From ZME Science:
Pleasant Island in Alaska is not exactly befitting of its name. The frigid, 20-square-mile island is uninhabited by humans, but it hosts a remarkably large and rich ecosystem that features deer, otters, red squirrels, and even brown bears. But in 2013, the island got a new addition: wolves.
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Wolves shot in western Switzerland
From SwissInfo:
The authorities in canton Vaud killed two wolves northwest of Lausanne on Monday as part of “wolf control” measures. They are the fifth and sixth wolves to be shot in the canton in western Switzerland since March 2022.
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New wolves in California
From Environment America:
Wolves were sighted in Tulare County and appear to be staking out turf in the vicinity. As far as new territories go, this pack could do a whole lot worse.
Tulare is blessed with the Sierra National Forest, Sequoia National Forest, Sequoia National Park, wilderness areas and half of Mt. Whitney, give or take. That’s a lot of curb appeal and quality territory for the pack, made up of a female and four offspring — two females and two males.
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These wolves in Alaska ate all the deer. Then, they did something unexpected
From ZME Science:
Pleasant Island in Alaska is not exactly befitting of its name. The frigid, 20-square-mile island is uninhabited by humans, but it hosts a remarkably large and rich ecosystem that features deer, otters, red squirrels, and even brown bears. But in 2013, the island got a new addition: wolves.
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Endangered red wolves need space to stay wild. But there’s another predator in the way — humans
From Spectrum News:
Over 25 years, the red wolf went from being declared extinct in the wild to becoming hailed as an Endangered Species Act success story. But the only wolf species unique to the United States is once again at the brink.
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Wolves in Europe: Commission urges local authorities to make full use of existing derogations and collects data for conservation status review
From European Commission:
The return of the wolf to EU regions where it has been absent for a long time is increasingly leading to conflicts with local farming and hunting communities, especially where measures to prevent attacks on livestock are not widely implemented. The Commission is launching today a new phase in its work on addressing the challenges related to the return of wolves.
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Dan Stahler selected as leader of Yellowstone National Park’s Wolf Project
“Dan Stahler has been selected as the new leader of Yellowstone National Park’s Wolf Project. A 21-year veteran of the National Park Service (NPS), Stahler succeeds Doug Smith, who retired at the end of December 2022.”
https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/23036.htm
After more than 100 years, gray wolves reappear in Giant Sequoia National Monument
Policy framework for coexisting with wolves, bears and mountain lions could benefit both people and the environment
From Greenwich Time:
For conservation scientists like me, it also underscored that Americans have a fraught relationship with large carnivores like wolves, bears and mountain lions. My colleagues and I have proposed a federal policy that, when combined with other initiatives, could allow for sustainable coexistence between people and carnivores.
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Crying wolf to save livestock and their predator
From Phys.org:
The pair of unlikely herders are among several hundred people volunteering this summer through OPPAL, a Swiss NGO seeking a novel way to protect wolves, by helping chase them away from grazing livestock.
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Wolf packs roaming deeper into California. How likely is it you’ll see one in the wild?
From the Fresno Bee:
For years, people have claimed to have seen wolves across California, including the central San Joaquin Valley. But for a few rare cases, they’ve rarely been confirmed.
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