From DowntoEarth.org:
In the remote high-altitude stretches of the Kashmir Himalayas, where silence speaks louder than sound and snow muffles every movement, the Himalayan wolf moves unseen, misunderstood, and increasingly endangered.
Once spread across the wild ridgelines and meadows of this landscape, the wolf, a vital apex predator, has now become a vanishing shadow.
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Wild wolf pups face tough first year
From WTIP.org:
It’s pup season for the region’s wild wolves. Interpretive Center Director Krista Woerheide of the International Wolf Center in Ely told WTIP that raising pups is no easy feat, and it is a hard time for the entire pack.
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Second Suspected Mass Wolf Poisoning Prompts Officials to Discourage ‘Do-It-Yourself Justice’ Against the Animals
From People.com:
National Park, Parco Nazionale d’Abruzzo Lazio e Molise, in Italy, reported that the wolves are a danger to the beloved Marsican brown bear population.
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Northwest Colorado remains a hotspot for wolf activity in April
From SummitDaily.com:
Colorado’s collared gray wolves remained anchored in the state’s northwest corner as denning season peaks.
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Red wolves miss out on increased protections as judge upholds feds’ classification
From CourthouseNews.com:
RALEIGH, N.C. (CN) — A federal judge found in favor of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Tuesday in a suit over whether the government did enough to protect the red wolf population.
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Federal agency accidentally killed 2 protected Oregon wolves last year, state report reveals
From OPB.org:
A little-known federal government agency that kills wild animals at the request of ranchers and farmers accidentally killed two federally protected wolves in Southern Oregon last summer.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s annual wolf population report, published Friday, offered the first disclosure of the accidental gray wolf killings.
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Annual report confirms Southern Oregon’s Grouse Ridge wolf pack state’s largest
From RV.Times.com:
Annual report shows increase in wolf depredations; former Jackson County Wolf Committee chair to host town hall Thursday on wolf population, depredations.
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Washington state close to meeting wolf delisting criteria with no clear path ahead
From TheCenterSquare.com:
Washington is inching closer to delisting gray wolves as an endangered species.
Once the wolves establish a presence in the Southern Cascades, they’ll meet all of Washington state’s criteria to be delisted as an endangered species under state law. They were nearly elminiated from the state altogether in the 1930s before Washington listed wolves as endangered under state law in 1980.
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Vanishing shadows: Why conserving the Himalayan wolf in Kashmir is crucial for ecosystem balance
From DowntoEarth.org:
In the remote high-altitude stretches of the Kashmir Himalayas, where silence speaks louder than sound and snow muffles every movement, the Himalayan wolf moves unseen, misunderstood, and increasingly endangered.
Once spread across the wild ridgelines and meadows of this landscape, the wolf, a vital apex predator, has now become a vanishing shadow.
Click here for the full story.
Blondie The Bear’s Death Inspires New Bill In California
From KFIAM640.iheart.com:
Following the controversial euthanization of a mama bear named ‘Blondie’ by residents in Monrovia, lawmakers are considering Senate Bill 1135, which mandates nonlethal solutions for human-wildlife conflicts.
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Washington Wolf Population Increased To Record Levels In 2025
From NewsTalkKit.com:
According to a report released Friday by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the state’s minimum wolf count rose more than 17% in 2025, rebounding from a slight dip the year before.
Biologists counted 270 wolves statewide at the end of December, including 23 breeding pairs and 49 packs. That’s up from 230 wolves and 43 packs in 2024.
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