From DenverGazette.com:
As every Coloradan should be aware of, wolves were reintroduced to the state in December of 2023 and they’ve been making headlines ever since. Less discussed is the impending wolverine reintroduction, which will mean adding another long-gone predator species to the state’s landscape within a relatively short timespan assuming plans come to fruition.
While both the wolf and the wolverine had breeding populations in the Centennial State into the early 1900s, it’s been many decades since both species have interacted in Colorado, begging the question: what will happen when these two species meet?
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Dutch dog-owners’ shock at forest ban while wolves roam free
From BrusselsSignal.eu:
Dog owners in the Netherlands are in shock after a forest in Ulvenhout, in the province of North Brabant, was suddenly declared off-limits this week.
Authorities say dogs damage nature through nitrogen emissions from their waste.
Wolves on the other hand are allowed to roam freely through all forests and, under European regulations, are regarded as virtually untouchable.
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How Grateful Dead member Bob Weir helped Colorado reintroduce wolves
From YahooNews.com:
Who knew there was a connection between wolves reintroduced to Colorado and the Grateful Dead?
The Rocky Mountain Wolf Project, which spearheaded the narrow passage of Proposition 114 in 2020 to reintroduce wolves, acknowledged on Facebook the passing of Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir.
Weir died Jan. 10 at the age of 78.
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An Ancient Wolf Cub’s Last Meal Just Rewrote The Woolly Rhino Extinction Story
From ScienceAlert.com:
The last meal eaten by a wolf cub before its demise, some 14,400 years ago, has yielded new insight into how the woolly rhinoceros disappeared from this world.
A previous analysis of the stomach contents of a cub found in the Siberian permafrost in 2011 revealed a belly full of woolly rhino (Coelodonta antiquitatis) meat close to the time of the rhino’s extinction. Now, geneticists have sequenced the rhino’s genome – and found no evidence of long-term population decline or inbreeding.
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Defenceless: 90% of [Netherlands] farms lack fences as wolf attacks mount
From DutchNews.nl:
Attacks by wolves on livestock increased last year, an analysis of figures provided by monitoring organisation BIJ12 has shown.
By October 2025, the number of confirmed reports of attacks on sheep and other livestock reached 888, compared with 770 in the whole of 2024. Some 212 reports from November and December are still being investigated.
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When wolves and wolverines collide: What research says about how these predators may interact in Colorado
From DenverGazette.com:
As every Coloradan should be aware of, wolves were reintroduced to the state in December of 2023 and they’ve been making headlines ever since. Less discussed is the impending wolverine reintroduction, which will mean adding another long-gone predator species to the state’s landscape within a relatively short timespan assuming plans come to fruition.
While both the wolf and the wolverine had breeding populations in the Centennial State into the early 1900s, it’s been many decades since both species have interacted in Colorado, begging the question: what will happen when these two species meet?
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California Ranching Groups Seek $30 Million to Manage Growing Wolf Population
From ActiveNorcal.com:
The debate over wolves and livestock in Northern California is once again heating up as ranching groups push for expanded funding to manage the state’s growing gray wolf population.
This week, California Farm Bureau announced it has joined other agricultural and rural advocacy groups in requesting $30 million in the state’s 2026–27 budget for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Wolf Program. The program is designed to reduce conflicts between wolves and livestock as the species continues to recover across California.
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Wolves, wildfire, and behavioral health dominate LAC’s first [Colorado] meeting of 2026
From WorldJournalNewspaper.com:
LAS ANIMAS – The Las Animas County Board of Commissioners opened its first regular meeting of 2026 on Jan. 6 weighing the possibility of federal control over Colorado’s wolf reintroduction program, reviewing progress on a countywide wildfire protection plan, and raising concerns about how a newly regionalized behavioral health system will serve rural residents.
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Is it a wolf or a coyote? What to do if you come across a wild gray wolf
From TheSacramentoBee.com:
As California’s wolf population continues to make its comeback, so does the state’s struggle to balance the needs of the endangered predator and the safety of residents. Gray wolves have been increasingly present throughout rural Northern California, injuring and killing livestock and family pets in recent months. One wolf pack alone was responsible for killing nearly 100 cows and calves in a six-month period in 2025.
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[Montana] State judge allows 2025-2026 wolf hunting and trapping regulations to stand
From MontanaFreePress.org:
A Helena judge has allowed the wolf hunting and trapping regulations the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted earlier this year to stand, despite flagging “serious concerns” about the state’s ability to accurately estimate Montana’s wolf population.
In a 43-page opinion, district court Judge Christopher Abbott wrote that leaving the 2025-2026 hunting and trapping regulations in place while he considers an underlying lawsuit will not “push wolf populations to an unsustainable level.”
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Grayson, Ely’s beloved 9-year-old ‘ambassador’ wolf, has died
From KFGO.com:
(KFGO/Learfield) – One of Ely, Minnesota’s most beloved ambassador wolves has died at the age of nine.
A longtime resident of the International Wolf Center, Grayson was found dead in his enclosure on Friday.
Wolf Center staff say Grayson was the dominant male in the pack and captured hearts worldwide, whether visitors saw him in person or watched him and his five packmates on the center’s live video feed.
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