From KVDR.com:
Colorado voters approved the wolf reintroduction plan back in 2020, but since then, costs — and controversy — have only grown.
On Monday, Governor Jared Polis signed the state’s latest budget, which includes funding to continue the wolf reintroduction program — but also adds new guidelines aimed at better protecting ranchers.
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A Deeper Dive into the 2024 [Oregon] Wolf Report
From OregonWild.org:
After several years of stagnation, Oregon’s wolves appear to be bouncing back. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (ODFW) 2024 Annual Wolf Report shows the state’s known wolf population has finally grown, reaching 204 individuals. It’s a welcome change from recent years of near-flat growth and ongoing threats from poaching and agency killings. However, within the numbers there are some concerning trends. Wolves have a long way to go until they have truly recovered.
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Colorado’s wolf reintroduction efforts face budget changes and growing scrutiny
From KVDR.com:
Colorado voters approved the wolf reintroduction plan back in 2020, but since then, costs — and controversy — have only grown.
On Monday, Governor Jared Polis signed the state’s latest budget, which includes funding to continue the wolf reintroduction program — but also adds new guidelines aimed at better protecting ranchers.
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Anderson: Minnesota researcher roamed the Arctic with curious wolves unafraid
From the Star Tribune:
Book by the U’s Dave Mech details decades of close-up wolf studies
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Downgrading the protection of wolves presents the Commission with dilemma
From The Brussels Times:
The legislative process in the EU institutions to adopt a Commission proposal to downgrade the protection status of the endangered wolf in Europe continues in full speed and leaves not much time for animal welfare activists to change its course.
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Single Wolf Can Cause Over $150,000 in Losses to Ranching Operations: Study
From MSN:
A groundbreaking study from the University of California Davis has revealed the staggering economic toll a single gray wolf can inflict on cattle operations.
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Federally protected gray wolf found dead in national park prompts investigation
From Fox 5 Atlanta:
A gray wolf has been found dead in Colorado‘s Rocky Mountain National Park, prompting an investigation into the death of this federally protected species.
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State House resolution urges end to protections for wolves
From The Daily News:
LANSING — The Michigan House has adopted a resolution urging Congress to enact legislation reinstating the U.S. Department of Interior’s prior removal of gray wolves from the endangered species list — a step towards reinstituting wolf hunts in Michigan.
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Two wolves introduced to Colorado found dead within days of each other
From Montana Outdoor:
Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists received a mortality alert for female gray wolf 2514-BC on April 20. The agency, in cooperation with the National Park Service, has confirmed the mortality took place in Rocky Mountain National Park.
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A long road ahead for the Mexican wolf
From Mexico News Daily:
For more than 40,000 years the Beringian wolf hunted across a frozen North America. Hunting in packs, this magnificent beast was strong enough to take down horses, bison and even mammoths. As the climate warmed, however, its prey disappeared and the predator slipped into extinction. The gap the Beringian wolf’s extinction left in the continent’s ecosystem was filled by the smaller grey wolf.
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Forget Dire Wolves. Here’s What We Really Need in the Fight Against Extinction
From Time:
News of the recovery of an extinct species in the form of howling, ivory-coated “dire wolf” pups last week was, on the face of it, understandably exciting. The only problem: from the vantage point of many scientists, the creatures are not dire wolves.
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