From IdahoCapitalSun.com:
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the final installment of Howl, a five-part written series and podcast season produced in partnership between the Idaho Capital Sun, States Newsroom and Boise State Public Radio.
Thirty years after wolves were brought back from near extinction in the U.S. Rocky Mountains, the state of Idaho is back in the wolf-killing business. Based on direction from the Idaho Fish and Game Commission, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game is working to reduce the state’s wolf population by more than 60% over six years.
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[California] Assemblymember urges education on rural life amid gray wolf concerns
From KRCTV.com:
NORTHSTATE, Calif. — Gray wolves are increasingly becoming a concern for ranchers and families in Northern California, according to Assemblymember Heather Hadwick.
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Wolves are killing cattle in Colorado. Feeling cut off from wildlife officials, ranchers seek their own solution.
From ColoradoSun.com:
Only a few ranchers were expected to come to the meeting held in Chris Collins’ shop on the McCabe Ranch in Old Snowmass, which smelled of the smoked venison sausages cooking on the grill, horses on jeans, and a mixture of sweat and anxiety.
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Macron plans law to kill more French wolves
From Politico.eu:
BRUSSELS — French President Emmanuel Macron says a new law may be required to allow more wild wolves to be shot in France, taking advantage of looser EU protections of the predators.
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Colorado to review procedures as it eyes 2nd batch of wolves from British Columbia, while producers ask for a pause
From SummitDaily.com:
Since January, five of the 15 gray wolves brought to Colorado from British Columbia have died. As Colorado Parks and Wildlife renews discussions with the Canadian province to obtain more wolves, it will also be taking a look at whether changes to its translocation procedures could increase their survival.
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Scientists stunned by disturbing discovery made while studying wolves in Alaska: ‘We thought the instrument was malfunctioning’
From TheCoolDown.com:
Mercury-poisoned wolves in Alaska are providing evidence about how the heavy metal can travel through the atmosphere and show up in the food chain, according to findings published by Mongabay and ScienceDirect.
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Decade of [California] Wolf Management: CDFW Report Details Wolf Research, Conservation Efforts
From Wildlife.ca.gov:
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) today published a report summarizing its management and conservation activities for gray wolves (Canis lupus) over the past 10 years.
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Colorado legislators pepper state wildlife agency with hot button wolf questions
From Coloradoan.com:
Doubling down on rereleasing the depredating Copper Creek wolfpack and significant budget overrun of the wolf program have placed the future of Colorado’s wolf recovery program at risk, some Colorado lawmakers say.
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Ten Stunning Nature Photos From the BigPicture 2025
From SmithsonianMag.com:
From the beautiful to the bizarre, this annual photographic showcase shines a light on some of our planet’s most breathtaking species and places.
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Ghost wolves: As Idaho aims to reduce its wolf population, advocates worry counts aren’t accurate
From IdahoCapitalSun.com:
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the final installment of Howl, a five-part written series and podcast season produced in partnership between the Idaho Capital Sun, States Newsroom and Boise State Public Radio.
Thirty years after wolves were brought back from near extinction in the U.S. Rocky Mountains, the state of Idaho is back in the wolf-killing business. Based on direction from the Idaho Fish and Game Commission, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game is working to reduce the state’s wolf population by more than 60% over six years.
Click here for the full story.
Decade of [California] Wolf Management: CDFW Report Details Wolf Research, Conservation Efforts
From Wildlife.ca.gov:
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) today published a report summarizing its management and conservation activities for gray wolves (Canis lupus) over the past 10 years.
“Ten Years of Gray Wolf Conservation and Management in California: 2015-2024” details CDFW’s wolf conservation and management efforts, including wolf monitoring techniques, wolf-livestock depredation investigations, wolf captures and population data for the state’s wolf packs known through 2024, including the minimum number of individuals, breeding pairs and litters produced.
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