Greet](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-definitely-willing-to-greer/) - It is standard practice for wolf care staff to inspect each wolf for any ticks, bite wounds, burrs, injuries, tenderness or other abnormality that needs attention. Denali is the most tolerant of this somewhat invasive handling technique and while he may display some anxiety (shown by his ears pricked and turned sideways), he accepts the
- [Grizzer with his summer pelage](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-with-his-summer-pelage/) - It took a while, but Grizzer finally shed his winter coat and is showing the sleek posture of a summer pelage. Note what appears to be an oversized head compared to the winter photo of a complimentary neck of hair. I was recently asked if Grizzer will have some anxiety with the pups moving into
- [Luna- Doing all we can](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-doing-all-we-can/) - For Luna, this pup summer has been a mix of behaviors. In her initial meeting at the fence line, she salivated in response to a likely surge of hormones. She's shown bouts of dominance that include biting the fence, staring into the auditorium while pups are doing programs, lying for hours on end at the
- [Grayson - Seeking Warmth](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayson-seeking-warmth/) - Even though the pup's protective guard hairs are developing, they still have some challenges keeping warm. Grayson is resting on Axel's back after a light rain dampened the soil. Notice the pups have some coloration to their guard hairs. Their final adult coloration will be determined by around 5 or 6 months of age, but
- [Axel - Greeting at the Gate](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-greeting-at-the-gate/) - While the pups are becoming socialized to the humans, it is important that they maintain a bond with the adults. Pups not only have access to the adults in the wolf yard during the day, but also have access to the adults in the Pack Holding Area throughout the night. Most of the contact is
- [Pup Update - 14 June 2016](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/pup-update-14-june-2016/) - The pups have peaks and valleys when it comes to weight gain and can be based on activity, stimuli, amount of time resting and the basic metabolism of an individual pup. Pup Care Staff and Participants monitor all food consumption so we know every detail about their diet, but pups can vary. We look closely
- [Building Trust](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/building-trust/) - One of the main reasons why we socialize wolf pups is to build trust between staff and wolves in order to meet their basic physical and psychological needs in captivity. We believe in the method of positive conditioning young pups by creating a comfortable environment. In this photo, Grayback falls asleep in the arms of
- [Grayback-It's tough being a little pup](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayback-its-tough-being-a-little-pup/) - Grayback is referred to as the less dominant pup in comparison to his brother, Axel. When he decides to play-wrestle, he will tend to go for the back leg of Axel, whereas Axel play-wrestles from the face. Grayback tends to sleep a little longer than Axel, and is often on the receiving end of Axel's
- [Grayback - Outweighed and Outmaneuvered](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayback-outweighed-and-outmaneuvered/) - While Grayback's weight is progressing well, he is still a half a pound behind his littermate Axel. The pups are weighed each morning at 8 am, on June 5th, Grayback weighed 6.8 lbs. and today he is 7.1, a weight gain of .3 lbs. in 24 hours. Although weights can fluctuate at this age, the
- [Grayback - Too Tired to Care](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayback-to-tired-to-care/) - After a busy day of media events, Grayback chose to use the birch log as a pillow. It didn't appear that the branch was all that comfortable, but he didn't seem to care. Grayback continues to lag behind his littermate in weight. Here is a list of media presentations about the pups:Main Story on KSTP…
- [Grayback - Seeking Cover](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayback-seeking-cover/) - Grayback seemed to be a bit shyer from our first initial meeting. He had a physical response to the transport with a bout of diarrhea even before the the transport to our facility, while Axel seemed to show little effect from the changes. In the first few days on site, there were many moments that
- [Grayback - Predatory Drive](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayback-predatory-drive/) - As we have said many times before, the most valuable component of a socialized wolf pup is that they are relaxed enough to display natural behaviors among the many distractions of a captive facility. In this photo, Grayback displays a stalking behavior as he is about to ambush his littermate. These social interactions may be
- [Grayback - Caution First](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grayback-caution-first/) - Grayback displays a lot of caution especially when exploring new things. In this photo, he is observing the pond in the Pack Holding Area and is he does it with a determination that keeps him from falling in or getting stuck. This is a bit contrary to his littermate. This behavior will be advantageous when
- [Axel - Finding Distractions](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-finding-distractions/) - When we talk about socialization, we always train people to distract a pup when they are anxious rather than try to physically calm them because the distraction tends to snap them out of state of mind that causes the anxiety. If you physically try to calm them by stroking the pup, you may actually reinforce
- [Grizzer - Back on Track](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-back-on-track/) - Since the last log, Grizzer has put on 10 pounds, is active in some very dense vegetation and has several holes and sand piles for relief from the flies and the heat. He has nearly completed the shedding of his undercoat with the exception of his neck hair. There are no other indications of any
- [Boltz - A New Posture](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-a-new-posture/) - Since the pups arrived, Boltz is whining at the fence, eagerly waiting for pups arrival in the yard and showing some interesting facial expressions and postures. In this photo, he displays a posture similar to Shadow with his legs crossed and an expressive ear posture. He is also the only Exhibit Pack member to regurgitate
- [Luna - Alert Posture](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-alert-posture/) - Luna has certainly taken on an alert posture to the pups, especially since they are now spending a fair amount of time chasing each other around the pack holding area. I have previously mentioned that this focus seems to be more than interest, almost bordering on obsessive. One of the things we work on during
- [Denali - New Scents](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-new-scents/) - Summer brings a variety of scents to a wolf exhibit, some welcome and some not so welcome. We typically see a complete food consumption from our wolves, but sometimes, they may bury a cache that tends to linger during the summer heat. In this photo, Denali happened upon a cache that stimulated the response to
- [Denali-Airplane Ears](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-airplane-ears-2/) - Boltz has had a variety of behavioral displays since the pups arrived and since he spends most of his social interactions with Denali, Denali is the recipient of those interactions. In this photo, Boltz had been food begging from Denali and expands the behavior in what we term, "Obnoxious Submission". This display includes continue licking
- [Aidan- Cached for Later](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-cached-for-later/) - Of all the wolves in the Exhibit Pack, Aidan appears to have the strongest tendency to cache food. Regardless of how hungry he is, he will cache first and eat later. In this photo, he is carrying a cached chicken which he quickly dispatched. Aidan has lost most of his winter coat, likely a response
- [Boltz - Food Begging](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-food-begging/) - The influence of hormones is certainly evident this summer. While Luna continues to guard the pups, Boltz seems to have reverted to pup like behavior. In this image, Boltz is food begging from Denali and attempting to get as submissive as possible. Denali has an ear posture we term "Pricked and Turned Sideways" this usually
- [Grizzer- Food Varieties](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-food-varieties/) - Grizzer has had some significant grooming to remove most of his undercoat. He has the benefit of some dense vegetation in the East Side Retirement enclosure and a new level of shade cast by the Wolf Care Center. Grizzer is not selective on his diet and easily consumes 3 - 5 lbs of meat a
- [Luna- Pup Watching](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-pup-watching/) - Luna definitely has the most interest in the pups. The pups are coming in and out of the auditorium 4 times a day for programs and there isn't a moment when Luna is not at the window or lying in the sand watching. Her focus may not all be maternal, she does have a tendency
- [Axel - Attitude Abound](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-attitude-abound/) - Axel is frequently posturing with a dominant attitude. These behaviors include the chin rest as shown in this photo, a T-1 tail displayed high above his back and new found confidence while Luna postures at the fence. Initially, both pups were a bit reserved about greeting Luna when she was showing some focused and often
- [Pup Update 14 June 16](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/pup-update-14-june-16/) - The pups have peaks and valleys when it comes to weight gain and can be based on activity, stimuli, amount of time resting and the basic metabolism of an individual pup. Pup Care Staff and Participants monitor all food consumption so we know every detail about their diet, but pups can vary. We look closely
- [Grizzer- Hair Galore](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-hair-galore/) - Grizzer has been losing his dense undercoat in large sheets of hair. We often call this "blowing his coat". Wolves typically don't shed all year like a dog, they shed for about a 2 week period, losing all of their undercoat at once. They keep their permanent guard hairs, and will look sleek and thin
- [Axel - The Horizon's are Increasing](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-the-horizons-are-increasing/) - Axel had a negative response to a situation in the 10 am program yesterday and started to show some anxiety with the auditorium programs. (Grayback is doing well even though he tended to be the shyer in other interactions.) This is not uncommon at this age, the wolf pups hearing and vision starts to increase,
- [Luna - a Constant Enclosure Enrichment](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-a-constant-enclosure-enrichment/) - During the summer of 2016, we didn't schedule the usual summer Enclosure Enrichment program because we had limited space and staff time to move the wolves off the Exhibit for the daily program. But, with the arrival of the pups, their travels to and from the auditorium for the 4-daily programs, we are providing enough
- [Boltz - What Happens Next?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-what-happens-next/) - Boltz has been showing some strong interest in the pups and has joined Luna in guarding Aidan and Denali from the pups. Initially we were concerned, but in the last few days, we have witnessed Boltz doing some appeasement behavior towards Aidan. This behavior includes licking Aidan's face, submitting to him and approaching with a
- [Denali - Who Do you Think You Are](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-who-do-you-think-you-are/) - Denali is receiving a stand-over from Luna which is a dominance display. His facial expression seems to indicate a less than desirable response to this dominance. Luna's become a bit possessive in the presence of the pups and seems to redirect to all pack members. One would think that Denali's size would preclude him from
- [Aidan- Hard to Keep Up with the Changes](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-hard-to-keep-up-with-the-changes/) - Aidan has had a challenging year as the pack leader of the Exhibit Pack. Life became a bit different when the construction started in February, not ending until late April. After the construction ended, Wolf Care Staff needed to rebuild kennels, roofs and transfer chutes and gates that were impacted by the construction. Added to
- [Axel - A Busy Media Day](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-a-busy-media-day/) - The pups had a busy media day, spending some time outdoors to maximize filming opportunities. Here's a list of the pup media events if you would like to get a recap on their incredible story:Main Story on KSTP… http://kstp.com/news/arctic-wolf-pups-international-wolf-center-ely-canada/4161644/?cat=127Exclusive RAW Video of Wolf Pups Journey to America on KSTP… (10 minutes) http://kstp.com/news/video-arctic-wolf-pups-international-wolf-center-ely/4161647/?cat=12157Wolf Pups Slide Show
- [Aidan - Been Here Before](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-been-here-before/) - Aidan is quite relaxed considering all of the chaos surrounding the enclosure. Wolves don't like change, and change is what these pups represent. Yes, the pups bring change and even chaos; new people, new behaviors from packmates, new gate panels and 24-hour a day activity are the new norms. Of course, Aidan's been through it
- [Luna- The Shed is On](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-the-shed-is-on/) - Luna is in the process of shedding her dense winter undercoat. Wolves typically "Blow their Coat" in a short period of time. Within 2 weeks, the process should be finished and Luna will display the sleek and slender body of a wolf in summer pelage. Luna's been clearly influenced by the pups, and appears to
- [Grizzer - Enjoying Staff Time](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-enjoying-staff-time/) - Grizzer gets a full check of teeth, gums, eyes, ears, tick check and gets the benefit of wolf care grooming. He seems to enjoy it. We commented on a previous Youtube that Grizzer would be moved to the "East Side" retirement area while the pups use the "Pack Holding Area", but I should have qualified
- [Denali - Quick to Investigate](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-quick-to-investigate/) - We started the pump to fill the upper pond and Denali is quick to investigate the sound and movement of leaves as they flow down the rocks. Denali is extremely alert to anything that may be food related, but he is also stimulated by social greetings. After the Sunday afternoon pup program, the pups spent
- [Boltz- Pup's Influence](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-pups-influence/) - The introduction of the pups to the Exhibit Pack created some interesting dynamics. Luna seems obsessed with the pups. We're not sure if that's a good thing, she has the same expression about a deer leg. Initially, she had been blocking the other wolves whenever the pups were near the fence, now Boltz joins her
- [Axel - Physical Features](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel/) - While we use the term socialized to identify the entire process of hand-raising pups, scientific literature describes this particular period of age development as the "Socialization Period categorized from 20 - 24 days to approximately 77 days". During this period in the wild, pups begin appearing outside of the den, playing near the entrances, ears
- [Axel-A day in the life of a pup](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/axel-a-day-in-the-life-of-a-pup/) - Axel is a one month old Arctic wolf that has joined the IWC family. During the past week, his coat has lightened and his ears have become erect. He continues to interact with his brother, with some initial dominance characteristics-chin rests, standing over, and vocalizations. He alternates between being the initiator and on the receiving
- [Been Down This Road Before](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/been-down-this-road-before/) - To anyone who follows our wolf care program, you may recognize two familiar objects in this photo (other than the pups). The first is the stuffed moose which was first purchased during the summer of 2000 for Shadow and Malik, the second is the wood den box built by Bob Mucha during the summer of
- [Cold Greetings](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/cold-greetings/) - Shadow's greetings are great, but when it's -40 degrees below zero, it makes wolf care a challenge. He is the only wolf that has so much exuberance that it can be painful on a cold morning. Some sacrifices are important, we certainly don't want to curb his enthusiasm. Every wolf has a different personality and
- [Testing](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/testing/) - Boltz is showing much more signs of testing than in previous weeks. We've started to see more ride-up behaviors, lunging, T-1 Tails and jaw sparring as evidence that he wants to move up in rank. Fortunately, most of it has been directed towards Denali, with very little evidence that he will take on Aidan. We
- [Aidan - Bring on the Pups](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-bring-on-the-pups/) - We coordinated the first face to face meeting (through the chainlink fence) with the 2016 pups and their future packmates, the Exhibit Pack. Luna dominated the scene, but Aidan, despite some trepidation (as displayed by his ears pricked and turned sideways ear posture) had some fence time and showed the same possessive behavior toward the
- [Boltz- A Wolf Care Challenge](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-a-wolf-care-challenge/) - We have previously discussed some of the challenges we face with Boltz. The mid-March whelping period meant that he was significantly older than our typical socialized pup. The challenge is that Boltz has some fear-avoidance behavior that makes him uneasy when there is a lot of activity in the wolf yard, specifically, unfamiliar faces. During
- [Denali - Notice the Ears?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-notice-the-ears/) - Denali has camped out in the sand pile in front of the wolf lab ever since the pups have arrived. On the first evening of their arrival, we brought in a pup blanket that sent Denali into an excited state and seems to be a motivation behind his recent choice of resting spots. It might
- [Grizzer - Vegetative Cover](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-vegetative-cover/) - Since the pups are too young to spend any significant time outdoors, Grizzer continues to use the "Pack Holding Area" adjacent to the "Wolf Care Center" and the pups nursery. One of the pups let out a howl and Grizzer immediately answered. This has been good for Grizzer who's normally quite shy with a lot
- [Luna - Relaxation](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-relaxation/) - I do apologize for the delay in the logs... there only seems to be so many hours in a day. We have certainly been filling up each day with pup acquisition details and as you now know, pup socialization details. We brought the pups to the fence line to meet the adult wolves earlier this
- [Luna- Finding Treats](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-finding-treats/) - As the spring weather melts snow, the melt water congregates in the pond and will usually result in a light skim of ice on a cold April morning. On this morning, Luna is investigating the many pieces of bone and hide that are uncovered with a spring melt. We see a similar interest in Northern
- [Denali- Breaking Trail](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-breaking-trail/) - Being the tallest wolf in the Exhibit Pack may have it's advantages when involved in a chase behavior or jumping on a rock ledge, but when it comes to traveling under snow-laden branches, the only thing height gets you is a face full of snow. Denali certainly has a personality that gets him into unusual
- [Grizzer - Ready for his Return](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-ready-for-his-return/) - We have a tentative April 6th deadline for the contractors to finish their construction of the new "Wolf Care Center". We will then be able to reconstruct fences and allow Grizzer back in the pack holding area where he can watch the activity in the lab. He is ready to return; Each night I work
- [Boltz- Spring Snows](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-spring-snows/) - Boltz is displaying a submissive ear posture as he makes his way through yet another spring snow event. Staff are sympathetic to his behavior expression of submission, we are all voicing the same opinion; Enough with the snow.. let spring begin. While we know weather affects our human lives, it's important to remember that wildlife
- [Aidan - A Different View](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-a-different-view/) - Aidan's displaying a behavior we term "Roll on Back". This behavior may look like a scent roll, but it lacks the characteristic rubbing along the cheek bone that is observed in most scent rolling behavior. This "Roll on Back" posture seems to have some social components and staff have observed Aidan displaying a submissive pawing
- [Luna - Possession Rights](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-possession-rights/) - Many wolf logs have focused on the admirable traits of Luna, the dominant female of the Center's Exhibit Pack. She has persevered through some significant issues and despite her smaller size, has no problem interacting (and sometimes terrifying) the larger male pack mates. One of Luna's most common behaviors is her tenacious possession of food resources. But,
- [Aidan- Thought Patterns?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-thought-patterns/) - In the world of Ethology (the study of animal behavior), there are many debates about the influence of individual personalities, especially with a social pack animal like the wolf. One of the challenges we face is to interpret behavior without becoming anthropomorphic (using human terms to describe animal behavior). In this photo, Aidan seems to
- [Boltz -Mixed Signals](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-mixed-signals/) - Boltz is displaying a T-2 tail posture that indicates a more assertive posture, whether it be related to dominance, predatory or investigation behavior. The mixed signal is in Boltz's ear posture. While his tail shows assertive behavior, his ears are pricked and turned sideways, usually an indication of tension. The other notable postures in this
- [Denali- Redirected Dominance](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-redirected-dominance/) - Since the new Wolf Care Center construction is in full swing, there seems to be a slight increase in Aidan's dominance over Denali, and subsequently, Denali's redirection to Boltz. While overall, the wolves have done well with the construction, any prolonged change in the surrounding environment can impact pack behavior. In this week's photo, Denali
- [Grizzer - Anticipation](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-anticipation/) - The addition of the new Wolf Care Center adjacent to the wolf lab will be a tremendous benefit for the pups as well as for our retirees, but for Grizzer, the anticipation for a return to normalcy is getting to be too much. When wolf care staff enter the east side vestibule, he looks for opportunities
- [Aidan - Maintaining the Dominant Leader Role](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-maintaining-the-dominant-leader-role/) - This has been a challenging winter season for the Exhibit Pack. We have had years of concern for Aidan's physical issues with his diagnosis of an auto-immune disorder, then we met another challenge with his digestive system this fall. Both of these medical conditions seem to be under control with our treatment choices, but we know that
- [Boltz - Alert and Relaxed](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-alert-and-relaxed/) - In previous logs, we have referenced the importance of body postures to indicate a wolf's attitude. We are particularly interested when these body postures represent an alert and focused lower ranking wolf. Boltz will be turning 4 years of age in March and so far, he has been somewhat reserved when posturing for status. This doesn't mean
- [Denali - A Chin Rest](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-a-chin-rest/) - Denali is demonstrating a chin rest on Boltz, but his ears pricked to the side don't demonstrate a lot of confidence in his actions. If you look at Boltz's ears, he doesn't display a lot of confidence in the behavioral interaction either. This is the dynamics between a subordinate male (Boltz) and a passive second
- [Grizzer - Ears Pricked and Turned Sideways](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-ears-pricked-and-turned-sideways/) - In the the Center's Ethogram (behavioral dictionary), we code body postures to help interpret behaviors. One of the codes is EPTS, which means, Ears Pricked and Turned Sideways. When the Wolf Care Center construction began, Grizzer showed a lot of anxiety and we decided to help him through the anxious times with a mild sedative,
- [Luna - Always on the Move](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-always-on-the-move/) - When we met Luna and began to discover her medical needs, we weren't certain of her future as a pack member and her ability to keep up with 130 lb. packmates. Thanks to the care of our Vet Care team, the many donations of hip and joint supplements through our Amazon Wish List and the tenacity of
- [Aidan - Showing his Age](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-showing-his-age-2/) - A wolf in the wild may be considered old at eight years of age. In captivity, a wolf may be considered middle age considering a captive lifespan of 15 - 18 years of age. As a pack leader, Aidan seems to be aging more than his litter mate Denali who is a lower ranking wolf.
- [Grizzer- Moving to the East Side](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-moving-to-the-east-side/) - We have some great news!!! The Wolf Care Center expansion and upgrades will begin within the next few weeks. We are so excited to have this work completed, not only for our new pups arriving later this spring, but also for the potential care it will provide for our aging wolves. The new building will
- [Denali - Pelage Changes with Age](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-pelage-changes-with-age/) - Visitors and staff alike comment on the coloration changes of our older wolves, particularly Denali. He is definitely changing with age physically, his facial coloration is more cream colored than the golden brown of his youth, but this is one wolf that is not changing behaviorally. Denali still displays the youthful, tail-wagging, play-bowing exuberance reminiscent
- [Boltz - Opportunistic Carnivores](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-opportunistic-carnivores/) - Biologists will often describe wolves as opportunistic carnivores. This generally relates to their hunting behavior, rather than fitting into a defined prey selection method, wolves tend to look for opportunities for the easiest prey. In captivity, where hunting for prey is restricted to the stray squirrel or songbird, there seems to be some transfer of
- [Luna - Easy to Spot in the White Snow](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-easy-to-spot-in-the-white-snow/) - A wolf's guard hairs may range in color from white to black and there seems to be some patterns based on geographic location. Luna's dark coloration is easy to spot in a snowy landscape, but arctic wolves with their light colored guard hairs certainly blend in with their environment. As part of the Center’s wolf
- [Luna – Waves of Activity](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-waves-of-activity/) - Luna has shown us time and again that she is the instigator of many interactions in the pack. But she has her calm moments as well. Today she greeted staff in a much more mild manner, though excitable, she was more gentle than usual, which was refreshing to staff members. The new hay beds will
- [Grizzer – Hay Beds are here!](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-hay-beds-are-here/) - We had put straw in the dens for the exhibit pack, and Grizzer a few weeks ago, but we’ve more recently acquired Timothy Hay, which has fewer burrs in it, creating a more comfortable rest for the wolves. This hay was added to the mix in the last few days, and Grizzer seems to be
- [Denali – Filter Housing Tester](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-filter-housing-tester/) - In the last month we have completed much of the work on our new filter housing. This cement shelter will allow us to install a UV filter to help kill the algae in the pond when it is running. This will save us a lot of money draining, cleaning, and refilling the pond as we
- [Boltz – Distant, but Curious](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-distant-but-curious/) - Boltz is not quite as socialized as the other wolves on site, and so he tends to be more cautious when approaching staff. Some days he is quick and excitable to greet, other days he tends to shy away. The snow has created quite a bit of excitement, and investigative behavior in all of the
- [Aidan – Protecting the food](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-protecting-the-food/) - Though Aidan is the dominant male of the exhibit pack, it does not give him the right to take food from other members of the pack, or to eat first. Food possession is separate from the pack hierarchy, if you possess it, you can guard it from any other member of the pack, even from
- [Luna – Sharp Contrasts](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-sharp-contrasts/) - Autumn provides excellent photographic opportunities with the multitude of colors we see in our landscape as the trees ready for winter. Luna shows this very nicely in this week’s photo. When visiting the International Wolf Center, visitors often get many opportunities to photograph our wolves through our observation windows. Luna seems to be enjoying the
- [Grizzer – Getting ready for winter](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-getting-ready-for-winter/) - Grizzer and the rest of our Ambassador wolves have received their first of many straw bales of the winter. We add straw to the enclosures every winter to ensure that the wolves have a warm place to rest on a cold or damp night. These straw piles tend to be added in the den a
- [Denali – Curiosity in the Enclosure](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-curiosity-in-the-enclosure/) - We have been working hard in recent weeks to finish a cement housing for an above-ground UV Light filter for the pond. This filter will assist in killing algae that grows in the pond during the summer, which allows us to reduce the amount of times it has to be drained and cleaned, and thusly
- [Boltz – Testing when he can](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-testing-when-he-can/) - As shown in this week’s youtube video, Boltz opportunistically tests Aidan. If Aidan is preoccupied with dominating another wolf (often Luna, but sometimes Denali as well), Boltz may attempt to ride up, or otherwise test Aidan’s status. With pups on the way next year, it’s important that we keep Aidan as calm and stress free
- [Aidan – Back in Action](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-back-in-action/) - As we’ve mentioned in previous logs, Aidan has been going through treatments to assist his digestive system. Several weeks ago we saw a wolf that was, while still a social and strong leader, was less inclined to greet and exert a lot of energy. As of recent, we’ve seen Aidan return to his more normal
- [Grizzer - Reverse the Signs of Aging](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-reverse-the-signs-of-aging/) - I know we can't reverse the signs of aging, but in Grizzer's case, his improvement in his physical condition has him acting like a middle-aged wolf instead of a wolf entering the "Golden Years" of his life. It's hard to believe that earlier this summer we saw Grizzer with no energy, no interest in interactions
- [Denali with a H-1,2 Posture](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-with-a-h-12-posture/) - Denali is in a unique position within the pack. He is a true litter mate to Aidan and is subordinate in that relationship. If Denali attempts to show some dominance, Aidan is quick to remind him of his lower rank. Denali will often respond with a drop of the head and a quick submissive paw
- [Luna's Feeling Good](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/lunas-feeling-good/) - Luna definitely gives visitors a glimpse of the social side of wolf behavior. In this week's photo, she springs up from a play bow inviting any and all wolves to chase her. These interactions are becoming more frequent as the weather turns cooler. Luna is also displaying the classic "Canine Grin" on her face. Wolves
- [Boltz - In Tune and On Alert](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-in-tune-and-on-alert/) - Boltz is known for being shy, somewhat timid around flies and often on the sidelines of activity. His intense eye stare is memorable for those who have had the honor of being face to face with him at the Center. Even watching YouTube videos, his shy personality is obvious. But, what we see when we
- [Aidan - Making Progress](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-making-progress/) - The challenge of working with animals is that they can't tell you when they're not feeling well. An added challenge of working with wolves is that pack dynamics often prevents us from taking a wolf out of a pack structure to run a slough of diagnostic tests to find an answer. This is the dilemma
- [Aidan- Greeting with Uncertainty](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-greeting-with-uncertainty/) - This week's photo doesn't show Aidan's face, but the ear postures of these two both show a little submission. In our interpretation, some of this submission may be the uncertainty of the impending interaction. This isn't just a Luna and Aidan situation, we have several images of Shadow and Maya, our former pack leaders, with
- [Boltz- Showing Some Excitement](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-showing-some-excitement/) - Boltz has been showing an increased level of excitement due in part to the return of one of his favorite wolf care staff, Assistant Curator, Donna Prichard's return to the Center. Donna was a significant part of the 2012 pup socialization process, and even though she spends her summers away from the Center, Boltz always
- [Denali - Hot or Bothered?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-hot-or-bothered/) - We all know animals pant when hot, but animals may become overheated by stressful situations. Denali has been facing a bit of anxiety as the fall approaches and Boltz and Luna seem to be increasing their activity. Activity is good; Activity keeps older animals fit, but sometimes the three-year old activity can be a bit
- [Grizzer - A Front Row Seat](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-a-front-row-seat/) - I do want to acknowledge that Grizzer has not been as visible on the webcams lately. This has less to do with Grizzer's health and more to do with the pre-construction activity around the pack holding area. We have retained the services of summer educator, Travis Stoll, to assist with fence, pipe, tree and roof
- [Luna - Confidence](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-confidence/) - When looking at this photo, some may not notice the subtle points that tell the story about the Exhibit Pack's dynamics. It appears that two wolves are resting in the front of the wolf exhibit. But if you look closely, you will see one wolf is more confident than the other. The key is to
- [Grizzer - Changes in retirement](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-changes-in-retirement/) - As we prepare for the expansion of our wolf lab for the 2016 pups and our older animals, we have been removing portions of fences, concrete slabs, and other in-the-way structures. This causes a great amount of noise and potential stresses for Grizzer. Volunteers and seasonal staff have been doing an amazing job at preparing
- [Boltz - The intensity of his gaze](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-the-intensity-of-his-gaze/) - The following is written by Night at the Museum – Wolf Watch participants Noelle and Kara HolterBoltz has an interesting relationship with the pack. He is the most stand offish. When we were observing through the fence during our behind the scenes program, Boltz waited until the other three wolves left before he approached for
- [Luna - The observational wolf](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-the-observational-wolf/) - The following is written by Night at the Museum – Wolf Watch participants Noelle and Kara HolterLuna appeared to be running the show. She is clever, cunning, and very aware of the situation at hand. When one of the other wolves had a bone she wanted, she would pretend not to notice, then when they
- [Aidan - Confident and strong leader](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-confident-and-strong-leader/) - The following is written by Night at the Museum – Wolf Watch participant Anna ToenjesAidan is greeted by the other wolves occasionally. Reinforcing his position as dominant male. The other wolves do not try to steal from him and even Luna takes his lip curls seriously. If Luna possesses something though, she's fine with lunging
- [Denali - The laid back wolf](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-the-laid-back-wolf/) - The following is written by Night at the Museum - Wolf Watch participant Anna ToenjesDenali is comfortable in his pack role, greeting Aidan when appropriate and keeping Boltz below him when need be. Denali walks shoulder to shoulder with Luna and Boltz, tails wagging and faces are licked. He lets Luna push him around a
- [Denali - Just Chilling](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-just-chilling/) - August is known for warm and humid days. People tend to refer to them as the dog days of summer due to the extreme heat and humidity. Because of these extreme temperatures, most dogs will spend most of their day resting just to stay cool. Our Exhibit Pack wolves are no different. We are often
- [Grizzer - Where Art Thou?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-where-art-thou/) - With only one wolf in retirement and having three enclosures to roam, we have noticed an increased amount of vegetation throughout the retired enclosures. There are times that staff need to search for Grizzer. Sometimes, he's in the East Side Enclosure under a dense cover of Elderberry shrubs escaping the heat of the day. One
- [Boltz - A T1 Tail](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-a-t1-tail/) - Over the summer, many visitors have experienced Boltz in a subordinate, fly avoiding behavior. In this photo, we see that Boltz has another side. He is incredibly alert and seems to mimic Aidan's behaviors. This includes some focused dominance on Luna. In this photo, Boltz shows a T1 tail that is in stark contrast to
- [Luna - Running with the Pack](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-running-with-the-pack/) - In this week's Youtube video you will see Luna active and running with the pack. In most cases, she instigates the chase by doing playbows and obnoxious submission behavior towards Aidan. Despite her limitations, she can run. As she approaches her 4th birthday next spring, we are really monitoring her movements and see if she
- [Aidan - Middle Age Woes](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-middle-age-woes/) - Aidan is seven years old and has an active job managing this pack. On Friday morning, we noticed that he didn't come out of the den to interact with staff. This is atypical for Aidan, he likes to greet staff especially the Friday morning team which usually has enough people to ensure that every wolf
- [Luna – Wolf Ethology Observations](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-wolf-ethology-observations/) - This week’s wolf logs are based on observations by our Biology 1476: Wolf Ethology participantsLorie Chestnut – Luna was again the center of enclosure activity as she observed Denali gnawing on a deer leg that he had wrestled from a three-day-old carcass. When the opportunity presented itself minutes later, Luna walked slowly to the deer
- [Grizzer – High Wolf Yard Traffic](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-high-wolf-yard-traffic/) - Grizzer did remarkably well for having so much traffic in the wolf yard and wolf lab during our Wolf Ethology program. While no observations were conducted on Grizzer, to ease his stress of new people in the yard, he remained engaging with staff, and seemed to enjoy his time with wolf care over the weekend.
- [Denali – Wolf Ethology Observations](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-wolf-ethology-observations/) - This week’s wolf logs are based on observations by our Biology 1476: Wolf Ethology participantsWolf Ethology Participant - Denali is a calmer wolf who avoids conflict when he can – sometimes he’ll play peacemaker, trying to distract wolves from an intense situation. Sometimes he takes the focus of the mobbing. Aidan and Luna both dominated
- [Boltz – Wolf Ethology Observations](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-wolf-ethology-observations/) - This week’s wolf logs are based on observations by our Biology 1476: Wolf Ethology participantsMelonie and Suzanne – The weather this week was unusually hot and humid for the Ely area, resulting in more resting behavior from the wolves. However, it was cooler on Wednesday. The wolves became anxious from the wind. Throughout the week,
- [Aidan – Wolf Ethology Observations](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-wolf-ethology-observations/) - This week’s wolf logs are based on observations by our Biology 1476: Wolf Ethology participantsLaurie Groskopf - Aidan was disturbed by the high winds today, causing stressed behaviors. The cooler weather relaxed the pack and some social and play behaviors ensued. Aidan enjoyed grooming from staff, but remains stressed by crowds. Each wolf took a
- [Luna – Irritated with bugs](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-irritated-with-bugs/) - Luna recently developed a hot spot from licking at a bug bit on her leg. It’s important to remember that one of the many reasons we socialize our wolves is for hands on care without the need of anesthetics. We’ve been applying some medications to the spot to allow her to heal with relative ease.
- [Grizzer – Back to the top](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-back-to-the-top/) - Wolf care staff are pleased to announce that Grizzer has returned to his normal weight and social activity. We are seeing more restful sleeping patterns, as well as much more social greeting with staff when conducting wolf care. As you can see in this week’s photo, we have been frequently weighing Grizzer to get a
- [Denali – Dealing with the summer heat](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-dealing-with-the-summer-heat/) - Wolves are built to withstand extremely cold temperatures, but summer heat can be a challenge for them. We recently added a pile of dirt to the enclosure that has been an excellent source of relief for the wolves. Wolf care staff often water the dirt down to retain some coolness and moisture for the wolves
- [Boltz – Hiding from the flies](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-hiding-from-the-flies/) - We’re still working with some anxious behavior from Boltz due to his phobia of bees. Insect season has really come into full swing, and the sound of buzzing around him can make Boltz very intimidated. Recently he has spent most of his time in a dug den in the back of the enclosure. All of
- [Aidan – Prolactin has come late](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-prolactin-has-come-late/) - A nurturing hormone referred to as prolactin often spikes right around the time of year that pups are born, but we’ve seen a delay in this surge for spring 2015. Now we’re beginning to see signs that the hormones have finally arrive, albeit a bit late. Luna and Aidan have been observed spending more time
- [Luna - Summer Look](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-summer-look/) - Luna has shed most of her summer undercoat on her body, butt that leaves her with partially shed neck hair that contrasts with her dark pelage. We think she's striking. We have a local photographer who attends our Thursday night and Saturday morning "Photographer's Only" sessions and he recently captured some beautiful Luna images. Actually,
- [Boltz - Some Summer Phobias](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-some-summer-phobias/) - I have said this many times, Boltz has some shyness that we will never overcome because he was nearly a month old when we met him. But, the shyness is not just a socialization issue. Boltz seems to also have an issue with bees. He was stung when he was younger and that negative event
- [Denali - Will he Ever Shed](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-will-he-ever-shed/) - Denali may know something about climate that eludes the rest of us. He has retained most of his winter undercoat and while we brush him every day, his pelage is thick and ready for winter. I know we just experienced the summer solstice and it's a downhill slide towards winter, but really... there will be
- [Aidan - Fit and Trim this summer](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-fit-and-trim-this-summer/) - You may recall last fall we took Aidan to the clinic (under immobilization) and had an ultrasound and x-rays over concern for his distended stomach. The vet results, too many treats for enrichment, he just got fat. So, this year, we are careful about the noon enrichment program and are avoiding a lot of treats
- [Grizzer - Great Improvements](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-great-improvements/) - I will only have time for one log post today and I thought it should be about Grizzer. As I reported last week, we were concerned about lethargy, weight loss and an overall lack of interest in socialization with staff. These were characteristics that were not typical of Grizzer. After some blood work, we discovered
- [Aidan - Dog Days of Summer](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-dog-days-of-summer/) - If you're heard of the phrase "Dog Days of Summer", then you can relate to the challenges for wolf care in managing a captive exhibit. Wolves and dogs are covered with hair (or for some dogs, fur), and only have sweat glands between their pads on their feet. It was likely more efficient to stay
- [Denali- Is a Yawn just a Yawn?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-is-a-yawn-just-a-yawn/) - When a wolf yawns, it it tired? This question is important as we train the next generation of pup care staff. When we talk about wolf behavior, we try to identify behaviors that indicate a captive wolf might be experiencing stress. We ask people who are participating in pup care or wolf observation programs to
- [Luna - Shedding a White Undercoat](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-shedding-a-white-undercoat/) - Luna is a black color phase of the gray wolf, but her undercoat is nearly pure white. Wolves shed this dense undercoat during the summer season, leaving the sleek permanent guard hairs as their main summer pelage. Luna seeks out sunny places to rest, but the dark coloration of her guard hairs absorbs a lot
- [Grizzer - A Broad Muzzle](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-a-broad-muzzle/) - Grizzer was nicknamed "Grizz" when we picked him up at his USDA facility because we thought he looked like a grizzly cub. When looking at this photo, we definitely still see the big blocky nose that was evident as a pup. As summer approaches, we see less activity from the wolves. But this summer, Grizzer
- [Boltz - Look at Those Legs](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-look-at-those-legs/) - The summer season is the time for wolves to transition into a more nocturnal existence. Boltz was awaken during the middle of the day to have a photo taken. After displaying a fore-stretch and extending his front legs as far as he could reach, he trotted back up the hill to retreat in the cooler
- [Boltz - His Expressions Tell the Story](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-his-expressions-tell-the-story/) - Every wolf has a different personality and Boltz is no exception. He certainly seems to be wary of the unknown and likes to engage in social behavior with those he does know. He continues to be the wolf that works for his meals, but has recently been shown sharing a weekly carcass feeding with both
- [Aidan - A Relaxed Birthday](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-a-relaxed-birthday/) - Even though this image was only taken 7 days ago, a lot has changed. We have finally lost our snowfall, but ice remains under the cover hay and the pond water line is still frozen underground. The incidents of jaw sparring have decreased as the temperatures have warmed up. We had a great webinar for
- [Denali - Four Canine Teeth and a Strong Neck](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-four-canine-teeth-and-a-strong-neck/) - Denali carries a beaver away from the other wolves and has no problem lifting the 30 lb frozen carcass with the grip of his 4 canine teeth and strong neck muscles. These adaptions make it possible for wolves to hunt prey much larger than themselves. Even though I have worked with captive wolves for nearly
- [Luna - Roll on Back](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-roll-on-back/) - Luna rolling on back in the cover hay, but not for long. We will be removing the hay as part of the Working for Wolves program on May 15th. Actually, we may need to do a pre-Working for Wolves hay removal. In the East side enclosure, we removed straw yesterday and discovered a 6 inch
- [Grizzer - A Great Patient](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-a-great-patient/) - Grizzer has had issues with his right eye for several years. He received some tissue damage at the top of his head from altercations with Denali that resulted in some nerve and muscle damage. This resulted in his inability to blink his upper eyelid. His 3rd eyelid or nictitating membrane does close offering some relief from
- [Boltz - Will Luna Ever be Anything More?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-will-luna-ever-be-anything-more/) - Boltz and Luna were both born in 2012, and even though they had an unusual separation because of Luna's condition, they were pup mates. Pup mates wrestle, scruff bite, growl, bite some more, snap, bite some more and drag each other around as they practice skills to be an opportunistic predator. When one pupmate is
- [Denali - Looking for Some Personal Space](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-looking-for-some-personal-space/) - When Aidan gets a bit frustrated, he tends to dominate Denali (Aidan on Denali's back)... but that doesn't seem to bother Denali as much as when Luna is in his personal space. There seems to be about a one-foot buffer around Denali's face that will get the annoyed threat display response if you enter his
- [Grizzer - That Feels Good](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-that-feels-good/) - Grizzer likes the wolf care checks when we massage his coat and do a good check for ectoparasites and other issues. His facial expressions certainly tell us that it feels good. During a Wolf Enrichment Webinar last week, the pack was very distracted and seemed to be focused on the upper wood line of
- [Aidan - Willing to Pairbond?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-willing-to-pairbond/) - There are times when Aidan shows his tendency to pair bond with Luna (as shown in this photo, standing shoulder to shoulder with Luna), then there are times when Luna drives him to avoidance behavior. We know Aidan can pair bond. We have fond memories of he and Maya pair bonding in what turned out
- [Luna - Three and Going Strong](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-three-and-going-strong/) - So sorry for the delay in postings. We celebrated Luna's 3rd birthday on March 25th with a webinar featuring a short clip of her birthday. She received a cow leg, and in a behavior uncharacteristic of Luna, chose to lie quietly with her cow leg until the webinar ended. Of course, moments later, she was
- [Boltz Turned Three on March 17, 2015](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-turned-three-on-march-17-2015/) - Boltz was three years old on March 17th, and in honor of his birthday, we attempted to provide him a significant treat in the form of a cow leg. Unfortunately, Boltz's lack of confidence in keeping the steer leg resulted in Luna spending most of the webinar enjoying it, with only a brief loss to
- [Luna – Spring Fever](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-spring-fever/) - Luna has become extremely excitable and interactive with other members of the exhibit pack, as seen in this week’s youtube video. Perhaps this excitement is coming from all the new smells and weather patterns we’re seeing with the coming of spring. Winter hormones will soon be on the decline, as the breeding season has come
- [Grizzer – Sharing Territory](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-sharing-territory/) - We continue to see a lot of howling behavior from Grizzer towards the back of his enclosure. We likely have some activity from other animals in the area surrounding the International Wolf Center. There have been several sightings of Lynx and Bobcats in the Ely area, and prior to the melt, we’ve seen quite a
- [Denali – Feet made for snow walking](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-feet-made-for-snow-walking/) - Wolf physiology is made to thrive in winter, right down to the toes. In this week’s photo, Denali demonstrates the spread of the wolf’s paw, allowing them more surface area on their step. This can help their stability, but also their ability to reduce the amount they will sink into the snow. Their toes have
- [Boltz – Out of the Snow, into the wind](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-out-of-the-snow-into-the-wind/) - We still see a bit of the direct stares and tail postures from the testing phase Boltz went through, but there’s not much follow-up now. We’re still working on trust and confidence issues with Boltz, in this week’s youtube you can see Boltz approach wolf care staff, but not necessarily interact with them. He has
- [Aidan – What’s in the Pile…](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-whats-in-the-pile/) - There’s no shortage of scraps now that spring is arriving. We quickly transitioned from temperatures below zero, to reaching highs in the 50’s. As I write this, we’re forecasted for 60 degree Fahrenheit weather today. With all of the snow caches surfacing, there’s a lot to possess and re-cache. In this week’s photo you can
- [Luna – A hint of a maturing dominant female](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-a-hint-of-a-maturing-dominant-female/) - We were hoping to see some more pairbonding behavior from Luna towards Aidan this winter, she still has many of her juvenile traits, mixed in with her more dominant personality. We have seen some pairbonding behavior, mixed between Aidan and Denali. Some days we see her rolling around with Denali (Though it often appears to
- [Grizzer – New items in the enclosure](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-new-items-in-the-enclosure/) - Wolves are very quick to pick up on new things in their environment. We’re reminded of this whenever someone comes into the enclosure with new boots, pants, gloves, or even a shampoo. New items often become the focus of the wolves very quickly. In this week’s youtube, you can see Grizzer’s fascination with some new
- [Denali – The focus of the pack](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-the-focus-of-the-pack/) - One could see Denali at the bottom of the male rank order this week, as he’s been much of the focus for the pack’s dominance displays. Most of these interactions are social, or ritualized dominance, we see that in Denali’s tail posture, often still wagging, or untucked during the activity. Nevertheless, Denali seems more content
- [Boltz – The subsiding of winter](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-the-subsiding-of-winter/) - While much of the winter was spent testing the dominant male, Boltz’s testing seems to have calmed down a bit. We still see some following behaviors, direct eye stares, and high tails now and then, but the interactions do not appear to be as intense as in previous months. Younger animals will often test their
- [Aidan – The excitability of spring](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-the-excitability-of-spring/) - Aidan has been seen in a great deal of excitable interactions with the other pack members. Some of this is general play behavior, and a lot of it is ritualized dominance. The focus of the domination has primarily been on Denali this week, but Aidan and Boltz have also had their dominance bouts a few
- [Boltz- Stalking](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-stalking/) - Boltz is showing an increase in predatory drive with ravens, but in this image, he was photographed stalking Luna. I certainly see Boltz showing some tendency towards more dominance, but I also see him in social behavior with Denali at the bottom of the order. We have another year of status before the pups arrive,
- [Aidan - Resting with EPTS](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-resting-with-epts/) - What is EPTS - in our Ethogram code, EPTS means Ears Pricked and Turned Sideways. This ear posture is usually an indication of tension in the wolf. Most people assume the dominant wolf is always in control and has a carefree life, but there is a lot of research that indicates that high-ranking individuals tend
- [Grizzer - Howling in the Night](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-howling-in-the-night/) - Since the loss of Shadow, we have been experiencing less howling within the social groups. Recently, Grizzer has been observed by webcam viewers howling in the late evening. Someone had recently asked about Grizzer's right eye. It is slightly misshapen and doesn't have the same blink reflex as his left eye. This was the result
- [Grizzer - Contact Outside of the Enclosure](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-contact-outside-of-the-enclosure/) - Grizzer has been having a bit of howling stimulus from outside of the enclosure lately. It is the wild wolf breeding season, and certainly wild wolves may be more actively defending territory. We haven't been fortunate enough to catch it on camera, but the surveillance camera and our closest neighbors have been providing time and
- [Denali- Back to Food Possession](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-back-to-food-possession/) - Wolf Logs written by Wolf Watch participants Steve Houglum and Marcia Mummau. Denali is feeling better! During the Friday evening Wolf Watch program, two small deer legs were given to the pack. Denali possessed both legs and displayed a number of lip curls when Luna attempted to take possession of one of the legs. If
- [Aidan - The Stoic Leader](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-the-stoic-leader/) - Wolf Logs written by Wolf Watch participants Steve Houglum and Marcia Mummau. Aidan is a stoic, quiet, but alert pack leader who doesn't interfere with the pack dynamics unless he deems it necessary, which isn't very often. Aidan, Boltz and Luna had a howling session early Saturday morning, awakening the wolf watch group before dawn.
- [Boltz - Still Plays Like a Pup](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-still-plays-like-a-pup/) - Wolf Logs written by Wolf Watch participants Steve Houglum and Marcia Mummau. Boltz is still such a juvenile wolf at times. During the Wolf Watch program, participants observed he and Luna jaw sparring, tail wagging, chasing each other with what appeared to be little regard for energy conservation. The Wolf Watch program is generally offered
- [Luna-The Sneak](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-the-sneak/) - Wolf Logs written by Wolf Watch participants Steve Houglum and Marcia Mummau. During the Wolf Watch Friday evening program, the "Wiley Luna" waited for the opportunity to take one of Denali' deer legs. she positioned herself near Denali and slowly made her move by getting a front paw on one of the deer legs. At
- [Luna - Subtle Posture](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-subtle-posture/) - Luna is displaying a "Stand-Over" behavior to Denali. This is typically a passive show of dominance and can be a method for getting another wolf to get up and leave a certain area. Notice this behavior is occurring on the cover hay beds, which Luna possesses on a regular basis. But, if you look closely,
- [Aidan- Caching in a Fresh Snow](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-caching-in-a-fresh-snow/) - Of all the wolves on Exhibit, Aidan displays the most caching behavior. His pattern of burying food resources always involves a pile of untrodden snow, and his face shows the intensity of his task to keep his resources from the rest of the pack.
- [Boltz - The Face with a Thousand Expressions](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-the-face-with-a-thousand-expressions/) - Wolves are social carnivores and when we talk about social interaction, they can be very expressive. Boltz is one of those wolves who seems to always have a look that indicates a complexity to an interaction.
- [Grizzer - Who are you Calling Retired](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-who-are-you-calling-retired/) - Grizzer may live in the Retired exhibit, but he is far from the view of a retired wolf... This week's YouTube shows the famous Grizzer 500, where he excitedly races around the enclosure in response to wolf care interaction. It's enjoyable for both wolves and humans.
- [Denali - Ears Tell the Story](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-ears-tell-the-story/) - Sorry for the lengthy delay, it took about a week for Denali to return back to his usual active self and another week for us to make sure everyone else was healthy. Based on his blood work and symptoms, we believe it was a viral infection that caused his discomfort and lethargic behavior. When dealing
- [Denali - Alert Ears](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-alert-ears/) - One thing about Denali is that he is extremely alert, especially when food resources are leaving the freezer or entering the enclosure. When training staff about wolf behavior, we focus on three main features: 1. How are they holding their ears 2. How are they holding their tail 3. Where are they focusing their eyes.
- [Boltz - With a Notorious Look](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-with-a-notorious-look/) - As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words and Boltz's notorious eye stare has been featured many times in these logs. It's the classic look for a wolf that seems to assess the surrounding threats before making the "flight" decision. As we have spoken before, some of this is the age in which
- [Luna - Resting in a Cushion of Snow](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-resting-in-a-cushion-of-snow/) - Snow has insulating value and for Luna, this is a comfort. When temperatures decrease and the snow gets compacted, we also provide the wolves with a bed of cover hay in the front of the enclosure where the darker hay absorbs some radiant heat from the sun. But, when a least weasel makes his way
- [Grizzer - Possession Rights](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-possession-rights/) - As you know, Grizzer lives alone, but he still displays possessive behavior and a desire to cache his food. Why be possessive when you have no pack mates? Scavengers are likely the motivator to protect his food resources. When we feed either pack (Retired or Exhibit), a significant amount of ravens take advantage of the
- [Aidan - Feeling Good](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-feeling-good/) - Aidan's feeling good and in the best physical shape he's been in for a while. His pigmentation changes caused by his Discoid Lupus seems to have diminished with no residual discoloration on his nose or lips. He's an active pack leader and is always aware of the pack's interactions. It's been a long trip from
- [Boltz – Not quite pack leader yet](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-not-quite-pack-leader-yet/) - Our wolf watch participants witnessed a number of testing displays from Boltz towards Aidan, often involving him charging up to Aidan with a high tail and giving him a direct eye stare. Aidan appears to be ignoring these behaviors however, which could be a sign that Aidan is not concerned with Boltz’ rise in testing.
- [Denali – Snowplowing](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-snowplowing/) - Denali shows us an excellent snowplow in this week’s photo, taken by wolf watch participant Steven Houglum. This behavior is commonly done to clean off excess blood or other grit on the wolf’s muzzle, but it has also been seen in a more ‘playful’ context. Learn more about the behavior of our captive wolves, and
- [Luna – The focus of attention](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-the-focus-of-attention/) - Luna has been somewhat of the focus of many mobbings recently, perhaps because of her crazed personality. She’s often the instigator of the many interactions with the pack, but the focus of each interaction may shift back to her every now and then. Learn more about the behavior of our captive wolves, and wolves around
- [Aidan - Defending the Pack](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-defending-the-pack/) - Data and photo provided by wolf watch participant Steven Houglum. Early in the night of our monthly wolf watch program, participant Steven Houglum reported a bark-howl that occurred in the enclosure. It was up the hill in our enclosure, so we could not see which wolf performed it. The bark-howl is a defensive form of
- [Grizzer – Sled Dogs](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-sled-dogs/) - This time of year sled dogs are commonly fed and let out to use some energy across the street from the International Wolf Center. It’s always interesting to see how the wolves react to all of the activity. As you can see in this week’s photo, Grizzer is very alert to the activity across the
- [Boltz - A Year in Review](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-a-year-in-review/) - What a difference a year makes... Boltz's tail shows a T-1 posture, a sign of intensity, and in this case, it's involved in a social greeting, but a T-1 tail can also be a sign of aggression, predatory behavior or threat display. In the last month, Boltz has show an increase in intensity, particularly towards
- [Denali -  A Year in Review](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-a-year-in-review/) - Denali spent the year avoiding conflict and trying not to be the center of Luna and Boltz's attention. It appears, that is how he is spending the end of the year as well. The best way to describe Denali is a mild- mannered wolf that likes to avoid conflict and never wants to miss a
- [Luna - A Year in Review](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-a-year-in-review/) - We started out the Year 2014 with -40 below zero temperatures on January 1st, and a winter that continued to dump snow and cold weather. Luna did extremely well last winter and all evidence shows that she is tolerating this winter as well. In August 2014, we received great news about blood work, for the
- [Aidan - A Year in Review](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-a-year-in-review/) - Aidan continues to lead the Exhibit Pack, but seems to be a bit more relaxed than last year at this time. Luna and Boltz may be part of the reason, they will be three years of age in March, 2015 and maturing beyond some of the indiscriminate testing behavior of two year old wolves. Aidan
- [Grizzer - A Year in Review](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-a-year-in-review/) - Grizzer started the Year 2014 in the middle of two packs, the Retired Pack and the Exhibit Pack. The Retired Pack stimulated most of the howling and kept Grizzer stimulated to rally with high pitched chatter that was unique to his personality. Grizzer howled the low toned howls with Shadow after Malik passed away, and
- [Grizzer – Exciting Visits](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-exciting-visits/) - Grizzer has been very excitable in his greetings recently. Some wolf care staff are only able to visit him on a monthly basis, but when they do return he seems to take great joy in seeing them again. We’ve seen many more Grizzer 500’s as of late, and we’ve been greeted many times with Grizzer
- [Luna – Where she goes, crazy follows](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-where-she-goes-crazy-follows/) - Not much has changed in Luna’s world recently, she is still instigating many chases and mobbings, but we also see a few odd behaviors now and then (Odd for her at least). Yesterday she was seen fully submitting to Aidan, an even that’s often much more loud and obnoxious for her. We still hope to
- [Denali – Eating in Peace](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-eating-in-peace/) - Denali seldom gets a chance to eat in peace. His pack mates, primarily Luna and Boltz, commonly beg for, or try to snatch meals whenever they can. In this week’s photo you can see Luna soliciting some attention from Denali. At first this just appears social, but it most often ends with Luna rolling between
- [Boltz – Keyed in to the Environment](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-keyed-in-to-the-environment/) - Staff noticed Boltz panting and looking up repeatedly one day last week. There was no evidence of anything that could have frightened him, or otherwise made him so nervous. Wolf care staff conducted an extra perimeter check and found no tracks, nor downed branches. It’s important to remember key things that tend to make the
- [Aidan – Finding the Balance](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-finding-the-balance/) - With Aidan’s abdominal issues this summer, wolf care staff treated him with several medications to remedy his discomfort. As we approached autumn, the problems seemed to subside. Aidan has been much more social with both the pack, and wolf care staff, and all around seems to be feeling much better. Now our job is to
- [Grizzer – Winding Down](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-winding-down/) - After all the commotion in the past few weeks, some rest has done Grizzer well, and he appears to be back to his old self. Most of his time has been spent resting under his favorite pine and on top of the east side den. A special thank you to Steven Houglum for the donation
- [Luna – The Instigator](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-the-instigator/) - Luna is perhaps the quickest wolf to play-bow. In fact, wolf care staff witnessed Luna play-bowing to a Raven near the carcass earlier this week. All of this social solicitation often ends with a chase of Luna around the enclosure. We keep a close eye on her leg, but as for right now, it’s not
- [Denali – All is Calm](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-all-is-calm/) - Denali had a relatively calm week, participating in a few chases, guarding a few meals, getting said meals stolen from him by Luna. We’ve noticed Boltz and Denali interaction very well on a regular basis, typically with Boltz fully submitting to Denali. It is interesting that Boltz so willingly submits to Denali, the second ranking
- [Boltz – Weary but Engaged](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-weary-but-engaged/) - Boltz wasn’t in much of a mood to interact this week, but he played an active role in the pack antics. Luna commonly instigates said antics, and Boltz is often ready to get after his pup mate. The interactions between these two have been a bit more intense as the winter has progressed. Perhaps Boltz
- [Aidan – Still in His Prime](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-still-in-his-prime/) - There are many misconceptions that the older a wolf gets, the calmer, more docile, and generally safer the animal is to interact with. This is often a common mistake we see in wolf care with new staff entering retirement enclosures. Just because a wolf is older, does not mean they become doglike, or tame. Even
- [Grizzer – Lots of Visitors](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-lots-of-visitors/) - We’ve had a lot of animal activity outside of the enclosures recently. Earlier this week, a volunteer who had stayed overnight at the center woke to Grizzer bark-howling. This is often a territorial response, a severe warning to another that they need to back off. We do know that there is a wolf that has
- [Luna – Straw Beds](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-straw-beds/) - Luna has claimed her straw bed for the season. It’s not an uncommon sight to behold Luna resting in the front-most straw bed. She’s often resting in it by herself, but we’ve seen the other wolves join her now and then. Thankfully, she’s not as possessive of straw beds as she is of beaver.
- [Denali – Had enough](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-had-enough/) - Denali does have his limits, you can only be the focus of a mobbing for so long before it becomes much more irritable. In this week’s photo we have Luna in the process of pushing a few of Denali’s buttons, with another wolf already on his back. Currently Denali maintains himself as the second ranking
- [Boltz – Social or Opportunistic?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-social-or-opportunistic/) - Boltz is a very social wolf. More social with other wolves than humans perhaps, but a social wolf nonetheless. Very frequently he’s found sleeping beside another wolf, food begging to Denali, or perhaps playing with Luna. Lots of social behavior comes from Boltz to all of the pack members, but testing behavior comes with it
- [Aidan – Built for the Cold](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-built-for-the-cold/) - With the coming of winter, the wolves tend to become much more visible in the International Wolf Center’s observable enclosure. Wolves are built to thrive in the cold. Contrary to a hot summer day, the wolves have had an increased bout of activity during the day, and Aidan is an active participant in the activity.
- [Aidan – The Addition of Mid-week Feedings](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-the-addition-of-mid-week-feedings/) - With the transition to winter, we typically add a second feeding time for the wolves in the middle of the week, usually Wednesdays. Having a full belly can help reduce the intensity of the interactions between wolves in a pack, as the dominance displays can become much more intense as we approach the breeding season.
- [Boltz – On His Terms](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-on-his-terms/) - Wolf care staff always have to be mindful of how we interact with Boltz. Due to his late arrival to the International Wolf Center, he’s not as trustful as some other wolves. He has good days and bad days, some days he may come right up to wolf care staff and solicit a greeting, other
- [Denali – First at the table                 ](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-first-at-the-table/) - When getting dinner ready for the wolves, we will typically try to pull them into our medical pen so that we can place the food in the enclosure with ease. Recently however, Denali seems to be the only one that goes into the medical pen when we need them all to. This has resulted in
- [Grizzer – Big Turkey Days](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-big-turkey-days/) - Recently we’ve given Grizzer a few fawns during our What’s For Dinner programs, even a few adult does as well. This morning during wolf care we realized that he had consumed an entire fawn overnight, upwards of 25lbs. He demonstrates the wolf’s feast or famine diet very well with a meal like that, and due
- [Luna – It’s the principle of the matter                 ](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-its-the-principle-of-the-matter/) - Luna will typically possess food whenever she can, regardless if she’s planning on eating it in the near future. The rest of the pack does eventually eat, but at times it can be a long wait before Luna is done with the carcass. When she does eat however, she eats well. Last weekend she possessed
- [Grizzer – Rolling in the Deep Hay](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-rolling-in-the-deep-hay/) - Every winter we place hay inside of our enclosures to ensure a warm place to rest for the wolves. We also try to put these beds in open areas that receive sun, and guests may be able to view the wolves from our observation area. For Grizzer, this means on top of the East Side
- [Luna – Closer to Pair-Bonding](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-closer-to-pair-bonding/) - During our last “Wolves to the Web” webinar, we placed hay inside of the enclosure for the comfort and warmth of our wolves. Luna is always quick to conquer these beds, but we were interested in observing which wolf would share with whom, and we were pleasantly surprised to see Luna and Aidan sleeping in
- [Denali – Rollin’ Rollin’ Rollin’](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-rollin-rollin-rollin/) - When activity spikes in the enclosure, Aidan will often redirect his dominance towards Denali, and the two-year-olds will often join in the dominance as well. Denali is probably the most unlikely to test Aidan, he is very quick to roll for the dominant male whenever the focus turns towards himself.
- [Boltz – Focused on Aidan](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-focused-on-aidan/) - Aidan is known for his dislike of new routines and activities in the wolf yard. The Wolves to the Web webinar series is another routine that he is slowly getting used to. Some anxiety from Aidan though is picked up by Boltz, who is quick to take advantage of the situation and test for some
- [Aidan- No Need to Get Involved](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-no-need-to-get-involved/) - The signs of a good pack leader include knowing when to step in or when to watch from afar. Pack leaders who intervene in every interaction tend to get some redirected aggression when the tensions really increase. Aidan seems to maintain a calm demeanor despite the actions of the others.
- [Aidan – Taking it all in Stride](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-taking-it-all-in-stride/) - Two-year-olds are often quite the handful, but Aidan takes many of their antics in stride. We’ve seen a lot of very social behavior from Aidan towards the rest of the pack this week, he has even initiated a few play bows and chases through the enclosure. The first snowfall of the season seems to liven
- [Grizzer - When the Pack Visits](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-when-the-pack-visits/) - There are several times when we need to isolate the pack from the Exhibit and utilize the front of Grizzer's Pack Holding Area to house the pack. Of course, Grizzer is locked in the East side before that happens, but when he returns, he has plenty to sniff.
- [Luna - T-2 Tail](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-t-2-tail/) - Luna displays a T-2 or straight tail as she assists Denali in a dominance display over Boltz. Luna is very agile considering her back right femur/joint issues. Someday she may need repairs, but for now, she is extremely agile and is often the instigator of activity whether it be Ravens or Wolves, she can ambush
- [Denali - Resting, but Still Alert](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-resting-but-still-alert/) - Denali tries to get some rest, but stays alert to the actions of the younger pack members. Denali is lower ranking than Aidan, so he is the first test for Boltz to climb rank as he matures. Every wolf has a personality and Denali is the most mild mannered of all the wolves on Exhibit.
- [Boltz- In a Confident Posture](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-in-a-confident-posture/) - Over the past few months, we have been working with Boltz to increase his confidence. To do this, we were drawing Boltz and Denali into the medical pen and Assistant Curator, Donna Prichard has been spending time with them allowing Boltz to maximize greetings with limited competition. This photo seems to indicate that this method
- [Aidan - Reverting to Pup Tactics](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-reverting-to-pup-tactics/) - We always know when a wolf is feeling better, they tend to display some of the same antics of a pup or juvenile. One of the more common pup behavior's is ambush. This is where a pup crouches to the ground and pounces on an unsuspecting pup mate. Clearly, this is a hunting behavior usually
- [Luna- Striking Contrast with the Fall Leaves](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-striking-contrast-with-the-fall-leaves/) - What can I say about Luna. If you watch the Youtube, you will see her continuing to show her status over everyone (yes, even Aidan) as she matures into adulthood. The contrast of the dark pelage against the fall leaves is beautiful and while fall only last for a short time on the calendar, our
- [Grizzer - What's Beyond those Trees](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-whats-beyond-those-trees/) - One disadvantage Grizzer has is the fact that he doesn't have a pack to to rally with when he's a bit intimidated. We have had a wild wolf around the parking lot and tracks have been viewed around the enclosure. There are times, when the surveillance camera shows the reaction of the pack with
- [Denali - Takes it in Stride](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-takes-it-in-stride/) - Denali is lower ranking and that is a fact. We knew it from the time that he was a pup and we saw it when he was a two year old and showed no signs of leadership, when there was a vacancy created by Shadow's retirement. He willingly let's Luna establish dominance and rolls as
- [Boltz - Time in the Upper Woods](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-time-in-the-upper-woods/) - Boltz is taking advantage of the leaf fall and spending more time in the upper woods exploring old caches, and interacting with Denali in a strategically cooperative manner. This means, that rather than randomly search for food or to stalk and catch a bird, they have been observed in stalking together and driving a bird
- [Luna - Focusing on Scavengers from Above](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-focusing-on-scavengers-from-above/) - Luna has a strong predatory drive which stimulates her stalking and ambushing behaviors. She can be an indiscriminate stalker, going after Boltz, Denali or Aidan, but lately, she has turned her focus to the scavengers from above, namely, ravens. As the fall and winter approaches, there will be more interactions between Luna, who is extremely
- [Denali - Threatening Posture](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-threatening-posture/) - Denali has become the focus of the two year old practice tests. They practice ride-up behaviors, chin rests, dual confrontations and eventually get a scruff bite and submission from Denali. Certainly, Denali shows some threat displays in response to this attention, but Denali spent the last two years wrestling and chasing with Boltz and Luna,
- [Grizzer - Life from the East Side](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-life-from-the-east-side/) - Grizzer seems to enjoy the access to the three enclosures. His photo this week shows him resting on the den in the "East Side" enclosure, formerly known as the Retirement enclosure. Grizzer, who will be eleven years old next spring, acts a bit more active than the average retiree, hence the name change to the
- [Boltz- A Wolf of Many Faces](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-a-wolf-of-many-faces/) - Boltz is one of the most challenging wolves that I have worked with in a long time. His older age when meeting our staff and our facility (he was nearly a month of age when we selected him), means that he doesn't have as strong of a bond and can be mistrustful of staff or
- [Aidan - Surveying the Pack](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-surveying-the-pack/) - It's hard to believe that it's been 3 months since we lost Shadow. Certainly not a day goes by when I don't think of him, his behaviors, his leadership and the incredible lessons he taught us all. When I turn my focus to the Exhibit Pack and watch the 2012 litter of Luna and Boltz
- [Luna – Obnoxious Submission](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-obnoxious-submission/) - Obnoxious submission is a behavior, often from a subordinate wolf, that attempts to get a more dominant wolf to interact or reinforce the rank order. This behavior often includes whining, biting, pawing at, or even bumping the other wolf, and generally getting into their face about their display. Needless to say, this behavior can get
- [Grizzer – Vantage Points in Retirement](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-vantage-points-in-retirement/) - Although wolves in retirement are separated by several fences from the exhibit pack, they tend to keep tabs on the younger wolves. Grizzer seems to enjoy taking the vantage points of the two large dens in retirement in order to see into the main enclosure. From these vantage points he often has a great view
- [Denali – Privacy?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-privacy/) - Denali doesn’t seem to mind who’s watching him do his business where, in this week’s photo we see him urinating in the pond while standing halfway in it. When we say he tends to have a laid back personality, we really mean it. In this photo you can also see the beginning of the fall
- [Boltz – The Chin Rest](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-the-chin-rest/) - A common dominance position involves a chin rest, where one wolf rests their chin on another wolf either to reinforce their rank as a dominant animal, or to gain some status. In this week’s picture of Boltz, it’s the latter. Aidan had been greeting and rolling over for wolf care staff when Boltz decided to
- [Aidan – Life with Two-Year-Olds](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-life-with-two-year-olds/) - As the winter breeding season quickly approaches, Aidan’s been dealing with more stress from the testing of the two-year-olds. Luna frequently goes into an obnoxious submission bout towards Aidan, but as the name suggests, this behavior can get old pretty quickly. Once it becomes too much for Aidan, he’s quick to attempt rolling Luna over,
- [Figuring it Out](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/figuring-it-out/) - Denali and Boltz will likely be deciding in the next year their place in the rank order. One of them must be ahead of the other. As time goes by Aidan will help decide how this rank will be.With Luna and Boltz maturing and coming into their third year this is the most challenging. As
- [Through His Eyes](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/through-his-eyes/) - We continue to work on bonding with Boltz. I wonder what it would be like to see his world through his eyes. During wolf care we have been holding Denali and Boltz in a separate pen so they can have some one on one with staff persons whom have a good relationship with them both.
- [Life is Good](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/life-is-good/) - Aidan seems to love the crisp fall air and has been having some very good visits with wolf care staff. During wolf care we have been holding Denali and Boltz in a separate pen so they can have some one on one with staff persons whom have a good relationship with them both. This has
- [Hanging Out](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/hanging-out/) - Grizzer has so many places now in which to hang out and enjoy the fall days, we never know where in the retirement enclosure he will be. He sure does seem to spend a great deal of time on top of the retirement dens. When it rains he will often be in one of the
- [Luna Sporting a New Doo...](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-sporting-a-new-doo/) - Luna’s new doo is due to the burrs she has collected in her fur. They are mainly around her head and neck area.During the summer many invasive species of plants begin to grow in the enclosure. They are brought in by bird droppings, straw and equipment that is brought into the enclosure for a project.Because
- [Luna – Food Possession at its Finest](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-food-possession-at-its-finest/) - During our most recent ‘What’s for Dinner?’ program, Alpha members and wolf care staff witnessed as Luna successfully guarded a deer carcass from the rest of the pack for an entire night. Program participants watched some feeding behavior from the pack before Luna took possession of it, and proceeded to sleep on it for the
- [Grizzer – Social Conditioning](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-social-conditioning/) - In recent years Grizzer has been less tolerant of new people in the yard. During our board meeting this last weekend, a small meeting was held in the wolf yard in an attempt to help Grizzer in this anxiety. The meeting worked well, and Grizzer even sat in on a portion of it. The enclosure
- [Denali – The Rolling Giant](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-the-rolling-giant/) - Whenever these bouts of dominance occur in the male hierarchy at the International Wolf Center Aidan will often redirect to his brother Denali, who is quick to roll and submit to the dominant male. During our most recent ‘What’s for Dinner?’ program, Denali was seen giving a lip curl to Boltz while defending a carcass.
- [Boltz – Still the Subordinate Male](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-still-the-subordinate-male/) - I’ve mentioned Boltz’ testing behaviors a lot in the past few logs, but it’s important to note that he’s currently maintaining his rank as the bottom ranking male. He actively submits when the other wolves get too tense. We’ve noticed a trend however, when Luna gets into any sort of scuffle with Aidan, Boltz appears
- [Aidan – Feeling Good in the Pack](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-feeling-good-in-the-pack/) - We’ve recently added some antacids to Aidan’s medication list, and for now it appears to be helping significantly with his discomfort. Alpha members witnessed a great number of playbows and chases initiated by Aidan. He’s been very social and engaged with the rest of the pack and their dynamics. Boltz continues to test now and
- [Luna – Small but Deadly](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-small-but-deadly/) - Though our wolves are all spayed and neutered, it is important to remember that hormonal fluctuations still occur in these animals. Luna displayed this quite well this past week, when she went through a good bout of dominance displays over several days. We try to keep Luna well fed to reduce the intensity behind these
- [Grizzer – ALS Ice Bucket Assistant](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-als-ice-bucket-assistant/) - This week Grizzer assisted wolf care staff in completing the ALS Ice Bucket challenge, as shown in this week’s youtube video. He was a little weary of the tripod we brought into his enclosure, but overall seemed unimpressed with our human antics. The cooler days are treating Grizzer well, his winter coat is coming in
- [Denali – A Content 2nd Ranking Male](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-a-content-2nd-ranking-male/) - With the rising hormones of fall, Denali appears to be content with where he lies within the pack hierarchy. He is quick to submit to Aidan, and is tolerant of the testing from Boltz. It’s hard to predict what role Denali will play when the day comes that Boltz may grow into the dominant male
- [Boltz – A Dominant Male One Day?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-a-dominant-male-one-day/) - In the wild, many wolves nearing the age of 2 will often disperse from the pack in order to find their own mate to create their own pack. In other cases, they may simply test the rank order within the pack they’re born to, and potentially climb the hierarchy. In captivity however, dispersal is not
- [Aidan – The Coming of Winter](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-the-coming-of-winter/) - Chilly days have reached Ely Minnesota, giving us the clear hint that winter is not far off. Because of this perhaps, the wolves have become quite active in the enclosure during the day. With the coming of winter, hormones are beginning to increase, and we may be seeing a preview of the winter dominance displays
- [Luna - Working on this Rank Order Thing](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-working-on-this-rank-order-thing/) - Luna has more or less returned to her regular self, often initiating many of the dominance displays we see within the enclosure. We have seen some new things however. In the recent dominance displays, she has been much more willing to roll over for Aidan. Granted, she’s still often the one initiating these disputes, but
- [Grizzer - Excitement in the East Side](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-excitement-in-the-east-side/) - Wolf care staff spent a great deal of time on Saturday cleaning Grizzer’s enclosure, removing dead branches, scrubbing ponds, and adding new wood chip bedding. We try to limit the amount of time we hold wolves off from their own enclosures, as it often stresses them to be removed from portions of their territory. But
- [Denali - Dodging the Conflict](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-dodging-the-conflict/) - With fall in the air, hormones are on the rise, and dominance interactions are becoming more intense by the day. Denali is quick to dodge these interactions as much as possible, and doesn’t appear to have any desire to challenge his brother Aidan for the dominant position. Often when the others are busy with such
- [Boltz - Testing the Dominant Male](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-testing-the-dominant-male/) - During wolf care’s last webinar, where participants could view a live lecture inside the exhibit pack’s enclosure from their computer, Boltz was quick to test Aidan when he was briefly found in a subordinate posture. This was a reminder to wolf care staff that he is a young male, still looking for weaknesses and opportunities
- [Aidan - Back with the Pack](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-back-with-the-pack/) - Since Aidan’s temporary examination off site last week, he has returned to his more or less regular routine. The examinations came back negative for any diseases, so it’s been wolf care staff’s task recently to simply keep Aidan comfortable and as stress free as possible. Not an easy task when he lives with 2-year-olds that
- [Luna - A Supportive Dominant Female?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-a-supportive-dominant-female/) - Redirection is a common behavior we see in Luna, often getting into the other wolves’ faces when possessing something, or simply when she appears to be in a dominating mood. Aidan typically deals with a lot of this redirection, but since his reintroduction after the examination, staff have noticed a slight decline in these outbursts.
- [Grizzer - Foliage Extraordinaire](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-foliage-extraordinaire/) - Keeping wolves in holding for several hours means that Grizzer was separated in retirement during the entirety of the exam. Each wolf has their own way to deal with stress, Grizzer’s just happens to be foliage removal. One of the birch trees near the front gate of retirement was the victim of one of these
- [Denali - He Who Relaxes](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-he-who-relaxes/) - Denali has remained relatively unchanged by the stresses of the week. We did see one incident of posturing after Aidan returned to the pack, but it did not last. Aidan is quick to remind Denali of his rank within the pack. Denali remains close to the pups, often engaging them in play behavior, and in
- [Boltz - Two-Year-Old Testing](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-two-year-old-testing/) - Upon Aidan’s return to the pack after his medical examination, we did notice some posturing towards Aidan from Boltz. 2 year olds will often test the ranks, perhaps to climb them. Aidan ignored most of the advances however, and Boltz did not push his limits. It is important to note these behaviors however. Boltz could
- [Aidan - A Quick Medical Exam](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-a-quick-medical-exam/) - On Thursday of this week we immobilized Aidan to take to the local veterinarian in order to diagnose the recent medical issues he’s been facing. We’ve been noticing a distension in his belly, and it hasn’t been due to food. With the recent medical issues we faced with our older wolves Shadow and Malik, we
- [Denali - Long Stride](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-long-stride/) - Boltz may try to catch Denali, but with those long legs, he can turn on the speed and put some distance in between his lower ranking packmate. Denali will probably be the most affected if Boltz starts testing, I am not sure how Denali will take being number 3 male in the rank order. Of
- [Grizzer - There's Always Time for More](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-theres-always-time-for-more/) - Grizzer likes his massages from wolf care staff and he doesn't like to end a session. His relaxed look on his face tells the tale, as far as Grizzer is concerned, that's the reason we exist. It's hard to believe he's 10 years old, his actions resemble a two year old somedays, especially if staff
- [Aidan - Showing his Age?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-showing-his-age/) - We started noticing Aidan's guard hairs beginning to gray around his forehead and at the tip of his tail. It seems like it happened overnight. Denali has always been the gray ghost of the enclosure, but if Luna and Boltz keep testing their limits, Aidan may continue with this premature graying. Of course, we are
- [Boltz - Coming of Age](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-coming-of-age/) - Boltz has been the lowest ranking pack member since he was a pup living with all of Luna's "Special Needs". He joined a pack of two strong males, both weighing over 130 lbs and neither one willing to just let Boltz climb to the top of the male rank order. But, now that Boltz is
- [Luna - In the Bushes](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-in-the-bushes/) - Soon, the summer season will be a distant memory and the fall leaves will turn. The contrast between Luna in the fall colors is striking, but even more striking is the tendency of the younger wolves (Boltz and Luna) to ambush birds as they make a stop in the enclosure before they finish their migration
- [Luna - Active and Sturdy](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-active-and-sturdy/) - There are few things that can stop Luna when she decides she wants to guard food, or begin a chase, or in general roughhouse with another wolf. In this week’s photo you can see Luna leaping away from Denali during one of these playful sessions. She’s standing with her weight completely on her back legs,
- [Grizzer - Retirement's Spa](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-retirements-spa/) - One of our wolf care staff commented that Grizzer’s pond in retirement is beginning to look like a tropical spa, what with leaves and berries hanging closely over the clear water. Grizzer often takes advantage of his cool retreat during the last few hot days of the summer, which seem to have finally caught up
- [Denali - Face-Wiping: Nature's Napkin](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-face-wiping-natures-napkin/) - Face-wiping is a common behavior seen in wolves, and it involved the wolf wiping their muzzle, and portions of their face, on an object to remove debris. This is often done in grass, on tree trunks, or in the snow, and it serves to clean a wolf’s face quite well after a meal. In this
- [Boltz - The Importance of Sibling Bonds](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-the-importance-of-sibling-bonds/) - Though Luna and Boltz are not related by blood, they were indeed raised together, and in their puphood formed a sibling bond. This often results in more play behavior between the two, but at times it can also mean support in the pack. We saw this same behavior between Maya and Grizzer, two siblings from
- [Aidan - The Leadership of a Dominant Male](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-the-leadership-of-a-dominant-male/) - There is little doubt that Aidan maintains himself as the dominant male of the exhibit pack. Through the stresses and excitement that comes with living along-side two growing juveniles, Aidan carries a high tail when interacting with the rest of the pack. In this week’s photo, you can see Denali in the process of rolling
- [Grizzer - So Many New Things](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-so-many-new-things/) - Grizzer had definitely benefited from the additional space added to his world. Wolves spend most of their time exploring and Grizzer has plenty of room and plenty of new things to investigate. He has certainly shown more activity and has shown more relaxation surrounding events such as Behind the Scenes programs. We even witnessed the
- [Denali - Inhibited Bite](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-inhibited-bite/) - Wolf Care Staff captured this photo of Denali displaying an inhibited bite on Luna. If you look carefully, Denali's mouth is open wide and he has half of Luna's body in his mouth. Inhibited means that the wolf restricts the pressure on the bite, which is a good thing considering Denali's size and strength.
- [Luna - About to Take on a Deer Leg](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-about-to-take-on-a-deer-leg/) - Don Gossett captured this photograph on a recent Photographer's Only session. Luna displays a sideward glance before pouncing and tossing the deer leg in the air. Wolves are incredibly expressive and Luna is more expressive than most. She has several antics that simulate the pack to be active. We did have great news from the
- [Boltz - May I Please?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-may-i-please/) - Boltz shows a great submissive approach to gain acceptance in the male rank order. Wolf Care Staff member Don Gossett captured this photograph of the male rank order in the Exhibit Pack, from right to left, Dominant Male Aidan, 2nd ranking male Denali, and bottom of the rank order, Boltz. Boltz shows all the right
- [Aidan - The Dominant Male Pose](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-the-dominant-male-pose/) - It wasn't long ago that another dominant male gracefully posed on this rock with his front legs crossed. Aidan seems to have acquired the same graceful pose as Shadow. Aidan's had some relaxing summer days, enjoying the fresh wood chips, the daily enclosure enrichments and some quiet time as Luna and Boltz seem to be
- [Shadow's Necropsy Results](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/shadows-necropsy-results/) - I received Shadow's necropsy report today. Similar to Malik, he had a ruptured mass that led to some internal bleeding and without euthanasia, he would have likely succumb to blood loss. Differing from Malik, Shadow's mass was cancerous and had spread from his kidney to his lungs. The cancer is called a Hemangiosarcoma, known for
- [Shadow - And Jen...](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/shadow-an/) - Shadow had his favorites and Jen was one of the most important wolf care staff in the lives of the arctics, for both Shadow and Malik.
- [Shadow - A Greeting Like No Other](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/shadow-a-greeting-like-no-other/) - Shadow was always exuberant in his greetings... Curator, Lori Schmidt on the left and long-time volunteer, Sherry Jokinen on the right.
- [Shadow - Thoughts From the Wolf Care Staff](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/shadow-thoughts-from-the-wolf-care-staff/) - After 14 years, the memories are plentiful and are often accompanied by a smile; but to honor, where do we start? Because we study behavior, we will use the behavioral terms that most represent Shadow. Direct Eye Stare and Avert Gaze: Shadow could control anyone with just one look and knew when to avoid engaging
- [Shadow - RIP My Friend](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/shadow-rip-my-friend/) - Shadow was euthanized on Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014 after staff documented a significant physical decline in his overall condition, most likely age-related. While details of the necropsy report may be weeks away, the surveillance camera and video review of his activity in weeks and days before his decline revealed an aging body, but a strong
- [Grizzer - A Three Tiered Retirement Complex](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-a-three-tiered-retirement-complex/) - On the night that Shadow made his final journey with the Wolf Care staff to the University of Minnesota Diagnostic Lab, Grizzer had several bouts of howling. No doubt, the activity of all the wolf care staff in the yard is unsettling for Grizzer. There have been many emergencies when he was the source of
- [Boltz - Social Until He Sees a Bug](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-social-until-he-sees-a-bug/) - It always amazes me that these young adults can be so intent on testing and looking for every opportunity to climb social rank, but when a bee or a hoard of flies is overhead, they run for the hills. This is the response Boltz has been having as the biting files (the ones that chew
- [Luna - A Strong Predatory Drive](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-a-strong-predatory-drive/) - Luna has been showing some strong predatory drive, not only in social interactions with her pup mate (Stalking and Pouncing on Boltz), but whenever there is some fast movement that catches her eye, she is quick to react. We will be doing our annual blood work on Luna to look at her nutritional status, specifically
- [Aidan Increases Activity as the Sun Fades](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-increases-activity-as-the-sun-fades/) - The pack is definitely displaying summertime activity patterns with activity beginning at dawn (usually with a howl), and fading by 10 am, then picking up again at sunset. Since we started the probiotic, Aidan is definitely in a much better physical and mental state. He is very social and despite Luna's "in your face style
- [Denali - Behaviors Usually Reserved for Juveniles](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-behaviors-usually-reserved-for-juveniles/) - Let's just say, the title says it all. Denali hasn't seemed to grow out of some of the juvenile displays of dominance like squashing your packmate. Boltz seems to willingly accept this behavior, after growing up with Luna as a pupmate, it might be a welcome relief to have a "Pupmate" that socially engages without
- [Grizzer the Opposite of Denali](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-the-opposite-of-denali/) - Grizzer is the Opposite of Denali in most behavioral interactions and he is the opposite in his shedding patterns. Where Denali has barely shed a handful, Grizzer has shed half of his body size in one brushing. When we say Grizzer blows his coat, we mean, his undercoat has let loose and it his coming
- [Denali - Keeping his Winter Coat?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-keeping-his-winter-coat/) - Denali has a full undercoat and shows limited signs of blowing his coat like Grizzer. We do brush it, but it just doesn't want to let loose. He may be the smartest of us all as the constant barrage of bugs can't find their way to Denali's underbelly, but the hot humid days are hard.
- [Boltz- Vaccinations require trust](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-vaccinations-require-trust/) - Of all the wolves on site, Boltz is the least trusting of our handlers. This is no fault of his own or of the staff, just the fact that we didn't meet him until he was about a month of age, and by that time, the critical bonding period of the neonates has passed. We
- [Aidan - Probiotics did the trick](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-probiotics-did-the-trick/) - Last year, you may remember or may have witnessed Aidan's tendency to have a bit of a distended belly at times. I even had a visitor ask me if Aidan was the "pregnant female". I didn't tell Aidan that, but the Vet's were testing for a variety of conditions that may have had a symptom
- [Shadow- Happy to visit, but happy to see you go](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/shadow-happy-to-visit-but-happy-to-see-you-go/) - Last week, we attempted to reunite Grizzer and Shadow. Initially Grizzer rolled over a the fence, but he immediately became food possessive creating some tension and more physical contact than we wanted for Shadow. So, after a 10 minute visit, Grizzer was escorted back into his side of retirement and Shadow got to do some
- [Luna - Visually Unappealing?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-visually-unappealing/) - Luna has an odd shedding pattern that makes her appear like an engorged tick. She last lost all the undercoat on her legs and neck, but the middle of her body appears thick with hair. Our educators even heard a comment at the auditorium window of a visitor who chose not to photograph her because
- [Grizzer - A Cache of Food](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-a-cache-of-food/) - Grizzer has many cache's throughout his enclosure. Last weekend was our annual Working for Wolves program and the crew did an OUTSTANDING JOB!!!!, not only cleaning the straw from the enclosure and preparing the ponds for summer, but also reducing the dead and downed wood within and adjacent to the wolf enclosure that could be
- [Denali - Opinion?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-opinion/) - So, either Denali is expressing his opinion to the camera operator or we happened upon a mid-stream licking response... But, based on Denali's often expressive interactions, there could be something to this photo. Denali is extremely tolerant of pack dynamics and he is an important pack member. As a littermate to Aidan, he has his
- [Boltz - Cautious Expression](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/bolts-cautious-expression/) - Boltz seems to have the most cautious expression of all the wolves in the Exhibit Pack. We definitely notice his tendency to react to external stimuli and ultimately show some fear avoidance behavior to anything new, but we also see that Aidan has a lot of tolerance for Boltz when he's anxious. Rather than seeing
- [Aidan - A Social Display](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-a-social-display/) - Aidan's was photographed rubbing up against Denali. His submissive ears and partially closed eyes indicates a calm, social greeting. As true littermates, Aidan and Denali have displayed these behaviors since they were pups, and continue to have strong bonding moments as adults. You may notice the dark pigmentation has returned to his nose and he
- [Shadow - Management Discussions](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/shadow-management-discussions/) - We have Shadow's pond filled and he is starting to shed, but the summer season is usually the hardest on the wolves. We are seeing some very strong signs of social interaction between Shadow and Grizzer through the fence and Grizzer's high tail response towards the retirement enclosure has diminished. These changes have prompted discussion
- [Luna - a Denali Squash](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-a-denali-squash/) - Luna attempts a Denali squash and fortunately, Denali goes along with the idea. As you can tell from Luna's ear posture, she is intent on the behavior. Luna continues to be the most assertive and most active wolf in the Exhibit Pack.
- [Aidan - More Stimuli from Above](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-more-stimuli-from-above/) - Spring is great for two reasons, we get rid of snow and the migration of birds makes for a lot of stimuli. Aidan is watching a flock of songbirds that have decided to land within the enclosure. If you recall the fall migration, that's not a good choice for to take a break. Aidan's more
- [Boltz- On the Move](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-on-the-move-2/) - While some captive wolves meander, Boltz always makes his movements across the enclosure as efficient as if he were strolling across a forest habitat. He has the characteristic wolf gait, showing the efficiency of this mobile predator. Of course, Boltz is only two years old, so he's got the energy to gait, versus some of
- [Denali - Airplane Ears](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-airplane-ears/) - So, Denali displays an ear posture termed "Airplane Ears". Why airplane ears? Well I believe this term was coined by our colleagues at Wolf Park in Battle Ground, Indiana, because the ears are held out to the side in a manner that simulates the wings of an airplane. Why do they display this, in our
- [Grizzer - Have you Seen my Pearly Whites?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-have-you-seen-my-pearly-whites/) - We do enjoy photographing the wolves for logs, educational programs and retail items, but our primary purpose is wolf care. When we get a chance to do a dental inspection without having to hold open a mouth, we take it. As you can see from Grizzer's photo, he has limited tartar build up, his canine
- [Luna - Harder to See](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-harder-to-see/) - A dark color phase wolf is certainly easy to spot in winter, but when summer arrives, Luna tends to blend in with the rock backdrops as well as the dry grass from last fall. The wolves typically begin the shedding process in late May or early June and Luna's lighter colored undercoat will also dissipate.
- [Shadow - Dinner Again?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/shadow-dinner-again/) - One thing we know about wolves that have been through some loss of a packmate is that they can have some impacts on their behaviors. Whether people term it sadness, sense of loss or separation anxiety, we know there are differences. In the past month, we have reported that Shadow had been howling more and
- [Shadow- When he howls, wolves listen](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-caching-for-later/) - Shadow will be 14 years old on May 8, and as he ages his voice is somewhat quieter in range. Nonetheless when Shadow howls, it calls the attention of all the other wolves who howl in response.
- [Luna- Nothing Escapes Luna's Attention](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-nothing-escapes-lunas-attention/) - Luna’s photo shows her constant awareness and engagement in activity anywhere nearby. Little escapes Luna’s attention, and if food is involved she asserts her dominant tendencies.
- [Boltz - Direct Register](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-direct-register/) - This weeks photo shows an interesting adaptation of wolves which is that they have a direct register gait. This is useful in deep snow to conserve energy, as their feet align in a straight line rather than compressing snow separately with each foot.
- [Denali - Alert ](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-alert/) - In this photo Denali seems to be displaying a behavior known as ears pricked forward in the Ethogram it is defined as the ears are erect and turned outwards this is usually a sign of tension in the wolf. In Denali’s case he could be hearing an animal far away to someone walking through the
- [Aidan - Assertive when necessary](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-assertive-when-necessary/) - As you can see in this week’s photo, Denali has experienced some mild mobbing from pack mates. “Mobbing” is a typical behavior defined in the International Wolf Center’s Ethogram as “two or more wolves crowding around another wolf in a noisy, harassing manner”. While Aidan is tolerant of various types of testing behavior, he asserts
- [Boltz - Testing his Limits](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-testing-his-limits/) - Mild mannered Boltz, who gains sympathy because he seems to be on the bottom of the rank order, seems to have developed a bit of a hormonal surge that has him doing ride-up and mounting behaviors and in this photo, he is displaying a foreleg stab towards Luna. All of our wolves are spayed and
- [Aidan - Inhibited Bite](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-inhibited-bite/) - Aidan sure does seem to take the events of the pack in stride. His pigmentation has completely returned on his nose and he is extremely relaxed. It does seem that he invites Boltz to interact and willingly allows Boltz and Luna to pin him, but when it’s too much, there’s no doubt a serious lip
- [Denali - Submitting to the Pack](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-submitting-to-the-pack/) - Denali has been feeling the effects of Boltz’s recent stimulated hormones. Boltz has spent the last week riding up and dominating all of his pack members. He’s definitely showing signs of a 2 year old. Fortunately, these spurts of testing are being tolerated by the pack, although Denali does like to get some relief from
- [Luna - Chin Rest](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-chin-rest/) - I am not sure how Luna will deal with the upcoming Working for Wolves weekend in May where we will be moving the large mounds of straw. We will use some of the straw for seeding grass and the rest of the straw may be used as mulch to cover areas of limited soil. Luna
- [Grizzer - Thick Pelage](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-thick-pelage/) - Grizzer seems to find the muddiest holes and he comfortably spends the day in them. I suspect with his winter coat, he needs some cooling off. Fortunately, he has plenty of shade in his habitat.
- [Shadow - Easter Turkey](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/shadow-easter-turkey/) - We always know when a wolf is improving their physical and mental condition when they return to a healthy appetite and either carry or cache food. The fact that Shadow is showing all three signs gives us a positive response on his condition. Now, if I could only improve the condition of his camera. There
- [Shadow - A Good Appetite](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/shadow-a-good-appetite/)
- [Aidan - Posturing](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-posturing/) - Aidan has been spending a fair amount of time posturing over Denali. This behavior has been observed multiple times in the last week. It's hard to say if it has any correlation to the changes here, but all the howling from Shadow and Grizzer may be influencing him.
- [Shadow - Enjoying the Sun](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/shadow-enjoying-the-sun/)
- [Grizzer - Listening Ears](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-listening-ears/)
- [Boltz - On the Move](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-on-the-move/)
- [Luna - Sense of Smell](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-sense-of-smell/)
- [Denali - Rolling in Snow](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-rolling-in-snow/)
- [Malik - Gone but Not Forgotten](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/malik-gone-but-not-forgotten/) - After this log, Malik will transition to the Gone but Not Forgotten Pack. What can I say about the wolf that has taught the wolf care staff so much about being an opportunistic pack member. Malik never rose to the top of a pack, but benefited greatly by having a brother as a dominant pack
- [Shadow - What Comes Next](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/shadow-what-comes-next/) - We are very aware of the impact Malik's loss may have on Shadow. Nancy Gibson, the Center's co-founder and board member who bottle fed Shadow and Malik, has been here since Monday spending time with Shadow to help him through any separation anxiety. We know his howling has increased and he has been very quick
- [Luna - Winter Success](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-winter-success/) - Luna did exceptionally well in a winter that continues to record -20 below zero in late March. The cover hay beds have provided insulation and warmth from the long cold winter and we certainly believe that has helped her mobility. Mobility is too weak of a word, she has climbed piles, launched into ambushes, pushed
- [Grizzer - Strong Communication With Malik](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-strong-communication-with-malik/) - As we observed Malik and studied the surveillance cameras, we did identify a strong connection between Malik and Grizzer with several howling bouts between them in the last week. This was very unusual in many ways. Malik rarely started howls in retirement, he usually responded to Shadow's howling. But, starting on Monday night the 17th,
- [Denali - Comfort is a Priority](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-comfort-is-a-priority/) - When we provide the cover hay in the front of the Exhibit, this is to provide comfort for Luna's joint condition and Luna does take advantage of it. But, if we had to identify the wolf that seeks the most comfortable spot, it would have to be Denali. For being the largest wolf, one would
- [Boltz- Powerful Eyes](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-powerful-eyes/) - Many people ask how to tell the Exhibit Pack males apart. Certainly, Denali is easy, he's the largest pack member and he has a distinctive color. Aidan and Boltz are much harder. Boltz still has the smaller body size consistent with a two year old that needs to fill out, but it won't be long
- [Aidan - Limited Pack Effect](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-limited-pack-effect/) - With the loss of Malik on Saturday, staff have recorded very limited effect on the Exhibit Pack. We certainly wonder if the situation included a loss of Shadow, would Aidan respond. The Exhibit Pack has had a lot of social activity as the snow keeps piling up. We have observed some reduction of dominance towards
- [Shadow - Feeling Good](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/shadow-feeling-good/) - Shadow has been having some really good days. He’s always alert, but since the last of the subzero weather, he’s been doing a lot of snowplows and facewipes in the snow followed by a race around the enclosure. He might be picking up a few points from Grizzer. When Shadow feels good, he also spends
- [Luna- Food Defense](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna/) - Luna Wolf Logs written March 9, 2014 by Photography Workshop Participants Sharon Pettit and Donna Crider. Photo by Sharon Pettit. Luna had just dropped her bone and the pack was moving in. Luna is now defending her possession of bone and her position at the top of the snow mound. We saw many examples of
- [Malik - Timid or Tired](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/malik-timid-or-tired/) - As excited as Shadow had been lately, Malik has taken on the opposite behavior. He’s become temperamental when eating, he has been staying toward the back of the enclosure and he’s showing less tolerance of activity in the wolf yard, especially the equipment used to move snow. Malik, as a lower ranking wolf, has always
- [Grizzer - Remote Pack Connection](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-remote-pack-connection/) - While wolf care staff worked with the construction crew to remove snow from the Exhibit Pack roof (yes, again), Grizzer is isolated in the back of his habitat. The front of the habitat is where we draw the Exhibit Pack when we need them out of the main enclosure. While in holding, the wolves can
- [Boltz- Growing into Adulthood](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-growing-into-adulthood/) - Boltz Wolf Logs written March 9, 2014 by Photography Workshop Participant Abbie Elrod. Boltz gets last pick when it comes to food. He’s even challenged for leftovers, as seen in this photo. He put up a fight until Denali’s size overpowered him. As the summer progresses, Boltz will finish developing into his adult size and
- [Denali - Muscular Neck Strength](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-muscular-neck-strength/) - Denali Wolf Logs written March 9, 2014 by Photography Workshop Participants Heidi Pinkerton, Barb Farley, Jen Ell and Darcy Berus. Photo by Jen Ell. We heard numerous chorus howls this weekend, probably 5-6 over the course of 3 days. It was fun and unique to have so many chorus howls. One thing really struck us
- [Aidan - Top of the Hill](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-top-of-the-hill/) - Aidan Wolf Logs written March 9, 2014 by Photography Workshop Participants Sally Sell and Darcy Berus with Photo by Sally Sell. Participants wanted to show that the ambassador pack wolves also have a lot of quiet, resting time when the pack dynamics are very calm. Here we see Aidan resting on the top of a
- [Shadow - Always on Alert](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/shadow-always-on-alert/) - Of all the wolves I have met in my time as the Wolf Curator, I can honestly say Shadow is the most complex, the most social, the most alert and both he and Malik are the most agile retirees the Center has ever managed. As we approach the spring, we will be celebrating the birth
- [Malik - Look for the Cowlick](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/malik-look-for-the-cowlick/) - People always ask how we can tell the difference between Malik and Shadow. Here are some definitive clues to help in the ID of these two brothers. Side by side, Malik has a much slimmer face, a more almond shaped eyes and a raise of hair called a cowlick between his nose. If you are
- [Luna - A Roll in the Snow](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-a-roll-in-the-snow/) - If there's one behavior that has become somewhat synonymous with Luna it would have to be the scent roll. Whether it's fresh snow or some of her special diet "Catfish and Beans" kibble or the stomach of a recently thawed beaver, Luna will roll. The only issue is when she's in a subordinate posture, Boltz
- [Grizzer - A Prized Possession](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-a-prized-possession/) - This week's photo shows Grizzer carrying a deer head. What's so unusual about that, nothing, but it offers us a chance to reflect to one of our "Gone, but Not Forgotten Packmates". Carrying possessions is the most effective method to get food away from a killsite, which is always a gathering place for scavengers. So,
- [Denali - Active Submission](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-active-submission/) - This week's photo is the perfect visual for the term "Submission- Ac". This phrase was originally coined by Wolf Park in the development of their Ethogram. Simply put, "In active submission, the subdominant wolf crouches, whines, paws and licks at the muzzle of the dominant wolf; the tail may wag weakly while tuck, often in
- [Boltz - Learning to Follow the Leader of the Pack](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-learning-to-follow-the-leader-of-the-pack/) - Boltz's status as they youngest male in the rank order is typically on the bottom of the rank order. Boltz is experiencing the difference with a pup mate that so quickly elevated to a dominant pack member. For most pups, they can wrestle and show dominance, and it is often ignored by the older animals
- [Aidan - Interpreting the Many Expressions](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-interpreting-the-many-expressions/) - Aidan is extremely expressive in his facial postures. Of course, we always warn observers to avoid anthropomorphism, a long word for the tendency to apply human emotions to animal behavior, but as the winter rages on in Northern Minnesota, it's hard not to interpret the frustration felt by staff (in our interpretation) expressed by Aidan.
- [Luna - An Example of Resilence](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-a-example-of-resilence/) - Luna is a great example of resilience. Despite all the issues she had as a pup, she is active, agile and tolerant of the sub-zero winter we’re experiencing. Her resilience doesn’t end with the cold nights and a leg issue, she shows resilience in her ability to control wolves 30 – 40 pounds larger with
- [Grizzer - Instincts Abound](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-instincts-abound/) - Grizzer has a great clip on Youtube this week showing him caching a deer leg. It is amazing to watch a wolf cache, then go home to my pet dog and watch the exact same behavior from pushing with the nose to the tamping motion to make sure it's covered well. There's a lot of
- [Shadow - The Age of Concern](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/shadow-the-age-of-concern/) - As many of you may observe on the webcams, Shadow has the most intense greeting of all the wolves on site, and at 14 years of age, he is my greatest concern. No doubt, being a pack leader for 8 years can have an influence on how a wolf ages. It’s been our experience in
- [Malik - If it Happened Once... ](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/malik-if-it-happened-once/) - I did receive an email about Malik taking my hat during a wolf check. My hat is wool and there is no harm to Malik in taking it and the only harm I face is a sub-zero day. Malik has always been an opportunistic wolf, even during the days of his life as the omega
- [Denali - The Lower Ranking Brother](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-the-lower-ranking-brother/) - In the wolf world, size does not equate to dominance and Denali demonstrates this well. This winter, as Luna and Boltz matured, Denali could have clearly established himself over Boltz. But, he spent the winter socially engaging as if he were a pup mate, not an older pack mate. Where Denali is concerned, the only
- [Boltz - When Opportunities Exist...](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-when-opportunities-exist/) - When Boltz has an opportunity to make a few status point, even if it's over the pack leader, the young adult behavior stimulates him to take the opportunity. These opportunities exist when Aidan is in a strong social mood and displays a snowplow in the fresh snow. A snowplow involves rolling on the ground and
- [Aidan in a Moment of Rest](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-in-a-moment-of-rest/) - Aidan is the barometer of the pack. If he can rest, we know the pack is calm. The winter hormones seem to always have a slight tendency to increase the intensity, but despite continual sub-zero days, the pack remains very social. While we had hoped for stronger pair bonding between Aidan and Luna, the issues
- [Denali - Just hanging around](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-just-hanging-around/) - Denali has had a good week. When we isolate the wolves for maintenance projects such as snow removal, we use a lot of food to keep the wolves distracted. These extra meals in addition to the higher calorie diet of a cold snap means that Denali is getting a lot of meals.
- [Boltz- A View from the Top](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-a-view-from-the-top/) - Boltz continues to show tendencies to be the lowest ranking pack member and we have spent a lot of time trying to keep his confidence level up and make sure he takes enough initiative to get his fair share of food. He does seek out the straw beds and is frequently resting with Luna.
- [Malik - To Guard and Possess](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/malik-to-guard-and-possess/) - Malik has benefited from the frequent feedings associated with colder weather. Even though we have a supply of deer, we still purchase chicken and beef for the older animals to increase their calorie intake on these frigid nights which have become much more frequent this winter. Malik is a wolf that is quick to possess
- [Shadow - Winter Status](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/shadow-winter-status/) - February is the peak of wolf hormones and we notice an increase in dominance in the Exhibit Pack, but we also notice a bit more excitement in retirement. Shadow has been showing some posturing behavior towards some of the staff, even at this age, status is important.
- [Grizzer - Howling or Chatter](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-howling-or-chatter/) - Grizzer had some great excitement while the Exhibit Pack was using the front portion of his habitat. Grizzer was fed a portion of a deer carcass and moved to the back side of his habitat while the exhibit pack created a wide variety of smells, caches and overall stimulus in the front half. As soon
- [Aidan- The Influence of Direct Stares](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan/) - Aidan looked quite relaxed on the snow pile and it appears to be true, the dominant wolves tend to utilize the height advantage. We have also noticed some interesting facial expressions from Aidan, specifically after the yearlings display high energy juvenile behavior.
- [Luna - Queen of the Hill](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-queen-of-the-hill/) - We had some snow removal on the Center's building roof that created an excess amount of snow in the Wolf Exhibit. This required a bobcat with a bucket attachment to move the snow away from the building and resulted in several huge piles of snow. All the wolves climbed on the piles, but Luna seemed
- [Pelage changes ](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/pelage-changes/) - Grizzer will be ten years old in May and his pelage is showing some gray. The tips of his tail are all silvery gray and his guard hairs throughout his face have the same pattern. At this age, the best interactions for Grizzer are the massages from the wolf care staff. He often rolls to
- [Physicals Signs of Maturity](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/physicals-signs-of-maturity/) - Boltz will be reaching 2 years of age in a few months and he is reaching the final stages of maturity where his muzzle is elongated and he looks like an adult. Because Boltz was integrated in a pack with strong pack leadership, he maintains a lower ranking posture. He attempted a few dominance tests
- [Focus of a Long Time Pack Leader](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/15635/) - Shadow has focus similar to Malik’s, but it’s not about which staff member is wearing a hat with strings, Shadow’s focus is on the sounds of dominance and interactions from the Exhibit Pack. Shadow was the pack leader for 8 years in the Exhibit Pack and he didn’t lose his status, but was retired for
- [Possession means it has to be guarded](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/possession-means-it-has-to-be-guarded/) - Malik is quite adept at looking for unattended items by wolf care staff. When we say wolves have a great power of observation, we often refer to the fact that they can pick out a weakness in a prey species from a distance. In captivity, wolves can also pick out items that have no clear
- [Dominant Female](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/15631/) - Luna has taken to the role of the dominant female and she shows no hesitation to assert her status. Typically, the issues are over food possession, but despite her physical limitations, Luna will actively chase and pin her larger pack mates. Aidan will join in if there’s a compelling reason that the male rank order
- [Avoiding Conflict](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/avoiding-conflict/) - Denali is the largest wolf in the Exhibit Pack, but he is the least likely to start any dominance, of course, unless it's over food. Denali seems to avoid conflict, but he seems to like social engagement and greetings with his fellow pack members. Every wolf personality is different and they all seem to mesh
- [Dominant Pair Bonding](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/dominant-pair-bonding/) - Aidan and Luna do pair up when it comes to dominance, but Luna is not quite the roll on the ground pack mate seeking to form a social bond. Aidan seems to know when to interact, and when to to let the rest of the pack mates wrestle. Aidan continues to maintain good pigmentation on
- [Forever Young](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/forever-young/) - Malik continues to seek opportunities to possess items from wolf care staff. Today, we fed some extra ground beef in a tupperware bowl (metal sticks to meat and wet noses), so of course, Malik had to focus on sneaking in and taking the bowl for a tour around the enclosure. It's these moments that make
- [Brrr](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/brrr/) - We are currently in a pattern of cold arctic air with nighttime temperatures reaching -40 degrees below zero. We are very mindful of any discomfort to Luna, but so far, we don't see any issues. We are managing so many joint/nutritional supplements, supplement food, homeopathic treatments, warm straw beds and massages that we're not sure
- [Laid Back](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/laid-back/) - Denali continues to show no dominant behavioral traits over Boltz, which means that Boltz can take advantage of Denali anytime. Fortunately for Denali, that's not Boltz's personality trait. Denali is most harassed by Luna, who seems to focus on Denali's subordinate traits. Luna is not as easily distracted as Boltz, which means our ability to
- [Shyness](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/14846/) - Boltz seems to be less likely to test for status and more inclined to be compatible with the male rank order. There are still moments where his intensity is a bit increased, but this is typically stimulated by Luna and he is easily distracted. We are still working with some shyness issues with Boltz. We
- [Leadership](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/leadership/) - Aidan's continues to show the strength and leadership reminiscent of the leadership Shadow displayed for 8 years. The only thing we notice is that he still has a tendency to avoid the confrontational issues with Luna, but that's probably a good thing. Aidan has many bouts of social engagement with all the pack mates, but
- [Greeting Joy](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/greeting-joy/) - This log written by Wolf Care Staff volunteer, Cameron Feaster. The effects of winter still seem to occupy Shadow. This is particularly noticeable when Shadow greets wolf care staff, where he briefly turns into what seems like an excitable 90-pound pup. In this week’s youtube video, you can see Shadow performing more snow-plowing behavior right
- [Daily Routine](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/daily-routine/) - This log written by Wolf Care Staff volunteer, Cameron Feaster. Malik has been very focused on food recently. Between him and Shadow, it’s Malik who does most of the caching and re-caching of meals brought into the enclosure. He seems to have a daily routine of checking on his caches to see if his brother
- [Social Outlet](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/social-outlet/) - This log written by Wolf Care Staff volunteer, Cameron Feaster. Grizzer has had a relaxing week. In the mornings, Grizzer is visited by an assortment of wolf care staff to greet him and allow him a social outlet. After his regular feedings of chicken, beaver, or deer, he often takes his meal to a straw
- [Possession](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/possession/) - This log written by Wolf Care Staff volunteer, Cameron Feaster. Luna’s ability to possess food certainly surpasses any other wolf in the exhibit pack. During a mid-week feeding, a beaver was brought in for the pack, which Luna immediately possessed and guarded for the rest of the afternoon, though she ate very little of it.
- [Gained Status](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/14816/) - This log written by Wolf Care Staff volunteer, Cameron Feaster. In this week’s youtube video, you can see Luna performing a stand-over Denali, while Boltz is actively submitting to him. The dynamics between Boltz and Denali seem to be in a constant change, it appears Denali has regained some status over Boltz in the past
- [Feeding Time](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/feeding-time/) - This log written by Wolf Care Staff volunteer, Cameron Feaster. It’s hard for wolf care staff to determine who’s getting how much food in the exhibit, as the wolves often feed off of carcasses, and other tasks around the center make it impossible for us to see everything that goes on in the enclosure. Boltz
- [Belly Rubs](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/belly-rubs/) - This log written by Wolf Care Staff volunteer, Cameron Feaster. As the dominant male of the exhibit pack, Aidan often deals with a lot of testing from his. Since the wolf’s social hierarchy is mostly gender based, he usually gets this testing behavior from Denali or Boltz. Some of this testing behavior was seen here
- [Enthusiasm](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/enthusiasm/) - This entry was written by visiting Wolf Care Staff Volunteer, Cameron Feaster. Shadow’s enthusiasm can seldom be matched by any other wolf at the International Wolf Center. This is extremely apparent in the arrival of winter, when Shadow excitedly attempts to initiate chases with his brother Malik, or rolls and plows through the snow like
- [Giving Thanks](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/giving-thanks-6/) - I would like to thank all of the members and donors who support our educational mission at the International Wolf Center. I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving and would like to report that all of the wolves are doing well. We have some great pack interactions as the winter begins and our wolf care
- [Fire Behavior?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/fire-behavior/) - Shadow does very well with work groups as long as they don't watch him. He was on his den for the entire 5 hour burn project and showed no concerns at all. Fire in the wild means prey are running confused, I wonder if there's an inherent behavior of interest that's stimulated by fire?
- [Grape Gatorade](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grape-gatorade/) - After Shadow spent the morning with grape Gatorade breathe (see Malik's log), he proceeded to rest on the den with the fresh fallen snow. As much as Malik prefers the cover of some vegetation, Shadow prefers the top of the den to see all activities around the wolf yard. We have been holding off on
- [Young at Heart](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/14493/) - Shadow and Malik seem to decrease their age when we get snow and cold. As arctic wolves, this does seem to be the season that stimulates them the most activity and lately, they are acting like 2-year-olds. There is no wolf on site that greets with as much enthusiasm as Shadow and we certainly see
- [Howling Again](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/howling-again/) - Shadow's howl is returning. After a summer of heat and humidity that seemed to impact his vocal cords, a cooler week has led to some good howling sessions. Shadow has also been very stimulated to eat this week and we have increased the amount of chicken and beef we are purchasing for the pack. Shadow
- [Bright Eyed and Bushy Tailed](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/bright-eyed-and-bushy-tailed/) - I am so sorry if my lack of posting for Shadow caused concern that something happened to Shadow. During the academic year, I teach full time at the college and I am only at the Center 30 hours a week. Well, that 30 hours a week is mostly spent with wolves, deer carcasses, invoices, USDA
- [Full and Happy](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/full-and-happy/) - On today's check (Sunday, post feeding), Shadow had a full belly and could barely keep his eyes open through the entire wolf check. It's Sunday, and he will spend it on the den, sleeping in the cool, fall sunshine.
- [One Of A Kind](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/one-of-a-kind/) - What can I say about Shadow, he is one of a kind. While Malik camps out in the dense canopy, Shadow has to have his spot on the den. There isn't a sound, sight or smell that escapes Shadow. He is so alert to the activity of the Exhibit Pack that he seems to know
- [Visitor](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/visitor-6/) - The logs this week are all the same. It’s been a busy week. We started with the discovery of some damage to an outside security fence behind the Retired Enclosure. It appears a wild wolf attempted to get into the secondary security fence behind the retired enclosure. There were a significant number of boards torn
- [Shadow Got His Groove Back](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/shadow-got-his-groove-back/) - Shadow's getting his groove back, at least his howling anyway. I did a Behind the Scenes on Thursday and he started some whining and tried to howl. I started a low throated tone and he switched octaves and joined me. I know people miss the web cam, but a torrential downpour flooded and shorted out
- [Smaller Feedings](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/14479/) - Shadow is back to smaller feedings more frequently, he is so reluctant to heat when it's hot and we have had several large items spoil that had to be removed. So, it's back to increasing the budget for Chicken and Beef, but whatever it takes to make these retirees comfortable. I heard a great how
- [No New News](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/no-new-news-8/) - The logs are all the same this week. As the curator, I work full time during the summer months and when I return back to school, my hours are reduced to part time status of 20 hours a week. Friday was my first day back, so the Friday routine of Youtube and log postings was
- [Healthy Weight](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/healthy-weight/) - The heaviest weight we ever recorded on Shadow was 95 lbs as a 5 year old wolf. If you may recall, we moved him off display in 2010, not because he was deposed from the Exhibit, but he had become somewhat intolerant of eating in front of the crowds for the feeding program, and started
- [Cool Weather](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/cool-weather/) - Shadow's feeling great in this cooler than average fall weather (yes, I know it' still August... but tell that to the North wind and high pressure systems). We had 39 degrees Fahrenheit with frost warnings. These are the days that make arctic wolves (especially 13 year old arctic wolves) active. The growth that we dealt
- [Sponge Bandit](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/sponge-bandit/) - Just finished washing the water containers in all of the enclosures and once again, Malik stole the sponge. For a 13 year old wolf, he is alert. Malik stealing a sponge is an ongoing interaction, but it does have some other benefit than just Malik entertainment. If I need to move Malik to another enclosure
- [Marking and Scraping](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/marking-and-scraping/) - Malik's foot is completely healed and the presence of the wild wolf behind the enclosure seems to have stimulated a significant amount of marking and scraping behavior. He's been a bit anxious about some late season facilities work, but surveillance video shows him resting on the den with Shadow. We haven't observed much seasonal dominance
- [Berry Wine](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/berry-wine/) - Malik has taken a different task to the fall migration predatory drive. Rather than waste energy stalking, chasing and likely not catching birds, Malik lies quietly among the mountain ash trees under the very berries that provide a good food supply to the song birds. As we get a few more frosts, the berries will
- [Visitor](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/visitor-5/) - The logs this week are all the same. It’s been a busy week. We started with the discovery of some damage to an outside security fence behind the Retired Enclosure. It appears a wild wolf attempted to get into the secondary security fence behind the retired enclosure. There were a significant number of boards torn
- [Healing Toe](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/healing-toe/) - We still don't know how Malik received a tear between his toes, but he is finished with his antibiotics, didn't have an infection and is well on his way to healing. He is licking it which keeps it open, but also keeps it open. We can tell he is better, his spirits are up, he
- [Foot Injury](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/foot-injury/) - Malik has an injury on his paw that happened sometime on Sunday night or early Monday morning. We didn't see anything on the surveillance camera to indicate a scuffle between Shadow and Malik, but we have observed Malik sleeping in a small underground den daily during these heat advisory days. The injury looks like a
- [No New News](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/no-new-news-7/) - The logs are all the same this week. As the curator, I work full time during the summer months and when I return back to school, my hours are reduced to part time status of 20 hours a week. Friday was my first day back, so the Friday routine of Youtube and log postings was
- [Scale Success](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/scale-success/) - Malik has been weighed twice this summer, which is quite an accomplishment considering he's been a bit hesitant around the scale. The success is based on a trail and error discovery. Earlier this summer Malik was having some significant issues with flies. He's been cautious about approaching staff because Shadow can get possessive and drive
- [Face-Off](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/face-off/) - We know the weather is cooling the arctic wolves are returning to their "Face Off - Invite Chase" behaviors. We also see a lot of competition for greeting staff and Shadow can limit staff interactions with Malik.
- [Posturing](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/posturing/) - Grizzer's had some good stimulus lately. In order to drain the pond, it required the Exhibit Pack to be locked in the front of his enclosure while the pond was drained. Grizzer does get excited while they are in his space, but he does a lot of posturing and scent marking when he gets to
- [MY Bed](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/my-bed/) - This entry was written by visiting Wolf Care Staff Volunteer, Cameron Feaster. With an early arrival of winter, we begin to see a great increase in activity from all of our resident ambassador wolves, both young and old. In this week’s youtube video, you can see Grizzer accurately demonstrate this, as he performs the ‘Grizzer
- [Giving Thanks](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/giving-thanks-5/) - I would like to thank all of the members and donors who support our educational mission at the International Wolf Center. I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving and would like to report that all of the wolves are doing well. We have some great pack interactions as the winter begins and our wolf care
- [Burn Piles](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/burn-piles/) - Grizzer has had a calm week, with very little to report. We had a group of Vermilion Students at the Center on Friday night burning some piles, so Grizzer had a lot of stimulus and a lot of people to observe from the cover of darkness.
- [Grizzer 500](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-500/) - Grizzer had another opportunity to conduct the Grizzer 500 race earlier this week. We have an educator who is assisting with medication delivery through the fence and it became apparent that Grizzer really likes her. We always do what we can to give Grizzer extra treats, extra staff time and stimuli that makes him excited.
- [Social Time](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/social-time/) - Grizzer had a great session with Tina (the dog) on Wednesday night. Tina was getting brushed in the yard (as a dog, she sheds in an unusual pattern), every time Tina finished with another layer of hair, she would run to Grizzer with residual hair flying in the wind. Grizzer rolled over several times for
- [Tina](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/tina/) - Grizzer's been getting more receptive to visit's from my grandson's dog, Tina. Maybe I should reverse that, Tina is getting more receptive to hanging out in the wolf yard and spending time at the fence with Grizzer. Since Tina is more subordinate in behavior than Oscar, we have removed the safety panel which allows more
- [Massages](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/massages/) - Grizzer spends more time getting massages than any other wolf here. Without competition, he can sprawl out and make sure wolf care staff spend all of their time making him comfortable. This week's Youtube footage of Grizzer is dominated by staff interaction. When we are in the enclosure, I don't have any other choice, he
- [Alert and Active](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/alert-and-active/) - Grizzer's had so much stimulus from both the Retired and the Exhibit Pack using his space for a holding area during maintenance, a wild wolf trying to chew his way into the Retired Pack right behind Grizzer's enclosure, a tree falling and doing some roof damage to his metal roof and the pack giving Aidan
- [Visitor](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/visitor-4/) - The logs this week are all the same. It’s been a busy week. We started with the discovery of some damage to an outside security fence behind the Retired Enclosure. It appears a wild wolf attempted to get into the secondary security fence behind the retired enclosure. There were a significant number of boards torn
- [Tug-o-hose](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/tug-o-hose/) - Grizzer had his pond cleaned again this week, and managed to the hose from me when I wasn't looking. There seems to be a certain amount of satisfaction gaining a possession that can be tugged and dragged with very little recourse from the staff. Grizzer had a great time, I on the other hand, have
- [Back Scratches](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/back-scratches/) - If you watch the Youtube video this week, Grizzer displays the most interesting facial postures that indicate he likes a back scratch. As the weather got hotter, the wolves dug more holes and some even retreated underground. Their winter coats have been growing in since mid-August and a late August heat spell is miserable, and
- [Home Improvements](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/14313/) - Grizzer had a busy week with some necessary vestibule work around his enclosure and some pond cleaning. He's spent a fair amount of time in the back half of the enclosure while contractors work, but work is drawing to a close today and he should have his world back. The improvements will help dramatically as
- [No New News](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/no-new-news-6/) - The logs are all the same this week. As the curator, I work full time during the summer months and when I return back to school, my hours are reduced to part time status of 20 hours a week. Friday was my first day back, so the Friday routine of Youtube and log postings was
- [Fresh Meat](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/fresh-meat/) - Grizzer started training in a new wolf care staff this month and so far, he's liking the interaction of more people to give him massages. We know the Oscar relationship was special, but without a key wolf care staff and Oscar handler, we didn't feel it was right for Oscar to spend so much time
- [Keeping Warm](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/keeping-warm/) - This entry was written by visiting Wolf Care Staff Volunteer, Cameron Feaster. Luna’s proximity to Aidan has been of key interest this winter. As past experience has shown us, pairbonding between the dominant male and female will increase as we get closer to the breeding season, even though the wolves are spayed and neutered. These
- [Giving Thanks](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/giving-thanks-4/) - I would like to thank all of the members and donors who support our educational mission at the International Wolf Center. I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving and would like to report that all of the wolves are doing well. We have some great pack interactions as the winter begins and our wolf care
- [Dominance](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/dominance/) - Luna has been a bit more dominant than usual and continues to run after Boltz and Denali. We continually watch for irritation or pain response from her joint/leg issues, but she shows no sign of pain or slowing down. We've started placing straw in the enclosure and that seems to be a favorite spot for
- [Activity](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/activity/) - Luna's been very active lately, doing more stalking than any other pack member. She seems to be handling the wet snow conditions, but temperatures are right around freezing. Things may change when we get temperatures below zero. We have straw in both dens and all the wolves have warm dry beds of their choosing. We
- [Sleeping Close](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/sleeping-close/) - We have started placing straw in all densites and in the front of the Exhibit for Luna to have a comfortable spot to rest. Aidan also seems to appreciate the straw and this week's Youtube shows them both resting together (that is, after Luna stopped biting Aidan in the neck). Sleeping distance is one of
- [The Star](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/the-star/) - Luna is the dominant player in this week's Youtube video. It's not that I wanted to do a feature film on Luna, it's just that she is the most active when I film. Her level of awareness on activities surrounding the enclosure seems to be much greater than the other wolves. Her predatory drive is
- [Size Doesn't Matter](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/size-doesnt-matter/) - Since Luna's August medical exam, we've increased some supplements in her diet and have noticed a significant gloss feel and look to her winter coat. She's always had a striking appearance, but her continued consumption of twice a day vitamin d supplements and the addition of the Science Diet JD food seems to really agree
- [Pair Bonding?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/pair-bonding/) - We saw some slight indication of pair bonding with Aidan, but it was on Luna's terms. In this week's Youtube, Luna approaches Aidan while Aidan is submitting to staff. She does a modified play bow and some social grooming around his neck. Usually Aidan gets up when Luna approaches, but he must have noticed the
- [Healthy Coat](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/healthy-coat/) - You may notice Luna's putting on a bit of weight in the last few weeks. We want to keep her trim for her joint issues, but we would like a bit more muscle and body fat before winter. She was enjoying the addition of the joint health dog food, but she has become disinterested in
- [Visitor](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/visitor-3/) - The logs this week are all the same. It’s been a busy week. We started with the discovery of some damage to an outside security fence behind the Retired Enclosure. It appears a wild wolf attempted to get into the secondary security fence behind the retired enclosure. There were a significant number of boards torn
- [Accommodating Diets](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/accommodating-diets/) - We have always known that Luna is different and she will have special needs throughout her life. In the latest blood work, her vitamin D levels were not as good as we have had in the past, so we are trying a new plan. We need Luna to eat a well rounded, vitamin filled meal
- [Vitamin D](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/vitamin-d/) - Luna started some additional vitamin D supplements and is taking an additional feeding every morning of a canned food designed specifically for joint health. We are looking at every aspect of supplement and treatment to make sure she stays active and healthy as we approach this winter. It's been our experience that the winters between
- [No New News](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/no-new-news-5/) - The logs are all the same this week. As the curator, I work full time during the summer months and when I return back to school, my hours are reduced to part time status of 20 hours a week. Friday was my first day back, so the Friday routine of Youtube and log postings was
- [Gaining](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/gaining/) - Luna put on a few more pounds this week and we are always discussing nutrition to maximize her growth. We took a blood sample last week that revealed some more work is needed with vitamin levels for Luna and we are actively working on supplements. Unfortunately, Luna has to be willing to take them, and
- [Check Up](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/check-up/) - On Tuesday morning, we took Luna (under chemical immobilization) to the Vet clinic for a set of x rays and blood work. This was a follow up to her medical issues with the femur fracture, bone density and nutritional deficiencies she faced as a pup. The good news is, the plate is solid and is
- [A Nip or Two](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/a-nip-or-two/) - This entry was written by visiting Wolf Care Staff Volunteer, Cameron Feaster. Though Denali would not likely challenge Aidan outright for the position of dominant male in the exhibit pack, he never seems to miss an opportunity to get a nip in here or there during a dominance interaction between the yearlings and Aidan. During
- [Giving Thanks](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/giving-thanks-3/) - I would like to thank all of the members and donors who support our educational mission at the International Wolf Center. I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving and would like to report that all of the wolves are doing well. We have some great pack interactions as the winter begins and our wolf care
- [Tail Wags](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/tail-wags/) - The topic for Denali this week is tail wags.. There were several observations of Denali this week watching a wolf from across the enclosure, making direct eye contact and stimulating them to stalk and chase him. These are all very social behaviors and even though they might result in a chase, the results are submissive
- [Mild Mannered](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/mild-mannered/) - We cannot say this too many times. We are so fortunate that our largest wolf is the most mild mannered wolf on the Exhibit. Denali likes to wag his tail, greet the rest of the pack and stay out of the yearlings line of sight when they are jaw sparring. He is completely submissive to
- [Avoiding Conflict](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/avioding-conflict/) - Denali can certainly get excited about pack dynamics, but fortunately, when the tension increases, he tends to avoid conflict. He has been described as a gentle giant, and to those of us who have the privilege of working with him on a daily basis, we couldn't find a better description. Denali has the most animated
- [Juvenile Behavior](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/juvenile-behavior/) - Denali continues to act like a third juvenile and has become the focus of Luna's attention. He seems to willingly take dominance and unless the pack is involved, shows great willingness to submit. When the pack does get involved (particularly Aidan), he displays some very intense hackle response.
- [Forced Submission](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/forced-submission/) - Denali has had his fair share of forced submission lately, mostly stimulated by Aidan. There does seem to be some limits of how active Denali can be with Luna. If Luna let's out a squeal, even if she started something, Aidan is quick to end the interactions. Fortunately for Denali, Aidan's not an overly active
- [Calm](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/calm/) - Denali helped Boltz eat the beaver on Wednesday, which is a good distraction for Denali. Luna seems to spend a fair amount of time dominating Denali and Denali just takes it. When we see Denali resting comfortably on the greeting rock, we know that the pack, especially Luna, is calm.
- [Focused](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/focused/) - Denali seemed to really focus on Aidan's anxiety and was observed doing quite a few behaviors that could be classified as dominant. Fortunately for Aidan, Denali didn't display much for follow through, which meant that his new found status was frequently ignored by the rest of the pack members. When Aidan did finally rejoin the
- [Visitor](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/visitor-2/) - The logs this week are all the same. It’s been a busy week. We started with the discovery of some damage to an outside security fence behind the Retired Enclosure. It appears a wild wolf attempted to get into the secondary security fence behind the retired enclosure. There were a significant number of boards torn
- [Bird Watching](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/bird-watching/) - Denali hasn't been the focus of much dominance, Aidan seems to be in a tolerant, social, relaxed mood. So, Denali has plenty of time to smell the trees, watch for migrating birds that eat fermented berries and fall down. This keeps him occupied for hours. He seems very content with his new found hobby.
- [Gestures in Greeting](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/gestures-in-greeting/) - Denali was observed in some very submissive posture towards Aidan that wasn't stimulated by dominance. It was merely a gesture in greeting. Even though Denali is the largest, he shows no inclination in taking over leadership of the pack or being dominant. He seems to be very content to socially engage, eat his food and
- [No New News](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/no-new-news-4/) - The logs are all the same this week. As the curator, I work full time during the summer months and when I return back to school, my hours are reduced to part time status of 20 hours a week. Friday was my first day back, so the Friday routine of Youtube and log postings was
- [The Largest Wolf](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/the-largest-wolf/) - Well, Denali continues to be the largest wolf we have ever managed with a weight of 138.6 lbs. He is also the most gentle animal when doing basic physical care such as fly ointment, grooming, checking teeth and doing tick checks. Denali is unlikely to test Aidan for status, these two seem to have settled
- [Sympathy for Denali](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/sympathy-for-denali/) - If you watched this week's Youtube, you may feel a bit sympathetic towards Denali. Luna's been picking on him a bit. But, if you rewind back to 2009 - 2010, Denali has the same relationship with Luna that he had with Grizzer. The difference is Denali is receiving the obnoxious juvenile behavior rather than giving
- [Guarding Food](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/guarding-food/) - This entry was written by visiting Wolf Care Staff Volunteer, Cameron Feaster. Boltz’s ability to guard food from the other members of the exhibit pack has increased greatly in the past year. When he was much younger, Boltz would often abandon food he had possessed rather than defend it, leading wolf care staff to worry
- [Giving Thanks](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/giving-thanks-2/) - I would like to thank all of the members and donors who support our educational mission at the International Wolf Center. I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving and would like to report that all of the wolves are doing well. We have some great pack interactions as the winter begins and our wolf care
- [Attempts at Testing](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/attempts-at-testing/) - Boltz is showing more testing behavior and seems to be attempting to test Aidan whenever Aidan is preoccupied with Luna or Denali. Aidan is very strong in his response to show dominance, and so far, this is enough to keep Boltz submissive. It is natural for a yearling to attempt multiple tests when the situation
- [Testing](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/testing-2/) - Boltz has been feeling the affects of a young wolf with some new hormones. He already has an eye stare that makes us wonder what he's up to, now he's getting some frisky behavior that seems to increase as the temperatures decrease. As a young male with two fairly strong males above him, he's taking
- [Sideward Glance](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/sideward-glance/) - I can always tell when Boltz has a slight surge in hormones, he gets extremely friendly, not just with wolf care, but he seems to increase his social behavior with the wolves, specifically Denali. Boltz is known for his sideward glances of mistrust towards both wolves and humans, but as he matures, he seems to
- [For the Birds](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/for-the-birds/) - Boltz has been very active chasing and sometimes catching migratory song birds that land within the enclosure. He continues to display jaw sparring with Luna and while there appears to be times when he seems to respect Luna as the dominant female, other times, they revert back to the pup wrestling behavior. This is one
- [Reserved](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/reserved/) - Boltz continues to show a slightly reserved behavior when Aidan is dominant over Denali. This is a good sign, just a few short months ago, Boltz was taking advantage of Aidan when he was occupied. The one incident of intensive jaw sparring and faceoff (I believe the photo was posted on Aidan's August 16th log)
- [His Fill of Beaver](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/his-fill-of-beaver/) - Boltz had his fill of beaver and then some... In the Youtube video this week, you will see Boltz with some classic excess meat consumption black diarrhea. Since Boltz rarely gets more meat than he can digest, he seems a bit startled by the condition. These loose stools occur within 12 hours of gorging on
- [Saddle Back](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/saddle-back/) - Boltz wasted no time taking advantage of Aidan over the weekend. As a yearling, he seems to be programmed to look for weakness. Fortunately for Aidan, Luna doesn't seem too tolerant of Boltz's exuberance and seems to assert herself with more tenacity towards Boltz. I suspect this may have something to do with the fact
- [Visitor](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/no-new-news-3/) - The logs this week are all the same. It’s been a busy week. We started with the discovery of some damage to an outside security fence behind the Retired Enclosure. It appears a wild wolf attempted to get into the secondary security fence behind the retired enclosure. There were a significant number of boards torn
- [Learning Lessons](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/14099/) - Boltz seems to have learned a valuable lesson when testing Aidan. The lesson is, don't do it unless you want a very powerful wolf to bite you in the head. It seems to have worked because Boltz has not shown any indication of testing Aidan since that video posting and images that I posted in
- [Hormones](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/hormones/) - The YouTube video this week shows Boltz in some more pup-like behaviors than in previous weeks when he showed some inclination to climb rank. Young adult hormones can have these swings in behavior, but it also helps that Aidan showed him a strong defense to his testing and it seems to have reduced the intensity
- [Gaining Confidence](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/gaining-confidence/) - Boltz still remains shy of some events, but his confidence is definitely picking up when it comes to the male rank order. It's a natural response to try and climb rank order as the wolves mature, and Boltz is good at waiting for Aidan to be occupied by Luna and Denali, then coming in from
- [No New News](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/no-new-news-2/) - The logs are all the same this week. As the curator, I work full time during the summer months and when I return back to school, my hours are reduced to part time status of 20 hours a week. Friday was my first day back, so the Friday routine of Youtube and log postings was
- [Increase In Activity](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/14036/) - This entry was written by visiting Wolf Care Staff Volunteer, Cameron Feaster. With the winter making an early arrival, we’re already beginning to see a big increase in activity from all the wolves. Aidan is a perfect example of this activity increase, as he is commonly seen initiating play with the other wolves. This week
- [Giving Thanks](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/giving-thanks/) - I would like to thank all of the members and donors who support our educational mission at the International Wolf Center. I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving and would like to report that all of the wolves are doing well. We have some great pack interactions as the winter begins and our wolf care
- [Treatment Finished](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/treatment-finished/) - Aidan's finished his treatment for lupus, and the pigmentation on his nose has returned with the exception of two spots. We are keeping him on some additional vitamins and monitoring the pigmentation status closely. He's been very relaxed and we are starting to see some strong social behavior that may be close to pair-bonding with
- [Winter is Here](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/winter-is-here/) - Sorry for the delay in logs, time is slipping by as we are getting ready for winter (which arrived last night). We have 4 inches of snow on the ground and whatever was laying in the wolf yard will now be stuck in the snowblower. Let's hope there are no moose bones. Aidan is doing
- [Aidan & Luna](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-luna/) - While we have always witnessed Luna and Aidan in shared dominance behavior, we continue to witness some social behavior stimulated by Aidan towards Luna. This is usually in the form of subordinate behavior on Aidan's part and Luna initiating a greeting. Aidan is confident and tolerant, but will assert some status if she becomes too
- [Networking](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/14026/) - Aidan had a busy week with the International Wolf Center Post Symposium visitors. We had several guests to the Exhibit on Monday including biologist and handlers from the Mexican Wolf Project which created some great colloquial discussions. Aidan, who usually is bit reserved with groups, tolerated the visit well and spent a lot of time
- [Dominance & Submission](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/dominance-submission/) - This week's Youtube video features several clips of Aidan in a subordinate posture with Luna. He does set limits when she gets overstimulated, but it seems that Luna's social greetings are getting better. In the male rank order, Boltz and Denali continue to wrestle and have equal time being chased or jawsparring with Luna. The
- [Subtle Behaviors](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/subtle-behaviors/) - Aidan has a few subtle behaviors that indicate he is not quite over the anxiety of last week, but he also has some strong submissive responses to staff and what appears to be the start of some pair bonding behavior with Luna. This week's Youtube video has no narration because my voice is a bit
- [Anxiety](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/anxiety/) - Aidan experienced some significant anxiety after a work crew from Vermilion Community College removed some problematic invasive species. Aidan is usually calmer, and we don't know what trigger is response this time, but we know that Denali, Boltz and even Luna noticed a difference in his behavior. Aidan retreated to the back half of the
- [Visitor](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/visitor/) - The logs this week are all the same. It’s been a busy week. We started with the discovery of some damage to an outside security fence behind the Retired Enclosure. It appears a wild wolf attempted to get into the secondary security fence behind the retired enclosure. There were a significant number of boards torn
- [Relaxed and Full](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/relaxed-and-full/) - Aidan has been completely relaxed this week. It seems the intense testing behavior experienced from Boltz a few weeks ago has subsided. Aidan showed a threat display that clearly indicated who was in charge. Boltz seems to respect that. So far, we have no medical reason why Aidan may have a bit of a distension
- [Fall Calm?](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/fall-calm/) - Since Aidan asserted some active dominance over Boltz a few weeks ago, Boltz's testing has diminished and the pack has been very calm. We also have reduced the number of programs and Behind the Scenes issues which stress out Aidan. If Aidan shows anxiety, Denali and Boltz are quick to take advantage of it. Historically,
- [No New News](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/no-new-news/) - The logs are all the same this week. As the curator, I work full time during the summer months and when I return back to school, my hours are reduced to part time status of 20 hours a week. Friday was my first day back, so the Friday routine of Youtube and log postings was
- [Summer Weight](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/summer-weight/) - We weighed the wolves this week and Aidan is now 133.76 lbs. That's about 3 pounds heavier than the spring weight, which is to be expected. The late summer weights are usually the heaviest weights as they had a summer of enclosure enrichment programs that always means treats. We have had a vet consult and
- [Sharing Dominance](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-august-9-2013/) - Aidan's been sharing some dominance with Luna over both Denali and Boltz and while he can take control of situations, he often stands back and watches. With all dominant animals, we know that stress levels are higher for the wolves that are keeping the pack under control. We want to make sure that Aidan gets
- [luna - Aug 2, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-aug-2-2013-1200-am/) - Luna was extremely active proceeding the cool weekend and evening temperatures in the upper 30's. She may have over did herself. On Tuesday morning, she seemed a bit sore, so we scheduled a vet check and will be following up with some x-rays early next week. This is just a follow up now that her
- [luna - Jul 25, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-jul-25-2013-1200-am/) - Written by Ethology Participant: Dolf Hergert As a participant in the recent Wolf Ethology Course at the Int. Wolf Center, I took an active role in behavioral observations of Luna. Initially concerned about her prior injury to her leg, my observations of Luna lent me to believe that she has little difficulty in maintaining her
- [shadow - Jul 25, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/shadow-jul-25-2013-1200-am/) - Written by Ethology Participant: Sarah Prusha Upon seeing the two two retiree Arctics took my breath away. Aspects of Shadows behavior gives a clue to the dominant leader he once was. He spends time on top of the den, watching. The first day of meeting, he took the high vantage point of the den and
- [malik - Aug 2, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/malik-aug-2-2013-1200-am/) - The retired area has increased vegetative cover with the recent rainfall and cooler temperatures. Malik spends a lot of time in the dense cover. His recent activities relate to caching some of the mid-week beef feedings and defending from Shadow. When he does howl with Shadow, his lower ranking status seems to favor howling from
- [aidan - Aug 3, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-aug-3-2013-1200-am/) - There's been many video and photo sessions this week showing Luna dominating Denali with Aidan just watching from the side with a wagging tail. He only seems to step in when Denali asserts too much status, but mostly leaves the activity to Luna. As summer is in full swing, we do see Aidan getting a
- [malik - Jul 25, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/malik-jul-25-2013-1200-am/) - Written by Ethology Participant: Anna Schmidt Malik, the smaller of the International Wolf Center's Arctic wolves, is often exhibits a docile behavior. This is due to his thirteen years of age. He lives with his brother Shadow, in an enclosure and is often found resting in the den to get away from the Minnesota bugs.
- [denali - Jul 25, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-jul-25-2013-1200-am/) - Written by Ethology Participant: Nathan Wihch From my observations of Denali over the past week I have concluded that Denali is subordinate to Aiden. At times it appears that he forgets this fact as he is often observed sent marking and scratching even though he is not the dominant male. He sometimes engages in play
- [grizzer - Jul 25, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-jul-25-2013-1200-am/) - Written by Ethology Participant: Sarah Prusha I am compelled to think of Grizzer, a disperser perhaps in the wild, although looking at him, he is as likely would have fought to the death. His intense stare and evasive behavior hide the wolf. I picture him being in his prime. He did approach me one time,
- [boltz - Jul 25, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-jul-25-2013-1200-am/) - Written by Ethology Participant: Martine Squageau While observing Boltz this week and interacting with his pack mates. I witness the enrichment, that included scents of other animals which the wolves rub on, rolled on, and marked over. During one of the enrichment's they threw apples into the exhibit packs pond Boltz went in and grabbed
- [denali - Jul 19, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-jul-19-2013-1200-am/) - Denali is very acclimated to the grooming process associated with fly ointment and is willing volunteer to get a daily dose. He's big, but very gentle for staff as well as Luna and Boltz. There seems to a certain amount of juvenile behavior that has returned since the pups we introduced last summer. His most
- [malik - Jul 19, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/malik-jul-19-2013-1200-am/) - Malik has the most challenging time with the basic necessities of summer wolf care, which is fly ointment. Wolves generally avoid things over their heads and the lower ranking wolves are especially nervous. We had to resort to an old friend who has only had fence to fence greetings with Malik since Shadow was retired.
- [luna - Jul 19, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-jul-19-2013-1200-am/) - Luna is starting to grow her winter undercoat. That's a bit early considering it was a 90 degree week, but she spends most of her time in the cool den, so she's comfortable. We are observing her interactions with the male to see if there's any particular social trends. It's far to early in the
- [grizzer - Jul 19, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-jul-19-2013-1200-am/) - Grizzer had an added opportunity to interact with Shadow even though it was only through scent marking. Malik has been a challenge for fly ointment so we moved Shadow into Grizzer's front enclosure (Grizzer was locked in the back), and brought in a staff member that Malik use to visit with when he was a
- [boltz - Jul 19, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-jul-19-2013-1200-am/) - Boltz is having a rough time with the flies. He is panicked with them overhead and runs with his tail down and head low, panicked. This is a problem in the heat, and he's taken to lying underground at the top of the enclosure. This puts him away from the rest of the pack and
- [aidan - Jul 19, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-jul-19-2013-1200-am/) - We actually recorded the pack howling and Aidan took the lead in the howl and did some barking towards a stranger in the wolf yard. He's starting to act a lot like Shadow, and Shadow seemed to hold the pack together for 8 solid years. Of course, he had Maya at this side helping, in
- [shadow - Jul 12, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/shadow-jul-12-2013-1200-am/) - We hope everyone has had a Happy 4th of July and continues to enjoy the days of summer. All wolves are doing well here, we are monitoring a growth that opened on Shadow’s cheek and are doing some repairs to the pond. Grizzer had a new concrete floor installed in his den because he was
- [malik - Jul 12, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/malik-jul-12-2013-1200-am/) - We hope everyone has had a Happy 4th of July and continues to enjoy the days of summer. All wolves are doing well here, we are monitoring a growth that opened on Shadow’s cheek and are doing some repairs to the pond. Grizzer had a new concrete floor installed in his den because he was
- [luna - Jul 12, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-jul-12-2013-1200-am/) - We hope everyone has had a Happy 4th of July and continues to enjoy the days of summer. All wolves are doing well here, we are monitoring a growth that opened on Shadow’s cheek and are doing some repairs to the pond. Grizzer had a new concrete floor installed in his den because he was
- [grizzer - Jul 12, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-jul-12-2013-1200-am/) - We hope everyone has had a Happy 4th of July and continues to enjoy the days of summer. All wolves are doing well here, we are monitoring a growth that opened on Shadow’s cheek and are doing some repairs to the pond. Grizzer had a new concrete floor installed in his den because he was
- [denali - Jul 12, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-jul-12-2013-1200-am/) - We hope everyone has had a Happy 4th of July and continues to enjoy the days of summer. All wolves are doing well here, we are monitoring a growth that opened on Shadow’s cheek and are doing some repairs to the pond. Grizzer had a new concrete floor installed in his den because he was
- [boltz - Jul 12, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-jul-12-2013-1200-am/) - We hope everyone has had a Happy 4th of July and continues to enjoy the days of summer. All wolves are doing well here, we are monitoring a growth that opened on Shadow’s cheek and are doing some repairs to the pond. Grizzer had a new concrete floor installed in his den because he was
- [grizzer - Jun 30, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-jun-30-2013-1200-am/) - Written by Pups at One Year Program participant Lynn Kaveney: Grizzer enjoyed a busy weekend due to a buss full of guests enjoying the center. Between the group and the Pups at One Year participants, Grizzer was kept busy watching and changing enclosures. New bedding was added to all dens, along with cedar chips to
- [shadow - Jun 21, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/shadow-jun-21-2013-1200-am/) - The fly season is a problem, but Shadow is more tolerant of ointment than Malik. This might be due to the fact that Shadow is much more engaged in social greeting behavior than Malik and is so excited to greet that we can slip in some fly ointment while he's trying to do a face
- [malik - Jun 21, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/malik-jun-21-2013-1200-am/) - Malik did extremely well with last week's vaccinations, here's hoping that he does the same with the start of the fly ointment season. We have are starting to see the biting flies return and I noticed some black spots on Malik's ears. Unfortunately, Shadow and Malik show strong avoidance behavior when they see or smell
- [aidan - Jun 21, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-jun-21-2013-1200-am/) - With the start of summer comes new staff, longer hours, more Behind the Scenes and for Aidan, a bit more anxiety. Aidan doesn't do well with change, but we are creating a lot of distractions for him and for the yearlings, which gives Aidan a few moments of peace. We like the progress of healing
- [grizzer - Aug 3, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-aug-3-2013-1200-am/) - Someone had recently inquired about Oscar, so I thought I would take time in Grizzer's log to give an update. In early May, one of the wolf care staff resigned from their position at the Center to assist with a family resort business. She was the primary caretaker for Oscar, taking him home each night
- [shadow - Jul 19, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/shadow-jul-19-2013-1200-am/) - Last week I referenced a growth on Shadow that the vets determined to be benign. It's not a fatty cyst, which can be common on older animals, but appears to be a skin tag that increases in size. For those of you who have been supporters of the ambassador wolves for a while, you may
- [aidan - Jul 12, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-jul-12-2013-1200-am/) - We hope everyone has had a Happy 4th of July and continues to enjoy the days of summer. All wolves are doing well here, we are monitoring a growth that opened on Shadow’s cheek and are doing some repairs to the pond. Grizzer had a new concrete floor installed in his den because he was
- [malik - Jun 30, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/malik-jun-30-2013-1200-am/) - Written by Pups at One Year Program participant Kathy Rundquist: This weekend the Pups at One Year program attendees cleaned the retirement den and added cedar chips. Afterwards, Malik sniffed the enclosure and scent-rolled in the new bedding. He was alert and curious while greeting the attendees at the fence line. After having fly ointment
- [shadow - Jun 30, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/shadow-jun-30-2013-1200-am/) - Written by Pups at One Year Program participant Annette Good: Saturday there were three different groups behind the scenes. While he didn't approach the fence like Malik did, he seemed to do ok with all of the extra activity. During some activity Behind the Scenes on Sunday, he started to bark-howl. He did do well
- [aidan - May 10, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-may-10-2013-1200-am/) - Aidan continues to show tolerance of Luna, but even the most tolerant individual can be annoyed by the constant "in your face" personalities. Aidan's pigmentation loss on his nose has not progressed any farther than previously reported, but it does seem that he has some stress that may trigger this condition. He's especially vulnerable when
- [boltz - Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-feb-8-2013-1200-am/) - Someone recently asked me if I had a favorite wolf. Certainly some people may think it's hard not to think of some individuals with a greater concern because of their individual needs, but the reality is, every wolf is different and they all have some unique characteristic to make them special. So, I thought I
- [denali - Apr 12, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-apr-12-2013-1200-am/) - Denali has a great photo this week. What's so great about lying on the den? Well, he seems to know when it's best to just let the yearlings do their thing. It's the facial expression as he watches them that I find interesting.
- [luna - Apr 26, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-apr-26-2013-1200-am/) - Luna has started to shed some of her undercoat, but most of that shedding is a result of Boltz (or Denali) jaw sparring with her and getting their teeth caught in her hair. We have noticed that her coat is really getting lighter, this could be the effect of sun fading or the undercoat becoming
- [denali - Jun 7, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-jun-7-2013-1200-am/) - Denali is the largest wolf we have ever managed and he is one of the calmest in behavior and interactions. He is most tolerant of any management activity from vaccinations to brushing and he is quite tolerant of the yearling exuberant behavior which sometimes borderlines on obnoxious. We weighed all the wolves this week and
- [luna - Jun 7, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-jun-7-2013-1200-am/) - The last time we weighed Luna was in October of 2012 when she weighed 67 pounds. We were hoping for 70 lbs as her yearling weight, and we were quite surprised when she weighed in at 79.5 pounds, which was the same weight as Maya when she was a yearling. Luna has nearly completed the
- [malik - Jun 7, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/malik-jun-7-2013-1200-am/) - Malik has been shedding sheets of undercoat and has been very willing to allow staff to groom him with both brushes and bare hands. For a 13 year old wolf, he is very spry and agile, if he doesn't want to be brushed, he manages to get away. For the first time in several years,
- [shadow - Jun 7, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/shadow-jun-7-2013-1200-am/) - As the dominant pack leader, Shadow is very confident. This includes standing on the weight scale. We have no issues weighing Shadow, he's actually very cooperative. This week, he weighed in at 89.5 pounds, which is a good weight for him and is consistent with last year's weight. Here's a summary of his weights since
- [aidan - Jun 14, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-jun-14-2013-1200-am/) - All the wolves were vaccinated this week for Rabies, and the wolves under 10 years of age were vaccinated with a 5 way vaccine which protects against parvo, distemper and a few other things. Aidan and Denali did extremely well with their vaccinations, Luna and Boltz need a bit of work. Aidan is responding well
- [boltz - Jun 14, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-jun-14-2013-1200-am/) - Boltz was the most nervous about his recent vaccinations. He has a certain level of mistrust that is quick to activate when something is different. Fortunately, he allowed two of the staff to vaccinate him while he was in the medical pen. There may be some association with this area and staff handling from when
- [malik - Jun 14, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/malik-jun-14-2013-1200-am/) - Malik has a lot of hair. He is shedding in 1 foot long sheets and the lower branches in the enclosure are covered with white hair. Otherwise, he's been very interactive with Shadow and they frequently share the den space. He is the most reluctant wolf for basic medical care, but one of our more
- [denali - Mar 8, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-mar-8-2013-1200-am/) - We've observed several encounters in the last week that seem to reinforce Denali's role as subordinate to Aidan, but what's been interesting is the idea that he appears to be subordinate to Luna as well. Of course, this is highly influenced by Aidan's presence near Luna when she's asserting dominance, but the dynamics is increasing
- [grizzer - Mar 15, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-mar-15-2013-1200-am/) - Grizzer has been doing a lot of excited high tail posturing towards the Retired Pack. This behavior is directed towards Malik and coincides with Malik's actions. When Malik attempts to steal a hat, grab a hairband or take the water cleaning sponge (all favorites for Malik), Grizzer is right at the gate posturing. Grizzer is
- [grizzer - Apr 12, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-apr-12-2013-1200-am/) - Grizzer had a good week, there were several chicken feedings, the pack has been active and a fresh coat of snow is great for a roll on back behavior. We don't have much more to report other than he had a Behind the Scenes tour last week Friday and usually Grizzer is very intimidated, but
- [aidan - May 4, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-may-4-2013-1200-am/) - The logs will all be the same this week. The weather creates added challenges to the daily job of caring for wolves and we've had a variety of weather. The warm spell that melted a significant amount of snow led to standing water which later froze when colder temperatures returned. This week's Youtube video features
- [boltz - Jan 1, 1900 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-jan-1-1900-1200-am/) - The logs will all be the same this week. The weather creates added challenges to the daily job of caring for wolves and we've had a variety of weather. The warm spell that melted a significant amount of snow led to standing water which later froze when colder temperatures returned. This week's Youtube video features
- [boltz - May 4, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-may-4-2013-1200-am/) - The logs will all be the same this week. The weather creates added challenges to the daily job of caring for wolves and we've had a variety of weather. The warm spell that melted a significant amount of snow led to standing water which later froze when colder temperatures returned. This week's Youtube video features
- [denali - May 4, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-may-4-2013-1200-am/) - The logs will all be the same this week. The weather creates added challenges to the daily job of caring for wolves and we've had a variety of weather. The warm spell that melted a significant amount of snow led to standing water which later froze when colder temperatures returned. This week's Youtube video features
- [grizzer - May 4, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-may-4-2013-1200-am/) - The logs will all be the same this week. The weather creates added challenges to the daily job of caring for wolves and we've had a variety of weather. The warm spell that melted a significant amount of snow led to standing water which later froze when colder temperatures returned. This week's Youtube video features
- [luna - May 4, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-may-4-2013-1200-am/) - The logs will all be the same this week. The weather creates added challenges to the daily job of caring for wolves and we've had a variety of weather. The warm spell that melted a significant amount of snow led to standing water which later froze when colder temperatures returned. This week's Youtube video features
- [boltz - Aug 2, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-aug-2-2013-1200-am/) - Boltz has had a long season of biting flies and his nervous behavior towards the flies means that he doesn't get as much socialization with staff. We will make Boltz our top priority to maintain a strong and positive association with the wolf care team as he nears two years of age.
- [denali - Aug 2, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-aug-2-2013-1200-am/) - Denali's so mild mannered in personality that he seems to be an easy target for the yearlings. This is very reminiscent of Grizzer's personality type when Denali was a pup. Denali seems to take it in stride with only the occasional tucked tail showing that he's overwhelmed with the attention.
- [denali - Mar 22, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-mar-22-2013-1200-am/) - Denali likes frequent feedings and if we don't monitor the food, he'll take his share and everyone else's share whenever we feed. When working with the wolves, we use handling techniques that mirror their behavioral patterns. We may stand over food to show that we possess it and signal to the wolves that they need
- [malik - Mar 22, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/malik-mar-22-2013-1200-am/) - I'm sure I've covered this before, but it's worth mentioning again. Food possession in wolves is not necessarily tied to rank order. In the Retired Pack, Shadow is clearly dominant by the chin rests, tail postures, stance and direct eye contact that is displayed towards Malik. But, if there's food, Malik is far more active
- [shadow - May 4, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/shadow-may-4-2013-1200-am/) - The logs will all be the same this week. The weather creates added challenges to the daily job of caring for wolves and we've had a variety of weather. The warm spell that melted a significant amount of snow led to standing water which later froze when colder temperatures returned. This week's Youtube video features
- [denali - Jun 30, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-jun-30-2013-1200-am/) - Written by Pups at One Year Program participants Deb Lewis and Kelly Godfrey: An entire deer was brought in for Saturday night's What's for Dinner program. Denali, as usual, was food-focused at first on the deer. Actually he was the only wolf interested in feeding on the carcass. Having it all to himself while the
- [luna - Jun 21, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-jun-21-2013-1200-am/) - Luna seems to be adapting well to the role of dominant (not doubt only) female. She is tenacious and is starting to show some body postures to match her attitude. A T-1 tail is when a wolf's tail is raised above the back showing status. There are many demonstrations of this tail posture by Luna
- [grizzer - Jun 7, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-jun-7-2013-1200-am/) - We weighed the wolves this week and Grizzer weighed in at 118.6 pounds. He shows no signs of age related weight reductions. He's definitely as strong as he was when he was a yearling. Here's a review of his annual weights since he was a yearling. 5/6/2005 Grizzer 93.5 1 (Yearling) 5/2/2008 Grizzer 110
- [boltz - Jun 30, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-jun-30-2013-1200-am/) - Written by Pups at One Year participant Audrey Sheffield: Saturday's enrichment activity encouraged Boltz to get into the pond to fish for apples. Of all the wolves, Boltz seemed to enjoy the apples the most, eating three and even caching one. Both Boltz and Luna are bothered most by biting flies because their yearling coats
- [luna - Jun 30, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-jun-30-2013-1200-am/) - Written by Pups at One Year participant Gail Ramee: Luna hung back a bit when the deer was first offered at the What's For Dinner feedng. She spent a good deal of time behind the rocks under the eaves. Once we put cedar chips down, she dug out some new beds. First thing this morning
- [aidan - Jun 30, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-jun-30-2013-1200-am/) - Written by Pups at One Year participant Andi Nelsen: At the Pups at One Year program, participants, the majority of the time, was spend with behavioral observations of the pack and speculating on what the future may hold. Wil Aidan and Luna pair bond? As the current dominant male in the pack, Aidan has a
- [denali - Jun 14, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-jun-14-2013-1200-am/) - Denali has the most winter hair remaining and is the least bothered by the black fly season. I would also have to say the Denali is the idea wolf for management. Not only does he just stand and allow a full job of brushing, but he does the same thing for his vaccinations. It's a
- [boltz - Jun 7, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-jun-7-2013-1200-am/) - The last time we weighed Boltz was last October when he weighed 85.5 pounds. We were very concerned about his weight all last summer since he lagged so far behind all previous pup litters as far as individual weight and weight gain. We are happy to report that he is now 102.5 pounds as a
- [luna - Jun 1, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-jun-1-2013-1200-am/) - Luna continues to demonstrate some active dominance and most of the time, Denali is getting the focus of her attention. Other than that, Luna is busy stalking birds, caching food, possessing everything that is brought into the enclosure and getting some of her undercoat removed not only through staff brushing, but also through her own
- [grizzer - Jun 1, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-jun-1-2013-1200-am/) - You may recall that we referenced a wood structure brought into Grizzer's enclosure on the Working for Wolves weekend. Well, Grizzer seemed to think otherwise of my plans and dismantled the box. This box served the 1993 litter of Mac, Lucas and Lakota when they retired in 2002 and managed to be unscathed for 7
- [aidan - May 24, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-may-24-2013-1200-am/) - The Working for Wolves crew did a tremendous job in removing wet straw and replacing the bedding areas with clean wood shavings. Aidan did well during the period of time when the pack was placed into the holding are for the cleaning projects, but we did see an increase in his redirected aggression. By Sunday
- [aidan - Jun 1, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-jun-1-2013-1200-am/) - We are starting Aidan on another treatment for Discoid Lupus. While this bout isn't as bad as the last outbreak, we want to reduce any risk of sun exposure on the areas of his nose with pigmentation loss. Aidan has been very tolerant of Luna who regularly does a "Stand Over" showing dominance over Aidan.
- [grizzer - May 24, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-may-24-2013-1200-am/) - We moved Oscar's doghouse into Grizzer's enclosure to give him some more weather protection and to use for straw beds in the up coming winter. After hauling out a significant amount of straw, we thought it was best if we had a dry place for straw rather than piling it on the snow. Initially, Grizzer
- [boltz - May 24, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-may-24-2013-1200-am/) - We have been noticing more confidence in Boltz, especially when Aidan is engaged in some jaw-sparring with Luna. Boltz has been displaying ride-up behaviors with some intensity. He is quick to change to his submissive posture when it's a one on one situation with Aidan. This week's photo shows an example of this, where Boltz
- [shadow - May 10, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/shadow-may-10-2013-1200-am/) - On Wednesday, I fed Shadow and Malik 10 pounds of chicken, and we thought it was a bit unusual for Shadow to guard the food from Malik, usually it's the other way around. On Thursday, Shadow appeared to have a swollen joint on his front left leg that may have been caused by some excited
- [grizzer - May 10, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-may-10-2013-1200-am/) - Grizzer is a bit lethargic this week as temperatures exceeded the average for this time of the year and neared 80 degrees. There's not a lot of time to acclimate when we have a 50 degree temperature change in a few days. Grizzer also has a very thick winter coat that will take some time
- [denali - May 10, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-may-10-2013-1200-am/) - Denali continues to act like a yearling and is often observed wrestling with Luna and Boltz. His size is tremendous when interacting with Luna, but fortunately, his personality trait is actually very gentle. The only exception is when food is involved. Denali shows no favoritism towards the yearlings when food is around. But, a recent
- [boltz - May 10, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-may-10-2013-1200-am/) - Boltz has shown some real excitement when greeting staff. This is not typical of his personality, he has always had a tendency to be shy. This might be due to the fact that he was so much older when we acquired him (nearly a month of age), or again, this may be a personality trait.
- [denali - May 24, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-may-24-2013-1200-am/) - Denali shows very little inclination to assert dominance over Aidan when Aidan is dealing with the yearlings. Denali seems to avoid conflict an engage in social wrestling behavior rather than dominance rank order issues. This is a good thing for Aidan who is seeing some testing behavior from Boltz, but can manage any of the
- [shadow - Apr 26, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/shadow-apr-26-2013-1200-am/) - IF you watch the webcam, you may wonder why I check my phone when I'm in retirement... No, it's not that I am obsessed with a phone, nor does Shadow get text messages... but, the new webcam is controlled on an Apple operating system, so often you will see me adjust the settings. It is
- [grizzer - Jun 21, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-jun-21-2013-1200-am/) - We began pond treatments this week and for smaller ponds, we use a barley straw liquid concentration that works well on algae. Grizzer likes the smell, but unfortunately, it's difficult to scentroll on water. We will be doing some concrete work in Grizzer's enclosure in the upcoming weeks, Grizzer seems to have created quite a
- [denali - Jun 21, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/denali-jun-21-2013-1200-am/) - Denali has been on a pendulum of behaviors, one minute he and Luna are dominating Boltz and showing some increased status, the next minute Aidan forces Denali to the ground and Luna has one side and Aidan has the other. The life of a 2nd ranking male can be active, but these ritualized dominance displays
- [boltz - Jun 21, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-jun-21-2013-1200-am/) - Boltz is experiencing an increase in dominance from Denali. As yearlings approach adulthood, the tolerances of the adults decrease and they start assuming a role within the rank order. Boltz is very timid when he's the focus of the other wolves and because he and Luna still wrestle like pups, there's many times when he
- [luna - Jun 14, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-jun-14-2013-1200-am/) - Luna's had a complete shed and her summer coat does nothing to protect her from bugs. She's very restless and irritated in the early morning when the bugs are the worst, but she finds relief in the den and in the woods. She continues to be very dominant with all of her pack mates, and
- [shadow - Jun 1, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/shadow-jun-1-2013-1200-am/) - As the Curator for the Center, I spend the most time with the wolves, and since Shadow and Malik are the oldest and Shadow is dominant, we can assume I have spent the most time with Shadow. Since I've been a bit under the weather lately, Shadow is the wolf that seems to pick up
- [malik - May 4, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/malik-may-4-2013-1200-am/) - The logs will all be the same this week. The weather creates added challenges to the daily job of caring for wolves and we've had a variety of weather. The warm spell that melted a significant amount of snow led to standing water which later froze when colder temperatures returned. This week's Youtube video features
- [aidan - Apr 4, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-apr-4-2013-1200-am/) - Sorry for the break between log postings, the daily tasks of managing wolves on frequent feeding schedules and dealing with the icy conditions of spring melt seemed to dominate my time this week. I did make a trip to another cooperative wildlife project that had some spare roadkill and added five deer to the freezer.
- [shadow - Feb 15, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/shadow-feb-15-2013-1200-am/) - The logs will be the same this week. We had snow on Monday that required a lot of effort to gain access to all the gates, water containers and dens. Thanks to Danielle and Linda for helping in that Monday morning check. We also had to redistribute straw beds for all the enclosures, a task
- [malik - Feb 15, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/malik-feb-15-2013-1200-am/) - The logs will be the same this week. We had snow on Monday that required a lot of effort to gain access to all the gates, water containers and dens. Thanks to Danielle and Linda for helping in that Monday morning check. We also had to redistribute straw beds for all the enclosures, a task
- [malik - Feb 1, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/malik-feb-1-2013-1200-am/) - We have had a tough week in retirement. Late last week we identified some diarrhea issues, initially with Malik, but then a few days later with Shadow. Since it was only these two individuals that seemed to be affected, we ruled out a food issue. Grizzer gets the same food resources and he had no
- [malik - May 25, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/malik-may-25-2013-1200-am/) - Malik and Shadow did extremely well with the work projects. They were temporarily moved into the pack holding area and showed very little intimidation or bark howling on Saturday. On Sunday, Shadow did a bit of bark howling, but overall, they were very tolerant of the work.
- [luna - May 25, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-may-25-2013-1200-am/) - Luna's shedding in a strange pattern. Her neck hair is going first, then her belly hair and her back and tail seem to be holding a lot of hair. I suspect that her dark coloration will be returning as soon as she is done shedding.
- [shadow - Mar 22, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/shadow-mar-22-2013-1200-am/) - Shadow has some quirks. He's very assertive with staff and is the reason there are a limited number of staff that can enter his enclosure. He is the master of chin rests, direct eye contact, posturing and all of the other traits that are associated with a dominant animal. He still psychologically leads the Exhibit
- [luna - Mar 22, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-mar-22-2013-1200-am/) - Luna will be a year of age on Monday and she is an active, dominant, food possessive and overall healthy yearling. The last few sub zero nights resulted in some stiffness and limping but as soon as the sun appears over the tree tops, she's up and moving around. We are fortunate that she has
- [grizzer - Mar 22, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/grizzer-mar-22-2013-1200-am/) - With the new feeding schedule, we have purchased some small chicken fryers. These whole chickens are about 3 - 5 lbs and a perfect size for a smaller wolf feeding. The good thing about this feeding versus the chicken wing, leg or thigh feedings is that the wolves seem to be stimulated with more carrying
- [boltz - Mar 22, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-mar-22-2013-1200-am/) - We have switched the feeding protocol to 3 times a week for all the wolves until we can replenish the supply of deer. Boltz is still a challenge to feed smaller quantities. All of the other wolves show more food aggression and can actively take food from Boltz (except Aidan, he can, but doesn't). So,
- [aidan - Mar 22, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-mar-22-2013-1200-am/) - We've had some great social dynamics with the recent return to 20 below weather. We've been placing straw in the front of the Exhibit to provide a sunny resting place as the daytime temperatures increase. Fortunately, the best sun location is in front of the webcam for the Exhibit Pack. Aidan has been observed resting
- [malik - Feb 22, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/malik-feb-22-2013-1200-am/) - Malik and Shadow are both feeling so much better than the mid-winter crud that they experienced a few weeks ago. Malik has reduced the amount of posturing over Shadow and is accepting the RLU over marks and chin rests that is a familiar trait of Shadow. Other than the behavioral interactions, Malik is gaining a
- [aidan - Mar 8, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-mar-8-2013-1200-am/) - Aidan's been showing more active dominance over Denali and it's usually stimulated by Luna. He continues to show some protective nature over the pups, and if Denali is too intense, Aidan quickly puts an end to interactions. We have been watching for more signs of pair bonding between Aidan and Luna. Even in a spayed
- [shadow - Mar 8, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/shadow-mar-8-2013-1200-am/) - Shadow's feeling good these days. He's bright eyed, active and controls the top of the den. We were able to configure a wireless webcam to view the retired pack after having a significant amount of network troubles with a network camera and having issues with the amount of cable to run all the way back
- [boltz - Mar 8, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/boltz-mar-8-2013-1200-am/) - Boltz continues to be submissive to Aidan, but when Luna is jawsparring with Aidan, Boltz takes advantage of the distraction to do a ride-up testing behavior. Aidan shows some anxiety when he's the pups are excitable, and quickly displays some hard muzzle bites to take control of the situation. When Aidan is dominating Denali, Boltz
- [aidan - Mar 15, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/aidan-mar-15-2013-1200-am/) - Aidan has been observed in some increasing social behavior with Luna and Boltz, but there still seems to be some antagonistic behavior from Luna that results in jaw sparring and dominance from Aidan. We've also noticed that when Aidan and Luna are jaw sparring, Boltz has been quick to help Luna by jumping and grabbing
- [luna - Feb 8, 2013 12:00 AM](https://wolf.org/wolf-log/luna-feb-8-2013-1200-am/) - Someone recently asked me if I had a favorite wolf. Certainly some people may think it's hard not to think of some individuals with a greater concern because of their individual needs, but the reality is, every wolf is different and they all have some unique characteristic to make them special. So, I thought I

## W.O.W.

- [Africa](https://wolf.org/wow/africa/)
- [Asia](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/)
- [Europe](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/)
- [Canada](https://wolf.org/wow/canada/)
- [United States](https://wolf.org/wow/united-states/)
- [Wolves of the World](https://wolf.org/wow/world/)
- [India](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/india/)
- [New York](https://wolf.org/wow/united-states/new-york/) - New York at a glance Wolves once existed throughout New York but removal began shortly after European settlement. Currently no established wolf populations live in this state. However, due to the close proximity of viable wolf populations in Canada, wolves may return to this state in the future. Private groups have promoted and studied the
- [New Mexico](https://wolf.org/wow/united-states/new-mexico/)
- [Belarus](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/belarus/)
- [Alaska](https://wolf.org/wow/united-states/alaska/) - The wolf lives throughout mainland Alaska, on Unimak Island in the Aleutians, and on all of the major islands in Southeast except Admiralty, Baranof, and Chichagof.
- [North Carolina](https://wolf.org/wow/united-states/north-carolina/) - Discover the red wolf's journey in North Carolina, from near extinction to recovery efforts and the ongoing challenges facing this unique species.
- [Wisconsin](https://wolf.org/wow/united-states/wisconsin/) - This page shares background information on the population of gray wolves in Wisconsin. Links to research on the wolf population are also included.
- [Croatia](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/croatia/)
- [Poland](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/poland/)
- [Colorado](https://wolf.org/wow/united-states/colorado/)
- [Minnesota](https://wolf.org/wow/united-states/minnesota/)
- [Oregon](https://wolf.org/wow/united-states/oregon/)
- [The Federal Process of Reclassification and Delisting the Gray Wolf, Canis lupus](https://wolf.org/wow/the-federal-process-of-reclassification-and-delisting-the-gray-wolf-canis-lupus/) - by Ron Refsnider, Retired US Department of the Interior, US Fish and Wildlife Service Updated by International Wolf Center staff 2013 Purpose of the Endangered Species Act The Endangered Species Act (ESA) is intended to conserve endangered and threatened species and their habitats and to improve the species’ status so that they no longer need
- [The challenge and the opportunity to recover wolf populations](https://wolf.org/wow/the-challenge-and-the-opportunity-to-recover-wolf-populations/) - This article is reprinted with permission from Conservation Biology; 1995. 9(2): 1-9. By L. David Mech, Biological Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey Introduction The gray wolf (Canis lupus) was one of the first highly visible animals to be included on the U. S. Endangered Species list. The creature now symbolizes endangered species and has become the
- [Paws on the Ground: An Update on Wolf Restoration in Colorado](https://wolf.org/wow/paws-on-the-ground-an-update-on-wolf-restoration-in-colorado/)
- [Alaska - Indigenous Knowledge Informs Alaska Wolf Listing](https://wolf.org/wow/alaska-indigenous-knowledge-informs-alaska-wolf-listing/) - Wolves have roamed the Alexander Archipelago far longer than human designations such as the Tongass National Forest existed in the area.
- [Ethiopia](https://wolf.org/wow/africa/ethiopia/)
- [Wolf-Human Incidents in Algonquin Provincial Park, Canada](https://wolf.org/wow/wolf-human-interactions1/) - Wolf-Human Incidents in Algonquin Provincial Park, Canada On September 27th, 1998 in Algonquin Provincial Park, Canada a 19-month old boy was grabbed by a wolf and tossed three feet. Much of the following information was related to me by the park's Chief Naturalist Dan Strickland and helps put the incident in perspective: A wolf, believed
- [Threat to Recover: Rabies](https://wolf.org/wow/canis-simensis-threatened-by-rabies/) - Threat to Recover: Rabies Did you know that there is a canid in Ethiopia that is not only a highly endangered species but also in danger of die off from rabies being spread by unvaccinated dogs? There are less than 500 Ethiopian wolves (Canis simensis) left in the world. The Ethiopian wolf is a distinct
- [Endangered Means There's Still Time](https://wolf.org/wow/erecoveryandmanagement1/) - Endangered Means There's Still Time by Neil Hutt Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in the Fall 2002 issue of International Wolf Magazine. Time may be running out for one of the world's rarest and most endangered canids. Ethiopian wolves (aka Ethiopian jackals), numbering fewer than 400, face in-creasing threats to their survival. The
- [THE WOLF IN CHINA: FROM REVILED TO REVERED](https://wolf.org/wow/the-wolf-in-china-from-reviled-to-revered/)
- [China](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/china/)
- [Summary of Minnesota Wolf Depredation Data](https://wolf.org/wow/depredation2/) - Summary of Minnesota Wolf Depredation Data Data tabulated by the International Wolf Center with data provided by USDA-Wildlife Services PRIMARY ANIMALS TAKEN YR Est. Wolf Pop. Verified Com- plaints # of Farms Wolves Killed Annual Comp. a,b adult cattle calves sheep turkey dogs 1979 1,235 16 12 6 $ 20,773 5 12 1 0 1
- [Northwest Territories](https://wolf.org/wow/canada/northwest-territories/) - Northwest Territories at a glance Wolf populations in the NWT are generally stable. Biologists are concerned about over-harvest by hunters in some localized areas. Other threats include declining ungulate populations and canine diseases such as rabies. Wolf densities range from 1 wolf over anywhere between 100 to 950 square kilometers. Main prey for wolves there
- [Idaho](https://wolf.org/wow/united-states/idaho/)
- [Michigan](https://wolf.org/wow/united-states/michigan/)
- [United Kingdom](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/united-kingdom/)
- [Turkey](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/turkey/)
- [Switzerland](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/switzerland/)
- [Sweden](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/sweden/)
- [Wyoming](https://wolf.org/wow/united-states/wyoming/)
- [Washington](https://wolf.org/wow/united-states/washington/)
- [Vermont](https://wolf.org/wow/united-states/vermont/) - Vermont at a glance Wolves once existed throughout Vermont but removal began shortly after European settlement. Currently no established wolf populations live in this state. However, due to close proximity of a viable wolf population in Canada, wolves could move into this state. Private groups have promoted and studied the possibility of reintroducing wolves to
- [Utah](https://wolf.org/wow/united-states/utah/)
- [Tennessee](https://wolf.org/wow/united-states/tennessee/) - Tennessee at a glance Red wolves once existed throughout Tennessee but removal began shortly after European settlement. They were reintroduced in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) in 1991 through a Federal recovery program under the Endangered Species Act. However, the project was unsuccessful and in 1998, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and
- [South Dakota](https://wolf.org/wow/united-states/south-dakota/) - South Dakota at a glance Gray wolves once existed throughout South Dakota but removal began shortly after European settlement. Currently no established wolf populations live in this state. However, due to the close proximity of viable wolf populations in Minnesota, Montana and Canada, wolves may return to South Dakota in the future. According to the North
- [Yukon Territory](https://wolf.org/wow/canada/yukon-territory/) - Yukon Territory at a glance Extensive wolf populations have continued to exist across the Yukon Territory since before European settlement in North America. Main prey for wolves there are moose, caribou, bighorn sheep, deer, beaver, mountain goat and elk. Wolf range is 100 percent of the map shown. Species Information Species Common Name: gray wolf
- [Saskatchewan](https://wolf.org/wow/canada/saskatchewan/) - Saskatchewan at a glance Extensive wolf populations have continued to exist across Saskatchewan since before European settlement in North America. Main prey for wolves there are moose, caribou, deer, beaver and elk. Species Information Species Common Name: gray wolf Latin Name: Canis lupus Region 1 Common Name: great plains wolf, timber wolf Location: Southeast Region
- [Quebec](https://wolf.org/wow/canada/quebec/)
- [Ontario](https://wolf.org/wow/canada/ontario/)
- [Nunavut](https://wolf.org/wow/canada/nunavut/)
- [Newfoundland and Labrador](https://wolf.org/wow/canada/newfoundland-and-labrador/)
- [Manitoba](https://wolf.org/wow/canada/manitoba/)
- [Spain](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/spain/)
- [Slovenia](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/slovenia/)
- [Slovakia](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/slovakia/)
- [Serbia and Montenegro](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/serbia-and-montenegro/) - Serbia and Montenegro at a glance Main prey for wolves here are deer, wild boar and livestock. Wolf range is approximately 55 percent of the map shown. Range lines are not depicted. Species Information Species Common Name: gray wolf Latin Name: Canis lupus Subspecies Common Name: Latin Name: Canis lupus lupus Current Wolf Population, Trend,
- [Romania](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/romania/) - Romania at a glance Main prey for wolves here are roe deer, red deer (elk), wild boar and livestock. Wolf range is approximately 80 percent of the map shown. Range lines are not depicted. In the book "Wolf Almanac, New and Revised: A Celebration of Wolves and Their World," author Robert Busch writes: "The saving
- [Portugal](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/portugal/)
- [Norway](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/norway/)
- [Netherlands](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/netherlands/)
- [Moldova](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/moldova/)
- [Macedonia](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/macedonia/)
- [Luxembourg](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/luxembourg/)
- [Lithuania](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/lithuania/)
- [Latvia](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/latvia/)
- [Egypt](https://wolf.org/wow/africa/egypt/)
- [North Dakota](https://wolf.org/wow/united-states/north-dakota/) - North Dakota at a glance Gray wolves once existed throughout North Dakota but their elimination began shortly after the European settlers arrived. Occasional wolf sightings occur, but no breeding pairs or packs have been identified. However, due to the close proximity of viable wolf populations in Minnesota, Montana and Canada, wolves may return to North
- [New Hampshire](https://wolf.org/wow/united-states/new-hampshire/) - New Hampshire at a glance Wolves once existed throughout New Hampshire but removal began shortly after European settlement. Currently no established wolf populations live in this state. However, due to close proximity of a viable wolf population in Canada, wolves could move into this state. Private groups have promoted and studied the possibility of reintroducing
- [Nevada](https://wolf.org/wow/united-states/nevada/) - Nevada at a glance Gray wolves once existed throughout Nevada but removal began shortly after European settlement. Currently no established wolf populations live in this state. However, due to close proximity of viable wolf populations in Idaho and Wyoming, wolves may move into Nevada.
- [Montana](https://wolf.org/wow/united-states/montana/)
- [Maine](https://wolf.org/wow/united-states/maine/)
- [California](https://wolf.org/wow/united-states/california/)
- [Arizona](https://wolf.org/wow/united-states/arizona/)
- [Mexico](https://wolf.org/wow/mexico/) - Mexico at a glance Wolves once roamed over much of what we now know as Mexico until extermination efforts successfully removed the wolf. No reliable sighting of a wild Mexican wolf has been reported since the last five individuals were captured and placed in a captive breeding program in Arizona in 1980. However, there is
- [Greenland](https://wolf.org/wow/greenland/)
- [Italy](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/italy/)
- [Hungary](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/hungary/)
- [Greece](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/greece/)
- [Germany](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/germany/)
- [France](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/france/)
- [Finland](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/finland/)
- [Estonia](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/estonia/)
- [Denmark](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/denmark/)
- [Czech Republic](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/czech-republic/)
- [Wolves in Croatia: Baseline Data](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/croatia/biology1/) - Wolves in Croatia: Baseline Data In “WOLVES IN EUROPE, C. Promberger and W. Schroder, eds., Oberammergau, Germany, 1992, pages 66-69 Reprinted with permission from Djuro Huber. Alojzije Frkovic Croatian Forests, Delnice Forest Office, Supilova 32, 51300 Delnice, Republic of Croatia Djuro Huber Biology Department, Veterinary Faculty, Heinzelova 55, 41000 Zagreb, Republic of Croatia
- [Public Attitudes Towards Wolves in Croatia: Positive Change with the Wolf Population Drop](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/croatia/attitudesandissues1/) - Public Attitudes Towards Wolves in Croatia: Positive Change with the Wolf Population Drop SUBMITTED for the PROCEEDINGS of the WOLF MEETING IN LEON (SPAIN) 1993 Reprinted with permission from Djuro Huber. Djuro Huber Biology Department, Veterinary Faculty, Heinzelova 55, 41000 Zagreb, Republic of Croatia Berislav Radisic Biology Department, Veterinary Faculty, Heinzelova 55, 41000 Zagreb,
- [Bulgaria](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/bulgaria/)
- [Bosnia and Herzegovina](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/bosnia-and-herzegovina/)
- [Belgium](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/belgium/)
- [Austria](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/europe-austria/)
- [Albania](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/albania/)
- [British Columbia](https://wolf.org/wow/canada/british-columbia/)
- [Alberta](https://wolf.org/wow/canada/alberta/)
- [Yemen](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/yemen/)
- [Uzbekistan](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/uzbekistan/)
- [United Arab Emirates](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/united-arab-emirates/)
- [Turkmenistan](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/turkmenistan/)
- [Tajikistan](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/tajikistan/)
- [Syria](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/syria/)
- [Saudi Arabia](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/saudi-arabia/)
- [Russia](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/russia/)
- [Republic of the Union of Myanmar](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/burma/) - Republic of the Union of Myanmar at a glance According to the World Wildlife Fund, wolves "are considered to be recently extinct in this area." This paper states that "the wolf, while not positively confirmed, may be an occasional inhabitant of North Myanmar." Species Information Species Common Name: gray wolf Latin Name: Canis lupus Subspecies
- [Qatar](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/qatar/) - Qatar at a glance Little is known about the wolves here. This technical report does make it clear wolves are present and are poisoned and shot: "Also, shooting and poisoning has a negative effects on carnivores’ species which was stated by Amr (2000) who mentioned that humans used poisoned carcasses to kill wolves and unfortunately,
- [Pakistan](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/pakistan/)
- [Oman](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/oman/)
- [Nepal](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/nepal/)
- [Mongolia](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/mongolia/)
- [Bangladesh](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/bangladesh/)
- [Lebanon](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/lebanon/)
- [Kyrgyzstan](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/kyrgyzstan/)
- [Kuwait](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/kuwait/) - Kuwait at a glance Little is known about the wolves here. This paper does give some background on the population of wolves in Kuwait: "As evidenced by quotations in the Holy Qur'an, the wolf (Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758) coexisted with man in the area of Palestine for thousands of years and was well known as
- [Kazakhstan](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/kazakhstan/)
- [Jordan](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/jordan/)
- [Japan](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/japan/)
- [Israel](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/israel/)
- [Iraq](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/iraq/)
- [Iran](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/iran/)
- [Georgia](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/georgia/)
- [Bhutan](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/bhutan/) - Bhutan at a glance Little is known about wolves in this country. Species Information Species Common Name: gray wolf Latin Name: Canis lupus Subspecies Common Name: Indian wolf Latin Name: Canis lupus pallipes Current Wolf Population, Trend, Status Number of wolves: Unknown Population trend: Unknown Legal protection: Unknown This page was last updated in 2020.
- [Bahrain](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/bahrain/) - Bahrain at a glance There is no known population of wolves in Bahrain. Species Information Species Common Name: gray wolf Latin Name: Canis lupus Subspecies Common Name: Latin Name: Canis lupus lupus Current Wolf Population, Trend, Status Number of wolves: Unknown Population trend: Unknown Legal protection: Unknown Most recent wolf data available: 2018
- [Azerbaijan](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/azerbaijan/) - Azerbaijan at a glance Little is known about wolves in this country. Species Information Species Common Name: gray wolf Latin Name: Canis lupus Subspecies Common Name: Latin Name: Canis lupus cubanensis Current Wolf Population, Trend, Status Number of wolves: Unknown Population trend: Unknown Legal protection: Unknown This page was updated in 2020. Additional Information Media
- [Armenia](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/armenia/)
- [Afghanistan](https://wolf.org/wow/asia/afghanistan/)
- [Ukraine](https://wolf.org/wow/europe/ukraine/)

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- [Canada](https://wolf.org/tag/canada/)
- [International Wolf Center](https://wolf.org/tag/international-wolf-center/)
- [Wyoming](https://wolf.org/tag/wyoming/)
- [Endangered Species Act](https://wolf.org/tag/endangered-species-act/)
- [Utah](https://wolf.org/tag/utah/)
- [New Mexico](https://wolf.org/tag/new-mexico/)
- [North Carolina](https://wolf.org/tag/north-carolina/)
- [delisting](https://wolf.org/tag/delisting/)
- [Alaska](https://wolf.org/tag/alaska/)
- [wolf delisting](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-delisting/)
- [USFWS](https://wolf.org/tag/usfws/)
- [wolf populations](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-populations/)
- [alpha](https://wolf.org/tag/alpha/)
- [France](https://wolf.org/tag/france/)
- [British Columbia](https://wolf.org/tag/british-columbia/)
- [wolf poaching](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-poaching/)
- [dog](https://wolf.org/tag/dog/)
- [Manitoba](https://wolf.org/tag/manitoba/)
- [South Dakota](https://wolf.org/tag/south-dakota/)
- [Europe](https://wolf.org/tag/europe/)
- [wolf](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf/)
- [Germany](https://wolf.org/tag/germany/)
- [coexistence](https://wolf.org/tag/coexistence/)
- [Spain](https://wolf.org/tag/spain/)
- [Missouri](https://wolf.org/tag/missouri/)
- [wolves](https://wolf.org/tag/wolves/)
- [compensation fund](https://wolf.org/tag/compensation-fund/)
- [Sweden](https://wolf.org/tag/sweden/)
- [Isle Royale National Park](https://wolf.org/tag/isle-royale/)
- [coyote](https://wolf.org/tag/coyote/)
- [coywolf](https://wolf.org/tag/coywolf/)
- [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service](https://wolf.org/tag/u-s-fish-and-wildlife-service/)
- [dog attack](https://wolf.org/tag/dog-attack/)
- [wolf depredation compensation](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-depredation-compensation/)
- [Massachusetts](https://wolf.org/tag/massachusetts/)
- [Italy](https://wolf.org/tag/italy/)
- [wolf pack](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-pack/)
- [wolf cull](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-cull/)
- [Brookfield Zoo](https://wolf.org/tag/brookfield-zoo/)
- [Illinois](https://wolf.org/tag/illinois/)
- [Iowa](https://wolf.org/tag/iowa/)
- [North Dakota](https://wolf.org/tag/north-dakota/)
- [Indiana](https://wolf.org/tag/indiana/)
- [Ohio](https://wolf.org/tag/ohio/)
- [non-lethal preventative measures](https://wolf.org/tag/non-lethal-preventative-measures/)
- [fladry fencing](https://wolf.org/tag/fladry-fencing/)
- [wolf bill](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-bill/)
- [Voyageurs National Park](https://wolf.org/tag/voyageurs-national-park/)
- [wolf management plan](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-management-plan/)
- [Netherlands](https://wolf.org/tag/netherlands/)
- [extinction](https://wolf.org/tag/extinction/)
- [Livestock depredation](https://wolf.org/tag/livestock-depredation/)
- [Ranchers](https://wolf.org/tag/ranchers/)
- [Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife](https://wolf.org/tag/oregon-department-of-fish-and-wildlife/)
- [wolf count](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-count/)
- [Indian Wolf](https://wolf.org/tag/indian-wolf/)
- [India](https://wolf.org/tag/india/)
- [wolf conservation](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-conservation/)
- [wolf-dogs](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-dogs/)
- [New Jersey](https://wolf.org/tag/new-jersey/)
- [Denali National Park and Preserve](https://wolf.org/tag/denali-national-park-and-preserve/)
- [endangered species](https://wolf.org/tag/endangered-species/)
- [killing wolves](https://wolf.org/tag/killing-wolves/)
- [bears](https://wolf.org/tag/bears/)
- [Yellowstone National Park](https://wolf.org/tag/yellowstone-national-park/)
- [wolf management](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-management/)
- [Mexico](https://wolf.org/tag/mexico/)
- [Iberian wolf](https://wolf.org/tag/iberian-wolf/)
- [New York](https://wolf.org/tag/new-york/)
- [Russia](https://wolf.org/tag/russia/)
- [Norway](https://wolf.org/tag/norway/)
- [Wyoming Game and Fish Department](https://wolf.org/tag/wyoming-game-and-fish-department/)
- [Denmark](https://wolf.org/tag/denmark/)
- [wolves released](https://wolf.org/tag/wolves-released/)
- [Portugal](https://wolf.org/tag/portugal/)
- [moose populations](https://wolf.org/tag/moose-populations/)
- [Dr. L. David Mech](https://wolf.org/tag/dr-l-david-mech/)
- [Israel](https://wolf.org/tag/israel/)
- [canis rufus](https://wolf.org/tag/canis-rufus/)
- [Georgia](https://wolf.org/tag/georgia/)
- [soft release](https://wolf.org/tag/soft-release/)
- [wolf reintroduction program](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-reintroduction-program/)
- [Colorado](https://wolf.org/tag/colorado/)
- [Scotland](https://wolf.org/tag/scotland/)
- [Poland](https://wolf.org/tag/poland/)
- [cross-fostering](https://wolf.org/tag/cross-fostering/)
- [Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge](https://wolf.org/tag/alligator-river-national-wildlife-refuge/)
- [wolf depredation](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-depredation/)
- [Japan](https://wolf.org/tag/japan/)
- [Japanese wolves](https://wolf.org/tag/japanese-wolves/)
- [captive-bred](https://wolf.org/tag/captive-bred/)
- [Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife](https://wolf.org/tag/washington-department-of-fish-and-wildlife/)
- [range riders](https://wolf.org/tag/range-riders/)
- [Finland](https://wolf.org/tag/finland/)
- [Red Wolf Recovery](https://wolf.org/tag/red-wolf-recovery/)
- [U.S. Department of the Interior](https://wolf.org/tag/department-of-the-interior/)
- [Washington DC](https://wolf.org/tag/washington-dc/)
- [Luxembourg](https://wolf.org/tag/luxembourg/)
- [Africa](https://wolf.org/tag/africa/)
- [trail camera](https://wolf.org/tag/trail-camera/)
- [wolf-livestock conflict](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-livestock-conflict/)
- [Siskiyou](https://wolf.org/tag/siskiyou/)
- [California Department of Fish and Wildlife](https://wolf.org/tag/california-department-of-fish-and-wildlife/)
- [Switzerland](https://wolf.org/tag/switzerland/)
- [Idaho Department of Fish and Game](https://wolf.org/tag/idaho-department-of-fish-and-game/)
- [Conflict-resolution consultant](https://wolf.org/tag/conflict-resolution-consultant/)
- [Dire Wolf](https://wolf.org/tag/dire-wolf/)
- [Red Wolf Recovery Program](https://wolf.org/tag/red-wolf-recovery-program/)
- [Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources](https://wolf.org/tag/wisconsin-department-of-natural-resources/)
- [non-lethal wolf management](https://wolf.org/tag/non-lethal-wolf-management/)
- [Great Britain](https://wolf.org/tag/great-britain/)
- [Chernobyl](https://wolf.org/tag/chernobyl/)
- [Ukraine](https://wolf.org/tag/ukraine/)
- [Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission](https://wolf.org/tag/montana-fish-and-wildlife-commission/)
- [US Fish and Wildlife Service](https://wolf.org/tag/us-fish-and-wildlife-service/)
- [GPS collar](https://wolf.org/tag/gps-collar/)
- [gray wolves](https://wolf.org/tag/gray-wolves/)
- [Czech Republic](https://wolf.org/tag/czech-republic/)
- [Glacier National Park](https://wolf.org/tag/glacier-national-park/)
- [Banff National Park](https://wolf.org/tag/banff-national-park/)
- [Idaho Fish and Game Commission](https://wolf.org/tag/idaho-fish-and-game-commission/)
- [wolf hunting policies](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-hunting-policies/)
- [Grizzly Bear](https://wolf.org/tag/grizzly-bear/)
- [Colorado Parks and Wildlife](https://wolf.org/tag/colorado-parks-and-wildlife/)
- [Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission](https://wolf.org/tag/colorado-parks-and-wildlife-commission/)
- [Gray Wolf Conservation Plan](https://wolf.org/tag/gray-wolf-conservation-plan/)
- [Idaho Wolf Depredation Control Board](https://wolf.org/tag/idaho-wolf-depredation-control-board/)
- [Turkey](https://wolf.org/tag/turkey/)
- [Slovakia](https://wolf.org/tag/slovakia/)
- [bison](https://wolf.org/tag/bison/)
- [Texas](https://wolf.org/tag/texas/)
- [Himalayan wolf](https://wolf.org/tag/himalayan-wolf/)
- [Nepal](https://wolf.org/tag/nepal/)
- [Greece](https://wolf.org/tag/greece/)
- [Species Survival Plan](https://wolf.org/tag/species-survival-plan/)
- [wolverines](https://wolf.org/tag/wolverines/)
- [wolf warning](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-warning/)
- [wolf genomes](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-genomes/)
- [North America](https://wolf.org/tag/north-america/)
- [Colorado Fish and Wildlife](https://wolf.org/tag/colorado-fish-and-wildlife/)
- [conservationists](https://wolf.org/tag/conservationists/)
- [Ethiopian wolf](https://wolf.org/tag/ethiopian-wolf/)
- [captive breeding program](https://wolf.org/tag/captive-breeding-program/)
- [England](https://wolf.org/tag/england/)
- [Eurasian gray wolf](https://wolf.org/tag/eurasian-gray-wolf/)
- [Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation](https://wolf.org/tag/colville-reservation/)
- [Belgium](https://wolf.org/tag/belgium/)
- [wolf reintroduction](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-reintroduction/)
- [population survey](https://wolf.org/tag/population-survey/)
- [genetic diversity](https://wolf.org/tag/genetic-diversity/)
- [United Kingdom](https://wolf.org/tag/united-kingdom/)
- [Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission](https://wolf.org/tag/washington-fish-and-wildlife-commission/)
- [Nevada](https://wolf.org/tag/nevada/)
- [parasites](https://wolf.org/tag/parasites/)
- [Maine](https://wolf.org/tag/maine/)
- [European wolf](https://wolf.org/tag/european-wolf/)
- [Red Wolf Species Survival Plan](https://wolf.org/tag/red-wolf-species-survival-plan/)
- [wolf kill](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-kill/)
- [Estonia](https://wolf.org/tag/estonia/)
- [Media Releases](https://wolf.org/tag/media-releases/)
- [Ontario](https://wolf.org/tag/ontario/)
- [Vancouver](https://wolf.org/tag/vancouver/)
- [Mongolia](https://wolf.org/tag/mongolia/)
- [northwest territory](https://wolf.org/tag/northwest-territory/)
- [wolf pups](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-pups/)
- [red wolves](https://wolf.org/tag/red-wolves/)
- [tibet](https://wolf.org/tag/tibet/)
- [Tajikistan](https://wolf.org/tag/tajikistan/)
- [Ellesmere](https://wolf.org/tag/ellesmere/)
- [Belarus](https://wolf.org/tag/belarus/)
- [Slovenia](https://wolf.org/tag/slovenia/)
- [Alberta](https://wolf.org/tag/alberta/)
- [Quebec](https://wolf.org/tag/quebec/)
- [Ethiopia](https://wolf.org/tag/ethiopia/)
- [Brussels](https://wolf.org/tag/brussels/)
- [Albania](https://wolf.org/tag/albania/)
- [yellowstone](https://wolf.org/tag/yellowstone/)
- [Croatia](https://wolf.org/tag/croatia/)
- [Hungary](https://wolf.org/tag/hungary/)
- [Macedonia](https://wolf.org/tag/macedonia/)
- [afghanistan](https://wolf.org/tag/afghanistan/)
- [Pakistan](https://wolf.org/tag/pakistan/)
- [Yukon](https://wolf.org/tag/yukon/)
- [nebraska](https://wolf.org/tag/nebraska/)
- [headlines](https://wolf.org/tag/headlines/)
- [Ireland](https://wolf.org/tag/ireland/)
- [media](https://wolf.org/tag/media/)
- [tennessee](https://wolf.org/tag/tennessee/)
- [toxoplasma gondii](https://wolf.org/tag/toxoplasma-gondii/)
- [Dr. L. David Mech Fellowship](https://wolf.org/tag/dr-l-david-mech-fellowship/)
- [Bavaria](https://wolf.org/tag/bavaria/)
- [wolf reintroduction plan](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-reintroduction-plan/)
- [Midwest](https://wolf.org/tag/midwest/)
- [Voyageurs Wolf Project](https://wolf.org/tag/voyageurs-wolf-project/)
- [wolves fishing](https://wolf.org/tag/wolves-fishing/)
- [Isle Royale Winter Study](https://wolf.org/tag/isle-royale-winter-study/)
- [traveling exhibit](https://wolf.org/tag/traveling-exhibit/)
- [SAFE: Saving Animals From Extinction](https://wolf.org/tag/safe-saving-animals-from-extinction/)
- [rewilding](https://wolf.org/tag/rewilding/)
- [human-wolf conflict management](https://wolf.org/tag/human-wolf-conflict-management/)
- [rancher-wolf conflict](https://wolf.org/tag/rancher-wolf-conflict/)
- [Memphis Zoo](https://wolf.org/tag/memphis-zoo/)
- [wolf-livestock coexistence](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-livestock-coexistence/)
- [human attitudes and perceptions](https://wolf.org/tag/human-attitudes-and-perceptions/)
- [human-wolf coexistence](https://wolf.org/tag/human-wolf-coexistence/)
- [wolf hunting regulations](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-hunting-regulations/)
- [wolf-beaver interactions](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-beaver-interactions/)
- [predator-prey interactions](https://wolf.org/tag/predator-prey-interactions/)
- [human-wolf conflict prevention](https://wolf.org/tag/human-wolf-conflict-prevention/)
- [non-lethal deterrents](https://wolf.org/tag/non-lethal-deterrents/)
- [wolf population management](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-population-management/)
- [Indian wolves](https://wolf.org/tag/indian-wolves/)
- [Canis lupus pallipes](https://wolf.org/tag/canis-lupus-pallipes/)
- [Camera traps](https://wolf.org/tag/camera-traps/)
- [Maine Wolf Coalition](https://wolf.org/tag/maine-wolf-coalition/)
- [Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife](https://wolf.org/tag/maine-department-of-inland-fisheries-and-wildlife/)
- [Montana Department of FWP](https://wolf.org/tag/montana-department-of-fwp/)
- [hunting of wolves](https://wolf.org/tag/hunting-of-wolves/)
- [wolf population report](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-population-report/)
- [wolf-farmer conflict](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-farmer-conflict/)
- [Lake Superior](https://wolf.org/tag/lake-superior/)
- [Andalucía](https://wolf.org/tag/andalucia/)
- [lethal removal](https://wolf.org/tag/lethal-removal/)
- [human-wolf conflict](https://wolf.org/tag/human-wolf-conflict/)
- [killed wolf](https://wolf.org/tag/killed-wolf/)
- [depredation prevention methods](https://wolf.org/tag/depredation-prevention-methods/)
- [red wolf release](https://wolf.org/tag/red-wolf-release/)
- [wolf population estimates](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-population-estimates/)
- [herbivore population management](https://wolf.org/tag/herbivore-population-management/)
- [wolf depredation prevention](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-depredation-prevention/)
- [population decline](https://wolf.org/tag/population-decline/)
- [wolf kill quotas](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-kill-quotas/)
- [Swiss Alps](https://wolf.org/tag/swiss-alps/)
- [OPPAL](https://wolf.org/tag/oppal/)
- [federal policy proposal](https://wolf.org/tag/federal-policy-proposal/)
- [Giant Sequoia National Monument](https://wolf.org/tag/giant-sequoia-national-monument/)
- [Gray Wolf](https://wolf.org/tag/gray-wolf/)
- [Eurasia](https://wolf.org/tag/eurasia/)
- [Ely](https://wolf.org/tag/ely/)
- [Kentucky](https://wolf.org/tag/kentucky/)
- [special event](https://wolf.org/tag/special-event/)
- [Italian Wolf](https://wolf.org/tag/italian-wolf/)
- [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency](https://wolf.org/tag/u-s-environmental-protection-agency/)
- [wolf fossil](https://wolf.org/tag/wolf-fossil/)
- [Prague](https://wolf.org/tag/prague/)
- [human-wolf interactions](https://wolf.org/tag/human-wolf-interactions/)
- [Dr. Diane Boyd](https://wolf.org/tag/dr-diane-boyd/)
- [Louisiana](https://wolf.org/tag/louisiana/)
- [United States](https://wolf.org/tag/united-states/)
- [European Union](https://wolf.org/tag/european-union/)
- [predation](https://wolf.org/tag/predation/)
- [howl](https://wolf.org/tag/howl/)
- [American Red Wolf SAFE](https://wolf.org/tag/american-red-wolf-safe/)
- [karnataka](https://wolf.org/tag/karnataka/)
- [connecticut](https://wolf.org/tag/connecticut/)
- [cairn](https://wolf.org/tag/cairn/)
- [mont](https://wolf.org/tag/mont/)
- [minnnesota](https://wolf.org/tag/minnnesota/)
- [holland](https://wolf.org/tag/holland/)
- [wyoimng](https://wolf.org/tag/wyoimng/)
- [Mahuadanr](https://wolf.org/tag/mahuadanr/)
- [america](https://wolf.org/tag/america/)
- [cocullo](https://wolf.org/tag/cocullo/)
- [bankapur](https://wolf.org/tag/bankapur/)
- [banff](https://wolf.org/tag/banff/)
- [edmonton](https://wolf.org/tag/edmonton/)
- [romania](https://wolf.org/tag/romania/)
- [transylvania](https://wolf.org/tag/transylvania/)
- [asia](https://wolf.org/tag/asia/)
- [himalayas](https://wolf.org/tag/himalayas/)
- [flanders](https://wolf.org/tag/flanders/)
- [athens](https://wolf.org/tag/athens/)
- [colorad](https://wolf.org/tag/colorad/)
- [durham](https://wolf.org/tag/durham/)
- [prince of wales](https://wolf.org/tag/prince-of-wales/)
- [delhi](https://wolf.org/tag/delhi/)
- [Helsinki](https://wolf.org/tag/helsinki/)
- [Chicago](https://wolf.org/tag/chicago/)
- [st. louis](https://wolf.org/tag/st-louis/)
- [San Juan Mountains](https://wolf.org/tag/san-juan-mountains/)
- [Jackson](https://wolf.org/tag/jackson/)
- [Siberia](https://wolf.org/tag/siberia/)
- [Jackson Hole](https://wolf.org/tag/jackson-hole/)
- [Grand Teton](https://wolf.org/tag/grand-teton/)
- [Madrid](https://wolf.org/tag/madrid/)
- [Santa Fe](https://wolf.org/tag/santa-fe/)
- [Brandenburg](https://wolf.org/tag/brandenburg/)
- [Karelia](https://wolf.org/tag/karelia/)
- [Kola Peninsula](https://wolf.org/tag/kola-peninsula/)
- [EU](https://wolf.org/tag/eu/)
- [Mexico City](https://wolf.org/tag/mexico-city/)
- [Pacific Rim National Park](https://wolf.org/tag/pacific-rim-national-park/)
- [Rome](https://wolf.org/tag/rome/)
- [Grant County](https://wolf.org/tag/grant-county/)
- [Italian Alps](https://wolf.org/tag/italian-alps/)
- [Falkland Islands](https://wolf.org/tag/falkland-islands/)
- [Islas Malvinas](https://wolf.org/tag/islas-malvinas/)
- [Boise](https://wolf.org/tag/boise/)
- [Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve](https://wolf.org/tag/yukon-charley-rivers-national-preserve/)
- [Milwaukee](https://wolf.org/tag/milwaukee/)
- [Benelux](https://wolf.org/tag/benelux/)
- [Bosland National Park](https://wolf.org/tag/bosland-national-park/)
- [Wallowa County](https://wolf.org/tag/wallowa-county/)
- [Salt Range](https://wolf.org/tag/salt-range/)
- [Ferry County](https://wolf.org/tag/ferry-county/)
- [Mineral County](https://wolf.org/tag/mineral-county/)
- [Isle Royal National Park](https://wolf.org/tag/isle-royal-national-park/)
- [Labrador](https://wolf.org/tag/labrador/)
- [Durgapur](https://wolf.org/tag/durgapur/)
- [Halkidiki](https://wolf.org/tag/halkidiki/)
- [Apennines](https://wolf.org/tag/apennines/)
- [Balkans](https://wolf.org/tag/balkans/)
- [Verona](https://wolf.org/tag/verona/)
- [Baba Bangla](https://wolf.org/tag/baba-bangla/)
- [Bahraich](https://wolf.org/tag/bahraich/)
- [Falkland Island](https://wolf.org/tag/falkland-island/)
- [South America](https://wolf.org/tag/south-america/)
- [Berlin](https://wolf.org/tag/berlin/)
- [Scandinavia](https://wolf.org/tag/scandinavia/)
- [Tuchola Forest](https://wolf.org/tag/tuchola-forest/)
- [Yellowtone](https://wolf.org/tag/yellowtone/)
- [DEHRADUN](https://wolf.org/tag/dehradun/)
- [Hoge Veluwe national park](https://wolf.org/tag/hoge-veluwe-national-park/)
- [Swittzerland](https://wolf.org/tag/swittzerland/)
- [Mount Parnitha](https://wolf.org/tag/mount-parnitha/)
- [Montrose](https://wolf.org/tag/montrose/)
- [Canton Schwyz](https://wolf.org/tag/canton-schwyz/)
- [Alps](https://wolf.org/tag/alps/)
- [Risnjak National Park](https://wolf.org/tag/risnjak-national-park/)
- [Prince of Wales Island](https://wolf.org/tag/prince-of-wales-island/)
- [Raleigh](https://wolf.org/tag/raleigh/)
- [Catalonia](https://wolf.org/tag/catalonia/)
- [Uttar Pradesh](https://wolf.org/tag/uttar-pradesh/)
- [Graubünden](https://wolf.org/tag/graubunden/)
- [Antwerp](https://wolf.org/tag/antwerp/)
- [Rogue Valley](https://wolf.org/tag/rogue-valley/)
- [Anchorage](https://wolf.org/tag/anchorage/)
- [Gelderland](https://wolf.org/tag/gelderland/)
- [Dauphine Alps](https://wolf.org/tag/dauphine-alps/)
- [Plumas County](https://wolf.org/tag/plumas-county/)
- [Stora Karlsö](https://wolf.org/tag/stora-karlso/)
- [Stora Förvar](https://wolf.org/tag/stora-forvar/)
- [Turkistan](https://wolf.org/tag/turkistan/)
- [Yellowsonte](https://wolf.org/tag/yellowsonte/)
- [Lewis-Arriola](https://wolf.org/tag/lewis-arriola/)
- [Białowieźa](https://wolf.org/tag/bialowieza/)
- [This classic fairytale could be damaging Europe’s wolf rewilding efforts](https://wolf.org/tag/this-classic-fairytale-could-be-damaging-europes-wolf-rewilding-efforts/)
- [UK](https://wolf.org/tag/uk/)
- [Minnensota](https://wolf.org/tag/minnensota/)
- [Upper Peninsula](https://wolf.org/tag/upper-peninsula/)
- [Lüdenscheid](https://wolf.org/tag/ludenscheid/)
- [Var](https://wolf.org/tag/var/)
- [Aspen](https://wolf.org/tag/aspen/)
- [Northwest Territories](https://wolf.org/tag/northwest-territories/)
- [Grand County](https://wolf.org/tag/grand-county/)
- [Lapland](https://wolf.org/tag/lapland/)
- [Kuusamo](https://wolf.org/tag/kuusamo/)
- [Daniel](https://wolf.org/tag/daniel/)
- [Sublette County](https://wolf.org/tag/sublette-county/)
- [Baltic Sea](https://wolf.org/tag/baltic-sea/)
- [Simien Mountains](https://wolf.org/tag/simien-mountains/)
- [Rocky Mountains](https://wolf.org/tag/rocky-mountains/)
- [Pennsylvania](https://wolf.org/tag/pennsylvania/)
- [Asturias](https://wolf.org/tag/asturias/)
- [United Stated](https://wolf.org/tag/united-stated/)
- [Tyrol](https://wolf.org/tag/tyrol/)
- [Türkiye](https://wolf.org/tag/turkiye/)
- [Denali](https://wolf.org/tag/denali/)
- [Denali National Park](https://wolf.org/tag/denali-national-park/)
- [Lassen County](https://wolf.org/tag/lassen-county/)
- [Kenai Peninsula](https://wolf.org/tag/kenai-peninsula/)
- [Susanville](https://wolf.org/tag/susanville/)
- [Union County](https://wolf.org/tag/union-county/)
- [Missoula](https://wolf.org/tag/missoula/)
- [Prince George](https://wolf.org/tag/prince-george/)
- [Ulvenhout](https://wolf.org/tag/ulvenhout/)
- [North Brabant](https://wolf.org/tag/north-brabant/)
- [Gardiner](https://wolf.org/tag/gardiner/)
- [Rimini](https://wolf.org/tag/rimini/)
- [Cesena](https://wolf.org/tag/cesena/)
- [Pesaro](https://wolf.org/tag/pesaro/)
- [Soviet Union](https://wolf.org/tag/soviet-union/)
- [Saxony](https://wolf.org/tag/saxony/)
- [Hagar](https://wolf.org/tag/hagar/)
- [Blezard Valley](https://wolf.org/tag/blezard-valley/)
- [Bundersat](https://wolf.org/tag/bundersat/)
- [Sooke](https://wolf.org/tag/sooke/)
- [Victoria](https://wolf.org/tag/victoria/)
- [Cache Valley](https://wolf.org/tag/cache-valley/)
- [Avon](https://wolf.org/tag/avon/)
- [Pet and Livestock Protection Act](https://wolf.org/tag/pet-and-livestock-protection-act/)
- [sea otters](https://wolf.org/tag/sea-otters/)
- [Routt County](https://wolf.org/tag/routt-county/)
- [Baker County](https://wolf.org/tag/baker-county/)
- [Baker City](https://wolf.org/tag/baker-city/)
- [Los Angeles](https://wolf.org/tag/los-angeles/)
- [Colotado](https://wolf.org/tag/colotado/)
- [Sunriver](https://wolf.org/tag/sunriver/)
- [Wickaninnish Beach](https://wolf.org/tag/wickaninnish-beach/)
- [Bristol](https://wolf.org/tag/bristol/)
- [St Paul](https://wolf.org/tag/st-paul/)
- [Blue Range Primitive Area](https://wolf.org/tag/blue-range-primitive-area/)
- [Gila National Forest](https://wolf.org/tag/gila-national-forest/)
- [Muğla](https://wolf.org/tag/mugla/)
- [Murcia](https://wolf.org/tag/murcia/)
- [Beaver River](https://wolf.org/tag/beaver-river/)
- [White Mountains](https://wolf.org/tag/white-mountains/)
- [Panhandle](https://wolf.org/tag/panhandle/)
- [New Mexic](https://wolf.org/tag/new-mexic/)
- [Tuscany](https://wolf.org/tag/tuscany/)
- [Grosseto](https://wolf.org/tag/grosseto/)
- [San Jose](https://wolf.org/tag/san-jose/)
- [Grand Marais](https://wolf.org/tag/grand-marais/)
- [Huerfano](https://wolf.org/tag/huerfano/)
- [Durango](https://wolf.org/tag/durango/)
- [Blue RIver](https://wolf.org/tag/blue-river/)
- [Willamette National Forest](https://wolf.org/tag/willamette-national-forest/)
- [Tehama County](https://wolf.org/tag/tehama-county/)
- [St Gallen](https://wolf.org/tag/st-gallen/)
- [ravens](https://wolf.org/tag/ravens/)
- [Isle Royal](https://wolf.org/tag/isle-royal/)
- [Grison](https://wolf.org/tag/grison/)
- [Canton Grisons](https://wolf.org/tag/canton-grisons/)
- [Cunit](https://wolf.org/tag/cunit/)
- [Golden Coast](https://wolf.org/tag/golden-coast/)
- [Costa Daurada](https://wolf.org/tag/costa-daurada/)
- [Catalan](https://wolf.org/tag/catalan/)
- [Great Lakes](https://wolf.org/tag/great-lakes/)
- [Hamburg](https://wolf.org/tag/hamburg/)
- [Australia](https://wolf.org/tag/australia/)
- [Parma](https://wolf.org/tag/parma/)
- [Savage River](https://wolf.org/tag/savage-river/)
- [Douglas County](https://wolf.org/tag/douglas-county/)
- [Nepal’s Lapchi Valley](https://wolf.org/tag/nepals-lapchi-valley/)
- [Hershey](https://wolf.org/tag/hershey/)
- [Daejeon](https://wolf.org/tag/daejeon/)
- [South Korea](https://wolf.org/tag/south-korea/)
- [Korea](https://wolf.org/tag/korea/)
- [Iran](https://wolf.org/tag/iran/)
- [Marchairuz.](https://wolf.org/tag/marchairuz/)
- [Abruzzo](https://wolf.org/tag/abruzzo/)
- [Lazio](https://wolf.org/tag/lazio/)
- [Molise](https://wolf.org/tag/molise/)
- [Lake Lucerne](https://wolf.org/tag/lake-lucerne/)
- [Kashmir](https://wolf.org/tag/kashmir/)
- [Unitd States](https://wolf.org/tag/unitd-states/)
- [Untied States](https://wolf.org/tag/untied-states/)
- [Caifornia](https://wolf.org/tag/caifornia/)
- [Baltic](https://wolf.org/tag/baltic/)
- [La Molsosa](https://wolf.org/tag/la-molsosa/)
- [Galveston](https://wolf.org/tag/galveston/)
- [Bootheel](https://wolf.org/tag/bootheel/)
- [Făgăraș Mountains](https://wolf.org/tag/fagaras-mountains/)
- [Castilla y León](https://wolf.org/tag/castilla-y-leon/)
- [Galicia](https://wolf.org/tag/galicia/)
- [Andalusia](https://wolf.org/tag/andalusia/)
- [Cantabria](https://wolf.org/tag/cantabria/)
- [La Rioja](https://wolf.org/tag/la-rioja/)
- [Region of Murcia](https://wolf.org/tag/region-of-murcia/)
- [Valencian Community](https://wolf.org/tag/valencian-community/)
- [Aragon](https://wolf.org/tag/aragon/)
- [Extremadura](https://wolf.org/tag/extremadura/)
- [Balearic](https://wolf.org/tag/balearic/)
- [Ceuta](https://wolf.org/tag/ceuta/)
- [Melilla](https://wolf.org/tag/melilla/)
- [Sequoia National Park](https://wolf.org/tag/sequoia-national-park/)
- [La Pine](https://wolf.org/tag/la-pine/)
- [Rice University](https://wolf.org/tag/rice-university/)
- [Pripyat](https://wolf.org/tag/pripyat/)
- [Marathon County](https://wolf.org/tag/marathon-county/)
- [Wassau](https://wolf.org/tag/wassau/)
- [Făgăraș](https://wolf.org/tag/fagaras/)
- [Sebeșu de Sus](https://wolf.org/tag/sebesu-de-sus/)
- [Sibiu County](https://wolf.org/tag/sibiu-county/)
- [Tunceli](https://wolf.org/tag/tunceli/)
- [Mercan Valley](https://wolf.org/tag/mercan-valley/)
- [Ovacik](https://wolf.org/tag/ovacik/)
- [Gunnison County](https://wolf.org/tag/gunnison-county/)
- [Colville](https://wolf.org/tag/colville/)
- [Stevens County](https://wolf.org/tag/stevens-county/)
- [Aladdin Valley](https://wolf.org/tag/aladdin-valley/)
- [Plumas](https://wolf.org/tag/plumas/)
- [South Salem](https://wolf.org/tag/south-salem/)
- [Gray County](https://wolf.org/tag/gray-county/)
- [Switzzerland](https://wolf.org/tag/switzzerland/)
- [Siskiyou County](https://wolf.org/tag/siskiyou-county/)
- [LBL](https://wolf.org/tag/lbl/)
- [Land Between Lakes](https://wolf.org/tag/land-between-lakes/)
- [Pilibhit](https://wolf.org/tag/pilibhit/)
- [Kiraksal](https://wolf.org/tag/kiraksal/)
- [Maharashtra](https://wolf.org/tag/maharashtra/)
- [Drenthe](https://wolf.org/tag/drenthe/)
- [Friesland](https://wolf.org/tag/friesland/)
- [EuropeanUnion](https://wolf.org/tag/europeanunion/)
- [Himalayan Mountains](https://wolf.org/tag/himalayan-mountains/)
- [Mesa County](https://wolf.org/tag/mesa-county/)
- [Chhattisgarh state](https://wolf.org/tag/chhattisgarh-state/)
- [Lapchi Valley](https://wolf.org/tag/lapchi-valley/)
- [Neuchâtel](https://wolf.org/tag/neuchatel/)
- [Tenino](https://wolf.org/tag/tenino/)

## Wolf Packs

- [Exhibit](https://wolf.org/wolf_pack/exhibit/)
- [Pups](https://wolf.org/wolf_pack/pups/)
- [Gone But Not Forgotten](https://wolf.org/wolf_pack/gone-but-not-forgotten/)
- [Retired](https://wolf.org/wolf_pack/retired/)

## Wolf Logs Categories

- [luna](https://wolf.org/wolflogs_categories/luna/)
- [grizzer](https://wolf.org/wolflogs_categories/grizzer/)
- [denali](https://wolf.org/wolflogs_categories/denali/)
- [grayson](https://wolf.org/wolflogs_categories/grayson/)
- [boltz](https://wolf.org/wolflogs_categories/boltz/)
- [aidan](https://wolf.org/wolflogs_categories/aidan/)
- [axel](https://wolf.org/wolflogs_categories/axel/)
- [shadow](https://wolf.org/wolflogs_categories/shadow/)
- [malik](https://wolf.org/wolflogs_categories/malik/)
- [mackenzie](https://wolf.org/wolflogs_categories/mackenzie/)
- [maya](https://wolf.org/wolflogs_categories/maya/)
- [lakota](https://wolf.org/wolflogs_categories/lakota/)
- [lucas](https://wolf.org/wolflogs_categories/lucas/)
- [nyssa](https://wolf.org/wolflogs_categories/nyssa/)
- [maya1](https://wolf.org/wolflogs_categories/maya1/)
- [Exhibit Pack Log](https://wolf.org/wolflogs_categories/exhibit-pack-log/)
- [Retired Pack Log](https://wolf.org/wolflogs_categories/retired-pack-log/)
- [Rieka](https://wolf.org/wolflogs_categories/rieka/)
- [blackstone](https://wolf.org/wolflogs_categories/blackstone/)
- [caz](https://wolf.org/wolflogs_categories/caz/)