LANSING – Michigan’s population of wolves has been growing since they were added to the Endangered Species Act slightly more than 50 years ago.
Since then, wolves have slowly repopulated the Upper Peninsula, moving from the western Great Lake states.
And on Isle Royale in Lake Superior, where the National Park Service reintroduced wolves from the mainland starting in 2019, the population is estimated to have grown to around 30.
Wolf attacks on livestock have climbed to a new high in Minnesota as ranchers reported losing more calves, cows and other animals to the predators in 2024 than any year since records began in the 1980s.
Ranchers made 252 claims of wolves killing livestock last year, compared to the 10-year average of 174 claims a year, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The losses, as usual, were primarily young calves.
https://wolf.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IWC_logo_white2a-300x127.png00Gillian Finnellhttps://wolf.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IWC_logo_white2a-300x127.pngGillian Finnell2025-02-28 09:18:402025-02-28 09:50:28Reports of wolves killing livestock in Minnesota reach a record high
In addition to 28 collared wolves, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is now aware of at least three that are uncollared in the state. This is according to the latest map from Colorado Parks and Wildlife, which shows the collared wolves activity between Jan. 21 and Feb. 25.
It shows that there was wolf activity in watersheds connecting portions of Rio Blanco, Moffat, Garfield, Mesa, Routt, Jackson, Summit, Eagle, Grand and Pitkin counties.
https://wolf.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IWC_logo_white2a-300x127.png00Gillian Finnellhttps://wolf.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IWC_logo_white2a-300x127.pngGillian Finnell2025-02-28 09:13:562025-02-28 09:20:57Here’s where Colorado’s gray wolves traveled in February
It’s hard to imagine that dogs descended from fierce grey wolves—especially when your fat labrador begs for peanut butter, or your poodle snores on the couch.
And yet, that’s exactly what happened. The ancestors of grey wolves were domesticated into dogs in two distinct periods: around 30,000 to 15,000 years ago, and 15,000 years ago to the modern era. While the more recent period likely saw humans selectively breeding for tamer wolves, the domestication process of the older period has been hotly debated.
https://wolf.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IWC_logo_white2a-300x127.png00Gillian Finnellhttps://wolf.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IWC_logo_white2a-300x127.pngGillian Finnell2025-02-28 09:09:142025-02-28 09:09:14New Study Backs Theory That Wolves Traded the Wild for Table Scraps—and Became Dogs
Minnesota farmers say they are in a valley of uncertainty amid the layoffs and cost-cutting measures of the first few weeks of President Trump’s second term.
“It’s really … a day-to-day, hour-to-hour situation,” Minnesota Department of Agriculture commissioner Thom Peterson said.
Peterson says some programs and initiatives designed to help farmers are now in doubt. He also added that there are freezes on grants for research initiatives. He cited that some research funding that goes to the University of Minnesota, for example, is done.
Sierra Valley rancher Rick Roberti appealed to the Plumas County Board of Supervisors Feb. 11 to support local ranchers. Their businesses are losing as much as $50,000 a year, he said. The culprit: wolves.
“I don’t know what to do anymore when a neighbor calls to tell me he’s been devastated by wolves,” he said.
Roberti, who represents the Sierra Cattlemen’s Association, serves on an ad hoc committee formed by the board of supervisors in July, 2024, to work with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife on wolf management.
PHOENIX — Over the last month, the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) has received several calls and viewed social media posts regarding Mexican wolf and livestock interactions in southeastern Arizona. The focus has been suspected Mexican wolf depredations on livestock.
https://wolf.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IWC_logo_white2a-300x127.png00Gillian Finnellhttps://wolf.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IWC_logo_white2a-300x127.pngGillian Finnell2025-02-21 09:27:482025-02-21 09:27:48Arizona Game and Fish Department responds to Mexican wolf depredations on livestock
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Carnivore Conservation Director Renee Seacor will give a presentation on the future of wolves on Feb. 26 as part of MCLA’s Green Living Seminar Series.
Seacor, who directs Project Coyote at the Carnivore Conservation, will discuss the potential of wolf recovery in the Northeast, highlighting the history of wolves in the region, previous attempts at reintroduction in the Adirondack Park, the emerging science of wolf and coyote genetics, and the intersection of these issues with public policy.
https://wolf.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IWC_logo_white2a-300x127.png00Gillian Finnellhttps://wolf.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IWC_logo_white2a-300x127.pngGillian Finnell2025-02-20 11:07:392025-02-21 09:39:23[Massachusetts] Presentation on The Future of Wolves at MCLA’s Green Living Seminar
Brussels – The wolf is the only species that poses a danger to humans and their activities. Risks of a different nature do not exist and, therefore, “The Commission does not intend to propose amendments to the international or EU legal protection status of species other than the wolf.”
This statement was made clear by Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall in her response to MEPs concerned about what the EU executive might do in the wake of the decision to reopen the hunting season against wolves for personal and personalistic reasons.
https://wolf.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IWC_logo_white2a-300x127.png00Gillian Finnellhttps://wolf.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IWC_logo_white2a-300x127.pngGillian Finnell2025-02-20 10:53:452025-02-20 10:53:45Only wolf hunting allowed in Europe. EU won’t review protection status of other predators
State Democratic Sen. Dylan Roberts didn’t hold back when each panelist at the outset of Colorado Public Radio’s panel discussion in Loveland was asked what is and isn’t working with Colorado wolf restoration.
Roberts, whose district covers much of western Colorado where wolves have been reintroduced the last two years, said what’s worked is there are 29 wolves in Colorado. His what’s-not-working answer made it painfully obvious why continued struggles lie ahead for the reintroduction of wolves made possible by the passage of Proposition 114 in 2020.
https://wolf.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IWC_logo_white2a-300x127.png00Gillian Finnellhttps://wolf.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IWC_logo_white2a-300x127.pngGillian Finnell2025-02-20 10:51:092025-02-20 10:51:09Colorado senator says divide between wolf advocates and ranchers has ‘never been greater’
Michigan’s wolf numbers are growing, presenting challenges
From SpartanNewsRoom:
LANSING – Michigan’s population of wolves has been growing since they were added to the Endangered Species Act slightly more than 50 years ago.
Since then, wolves have slowly repopulated the Upper Peninsula, moving from the western Great Lake states.
And on Isle Royale in Lake Superior, where the National Park Service reintroduced wolves from the mainland starting in 2019, the population is estimated to have grown to around 30.
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Reports of wolves killing livestock in Minnesota reach a record high
From StarTribune.com:
Wolf attacks on livestock have climbed to a new high in Minnesota as ranchers reported losing more calves, cows and other animals to the predators in 2024 than any year since records began in the 1980s.
Ranchers made 252 claims of wolves killing livestock last year, compared to the 10-year average of 174 claims a year, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The losses, as usual, were primarily young calves.
Wisconsin also saw high numbers of complaints.
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Here’s where Colorado’s gray wolves traveled in February
From SummitDaily.com:
In addition to 28 collared wolves, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is now aware of at least three that are uncollared in the state. This is according to the latest map from Colorado Parks and Wildlife, which shows the collared wolves activity between Jan. 21 and Feb. 25.
It shows that there was wolf activity in watersheds connecting portions of Rio Blanco, Moffat, Garfield, Mesa, Routt, Jackson, Summit, Eagle, Grand and Pitkin counties.
Click here for the full story.
New Study Backs Theory That Wolves Traded the Wild for Table Scraps—and Became Dogs
From Gizmodo.com:
It’s hard to imagine that dogs descended from fierce grey wolves—especially when your fat labrador begs for peanut butter, or your poodle snores on the couch.
And yet, that’s exactly what happened. The ancestors of grey wolves were domesticated into dogs in two distinct periods: around 30,000 to 15,000 years ago, and 15,000 years ago to the modern era. While the more recent period likely saw humans selectively breeding for tamer wolves, the domestication process of the older period has been hotly debated.
Click here for the full story.
Minnesota bird flu, wolf tracking programs clouded in uncertainty amid Trump’s federal funding freeze
From CBSNews.com:
Minnesota farmers say they are in a valley of uncertainty amid the layoffs and cost-cutting measures of the first few weeks of President Trump’s second term.
“It’s really … a day-to-day, hour-to-hour situation,” Minnesota Department of Agriculture commissioner Thom Peterson said.
Peterson says some programs and initiatives designed to help farmers are now in doubt. He also added that there are freezes on grants for research initiatives. He cited that some research funding that goes to the University of Minnesota, for example, is done.
Click here for the full story.
[California] Rancher updates supervisors on wolves
From PlumasSun.org:
Sierra Valley rancher Rick Roberti appealed to the Plumas County Board of Supervisors Feb. 11 to support local ranchers. Their businesses are losing as much as $50,000 a year, he said. The culprit: wolves.
“I don’t know what to do anymore when a neighbor calls to tell me he’s been devastated by wolves,” he said.
Roberti, who represents the Sierra Cattlemen’s Association, serves on an ad hoc committee formed by the board of supervisors in July, 2024, to work with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife on wolf management.
Click here for the full story.
Arizona Game and Fish Department responds to Mexican wolf depredations on livestock
From GilaHerald.com:
PHOENIX — Over the last month, the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) has received several calls and viewed social media posts regarding Mexican wolf and livestock interactions in southeastern Arizona. The focus has been suspected Mexican wolf depredations on livestock.
Click here for the full story.
[Massachusetts] Presentation on The Future of Wolves at MCLA’s Green Living Seminar
From iBerkshires.com:
Only wolf hunting allowed in Europe. EU won’t review protection status of other predators
From EUNews.it:
Brussels – The wolf is the only species that poses a danger to humans and their activities. Risks of a different nature do not exist and, therefore, “The Commission does not intend to propose amendments to the international or EU legal protection status of species other than the wolf.”
This statement was made clear by Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall in her response to MEPs concerned about what the EU executive might do in the wake of the decision to reopen the hunting season against wolves for personal and personalistic reasons.
Click here for the full story.
Colorado senator says divide between wolf advocates and ranchers has ‘never been greater’
From Coloradoan.com:
State Democratic Sen. Dylan Roberts didn’t hold back when each panelist at the outset of Colorado Public Radio’s panel discussion in Loveland was asked what is and isn’t working with Colorado wolf restoration.
Roberts, whose district covers much of western Colorado where wolves have been reintroduced the last two years, said what’s worked is there are 29 wolves in Colorado. His what’s-not-working answer made it painfully obvious why continued struggles lie ahead for the reintroduction of wolves made possible by the passage of Proposition 114 in 2020.
Click here for the full story.