From SierraClub.org:
Bae, like many ingenues before her, captured the hearts and minds of people across the globe when she showed up in Southern California just before Valentine’s Day. Over a five-day period, the three-year-old wolf toured the Golden State, crossing alpine meadows, roads, and oak woodlands.
State officials call her by her government name, BEY03F, but admirers offer something with a little more heart, gesturing toward why she embarked on her 500-mile trek.
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Arizona bill aims to limit wolf restoration efforts
From AZCapitolTimes.com:
A Benson Republican lawmaker says Arizona lawmakers need to be aware of the lessons of a fairy tale when they consider whether to preserve the Mexican gray wolf.
“Little Red Riding Hood understood that this is a predator that we’re dealing with,” said Rep. Lupe Diaz. And that, he told colleagues, is why Arizona needs a law to ensure the state doesn’t cooperate with certain federal efforts to restore its population.
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Public comment period opens as federal review targets Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program
From ColoradoPolitics.com:
Federal wildlife officials have opened a formal review of Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program, launching a public comment period to assess how the state has handled rising conflicts between wolves and livestock.
A notice from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was published in the Federal Register on Monday, setting a June 5 deadline for the comments.
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Ranching with wolves: Ranchers lose livestock, profits, sleep
From UCANR.edu:
Butte County community gathers for Dinner, Documentary and Discussion.
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Another wolf killed in Keating Valley east of Baker City [Oregon]
From BakerCityHerald.com:
BAKER CITY — One of three wolves remaining from the Black Pines Pack was trapped and killed by federal workers in the Keating Valley, about 15 miles east of Baker City, on Tuesday morning, April 7.
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Remote Cameras Follow Wolf’s Historic Journey into Los Angeles County
From PetaPixel.com:
Remote cameras and tracking data are documenting a wolf’s historic journey into Los Angeles County, the first confirmed sighting of the species there in nearly a century.
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Chief: Lancaster County parents charged after ZooAmerica wolf incident, child left unattended
From WGAL.com:
HERSHEY, Pa. —Police charged the parents of a 17-month-old boy, saying they left their child unsupervised at ZooAmerica and a wolf grabbed the child’s hand. The charges against the Lancaster County man and woman came down Monday.
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Wolf sightings near homes spur calls to change California gray wolf management
From KRCR.com:
SISKIYOU, California — Gray wolves were spotted closer to homes in Siskiyou County, as the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office said the encounters are becoming more frequent and more concerning.
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Germany moves to legalise wolf hunting in response to livestock ‘bloodlust’
From TheGuardian.com:
Wolf hunting will be allowed in Germany under legislation passed by the lower house of parliament in response to a rapidly growing population and a sharp rise in attacks on livestock.
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These AI sound recorders are going to be the Google Nest cameras of the wild
From SFGate.com:
Deep in the heart of Yellowstone National Park, audio recorders roughly the size of hardcover books are documenting wolf barks, elk bugles and bird chirps 24 hours of the day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
But it’s the new insights into wolf behavior that have proven most useful.
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California Wolf Blazes New Trail
From SierraClub.org:
Bae, like many ingenues before her, captured the hearts and minds of people across the globe when she showed up in Southern California just before Valentine’s Day. Over a five-day period, the three-year-old wolf toured the Golden State, crossing alpine meadows, roads, and oak woodlands.
State officials call her by her government name, BEY03F, but admirers offer something with a little more heart, gesturing toward why she embarked on her 500-mile trek.
Click here for the full story.