From St. Albert Gazette:
BOW VALLEY – A controversial wolf killing bounty and contest in Alberta is generating howls of protest from conservationists.
The Alberta Trappers Association, in partnership with Alberta Professional Outfitters Society, is offering rewards of $5,000 for the top wolf killed, $3,500 for second prize and $2,000 for third prize, along with a bounty of $250 per wolf.
Canmore conservationist and wildlife photographer John Marriott has launched a campaign against this contest, which began on Oct. 1 and runs until March 31, 2025, and places no limits on how many wolves are killed across the province.
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Ethiopian wolves are the first large carnivores found to slurp nectar
From Science News:
Some wolves have a taste for dessert.
In the highlands of Ethiopia, carnivorous Ethiopian wolves (Canis simensis) dine almost exclusively on rodents. But the predators also have a sweet tooth, sometimes slurping nectar from Ethiopian red hot poker flowers (Kniphofia foliosa), researchers report November 19 in Ecology.
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FWP reports wolf pup dead from parvovirus
From NBC Montana:
MISSOULA, Mont. — A wolf pup collared in early September died from the parvovirus, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Officials say the wolf pup’s collar signaled it died in late October, with the cause of death unknown. After further investigation, the health lab found the pup tested positive for parvovirus.
Currently there is little known about parvovirus in wild canids.
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Bern Convention Standing Committee approves EU proposal to modify wolf protection
From The Council of Europe:
The Council of Europe’s Bern Convention Committee has adopted an EU proposal to modify the status of wolf (Canis lupus) protection from “strictly protected fauna species” (Appendix II) to “protected fauna species” (Appendix III). The final decision will be published on Friday 6 December. The change will enter into force in three months, unless at least one third of the Parties to the Council of Europe’s Bern Convention (17) object, in which case it will not enter into force. If fewer than one third of the Parties object, the decision will enter into force only for those Parties which have not objected.
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WOLVES: CPW releases list of 3 ‘ski country’ counties considered for next wolf release
FromDenverGazette.com:
Colorado Parks and Wildlife recently released their monthly report on wolf movement around the state, as well as a statement related to where additional members of the species may be released from late-2024 through 2025.
Big takeaways related to wolf movement included that at least one wolf successfully crossed I-70 for the first time, as well as that wolves were detected in a watershed that butts up against Glenwood Springs for the first time (find a full report on wolf movement over the past month here).
Perhaps even more noteworthy than where wolves were detected over the past month was a statement in the report about where wolves might be reintroduced next.
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Wolf killing contest, bounty not backed by science or ethics: Canmore conservationist
From St. Albert Gazette:
BOW VALLEY – A controversial wolf killing bounty and contest in Alberta is generating howls of protest from conservationists.
The Alberta Trappers Association, in partnership with Alberta Professional Outfitters Society, is offering rewards of $5,000 for the top wolf killed, $3,500 for second prize and $2,000 for third prize, along with a bounty of $250 per wolf.
Canmore conservationist and wildlife photographer John Marriott has launched a campaign against this contest, which began on Oct. 1 and runs until March 31, 2025, and places no limits on how many wolves are killed across the province.
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Balancing the gray wolf population in Wisconsin
From HudsonStarObserver.com:
The Wisconsin Natural Resources Board approved and released the current wolf management plan on Oct. 25, 2023. The drafting process included input from representatives — totaling over 20 different stakeholder groups, agencies and tribes.
However, estimating an accurate population, determining a quota if a harvest is instituted and dispelling entrenched beliefs about wolves remain issues at the center of the debate.
For more than three decades, the DNR relied on a method based on territory mapping to estimate the state’s wolf population.
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Ag, livestock groups ask British Columbia wildlife officials to reconsider
From The Fence Post:
Twenty-six Colorado agriculture and livestock organizations have sent a letter to British Columbia wildlife officials asking them to reconsider a decision to allow the export of wolves to Colorado.
Tim Ritschard, president of the Middle Park Stockgrowers, said other states and Native American Tribes within the United States have declined to allow Colorado to take wolves from their jurisdictions, and British Columbia should as well.
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Genetic testing confirms Anchorage’s roaming canine ‘Gary’ was a wolf hybrid
From Anchorage Daily News:
Genetic testing confirms that a roaming canine that briefly captivated Anchorage this fall was a wolf hybrid, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game said Tuesday. In October, the animal — a grayish black, wolflike creature — gained fame for its wide-ranging travels around Anchorage. A Facebook group dubbed the canine “Gary,” and members posted sightings. The animal popped up at all hours of the day, loping through busy traffic and trotting along quiet trails — extremely unusual behavior for a wolf.
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Conservationists call for action on Oregon wolf poaching
From Central Oregon Daily News:
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Wildlife advocates say there’s been a distressing uptick in wolf poaching cases in the Northwest in the past year and a half.
Four dead wolves were discovered in the northeastern corner of Washington state in February. That followed the poisoning of eight wolves in eastern Oregon in 2021, along with the poaching of a total of eight wolves in Idaho last year.
While the numbers are small, they are a big jump over previous years. Oregon had a total of 10 confirmed wolf poachings between 2017-2020. Washington had no confirmed wolf poachings from 2017-2021.
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McIntyre’s passion for wolves and Yellowstone shines through in new book
From Daily Montanan:
Rick McIntyre’s “The Alpha Female Wolf” is not only a vibrant look into the lives of wolves, particularly 06 the “protagonist” of the book, it is also a collage of Yellowstone National Park.
What begins as overwhelming quickly evolves into a complex web of relationships, grudges and family trees that morph and evolve. The inner workings of wolves are unraveled before your eyes as they become more than animals. They become mothers, brothers, teachers and providers. With stunning construction, Rick transforms his notes from years of fieldwork into a narrative fit for the stage. We follow the Wolf 06 and her journey to continuing the legacy that her ancestors left her — from Lone Wolf to matriarch of one the most important wolf packs of Yellowstone.
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