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 he saw a wolf and decided to approach it.
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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 happens to Yellowstone wolves that leave the park now that they’re no longer classified as endangered.
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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 resign from his post beginning Monday with the understanding he would also be on paid administrative leave between Nov. 21 and Dec. 1.
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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 he saw a wolf and decided to approach it.
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[Colorado’s] 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 the rugged peaks and valleys of the Rocky Mountain state. The release in Grand and Summit counties was the first step in a major conservation initiative to establish a resident wolf population, bringing wolves back to their historical range from northern Canada to the southwest.
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‘Is this what Ireland once looked like?’ Bison, wolves and nature itself roam free in Europe’s 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.
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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 animals.” Morgan manages 2,500 mother cows on multiple locations in Oregon and Washington utilizing both public and private lands. He says the split listing of wolves in Oregon is frustrating: “A line down the middle … federally listed on one side and not on the other … makes zero sense.”
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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 reversal that undermines the long-term recovery of wolves, the Center for Biological Diversity on Dec. 2 filed the 60-day notice of its intent to sue FWS, per statutory requirements of the ESA. The Center for Biological Diversity intends to file its formal lawsuit in early February.
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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.
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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 consider wolves their ‘guardian gods’ and consider any lifting of livestock as a loss and threat to livelihood, says a recent study, indicating a generational shift in conservation.
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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.
The event will include an update on Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program and offer resources to prevent or reduce wolf-livestock conflicts, according to a flyer.
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