From ZMEScience.com:
Pleasant Island in Alaska is not exactly befitting of its name. The frigid, 20-square-mile island is uninhabited by humans, but it hosts a remarkably large and rich ecosystem that features deer, otters, red squirrels, and even brown bears. But in 2013, the island got a new addition: wolves.
When wolves colonized the island in 2013, it set up a natural experiment.
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We tend to think humans domesticated wolves, but…
From ScienceBlog.com:
Ancient DNA from a 14,300-year-old jawbone in Somerset and a Siberian wolf pup’s last meal is reshaping how we understand dog domestication, pointing toward wolves that essentially tamed themselves around Ice Age human camps.
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Ten wolves in the first winter, 27 by April 2023 [Isle Royale]
From SpaceWar.com:
Ten wolves were counted on Isle Royale in the first monitored winter after relocation. By April 2023, the minimum count on the Lake Superior archipelago stood at 27 — the outcome of a translocation effort that moved 19 gray wolves onto the island between September 2018 and September 2019, and the central finding of a five-year assessment of that effort published in Conservation Science and Practice.
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Two Colorado wolves lethally removed after livestock losses
From 9News.com:
This brings the total number of wolves that have died under the agency’s watch to 19 since the wolf relocation program started in December of 2023.
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Madrid reserves 200,000 euros to support almost 60 ranchers against wolf attacks.
From Democrata.es:
Madrid finances with 200,000 euros 58 ranchers to reinforce fences, mastiffs, and technology against attacks from Iberian wolves.
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Getting To Know Gray Wolves: Q&A With Joshua Carr
From Web.uri.edu:
A junior majoring in marine biology, Joshua Carr is conducting research through the CELS Summer Fellowship program with the Comparative Ecophysiology of Animals (CEAL) Lab, led by assistant professor of wildlife biology Sarah Kienle.
Fascinated by apex predators, Carr is investigating how gray wolves interact with sea otters and marine resources near the lab’s field site in Prince of Wales, Alaska.
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Tiffany Applauds White House’s Action to Delist Gray Wolves
From Tiffay.house.gov:
WAUSAU, WI – Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) today applauded President Trump’s executive action directing the Department of the Interior to determine whether gray wolves meet the criteria for removal from protections under the Endangered Species Act and begin the process of delisting them.
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Trump signs orders to allow ranchers to protect herds from wolves, expand meat processing
From Reuters:
WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday signed executive orders aimed at helping cattle ranchers protect their herds from wolves, expand meat processing and move toward country-of-origin labeling, as his administration seeks to bring down record-high beef prices.
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Map Shows States With Most Gray Wolves as Trump Signs Delisting Order
From Newsweek.com:
President Donald Trump has ordered a federal review of the protected status of gray wolves and Mexican wolves, launching a process that could lead to rolling back Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for them across the United States.
Under an executive order signed Friday, the interior secretary is directed to determine whether gray or Mexican wolves meet the criteria for delisting or downlisting, and to initiate rulemaking if warranted.
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These wolves in Alaska ate all the deer. Then, they did something unexpected
From ZMEScience.com:
Pleasant Island in Alaska is not exactly befitting of its name. The frigid, 20-square-mile island is uninhabited by humans, but it hosts a remarkably large and rich ecosystem that features deer, otters, red squirrels, and even brown bears. But in 2013, the island got a new addition: wolves.
When wolves colonized the island in 2013, it set up a natural experiment.
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California Farm Bureau Reports Paintballs Among New Tools Allowed For Hazing Wolves
From GoldRushCam.com:
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has approved new hazing options for ranchers living in counties with gray wolves present.
State officials have scheduled training sessions throughout impacted areas that, once completed, will qualify ranchers to receive permits to use paint and inert powder projectiles along with sustained pursuit to prevent wolves from attacking livestock.
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