From AZFamily.com:
Federal agents admit they mistakenly killed an endangered wolf in eastern Arizona, which might have been pregnant after an order was given to kill a different wolf. While conservationists say it’s a tragedy, ranchers in the area say the wolves have become a problem. The once-abundant Mexican gray wolves were considered extinct in the wild until about 25 years ago. Today, thanks to conservation efforts, there are over 280 Mexican wolves in the U.S. spread across Arizona and New Mexico.
But wolves have been killing cattle in eastern Arizona and New Mexico. Incidents in Greenlee County sparked a recent kill order that happened on federal public land, which ranchers also lease to graze their cattle.
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Two wolves introduced to Colorado found dead within days of each other
From Montana Outdoor:
Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists received a mortality alert for female gray wolf 2514-BC on April 20. The agency, in cooperation with the National Park Service, has confirmed the mortality took place in Rocky Mountain National Park.
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A long road ahead for the Mexican wolf
From Mexico News Daily:
For more than 40,000 years the Beringian wolf hunted across a frozen North America. Hunting in packs, this magnificent beast was strong enough to take down horses, bison and even mammoths. As the climate warmed, however, its prey disappeared and the predator slipped into extinction. The gap the Beringian wolf’s extinction left in the continent’s ecosystem was filled by the smaller grey wolf.
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Forget Dire Wolves. Here’s What We Really Need in the Fight Against Extinction
From Time:
News of the recovery of an extinct species in the form of howling, ivory-coated “dire wolf” pups last week was, on the face of it, understandably exciting. The only problem: from the vantage point of many scientists, the creatures are not dire wolves.
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Tucson Today Watch Now Mexican wolf numbers rise in Southern Arizona
From News 4 Tuscon:
BISBEE, Ariz. (KVOA) – The population of wild Mexican wolves in the Southwest has reached a new milestone, now totaling 286, according to a joint announcement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arizona Game and Fish Department, and New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.
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Resolution seeks return of wolf control to Michigan DNR
From SooLeader:
Rep. Parker Fairbairn has led the charge in a move that could reshape wildlife policy in the Upper Peninsula
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April wolf map shows one animal has traveled more than 1,200 miles
From The Durango Herald:
Other wolves reintroduced to Colorado have gotten close to Boulder and other Front Range cities
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CPW: Wolves moving through Colorado, some traversing over a thousand miles
From KDVR.com:
DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife released a new wolf movement map on Thursday, showing an overarching view of where wolves are generally roaming the state.
The agency said that one female gray wolf made “significant” movements in Colorado, covering over 1,230 miles since being relocated into the Centennial State.
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Female wolf translocated from Canada dies in Rocky Mountain National Park [Colorado]
From Denver7.com:
A gray wolf has died in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) said Thursday afternoon, marking the third wolf translocated from Canada to Colorado to die since their release in January.
CPW said the female wolf’s collar sent a mortality alert to biologists on April 20.
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Wolf tracking tourism boosts conservation in Europe
From EuroWeeklyNews.com:
Wildlife tourism centred around wolves is growing across Europe, with organisers highlighting its value for both conservation and rural revitalisation.
Organisers say these wildlife experiences benefit wolf conservation by teaching about peaceful coexistence and habitat preservation.
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Arizona ranchers, activists react to gray wolf being mistakenly killed
From AZFamily.com:
Federal agents admit they mistakenly killed an endangered wolf in eastern Arizona, which might have been pregnant after an order was given to kill a different wolf. While conservationists say it’s a tragedy, ranchers in the area say the wolves have become a problem. The once-abundant Mexican gray wolves were considered extinct in the wild until about 25 years ago. Today, thanks to conservation efforts, there are over 280 Mexican wolves in the U.S. spread across Arizona and New Mexico.
But wolves have been killing cattle in eastern Arizona and New Mexico. Incidents in Greenlee County sparked a recent kill order that happened on federal public land, which ranchers also lease to graze their cattle.
Click here for the full story.