From GoldCountryMedia.com:
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is launching an exciting wildlife tracking program in northern California that will allow families to follow the journeys of deer, elk and gray wolves through an interactive online tool.
Starting in January 2026, wildlife teams will use helicopters to safely capture and fit animals with GPS collars in portions of Alameda, Colusa, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Santa Clara, Sierra, Siskiyou and Tehama counties.
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Tolerance for wolves increasing, study shows
From MontanaFreePress.org:
People’s tolerance for wolves goes up when they see one. It also goes up when they don’t.
That apparent contradiction explains why attitudes toward wolves have grown consistently friendlier over the past decade, according to a new study in the journal Conservation Science and Practice.
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Inside the ‘complex’ and ‘tremendous’ second year of wolves in Colorado
From SummitDaily.com:
Colorado’s wolf program was eventful from the start in 2025.
Just over a week into the new year, Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s commission rejected a request to halt wolf releases, which was requested by Western Slope agricultural producers, towns and elected officials. Ten days later, the state’s population of gray wolves tripled with the release of 15 gray wolves from Canada and the re-release of five members from the Copper Creek Pack.
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Alaska Wolf Found With Record Amount of Mercury, a Sign of Growing Contamination
From E360.Yale.edu:
In the summer of 2013, two Alexander Archipelago wolves (Canis lupus ligoni), a subspecies of gray wolf, swam across a narrow channel to reach Pleasant Island, Alaska, a 19-square-mile rock jutting out of the stormy Gulf of Alaska. Wolves hadn’t previously lived on Pleasant Island, and they quickly ran roughshod over the island’s deer population. Within a few years, the wolves blossomed to a family of 13, and the deer, in turn, were entirely wiped out.
As the deer declined, Gretchen Roffler, a biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, wondered about the wolves’ fate.
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Ninth Wolf Killed Following Aggressive Measures in Bahraich [India]
FromDevDiscourse.com:
A male wolf was shot dead by the forest department in response to aggressive campaigns after multiple wolf attacks in Bahraich district, resulting in human fatalities. This marks the ninth wolf being killed since measures were directed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, alongside the transfer of a key forest officer.
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With wolves absent from most of eastern North America, can coyotes replace them?
From TheConversation.com:
Imagine a healthy forest, home to a variety of species: Birds are flitting between tree branches, salamanders are sliding through leaf litter, and wolves are tracking the scent of deer through the understory. Each of these animals has a role in the forest, and most ecologists would argue that losing any one of these species would be bad for the ecosystem as a whole.
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Year in Review 2025: This year’s biggest wolf stories
From AspenTimes.com:
In 2025, it was a big year for the wolves in Colorado. Colorado’s wolf reintroduction effort continued to take shape as collared gray wolves were documented moving across the Western Slope.
The year included both developments and challenges for the program, with several wolves confirmed dead and the birth of at least six pups recorded, reflecting ongoing changes in the state’s wolf population.
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California wildlife project offers families chance to track deer, elk and wolves
From GoldCountryMedia.com:
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is launching an exciting wildlife tracking program in northern California that will allow families to follow the journeys of deer, elk and gray wolves through an interactive online tool.
Starting in January 2026, wildlife teams will use helicopters to safely capture and fit animals with GPS collars in portions of Alameda, Colusa, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Santa Clara, Sierra, Siskiyou and Tehama counties.
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County commissioners appeal to Colorado Gov. Jared Polis over recent gray wolf relocation
From CBSNews.com:
In a letter to Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, Grand County commissioners demanded answers after a gray wolf that recently wandered into New Mexico was returned.
They accused the Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife of violating the Wolf Restoration and Management Plan by returning the wolf to the area, citing a history of depredation. The letter accused the department of ignoring the problem this causes for local ranchers.
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Privacy concerns raised amid using AI to decode wolf howls in Yellowstone
From PBS.org:
In movies and literature, a wolf’s haunting howl can signify danger or untamed nature. In real life, researchers in Yellowstone National Park are analyzing those howls with cutting-edge AI technology to better monitor and track wolves. Matt Standal of PBS Montana reports.
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CDFW to Conduct Helicopter Capture and Collaring Efforts for Deer, Elk and Gray Wolves in Northern California
From Wildlife.ca.gov:
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is initiating efforts in northern California to capture deer, elk and wolves by helicopter and outfit the animals with GPS collars.
Helicopter captures for deer and elk will be conducted in portions of Alameda, Colusa, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Santa Clara, Sierra, Siskiyou and Tehama counties throughout the month of January 2026.
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