From The Aspen Times:
From Rio Blanco to Larimer counties and many places in between, wolf exploration remains centered in northwest Colorado
During their first year in Colorado, reintroduced gray wolves have been tracked across nearly all of the state’s northwestern counties.
In December, the wolves were present in watersheds across Rio Blanco, Routt, Jackson, Grand, Larimer, Eagle, Summit, Lake and Garfield counties, according to the latest map from Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The map shows wolf activity from Nov. 26 to Dec. 22.
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No cubs born in Flanders this year as Belgian wolf population remains low
From BelgianNewsAgency.eu:
No wolf cubs were born in Flanders in 2024, according to the organisation Welkom Wolf. With only around 20 wolves in all of Belgium, the group is calling for safer road infrastructure to protect the species.
While no cubs were reported in Flanders, Wallonia saw the birth of approximately 11 wolf cubs. However, this number remains very low compared to the 55 cubs born in the Netherlands this year. “It’s ridiculously low, especially considering southern Belgium is more suitable for wolves than the Netherlands and Flanders combined”, said Welkom Wolf.
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The 12,000-Year-Old Wolves That Ate Like Dogs. Animal remains unearthed in Alaska give clues to how wolves were domesticated.
From The New York Times:
As the Late Pleistocene ice age drew to a close, people and wolves began to bond. From there, it was just a few millenniums to puppy yoga and dog influencers. But the details of exactly how and when wolves were tamed and domesticated remain up for intense debate.
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Alaska Governor Sends “Priority List” To Trump Transition Team
From NationalParksTraveler.org:
Permitting the Ambler Road through Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve to open up mining; giving Alaska control over fish and wildlife, including within National Park System units; and discarding the National Park Service’s practice of managing lands “eligible” for wilderness as official wilderness are among the requests Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has made to President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team.
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‘Reprehensible’: Idaho hunter killed weeks-old wolf pups and reaped rewards, records show
From the IdahoStatesman.com:
For the past few years in Idaho, hunters, trappers and government officials have killed wolves in a variety of ways. One hunter hit a wolf with a snowmobile before shooting and killing it. Dozens of wolves had broken teeth, possibly from chewing the traps they were caught in.
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Gray wolf resurgence: California sees record number of new packs and pups
From CBS8:
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Researchers with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced the latest annual count of gray wolves in the state of California. That update for 2024 showed a remarkable population climb for the endangered species along with an uptick in total wolf packs recorded.
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CPW, Southern Ute Indian Tribe sign agreement on gray wolf restoration
From KDVR.com:
DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe recently signed an agreement that formalizes the two governments’ coordination and communication regarding the state’s gray wolf restoration efforts and the potential impacts on the Tribe.
The memorandum of understanding creates a formal framework for the state to continue restoring and managing gray wolves in Colorado while also recognizing the tribe’s sovereign authority on tribal lands and its treaty-protected off-reservation hunting, fishing and gathering rights in the Brunot Treaty Area.
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife recommends denying petition to pause further wolf releases
From SummitDaily.com:
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is recommending that its commission deny a petition submitted in September to halt further wolf releases.
The petition, signed by 26 livestock and stockgrower associations, asked the agency to hold off on bringing more wolves to the state until more conflict-mitigation measures are funded and implemented.
It contains seven specific requests, including defining “chronic depredation,” implementing and funding nonlethal programs for things like range riding and carcass management, hiring additional staff, and improving communication with impacted ranchers and communities.
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Here’s where Colorado’s gray wolves traveled in December
From The Aspen Times:
From Rio Blanco to Larimer counties and many places in between, wolf exploration remains centered in northwest Colorado
During their first year in Colorado, reintroduced gray wolves have been tracked across nearly all of the state’s northwestern counties.
In December, the wolves were present in watersheds across Rio Blanco, Routt, Jackson, Grand, Larimer, Eagle, Summit, Lake and Garfield counties, according to the latest map from Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The map shows wolf activity from Nov. 26 to Dec. 22.
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Wolves Return to Taygetus Peloponnese After Nearly a Century
From Tovima.com:
The environmental organization Callisto has confirmed the presence of wolves in the Taygetus region of the Peloponnese, marking the first sighting in the area since 1930. This breakthrough follows reports in October of a wolf attack that resulted in the deaths of 40 goats and a shepherd dog in Alagonia, Messinia.
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State proposes killing 100 wolves a year to benefit moose between Denali and Lake Clark parks
From AnchorageDailyNews:
State wildlife officials want permission to kill 100 wolves a year via aerial gunning in a massive game unit bounded by Denali National Park and Preserve and Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.
The request by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is scheduled to be heard by the state Board of Game at a mid-January meeting in Wasilla, along with more than 80 other proposals. The predator control proposal is open for public comment through Dec. 27.
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