From CBSNews.com:
On the California-Oregon border, in the shadow of Mount Shasta, Axel Hunnicutt, state wolf coordinator for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, is on the hunt for the gray wolf.
“Because it is potentially a kill site, we will be, you know, kind of cautious,” Hunnicutt told CBS News.
Once nearly extinct in the United States, wolves are making a comeback in California.
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Wolf’s return transforms Veluwe wildlife and forest growth
From NLTimes.nl:
The return of the wolf to the Veluwe region is gradually turning the landscape into what ecologists call a “landscape of fear,” affecting the behavior of red deer, wild boars, and even domestic cats. At the same time, the wolf’s presence is leading to more young trees, increased butterfly populations, and visits from birds of prey such as eagles and vultures, Omroep Gelderland reports.
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‘No end in sight’ for systematic killing BC wolves to save caribou
From ChekNews.ca:
The BC government spent a decade killing wolves to protect caribou.
Now, critics warn that despite questions about its effectiveness, ethics and impact on the rest of the environment, the government is moving to make the wolf cull a permanent part of its strategy.
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[Wisconsin] Petition seeks state listing of wolves as bills seek to remove federal protections
From WPR.org:
Conservation advocates are petitioning the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to list the gray wolf as a state-threatened or endangered species as Republicans in Congress seek to remove federal protections for the animal.
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New wolf pups, mounting costs and rising tensions in Colorado
From Axios.com:
Wildlife officials are celebrating the arrival of new wolf pups in Colorado, even as ranchers and state lawmakers fret about increasing conflicts and costs associated with the apex predator’s reintroduction.
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Tehama County [California] Sheriff’s Office discusses wolf plans
From MSN.com:
RED BLUFF – Tehama County Sheriff Dave Kain is exploring ways to address the increasing number of wolves and coyotes in the county.
Kain recently attended a meeting of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife in Sacramento to discuss the inability to hunt these animals and their negative impact on the agricultural community.
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“An exciting step.” At least one new litter of wolf pups spotted by Colorado wildlife officials.
From the ColoradoSun.com:
At least one more litter of wolf pups has been born in Colorado, state wildlife officials confirmed Thursday.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists are watching four dens and have seen pups and started to count them, spokesman Travis Duncan said. He did not release a number of pups or say whether all four dens under observation are confirmed to have pups.
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Journey Into a Prehistoric Cave That Trapped and Entombed Animals for Millennia
From Smithsonianmag.org:
The animals that plummeted 85 feet into Wyoming’s Natural Trap Cave provide a layered history of life dating back to the Pleistocene.
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‘Please help us:’ Ranchers, elected officials urge Colorado Parks and Wildlife to remove Copper Creek Pack of wolves from wild
From VailDaily.com:
Western Slope ranchers and elected officials urged Colorado Parks and Wildlife and its commission on Thursday to take more aggressive action in mitigating the impacts of the Copper Creek wolf pack on local livestock operations.
The Copper Creek pack was recently tied to four livestock attacks in eight days at ranches in Piktin County, leading Parks and Wildlife to kill one of the pack’s male yearlings. The attacks took place at McCabe Ranch at Old Snowmass, Crystal River Ranch and Lost Marbles Ranch.
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CBS Evening News As wolf packs grow in California, cattle ranchers face mounting losses
From CBSNews.com:
On the California-Oregon border, in the shadow of Mount Shasta, Axel Hunnicutt, state wolf coordinator for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, is on the hunt for the gray wolf.
“Because it is potentially a kill site, we will be, you know, kind of cautious,” Hunnicutt told CBS News.
Once nearly extinct in the United States, wolves are making a comeback in California.
Click here for the full story.
These Ice Age Puppies Were Actually Wolves, and Their Stomachs Were Full of Woolly Rhino
From DiscoverMagazine.com:
A domestic dog or a wolf? The difference seems easy enough to spot today, but the distinction was not always so evident. For years, scientists struggled to determine whether a pair of frozen puppies from around 14,000 years ago were early domestic dogs or wolves. Now, a new analysis could bring this debate to a close, confirming that the frozen pups were probably not early domestic dogs, but wolves, based on the animals’ bones, teeth, and soft tissues.
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