From ABC News:
SANTA FE, N.M. — An exceptionally restless female Mexican gray wolf nicknamed Asha will be held in captivity with a potential mate through another breeding season in hopes of aiding the recovery of the species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Thursday.
Asha captivated the public imagination after she was found wandering far beyond the boundaries established along the Arizona-New Mexico border for managing the rarest subspecies of gray wolf in North America. She has twice been captured north of Interstate 40, most recently in December 2023 near Coyote, New Mexico, and the Valles Caldera National Preserve.
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Two more sheep die from wolves in Grand County
From Steamboat Radio:
At least least more two sheep have been killed bv a wolf or wolves in Grand County.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirms that CPW staff conducted a field investigation and necropsy on Sunday morning, July 28. That investigation found injuries consistent with wolf depredation on two sheep (a lamb and an ewe). CPW tells Steamboat Radio News today that they think the depredation happened sometime late Saturday night (July 27), or early morning Sunday, (July 28).
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Top EU court slaps down Spanish region’s plan to hunt wolves
From Yahoo News:
Permission may not be given to hunt wolves regionally when the species’ “conservation status at national level is unfavourable,” the top EU court found on Monday.
“That is true even in cases where the wolf does not enjoy strict protection in the region concerned,” a press release from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) said to explain the ruling.
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How Many Wolves Are in the Lower Peninsula?
From The Sun Times News:
MDNR is trying to find out
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently announced the findings of its 2024 winter wolf population survey, which estimated a minimum of 762 wolves roaming the Upper Peninsula. This marks a significant increase from the 2022 estimate, further solidifying the region’s status as a stronghold for gray wolves.
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Fate of Mexican gray wolves is caught in a battle over their place in the landscape
From AZ Central:
ALPINE — Suspended from the side of a helicopter above the forest floor, Rick Langley aimed his gun at the ground, firing cracker shells to rouse his prey hidden among the trees.
Startled by the explosions, two Mexican gray wolves emerged, flashes of gray and brown running across the snow-covered terrain.
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Wolf 2 — von der Leyen 0: EU court insists on being careful with wolf hunting
From Politico:
Another day, another court ruling that puts a thorn in Ursula von der Leyen’s side.
The EU’s top court in Luxembourg ruled on Monday that as wolves are a protected species, they “cannot be designated as a huntable species.” The judges said a regional law in Castile and León in northwestern Spain had violated EU environmental law because it allowed wolves to be hunted even though the species isn’t doing well in Spain.
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Gray wolves to remain on state endangered list after 5-4 vote
From Columbia Basin Herald:
OLYMPIA — Gray wolves will remain on the endangered species list in Washington after a close 5-4 vote by the Washington State Fish and Wildlife Commission, according to a Washington Policy Center press release. Over the past 15 years, the gray wolf population has grown significantly, with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife counting at least 260 wolves in 42 packs.
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U.S. House Passes Bill To Strip Protections From Grizzlies, Wolves & Many Other Imperiled Species
From World Animal News:
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a funding bill that massively reduces budgets for the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s budget will be cut by 8.4% compared to last year’s funding, while the EPA’s budget will be reduced by 20%, reverting to funding levels not seen since 1998.
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Yellowstone wolf on solo patrol chased for a mile by coyotes
From For the W!n:
A researcher who studies wolves in Yellowstone National Park has shared footage showing a young wolf fleeing from coyotes with its tail between its legs.
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Wandering wolf of the Southwest confined through 2025 breeding season in hopes of producing pups
From ABC News:
SANTA FE, N.M. — An exceptionally restless female Mexican gray wolf nicknamed Asha will be held in captivity with a potential mate through another breeding season in hopes of aiding the recovery of the species, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Thursday.
Asha captivated the public imagination after she was found wandering far beyond the boundaries established along the Arizona-New Mexico border for managing the rarest subspecies of gray wolf in North America. She has twice been captured north of Interstate 40, most recently in December 2023 near Coyote, New Mexico, and the Valles Caldera National Preserve.
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License plate raises over $300,000 in 6 months to go towards reducing wolf conflicts
From Sky-Hi News:
Rocky Mountain Wolf Project’s Born To Be Wild license plate has raised $312,800 since it became available about six months ago. The funds go towards protecting livestock and wolves, according to a press release from the Rocky Mountain Wolf Project.
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