From LeMonde:
With the steady return of wolves to an ever-widening territory, the illegal practice of poaching the protected species – whether by shooting, poisoning or trapping – seems to be intensifying.
Several cases in recent years have been given media coverage and provide insight into the phenomenon. In June 2023, three people were indicted for poisoning a wolf in Crupies, in France’s southeastern Drôme department. Among them was the local contact person for the wolf network in the French Office for Biodiversity (OFB), who admitted to having infiltrated the agency to obtain information on wolf packs.
3 wolf pups born in Colorado mountains spotted playing in new video
From 9News.com:
GRAND COUNTY, Colo. — Video taken by Mike Usalavage and shared Monday by Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) shows three healthy wolf pups born to a male and female that were reintroduced to Colorado last year.
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Wolves hit Isle Royale campgrounds in search of food
From Spartan News Room:
LANSING – A warning for campers on Lake Superior’s Isle Royale National Park: Wolves are venturing into campground trash cans for easy meals. The park reminds visitors to secure and monitor food and trash to keep people and wolves separate and safe.
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Livestock producers renew plea for state to kill wolves depredating ranches
From Fox 31:
DENVER (KDVR) — Some of Colorado’s livestock producers have renewed their plea to Colorado Parks and Wildlife: Kill the wolves in Grand and Jackson counties that have killed ranchers’ cattle.
Several groups wrote letters this week to CPW officials and Gov. Jared Polis asking that the known wolves depredating Colorado ranches be lethally removed. Depredations occur when a predator “plunders” or preys upon a farmer’s crop. In Grand and Jackson counties, wolves were depredating sheep and cattle.
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Wolf attacks grow but farmers take no measures to protect flock
From Dutch News:
The increase in the number of wolf attacks on sheep is not prompting farmers to take preventative measures, an analysis of data accumulated by wolf monitoring body BIJ 12 has shown.
Wolves have attacked almost as many sheep and other animals in the first six months of this year as in the whole of 2023, the figures, collated by news agency ANP, showed.
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A wolf war showdown is looming
From Politico:
In 2000, Germany had one pack of wolves. By 2022, there were nearly 200. That fall, one of those wolves happened to kill a 30-year-old pony named Dolly.
The incident would likely have remained a local curiosity had it not been for the pony’s owner: Ursula von der Leyen.
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Colorado gray wolf pups caught on camera
From KKTV 11 News:
GRAND COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) – Multiple gray wolf pups have been caught on camera in Colorado after the species’ reintroduction to the state back in December and Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW)’s confirmation that at least one pup had been born in the state earlier this year.
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The wolf returns to France and so does the illegal practice of poaching
From LeMonde:
With the steady return of wolves to an ever-widening territory, the illegal practice of poaching the protected species – whether by shooting, poisoning or trapping – seems to be intensifying.
Several cases in recent years have been given media coverage and provide insight into the phenomenon. In June 2023, three people were indicted for poisoning a wolf in Crupies, in France’s southeastern Drôme department. Among them was the local contact person for the wolf network in the French Office for Biodiversity (OFB), who admitted to having infiltrated the agency to obtain information on wolf packs.
Attacks by wolves on farm animals on the rise
From Radio Prague International:
The number of attacks by wolves on farm animals in Czechia has been growing, according to the Agency for the Protection of Nature and Landscape.
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Colorado outfitter worries about wolves’ effect on elk population — and his business
From the Denver Gazette:
While ranchers whose livestock graze the lands of northern Colorado immediately west of the Continental Divide worry about depredating wolves, one outfitter is worried about the apex predators taking out too many of the animals his clients come to him for.
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Endangered red wolves born on campus
From Technician online:
NC State’s Carnivore Conservation Crew celebrated the birth of three red wolf pups on campus over Mother’s Day weekend, marking a significant milestone for NC State’s role in conservation efforts. This was the third successful litter and the largest litter in NC State’s history of participating in the Red Wolf Conservation program.
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