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 in the region since the 1920s, according to reporting by Lila Seidman of the Los Angeles Times.
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Five gray wolves captured by CDFW [California]
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.
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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.
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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.
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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 for the pups.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 the United States are still eligible to be listed under the Endangered Species Act, and comes amid efforts by Congress to delist the species through legislation.
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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 in the region since the 1920s, according to reporting by Lila Seidman of the Los Angeles Times.
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