From SteamboatRadio.com:
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has completed the investigation of the dead horse found in a pasture about five miles south of Hayden.
CPW spokesperson Luke Perkins says, “Evidence found at the scene, the lack of any known wolves in the vicinity, and confirmation that the closest collared wolves were approximately 27 kilometers away led to the determination that this was not a confirmed wolf depredation.”
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Latest gray wolf activity map released by CPW
From LeadvilleHerald.com:
The October 2026 Collared Gray Wolf Activity Map was released last week by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The map displays wolf activity throughout the state from Sept. 22 to Oct. 27. This map indicates watersheds where at least one GPS point from a collared wolf was recorded within the last 30 days.
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Outrage Over ‘Depraved’ Idaho Program Paying Hunters Thousands of Dollars to Kill Wolf Pups
From CommonDreams.org:
Idaho lofficials paid hunters $24,000 to kill a dozen newborn wolf pups this spring, including what appears to have been at least one entire litter massacred in or near its den, according to Friday reporting that has sparked outrage among conservationists and wildlife advocates.
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Colorado Ranchers Say State Won’t Admit Wolves Killed And Ate Their Rodeo Horse
From Cowboy State Daily:
Colorado ranchers and a veterinarian say wolves ate a 2-year-old rodeo horse named Sweetpea near the Wyoming border, but a state agency and federal wolf trapper who studied the carcass disagree. “I would guess a bear or two,” the trapper said.
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[Czech Republic] Ore Mountains: Two wolves poached, suspect said to have boasted about the kills
From WildBeimWild.com:
In the Czech part of the Ore Mountains, police say they have solved the killing of two wolves. A 44-year-old man is alleged to have shot a female wolf and a male wolf in the area of the Fláje game enclosure near Most and hidden the bodies in the forest.
Police are pursuing him for poaching and the unlawful handling of protected species.
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Students Studied Wolves in Class. Tracking Them in Yellowstone Made Conservation Personal.
From Better.net:
Before sunrise on a June morning in Yellowstone National Park, a group of students from Washington Jesuit Academy in Washington, D.C., stood on Blacktail Plateau in the dark, radio telemetry equipment crackling in their hands, tracking a signal that could be the Rescue Creek wolf pack.
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“He pinned the rival and could have killed him but let him go.” Meet the two most famous [Yellowstone] wolves on the planet who bred a legendary dynasty
From BBC Wildlife:
Forget TV dramas – the wolves of Yellowstone have had their fair share of romance, family intrigue, unlikely alliances and battles for power.
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Wolf cull program a ‘temporary fix’: Alberta caribou protection plan faces questions as herds decline
From Yahoo News:
Alberta’s efforts to protect declining caribou herds are under scrutiny from conservation organizations and Indigenous stewards, who note predator control cannot replace the long-term protection and restoration of habitat.
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CPW confirms the horse killed south of Hayden was not by wolves
From SteamboatRadio.com:
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has completed the investigation of the dead horse found in a pasture about five miles south of Hayden.
CPW spokesperson Luke Perkins says, “Evidence found at the scene, the lack of any known wolves in the vicinity, and confirmation that the closest collared wolves were approximately 27 kilometers away led to the determination that this was not a confirmed wolf depredation.”
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An abomination’: Idaho hunters earned thousands of dollars to kill newborn wolf pups, records reveal
From The Guardian:
Idaho officials paid hunters thousands of dollars for killing a dozen newborn wolf pups this spring, including what appears to be at least one full litter killed in or near its den, according to state records shared with the Guardian and Public Domain.
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Interview: Bertie Gregory on Returning to Hudson Bay for “Wolves Up Close”
From LaughingPlace.com:
The Nat Geo Explorer shares how pack leader Kona got his name, why getting stuck in the mud makes good TV, and why wolves deserve better than their Big Bad Wolf reputation.
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