From Airbus.com:
Now four years into their successful partnership, the Airbus Foundation and the Connected Conservation Foundation are continuing to support conservation projects around the world by launching the fourth round of the Satellites for Biodiversity Award.
As in previous rounds, winners will gain access to cutting edge satellite data, now enhanced by AI-driven insights. One of those previous winners is Chulalongkorn University – Ethiopia, concerned with the protection of the Ethiopian wolf, the most endangered carnivore in Africa.
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‘Dig in and get my hands dirty’: New book explores citizen scientists and their contributions to the Wolf-Moose Project
From GreatLakesEcho.org:
Jeffery Holden spends his summers knee-deep in dead moose.
In his new book “Dead Moose on Isle Royale: Off Trail with the Citizen Scientists of the Wolf-Moose Project” (Michigan State University Press, $24.95) Holden turns decades of volunteer field notes and short essays into an off-trail narrative about the people who sustain one of ecology’s longest-running studies.
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Forest department strikes back: Two wolves shot and injured in Bahraich, efforts to trace ‘the last one of the pack’
From IndianExpress.com:
The Uttar Pradesh forest department on Sunday said that they have shot and injured two wolves suspected to be from a pack of four that have wreaked havoc in Kaiserganj tehsil of Bahraich over the past month. The series of wolf attacks in Bahraich began on September 9, when a child was killed in Paragpurwa village. Since then, the district has witnessed repeated attacks, leaving several people dead and many others injured.
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The last stand of the Ethiopian wolf
From Airbus.com:
Now four years into their successful partnership, the Airbus Foundation and the Connected Conservation Foundation are continuing to support conservation projects around the world by launching the fourth round of the Satellites for Biodiversity Award.
As in previous rounds, winners will gain access to cutting edge satellite data, now enhanced by AI-driven insights. One of those previous winners is Chulalongkorn University – Ethiopia, concerned with the protection of the Ethiopian wolf, the most endangered carnivore in Africa.
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[Finnish] Ministry: 65 wolves in the crosshairs this winter
From YLE.fi:
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is planning to allow the hunting of at least 65 wolves this coming winter.
The ministry has decided a wolf population of 273 would ensure a favourable conservation status, far below the current population of about 430. Finland determines the large predator’s conservation status in a report to the European Commission, which EU member states must submit every six years.
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Just 3,000 left in wild, IUCN classified Indian wolf as ‘potential distinct species’
From TimesOfIndia.com:
DEHRADUN: In a significant development in animal classification, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has for the first time evaluated the Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) separately, suggesting that it may be classified as a distinct species within the Canis genus – a move that could elevate its global conservation priority.
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Wolves have returned to Denmark, and not everyone is happy about it
From TheConversation.com:
After centuries of near-extinction, Europe’s wolves have made a remarkable comeback. Over the past decade, wolf populations have surged, increasing by nearly 60%. In 2022, more than 21,500 wolves were recorded across the continent.
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How Rewilded Wolves Are Changing Forest Health
From Newsbreak.com:
When wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in 1995 after a 70-year absence, few could have predicted the cascade of ecological changes that would follow. This deliberate rewilding effort has since become one of the most celebrated and studied examples of trophic cascade in ecological history.
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Approved regulation reimburses [Colorado] ranchers who treat their animals — under direction of vet — after a wolf attack
From Denver7.com:
LOVELAND, Colo. — The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission approved a regulation Thursday allowing livestock producers to receive reimbursement for treating their animals — under the direction of a veterinarian — that have been attacked by gray wolves.
The motion passed Thursday morning with none of the commissioners opposing it. “This should not be viewed as a pro-livestock producer rule. It should be viewed as a rule that benefits wolves and producers,” said Commissioner Dallas May during the meeting. “It’s good for everybody.”
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Deer, winter, and wolves
From Timberjay.com:
ELY— University of Minnesota researcher Dr. Tom Gable, on Tuesday, waded deeply into northern Minnesota’s hottest wildlife management debate— the connection between wolves and the recent struggles of the region’s white-tailed deer population.
Speaking to about 60 people at the Ely State Theater, Gable provided some of the results of his decade-long Voyageur Wolf Project, an ongoing study of wolves in and around Voyageurs National Park.
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[Polish] Study busts big bad myth that wolves are growing fearless of humans
From Mongabay.com:
After years of being hunting to near-extinction, wolves are making a comeback in some of their historical ranges in Europe and North America. With their return comes a growing concern that the predators are moving too close to human settlements, becoming bolder and less fearful of people.
Researchers set out to see if that’s true, running a four-month-long experiment in Poland’s Tuchola Forest. Their findings suggest that the “big bad wolf,” as portrayed in popular culture, still has a healthy fear of humans.
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