From Ecological Society of America:
Up to 87% of flowering plant species depend on a wide range of animal species for their pollination. Among mammals, nectivorous pollinator species are principally represented by flying species such as bats and, to a smaller extent, by some marsupials, rodents, primates, and small carnivores. It has been pointed out that therophily, pollination by non-flying mammals, may however be more widespread and hold more significance than currently recognized.
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Wolf wandered through parts of Jefferson, Douglas counties [Colorado] in March
From Daily Camera.com:
At least one wolf wandered into parts of southern Jefferson County and western Douglas County in the last month, according to the Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife.
None of the wolves living in Colorado have approached urban areas or attempted to cross Interstate 25, the department said.
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Red wolves miss out on increased protections as judge upholds feds’ classification
From CourthouseNews.com:
RALEIGH, N.C. (CN) — A federal judge found in favor of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Tuesday in a suit over whether the government did enough to protect the red wolf population.
In an order for summary judgment, U.S. District Judge Richard Myers II confirmed the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was not “arbitrary and capricious” in denying a petition to increase protections for critically endangered red wolves.
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I Spent 40 Years Living with Wolves. They Still Manage to Surprise Me
From OutdoorLife.com:
This story, “Wolves Don’t Live by Rules,” appeared in the March 1968 issue of Outdoor Life. Frank Glaser was a legendary predator control agent and the subject of Alaska’s Wolf Man, also by Jim Rearden.
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Urban wolves are learning how humans behave
From Earth.com:
Wolves expanding into human-dominated landscapes are becoming less fearful of unfamiliar objects while remaining strongly responsive to direct human cues.
That contrast reveals a more selective form of caution that helps explain how wolves persist near people without losing their core avoidance of human presence.
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Colorado’s wolf program leader to retire after bumpy tenure
From Coloradoan.com:
The head of Colorado’s controversial wolf recovery program is retiring, a departure that comes during uncertain times for the voter-approved reintroduction of the predator.
Eric Odell, Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s wolf conservation program manager, will retire at the end of June, Tim Mauck, agency deputy director, said during a March 26 Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus.
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Ranking Member Huffman Statement After Federal Court Strikes Down Trump’s Illegal Attacks on America’s Endangered Species
From NaturalResourcesCommittee.gov:
Today, Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) released the following statement after a federal court struck down a series of Trump administration rollbacks that weakened the Endangered Species Act, restoring the law to its pre-Trump status:
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Canids as pollinators? Nectar foraging by Ethiopian wolves may contribute to the pollination of Kniphofia foliosa
From Ecological Society of America:
Up to 87% of flowering plant species depend on a wide range of animal species for their pollination. Among mammals, nectivorous pollinator species are principally represented by flying species such as bats and, to a smaller extent, by some marsupials, rodents, primates, and small carnivores. It has been pointed out that therophily, pollination by non-flying mammals, may however be more widespread and hold more significance than currently recognized.
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Fewer wolves killed in Montana despite state push to slash population
From MontanaFreePress.org:
On heels of 2021 legislative mandate, Montana hunters and trappers in 2025-26 harvested lowest numbers in a decade.
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Wolf bites woman in shock German attack in Hamburg shopping street
From BBCNews.com:
A woman has been bitten by a wolf in a major shopping street in Hamburg, according to German authorities.
The highly unusual attack took place in the bustling Grosse Bergstrasse in Hamburg Altona, near an inner-city Ikea store on Monday evening.
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Andreas Moser: “The evil wolf is a myth”
From Bluewin.ch:
Hardly any other animal polarizes Switzerland as much as the wolf. In his new book, Basel biologist and former “Netz Natur” producer Andreas Moser says that the “evil wolf” is a myth – and the debate about it is too emotional.
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