From SierraNevadaAlly.org:
Just south of Highway 70, about 40 miles northwest of Reno, Nev., sits Sierra Valley, a nearly 600-square-mile alpine basin. Once a vast lake, Sierra Valley–dotted with wetlands, sagebrush, and surrounded by mountains–is home to numerous ranching and farming outfits. Over the past five years, a growing gray wolf population has also returned to this rural area, reigniting long-standing tensions between ranchers and predators.
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[Canada’s] Wild About Wolves research project
From Parks.Canad.ca:
When you visit Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, you are in qʷayac̓iik (wolf) territory. Wolves are a natural and important part of this coastal ecosystem.
To better understand local wolf populations, and how people and wolves can safely coexist, Parks Canada undertook a six year Wild About Wolves research project. While the study is now complete, ongoing monitoring and education continue to help support safe, respectful coexistence between people and wolves.
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With wolves back in California, can coexistence with humans be possible?
From SierraNevadaAlly.org:
Just south of Highway 70, about 40 miles northwest of Reno, Nev., sits Sierra Valley, a nearly 600-square-mile alpine basin. Once a vast lake, Sierra Valley–dotted with wetlands, sagebrush, and surrounded by mountains–is home to numerous ranching and farming outfits. Over the past five years, a growing gray wolf population has also returned to this rural area, reigniting long-standing tensions between ranchers and predators.
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Earth Month dialogues: Protecting the world’s last red wolves
From SELC.org:
The red wolf’s only remaining wild population survives in a small corner of eastern North Carolina. Its future hangs in a delicate balance shaped by conservation efforts, public policy decisions, and the complex relationship between people and the environments they share.
This is the story that Lindsey Liles tells in her Garden & Gun article, “Inside the Fight to Save the World’s Most Endangered Wolf,” which won the 2026 Reed Environmental Writing Award in the journalism category.
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Wildlife Officials Say Colorado Wolves Aren’t Wandering Because Pups Expected Soon
From CowboyStateDaily.com:
Colorado’s wolves are wandering less as of late; some say it could be because the most far-ranging wolves have left the state. But wildlife officials think it’s because packs are hunkering down close to dens, waiting for a new crop of pups this spring.
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Isle Royale Wolf Population Nears Historic High as Moose Numbers Plummet
From MTU.edu:
Near-record highs for the number of wolves and near-record lows for the number of moose characterized the 2026 Isle Royale Winter Study, a population survey led by Michigan Tech researchers on Isle Royale National Park.
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New Colorado wolf depredation confirmed for Pitkin County, fourth incident in 2026
From KOAA.com:
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A Powerful Victory For Wolves & Wildlife: H.R. 1897 Pulled From House Vote On Earth Day
From WAN.com:
In a major victory for wildlife, H.R. 1897, the ESA Amendments Act of 2025, was pulled from consideration during a House vote yesterday on Earth Day following widespread public opposition.
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[California] CDFW works to authorize more wolf hazing tools
From PlumasSun.org:
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife reports that Director Meghan Hertel recently spent several days in Northern California meeting with local officials, sheriffs, ranchers and community groups to hear directly about the impacts of gray wolves and the realities facing rural California.
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Montana wolf harvest decreased in 2025-26 season
From WesternNews.com:
Hiking near Gardiner, Montana, on a recent balmy February day, I hit slushy snow and came across the tracks of one other human, and then some deer and elk.
Soon, I encountered something more surprising: canine tracks that dwarfed my dog’s paws, and lots of them. Wolves.
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Wolves set record state-wide growth rate; ‘Someday there will be more’ in western Washington, biologist says
FromKING5.com:
CONCRETE, Wash. — Washington state’s wolf population is at its highest level to date since its decimation in the early 20th century, but packs remain primarily concentrated in eastern Washington, raising questions about when — or if — they will return to the western side of the Cascade Range.
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