From WildEarthGuardians:
A U.S.-born Mexican gray wolf translocated to Chihuahua, Mexico, in May 2026 crossed north back into New Mexico this week through the state’s remote region known as the Bootheel.
Named “Flor”, Spanish for flower, by wolf advocates in Mexico, the former breeding male of the Hardcastle Canyon pack returned to his home state through one of the last unwalled stretches of the international boundary.
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Another Mexican Gray Wolf Crosses U.S.-Mexico Border
From WildEarthGuardians:
A U.S.-born Mexican gray wolf translocated to Chihuahua, Mexico, in May 2026 crossed north back into New Mexico this week through the state’s remote region known as the Bootheel.
Named “Flor”, Spanish for flower, by wolf advocates in Mexico, the former breeding male of the Hardcastle Canyon pack returned to his home state through one of the last unwalled stretches of the international boundary.
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Hunter4Hunters shows partisan colors in new documentary
From The Timberjay:
The group Hunters4Hunters is wading into partisan waters with a new documentary that blames wolves for the decline of northern Minnesota’s deer population and its livestock producers— and targets the DFL for allowing it to happen.
The hour-long documentary, titled “Minnesota: Fed to the Wolves,” advocates for the implementation of a wolf hunting season in the state.
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Open since 1925, WNC Nature Center continues wildlife conservation efforts
From ABC13News:
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — More than a century ago, President Theodore Roosevelt helped turn conservation into a national movement, championing the protection of America’s public lands and wildlife.
Today, that Amazing American spirit lives on at the Western North Carolina Nature Center, where its commitment to native wildlife has deep roots.
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NC red wolf population growing, but recovery challenges remain
From The Carolina Journal:
The wild red wolf population in eastern North Carolina has grown to an estimated 34 to 35 animals, federal officials reported on Sept. 29. Sustaining that recovery, however, will require more breeding pairs, fewer highway deaths, and stronger relationships with private landowners.
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Did Colorado Parks and Wildlife break a promise to ranchers?
From 9News.com:
WALDEN, Colo. — Before Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced the agency would suspend a policy to kill wolves that preyed on livestock, a ranch manager told 9NEWS he asked CPW to euthanize an entire wolf pack.
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[Switzerland] Five Weeks of Wolf Regulation 2026: At Least 26 Wolves Killed
From WildBeimWild.com:
Since 1 September, Switzerland’s fourth preventive wolf regulation has been underway. After five weeks, at least 26 kills within this regulation have been documented according to official figures. In addition, there was one reactive individual kill in Valais. The Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) has already granted authorisations for 37 packs.
No authority publishes an overall tally, so IG Wild beim Wild has compiled the figures published by the cantons.
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7 Endangered Red Wolves to Travel from Durham to Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem
From YonkersTimes.com:
On Tuesday, October 13, Pilots To The Rescue will fly seven endangered Red Wolves from Raleigh Regional Airport at Person County to New Jersey where they will be driven to their final destination.
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Wisconsin DNR apologizes for not consulting with tribes on the killing of 9 wolves
From Wisconsin Public Radio:
An intertribal agency is objecting to the state’s decision to kill nine wolves in northern Wisconsin without consulting tribes, prompting an apology from the head of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.
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Colorado to stop killing wolves amid worries over falling population, parasites and low pup counts
From Colorado Public Radio:
Colorado Parks and Wildlife says it will temporarily suspend its directive that allows the killing of gray wolves that harass or kill livestock, over fears that population growth may not occur this biological year and possible evidence of an infectious parasite “that could impact wolf survival” in the future.
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Red wolf recovery virtual meeting happening Tuesday night
From WITN.com:
RALEIGH, N.C. (WITN) – The public will get the chance to ask questions and hear how a program aimed at helping North Carolina’s red wolves recover is doing in a virtual meeting.
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