From KOLD.com:
The Arizona Game and Fish Department removed four Mexican grey wolves from a ranch in Cochise County on Tuesday.
“We believe that the effective management of wolves and, on occasion, removal is a step toward social tolerance or at least social acceptance,” said Jim de Vos, Mexican wolf coordinator for the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
The male, female, and their pups, which were found in a den, were ultimately translocated to a facility in New Mexico.
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Reintroducing Wolves: A New Hope for Japanese Ecosystems
From Japan-Forward.com:
With deer overrunning forests and politics stalling action, the Japan Wolf Association makes its case to reintroduce wolves and restore ecological balance.
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Reported wolf attack may have involved pups born in Colorado, but verdict still out
From DenverGazette.com:
A report of wolves killing livestock in Colorado’s Pitkin County over Memorial Day weekend has been getting quite a bit of attention in recent days. That said, some details remain a bit murky with some sources reporting that the incident may have involved offspring of introduced wolves that were born in Colorado.
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Wolves and Humans Can Coexist, Efforts Across the U.S. Borderlands Show
From Deceleration.news:
Apex predators are critical to healthy ecosystems. These determined biologists and wildlands advocates are out to prove that wolves and ranchers, scientists and politicians can coexist in the recovery of Mexican gray wolves.
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Ranchers want a ‘notorious’ wolf pack killed after a series of alleged livestock attacks near Aspen [Colorado]
From CPR.org:
Ranchers operating near Aspen claim a well-known wolf pack repeatedly attacked their cattle over the last week, killing two calves and injuring at least one more.
In a press release sent Tuesday, the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association reported a series of attacks at the Lost Marbles Ranch and McCabe Ranch over Memorial Day weekend. Another wolf attack last Thursday killed one calf and injured another at the Crystal River Ranch, according to the trade association representing livestock operators.
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[Montana] Governor appoints new FWP commissioner
From MissoulaCurrent.com:
(Missoula Current) The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks commission will have one new member representing northwest Montana. But some sportsmen question the timing of his appointment.
On Wednesday, Governor Greg Gianforte announced that he had appointed Ian Wargo as the FWP commissioner for Region 1, replacing Pat Tabor. A Kalispell native, Wargo is a civil engineer and Montana guide, and he has served on the Region 1 Citizen Advisory Committee, the Mule Deer Citizen Advisory Committee. and the Elk Management Citizen Advisory Committee. Wargo also testified on a number of sportsmen’s bills during the recent Legislative session.
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Could wolves be returning to New York? A new bill aims to find out
From WIBX950.com:
If you’ve ever done a double-take at a massive “coyote” wandering across a field in Central New York, you’re not alone, and you might not be wrong. A new bill introduced in the New York State Senate could finally help us answer a question that’s been quietly howling in the background: Are wolves making a comeback in New York?
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How Bioacoustics Could Decode Howls And Give Us “A Peek Into The Language Of Wolves”
From IFLScience.com:
In the 1920s, gray wolves were exterminated in the Yellowstone area because people viewed them as a threat to people and livestock. It was a grave mistake, and one we tried to correct back in 1995 when wolves were reintroduced to the area. Now, we face the tricky issue of monitoring the population’s health without, well, getting in the way.
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Four Mexican grey wolves removed from Cochise County [Arizona]
From KOLD.com:
The Arizona Game and Fish Department removed four Mexican grey wolves from a ranch in Cochise County on Tuesday.
“We believe that the effective management of wolves and, on occasion, removal is a step toward social tolerance or at least social acceptance,” said Jim de Vos, Mexican wolf coordinator for the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
The male, female, and their pups, which were found in a den, were ultimately translocated to a facility in New Mexico.
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Wolf Haven International provides [Washington] sanctuary for endangered species
From SeattleTimes.com:
The hair on the back of my neck bolted straight up. Goosebumps crept up and down my arms. As I stood among a cluster of visiting Thurston County commissioners, more than a dozen wolves joined together in a chorus of ghostly wailing from behind a wall of chain-link fence. Their canine cries echoed through the trees at Wolf Haven International near Olympia, mingling in the air with the incessant squawk of passing ravens.
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Are sea otters exposing Alaska wolves to dangerous mercury?
From OceanographicMagazine.com:
New research has linked unprecedented levels of mercury found in coastal Alaska wolves to a diet of sea otters, but the hypothesis doesn’t end there. Links to increased levels of mercury have also been made to climate change and Alaska’s rapidly melting glaciers.
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