From High Country News.org:
The hysteria around gray wolves across the United States, and Mexican wolves in particular, needs to be addressed urgently. First, the wolf named Ella was found murdered on ancestral Hopi lands, near Mount Taylor. A few weeks later, a collared wolf, Asiza, likely pregnant, was “mistakenly” murdered by Arizona Fish and Game in Greenlee County, also ancestral Hopi lands.
It is my hope that by offering a perspective that predates the institutions “managing” these wild creatures, perhaps some rational thinking and conversation can occur.
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Can wolves and foxes interbreed?
From BBCWildlife:
Although both are members of the ‘dog family’ it is unlikely foxes and wolves would ever interbreed. We investigate why…
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Cattle Battle: How wolves and livestock collide – and how one Idaho project offers solutions
From IdahoCapitalSun.com:
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fourth installment of Howl, a five-part written series and podcast season produced in partnership between the Idaho Capital Sun, States Newsroom and Boise State Public Radio.
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Amendments to wolf protection may ease green transition permitting [in Finland]
From TwoBirds.com:
Recent EU-level initiatives regarding the protection status of wolves could significantly impact green transition project permitting in Finland. Proposed amendments to the Habitats Directive may reduce regulatory hurdles for green transition projects, which have faced challenges due to strict conservation rules.
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[Colorado] County Commissioners ask CPW to pause wolf reintroduction
From GJSentinel.com:
The Mesa County Commissioners on Tuesday ratified a letter to Colorado Parks and Wildlife alleging CPW has not sufficiently partnered with rural Colorado during the state’s wolf reintroduction process and asking CPW pause its reintroduction process.
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[California] Wolf-Livestock Compensation Grant Program
From Grants.Ca.gov:
The purpose of the grant is to help mitigate the impact of wolves on livestock producers in California. The Wolf-Livestock Compensation Grant Program has established three primary areas of need and compensation; direct livestock loss from wolf depredation, the use nonlethal deterrent tools, and the compensation for indirect loss or affects from wolves on livestock.
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A Red Wolf Conservation Win in Durham [North Carolina]
From PBS North Carolina:
In May, Durham’s Museum of Life and Science marked a major conservation milestone when seven-year-old female red wolf Martha welcomed a litter of three male pups. A thorough examination by the museum’s Animal Care Team and veterinary staff determined that Martha and her pups are doing well.
Martha and breeding partner Oka were identified as a valuable match to maintain genetic diversity in the red wolf population in the summer of 2023. Martha (born 2018) and Oka (born 2014) arrived at the museum in October 2024.
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Environmental Groups Oppose Wolf Culling Quotas in Brandenburg [Germany]
From TheMunichEye.com:
In Brandenburg, environmental organizations are firmly opposing the potential introduction of a quota for wolf culling. The nature conservation groups Nabu and BUND have issued a joint statement criticizing the state’s agriculture ministry for disregarding scientific evidence regarding the effectiveness of such measures.
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Wandering Mexican gray wolf Asha, now with pups and mate, set for release
From SantaFeNewMexican.com:
Asha, a wayfaring Mexican gray wolf who was captured twice in Northern New Mexico and returned to the subspecies’ restricted experimental population area south of Interstate 40, recently set her sights on a new horizon: motherhood.
The endangered wolf, officially known as F2754, gave birth to her first litter of five pups May 8 in captivity at the Sevilleta Wolf Management Facility near Socorro, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced.
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Madrid cries out against the legal abandonment of the Iberian wolf
From AnimalNaturalis.org:
Nearly two hundred organizations and thousands of citizens marched through downtown Madrid demanding the reinstatement of special protected status for the Iberian wolf, removed by Spanish Congress on March 20.
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When we harm wolves, we harm ourselves
From High Country News.org:
The hysteria around gray wolves across the United States, and Mexican wolves in particular, needs to be addressed urgently. First, the wolf named Ella was found murdered on ancestral Hopi lands, near Mount Taylor. A few weeks later, a collared wolf, Asiza, likely pregnant, was “mistakenly” murdered by Arizona Fish and Game in Greenlee County, also ancestral Hopi lands.
It is my hope that by offering a perspective that predates the institutions “managing” these wild creatures, perhaps some rational thinking and conversation can occur.
Click here for the full story.