From APG-wi.com:
MADISON — If you look up the definition of “night rider,” you’ll find the word has a disturbing history. Here it is. “A night rider is a member of a secret group that rides on horseback at night to commit acts of violence, terror and intimidation.”
Night riders on ATVs, not horseback, are now roaming selected locations in northern Wisconsin with the intention of intimidating, maybe even terrorizing, a small segment of our outdoor Wisconsin wolves.
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[Colorado] CPW releases final reports on lethal removals of three wolves in September
From The Daily Sentinel:
Colorado Parks and Wildlife released final reports on the lethal removals of three wolves from the One Ear and Copper Creek packs in early September noting, persistent depredation of livestock in the area.
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As wolf populations grow, state expects a Western Washington increase
From Salish-Current.org:
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s 2025 report on gray wolf populations marks a new high since conservation efforts began in the ‘80s.
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Writer reflects on stories of elk and red wolves returning to Appalachia and North Carolina
From WVTF.org:
There are about 250 elk in Southwest Virginia, and more in Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia. In North Carolina, about 35 red wolves live in the wild. Both species were once declared extinct from this part of the country. A new book explores efforts to reintroduce these and other wild animals.
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Livestock farmers in Estonia have lost 150 cattle to wolves; court blocks hunting permits
From BNN-news.com:
In the Soomaa region of southern Estonia, farmers are facing widespread wolf attacks on their herds, while bears are destroying bales of livestock fodder. Meanwhile, hunting permits have been suspended shortly after being issued, reports ERR News.
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As Montana’s rifle season opens, wolf harvest climbs
From MontanaFreePress.org:
The amount of wolves being killed is increasing as Montana’s general rifle season gets underway. Officials say it’s because most wolf hunters are opportunistic.
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California’s wolves are inbreeding; CDFW officials aren’t too worried about it
From KTLA.com:
California’s growing wolf population is inbreeding, data recorded by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife shows.
According to the wolf-tracking group California Wolf Watch, a quarter of the wolves born in California in 2026 were born to pairs of siblings from the Whaleback pack in Northern California.
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Critics Blast Wyoming, Montana Wildlife Officials Over Anti-Wolf And Grizzly Bias
From Cowboy State Daily:
Wyoming and Montana wildlife commissions are receiving increasing criticism over their approaches toward predators such as wolves and grizzly bears. Critics say the officials favor hunters, anglers and trappers over interests of the general public.
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Could tech help us translate wolf howls?
From Texas Public Radio:
Jeffrey Reed has a Ph.D. in ancient languages and spent three decades in Silicon Valley — building machines that could replicate human language. A few years ago he moved back to his hometown on the outskirts of Yellowstone National Park and began using AI and bioacoustics to isolate, record, and interpret the sounds that wolves make in the wild.
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Night riders protect livestock from wolves
From APG-wi.com:
MADISON — If you look up the definition of “night rider,” you’ll find the word has a disturbing history. Here it is. “A night rider is a member of a secret group that rides on horseback at night to commit acts of violence, terror and intimidation.”
Night riders on ATVs, not horseback, are now roaming selected locations in northern Wisconsin with the intention of intimidating, maybe even terrorizing, a small segment of our outdoor Wisconsin wolves.
Click here for the full story.
Girl seriously injured in wolf attack at German wildlife park
From BBC.com:
An eight-year-old girl has been seriously injured in a wolf attack at a German wildlife park.
She was inside an enclosure at the Johannismühle park in Brandenburg, south of Berlin, with a staff member and two other children when the attack happened, police said.
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