From IFLScience.com:
Would you do anything for love? It’s a claim that Meatloaf made quite passionately, but who among us can really say we’d walk 1,000 miles simply on the off chance of finding love? Even The Proclaimers could only last 500, but I can tell you of at least one individual: Slavc, the Eurasian wolf.
In 2011, Slavc stunned scientists when – seemingly unprompted – he decided to ditch his family and embark on a 1,600-kilometer (1,000-mile) journey through the Alps, tackling treacherous terrain and extreme weather to arrive north of Verona in Italy. It was a part of the world that hadn’t seen wolves for a century, and then, that all changed.
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Colorado advances wolf reintroduction despite industry opposition
From KiowaCountyPress.net:
Most of the 2.5 million cattle raised in Colorado will meet their end in a slaughterhouse and become hamburgers and steaks but the state’s powerful livestock industry still cannot seem to stomach sharing a fraction of the meat with the region’s one-time apex predator.
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Does the presence of wolves impact the health of aspens? Debate continues
From DenverGazette.com:
The trickle-down effect of changes within an ecosystem can often be surprising and impactful. With that in mind, one related topic of discussion has long been that of whether or not the presence (or addition of) an apex predator may change the natural landscape – from how rivers flow to population numbers of other species to the health of local flora.
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Wolf attacks on California cattle more than double despite state ‘strike team’
From Phys.org:
In the three months since California stationed game wardens and scientists to round-the-clock shifts to help ranchers stave off wolf attacks on cattle, the number of bloody incidents in the state’s Sierra Valley rangeland has more than doubled, data obtained by The Sacramento Bee shows.
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Vandalism and threats: A New Mexico county is at the forefront of the West’s wolf reintroduction debate
From SantaFeNewMexicana.com:
DATIL — For more than a hundred consecutive nights this year, Louis Sanders has patrolled his sweeping cattle ranch with a spotlight after eight calves and one cow were killed by Mexican gray wolves.
“I was out every night until well past midnight,” said Sanders, 60, looking out over the wide-open country beneath a straw cowboy hat after a recent day of mending fences. “I’m trying to make enough noise to where they aren’t in my cow herd. It didn’t do no good.”
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[EU] Wolf protection downgrade highlights need for adaptive conservation frameworks, say experts
Fro York.ac.uk:
Following the European Parliament’s historic vote to move wolves from the strictly protected to protected category, experts are calling on policymakers to ensure the change becomes a catalyst for fairer, more adaptive and transparent wildlife management to meet the challenges of successful species recovery.
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Wolf warning issued for Long Beach near Tofino: Parks Canada
From ChekNews.ca:
Parks Canada has issued a wolf warning for the Long Beach area of the Pacific Rim National Park near Tofino.
The warning went up on Thursday, notifying travellers of potential encounters. To avoid negative encounters, Parks Canada recommends that people hike in groups and make noise, do not leave food or garbage unattended, and stay alert and watch for signs of wildlife, like tracks or droppings.
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Should wolves be part of [New York’s]conservation priorities?
From CBS6Albany:
ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) — Should New York include wolves in their wildlife conservation plan?
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is finalizing its 10-year state Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP), a blueprint designed to protect at-risk species and their habitats. But the exclusion of wolves from the plan is drawing pushback from advocates who say the state should be doing more to prioritize the species.
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A Biologist Pinpoints The Time When Dogs Diverged From Wolves (Hint: It’s Earlier Than Scientists Thought)
From Forbes.com:
Dogs have come to be man’s closest companions, but their story begins in the wild. Their nearest relative, the gray wolf, still roams forests and tundras. While dogs and wolves share a common ancestor, the origins of domestic dogs are more complex than once thought.
Fossils have hinted at dog-like traits appearing more than 30,000 years ago and yet genetic studies have often pointed to a much later divergence from wolves. This puzzle was resolved by scientists who sequenced the genome of a 35,000-year-old wolf from Siberia’s Taimyr Peninsula.
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[Idaho] Wolf Project to discuss 2025 field results
From MTExpress.com:
The nonprofit Wood River Wolf Project will share its 2025 field season summary at The Community Library in Ketchum today, Friday, Sept. 19, from noon to 1 p.m., with a virtual option on Zoom.
“The 2025 field season represents a milestone in demonstrating that people, livestock, and wolves can successfully coexist,” the organization stated in an announcement about the event. “Through systematic field monitoring, collaboration with herders, and the application of nonlethal deterrents, the project achieved a remarkable outcome: No sheep have been lost to wolves this season to date.”
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In 2011, Slavc The Wolf Journeyed 1,000 Miles To Begin Verona’s First Wolf Pack In 100 Years
From IFLScience.com:
Would you do anything for love? It’s a claim that Meatloaf made quite passionately, but who among us can really say we’d walk 1,000 miles simply on the off chance of finding love? Even The Proclaimers could only last 500, but I can tell you of at least one individual: Slavc, the Eurasian wolf.
In 2011, Slavc stunned scientists when – seemingly unprompted – he decided to ditch his family and embark on a 1,600-kilometer (1,000-mile) journey through the Alps, tackling treacherous terrain and extreme weather to arrive north of Verona in Italy. It was a part of the world that hadn’t seen wolves for a century, and then, that all changed.
Click here for the full story.