From The New Indian Express:
In the popularity index of animals of the wild, the wolf ranks abysmally low. We love the lion and the tiger for their magnificence, the leopard for its speed and quiet. In fact, all the big cats get at least a smile from us, be it the puma, the jaguar or the shadowy snow leopard.
Similarly, the elephant, and the monkey, the ape are among creatures we look upon with kindly eyes.
But the wolf, though a forerunner of the dog, who is a much-loved family friend across the world, finds little favour.
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Last year saw highest number of wolf kills in Oregon since their return to the state
From the Oregon Capital Chronicle:
More wolves were killed by humans during 2021 than any year since 2009, when wolves re-established themselves in the state, according to the latest Annual Wolf Report from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Oregon’s known wolf population grew by just two in 2021, from 173 in 2020 to 175. That’s the lowest annual growth rate in 13 years, according to the nonprofit conservation group Oregon Wild.
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New research confirms old theory: Wolves really do prefer old and sick moose
From the Duluth News Tribune in Minnesota:
ISLE ROYALE, Mich. — It’s long been assumed that wolves will prey upon the easiest meals out there, including the sick, the very young and the old among the deer or moose they live with.
Now, a new study by Isle Royale researchers from Michigan Technological University has documented that assumption as fact, and found that wolves play a key role in keeping moose populations healthy on the big Lake Superior island.
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Los Altos, California, native receives fellowship from the International Wolf Center to study gray wolves
From the Los Altos Town Crier in California:
Not everyone is given the nickname “Energizer Bunny,” but that’s how Los Altos native Cameron Ho was characterized for his work ethic in research by his former university professor.
The 23-year-old – who graduated from the University of Washington in 2021 – was awarded the $10,000 Dr. L. David Mech Fellowship from the International Wolf Center in January for his research on gray wolves’ impact on scavengers in Yellowstone National Park.
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26 wild wolves died in Oregon last year, up from 10 in 2020; most deaths caused by humans
From KCBY.com in Oregon:
EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon reported 26 wild wolf deaths in 2021, up from 10 in 2020.
The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife said 21 of the 26 deaths were human-caused, due to poaching, collisions with vehicles, or lethal control measures imposed by the state in response to wolves preying on livestock.
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Birth of second wolfpack litter to Colorado’s naturally migrating wolves expected soon
From Coloradoan.com:
Colorado is expecting the birth of another litter of wolf pups any day now, creating both excitement and concern over the natural rebirth of a predator with a long, human-induced absence from the state.
The breeding pair of wolves that naturally migrated into the state last year formed the pack north of Walden in Jackson County with the birth of six pups. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials had watched the pups for some time before announcing their birth in early June as the first litter of wolf pups born in the state in several decades.
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US wildlife officials aim to address illegal Mexican wolf killings
From the Albuquerque Journal in New Mexico:
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Prompted by a court order, federal wildlife managers have issued a new draft plan for managing Mexican gray wolves in the Southwestern U.S. in an effort to address illegal killings of the endangered predators.
The plan calls for millions of dollars to be spent over the coming decades on more education, outreach, increased law enforcement patrols and other projects to boost the wolf population across its historic range in Arizona, New Mexico and in Mexico.
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India: Turning deathtraps into shrines, how Ladakh’s pashmina goatherds learnt to live with wolves
From The Print:
New Delhi: The journey of pashmina — the fine, luxurious wool — cherished all over the world, starts in the cold deserts of Ladakh, where families of shepherds and goatherds raise a breed of goat called Changthangi or Changra through the harsh winters, hoping to harvest the soft cashmere in spring.
Co-existing for centuries in the same landscape is Canis lupus, the Himalayan grey wolf that preys on the domesticated pashmina goats.
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India: Crying for the wolf
From The New Indian Express:
In the popularity index of animals of the wild, the wolf ranks abysmally low. We love the lion and the tiger for their magnificence, the leopard for its speed and quiet. In fact, all the big cats get at least a smile from us, be it the puma, the jaguar or the shadowy snow leopard.
Similarly, the elephant, and the monkey, the ape are among creatures we look upon with kindly eyes.
But the wolf, though a forerunner of the dog, who is a much-loved family friend across the world, finds little favour.
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Colorado: How politics, public perception played into the vote to reintroduce wolves
From The Journal in Colorado:
Two recent studies by scientists at Colorado State University show how politics and public perception shaped the 2020 vote to reintroduce wolves in Colorado.
Researchers with CSU’s Center for Human-Carnivore Coexistence published the studies earlier this year in the journals Ecological Applications and Conservation Science and Practice. They revealed the factors that swayed voters to support or oppose the reintroduction of wolves, finding that public perception changed dramatically in the months leading up to the vote, and that political affiliation heavily influenced voters.
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U.S. seeks input on plans to keep humans from killing endangered Mexican gray wolf
From FronterasDesk.org:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will publish revisions Thursday to its five-year-old Mexican Wolf Recovery Plan that it says will improve protections for the endangered species.
The new draft is the result of a court order to address humans killing wolves. Earlier this year, two wolves were shot, one just outside Flagstaff that died and another in New Mexico that survived but lost a leg. Fish and Wildlife says the plan will include education both in the U.S. and in Mexico. It also includes increasing law enforcement presence.
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