From The Source:
Non-profits Think Wild and Cascadia Wild announced a partnership to gather data and work toward the conservation of rare carnivores in Central Oregon.
The program will target the marten, gray wolf, wolverines and Sierra Nevada red foxes, though Lanuza told the Source that any carnivore or animal appearing on the list of Species of Greatest Conservation Need, an outline of “at-risk” species with small or declining numbers, will draw interest in this program.
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Can America’s Wolves Survive an Onslaught of Political Attacks?
From e360.Yale.edu:
Gray wolves made an uneasy comeback in the Northern Rockies and are struggling to return to the Southwest. But legislation now working its way through Congress is being spurred by misinformation and myth, rather than science, and threatens to end wolf recovery in the U.S.
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Ethics commission dismisses complaint against Colorado Department of Natural Resources Director
From CPR.org:
Colorado’s Independent Ethics Commission dismissed an ethics complaint filed against Colorado Department of Natural Resources Executive Director Dan Gibbs. Gibbs was cleared of any ethical wrongdoing in the department’s award of a contract to his wife’s then-employer regarding Colorado’s reintroduction of gray wolves.
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Wildlife agency asks for $450,000 to bring more wolves to Colorado
From ColoradoPolitics.com:
The panel of legislators charged with crafting the budget on Monday rejected a proposal that proponents said would increase transparency around how much Colorado Parks and Wildlife spends to bring additional wolves into the state.
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Grisons wolves no longer venture so close to [Swiss] settlements
From Bluewin.ch:
Last year, wolves in the canton of Graubünden no longer ventured as close to settlements as before. Overall, they showed slightly less behavioral conspicuousness, as the canton reported on Tuesday.
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Ranchers Push Back as Colorado Wolf Costs Climb Toward $1 Million
From OutdoorHub.com:
Colorado’s gray wolf reintroduction was pitched as a balanced plan. Restore a native predator, compensate ranchers, and find a way for both to coexist.
Two years in, that balance is starting to crack.
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Did any Isle Royale wolves cross the Lake Superior ice bridge this winter?
From MLive.com:
ISLE ROYALE, MI – Every so often when we have a winter deep freeze, wolf watchers are left wondering if an ice bridge formed between Michigan’s remote Isle Royale and the mainland. And if it formed, did any of the island’s wolves use it to leave the archipelago and strike out for the forests of nearby Minnesota or Ontario – or did any new wolves from the mainland cross over frozen Lake Superior to have a sniff around the island?
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The Torture of Hope: What One Wolf Reveals About Our Broken Wildlife and Hunting Culture
From TheWildlifeNews.com:
Much has been written about the horrific incident in Wyoming where a man named Cody Roberts intentionally ran over a young male wolf with a snowmobile, taped his muzzle shut, bound him, and brought the injured animal into the Green River Bar. There, the wolf was teased, taunted, and tormented for hours before being shot and killed.
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Cat parasite rewrites wolf behavior
From Wildlife.org:
Wolves and house cats have few similarities, except potentially a behavior-altering parasite.
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Think Wild, Cascadia Wild Partner to Monitor and Conserve “Rare Carnivores”
From The Source:
Non-profits Think Wild and Cascadia Wild announced a partnership to gather data and work toward the conservation of rare carnivores in Central Oregon.
The program will target the marten, gray wolf, wolverines and Sierra Nevada red foxes, though Lanuza told the Source that any carnivore or animal appearing on the list of Species of Greatest Conservation Need, an outline of “at-risk” species with small or declining numbers, will draw interest in this program.
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Conservation Win In India: 7 Wolf Pups Born At Pilikula In Its Historic First Captive Breeding Success
From Outlook Traveller:
A female Indian Wolf has welcomed seven healthy puppies at Pilikula Biological Park, marking an exciting first for the zoo. Officials are celebrating it as a major win for wildlife conservation, and the playful pups are already capturing the hearts of visitors who can’t wait to see them.
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