From TheNarwhal.ca:
Ontario’s plans to recover struggling wolf, butterfly and bat populations will not be released to the public, The Narwhal has learned.
Last April, the Doug Ford government announced it planned to amend and then ultimately replace the Endangered Species Act, slashing the requirement to develop recovery strategies that set out the steps to bring endangered species back from the brink.
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Airport forced to close after pack of wolves spotted close to runway: ‘There is no coexistence’
From the Cool Down:
As the wolf population in Italy increases, officials have been forced to take drastic measures.
As Euronews reported, residents have shared a number of videos of wild wolves across social media. From Pesaro to Cesena, more cities are becoming hotbeds for wandering wolves.
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SAFE Mexican Wolf Expands Reach Through New Partnerships
From the Association of Zoos and Aquariums:
Over the past year, the SAFE Mexican Wolf program has worked to expand its reach to support successful Mexican wolf recovery. Established in 2023, the bi-national recovery program has worked with communities in both the United States and Mexico to support the species and, to date, has been instrumental in its reintroduction.
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The Iberian wolf is listed as “Vulnerable” on the national Red List of mammals.
From OK Green:
The Iberian wolf ( Canis lupus ) is listed as Vulnerable in the updated IUCN Red List of Mammals in Spain, according to an extinction risk assessment published this week by the Iberian Society for the Conservation and Study of Mammals (SECEM).
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Cat parasite rewrites wolf behavior
From The Wildlife Society:
Wolves and house cats have few similarities, except potentially a behavior-altering parasite. Toxoplasma gondii, also known as the mind control parasite, typically lives in felines but can infect all mammals and spread to new hosts through infected feces. Wolves (Canis lupus) act as a secondary host for the parasite.
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Scientists thought ravens followed wolves. They were wrong
From Science Daily:
Ravens have long been thought to follow wolves to find food, but new research shows they’re far more strategic. By tracking both animals in Yellowstone, scientists discovered that ravens memorize areas where wolf kills are likely and fly directly to those spots—sometimes from great distances. Rather than trailing wolves, they rely on learned patterns in the landscape. It’s a clever system that highlights just how intelligent these birds really are.
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ODFW authorizes killing of 3 wolves left in Baker County pack
From Baker City Herald:
BAKER CITY — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has authorized state and federal agents to kill the three wolves remaining from a pack that has killed or injured cattle several times in the Keating Valley east of Baker City last fall and this winter.
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Internal documents reveal Ontario will not share endangered species plans with public
From TheNarwhal.ca:
Ontario’s plans to recover struggling wolf, butterfly and bat populations will not be released to the public, The Narwhal has learned.
Last April, the Doug Ford government announced it planned to amend and then ultimately replace the Endangered Species Act, slashing the requirement to develop recovery strategies that set out the steps to bring endangered species back from the brink.
Click here for the full story.
Feds open public comment related to data collection on Colorado’s gray wolf permit
From SummitDaily.com:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has opened up a public comment period for a narrow part of Colorado’s experimental wolf population permit.
The federal agency is not proposing any changes to the permit but is offering the public an opportunity to weigh in on how it collects information relating to Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s 10(j) rule. The public comment period is open until May 11.
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Dominik Thiel: Wolf hunters at state expense – a department head as a security risk for wildlife protection
From WildBeimWild.com:
Dr. Dominik Thiel heads the Office for Nature, Hunting and Fishing in the canton of St. Gallen. He kills squirrels for sport, travels to a country at war to hunt wolves, and presents it all as professional development. Two years after the scandal, he is still in office. This is not an isolated case. This is a system.
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A new petition wants to make it more difficult to kill wolves attacking livestock in Colorado
From SkyHiNews.com:
An environmental nonprofit wants Colorado Parks and Wildlife to have stricter rules guiding when wolves responsible for repeated livestock attacks can be killed.
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