From The Bow Valley Crag & Canyon in Canada:
A collared female yearling wolf was struck and killed by a vehicle on the TransCanada Highway, near Castle Junction, in Banff National Park on June 24, 2021.
Public Relations Officer with the Banff Unit Justin Brisbane said the wolf was a member of the Bow Valley Wolf Pack, and was one of two wolves collared by Parks Canada on June 5, in order to monitor its movements and prevent habituation.
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Wolf sighting sparks discussion on their role in our world, and our role in theirs
From the Anchorage Daily News:
Wolves are controversial. Some folks think they are big, smart, happy dogs. Others believe all wolves should be shot on sight. There are those who would pay thousands of dollars just to see a wolf in the wild. And those who would pay thousands to eliminate the wolf from the landscape.
The middle road is likely the correct course.
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No wolf hunt in Minnesota this year
From Southernmn.com
Wolf hunting will not take place in Minnesota this year. Officials say they need at least until next spring to complete a management plan.
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Indigenous-Directed Short Film Asks Interior Secretary Haaland to Return Federal Protections to Gray Wolves
From Animal Welfare Institute:
Billings, MT (July 7, 2021)—The Global Indigenous Council today released “FAMILY,” a short film highlighting the deep cultural connection Indigenous nations share with wolves and the major threats currently facing imperiled wolves in the lower 48 states. The film is available to view for free on YouTube.
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New, Rare Gray Wolf Pack Spotted In Northern California
From sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com
PLUMAS COUNTY (AP) — A new pack of gray wolves has been identified in Northern California, becoming the third pack to establish itself in the state in the last century, state wildlife officials and conservationists said.
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Wildlife experts oppose western wolf eradication policies
From Cache Valley Daily:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A growing coalition of wildlife experts is calling on the Biden administration to provide emergency protections for gray wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains.
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Montana and Idaho have legalized killing wolves on a massive scale
From Gizmodo.com:
Gray wolves (Canis lupus) have been persecuted in the U.S. since the arrival of Europeans. By the 20th century, they had been driven to near-extinction. Narrowly pulled back from the brink by endangered species protections and reintroductions in Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho in the 1990s, they are one of North America’s greatest conservation success stories.
Wolf recovery has had huge cultural resonance. Most Americans love wolves. Gas station t-shirts and tchotchkes featuring the species have become a fixture of kitsch Americana—a testament to our collective love for these charismatic canids.
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As many as a third of Wisconsin’s wolves were killed after the species dropped from the endangered species list, study says
From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
As many as one-third of Wisconsin’s gray wolves likely died at the hands of humans in the months after the federal government announced it was ending legal protections, according to a study released Monday.
Poaching and a February hunt that far exceeded kill quotas were largely responsible for the drop-off, University of Wisconsin scientists said, though some other scientists say more direct evidence is needed for some of the calculations.
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Collared female wolf struck and killed on highway in Canada
From The Bow Valley Crag & Canyon in Canada:
A collared female yearling wolf was struck and killed by a vehicle on the TransCanada Highway, near Castle Junction, in Banff National Park on June 24, 2021.
Public Relations Officer with the Banff Unit Justin Brisbane said the wolf was a member of the Bow Valley Wolf Pack, and was one of two wolves collared by Parks Canada on June 5, in order to monitor its movements and prevent habituation.
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In search of Japan’s lost wolves
From The Japan Times:
There aren’t supposed to be any native wolves left in Japan.
Once roaming wild across the nation’s abundant forests and mountains, the Japanese wolf’s population was decimated by disease and humans hunting them down in the name of protecting livestock. By the early 20th century, it was presumed extinct.
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‘One of our worst nightmares’: Joy, anxiety as third wolf pack enters California
From SFGate.com in California:
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife identified a new pack of gray wolves in southern Plumas County this spring, bringing the total number of officially recognized packs in the state to three.
The three wolves in the Beckwourth pack were first spotted in May 2021 on a trail camera, and the tracks of two wolves were noted earlier that year in the same general area in February 2021, according to Fish and Wildlife.
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