From OPB.org:
Gray wolves roaming parts of Oregon and Washington could lose federal protections as part of President Donald Trump’s attempt to pacify ranchers facing multiple economic challenges.
Last week, Trump called on wildlife agencies to review the wolves’ U.S. Endangered Species Act status and consider delisting them. While that could create more opportunities for some Oregon and Washington ranchers to kill the animals, gray wolves would still be protected by state policies.
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Ted Williams: Will North Carolina’s red wolf survive the Trump Administration?
From SalisburyPost.com:
On Sept. 14, 2026, the Trump administration enforced a new rule that, if it survives ongoing legal challenges, will basically repeal the Endangered Species Act (ESA), ensuring the extinction of the red wolf, the world’s most endangered canid.
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Red wolf howls and traffic fears fuel neighborhood concern over Reflection Riding rezoning
From NewsChannel9.com:
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A request to rezone part of Reflection Riding Arboretum and Nature Center in Chattanooga has sparked a neighborhood debate that included concerns about traffic and the sound of endangered red wolves that live at the preserve.
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Most of Minnesota’s gray wolf pups don’t survive first year, but population remains stable
From GreatLakesEcho.org:
Only about 30 percent of gray wolf pups survive their first year of life even though the wolf population in the region remains stable, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Minnesota.
The study was conducted from 2019 to 2025 in the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem, a forested region surrounding Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesota.
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Eagles and wolves: The long-lost animals that live on in Irish place names
From BBC.com:
Irish place names hark back to a world alive with cranes, wolves and eagles. Now these old names are piquing the interest of nature-lovers and ecologists.
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Italy and wolves: living with a growing population amid myths and alarmism
From EuroNews.com:
The latest data put Italy’s wolf population at around 3,500 animals spread nationwide, and experts say it has since grown. Amid sightings and scares, what is being done and what must be known so farmers, residents and wolves can live side by side?
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California Reaffirms Commitment To Gray Wolf Recovery As Federal Delisting Review Begins
From WorldAnimalNews.com:
California wildlife officials are standing by the state’s commitment to protecting endangered species following a new executive order calling for a review of protections for gray wolves and Mexican wolves under the Endangered Species Act.
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Montana’s old wolf population model estimated 1,094 animals, but a revised model released this year produced a preliminary estimate of 725, hundreds fewer than the old model.
From SpaceDaily.com:
Between one estimate and the next, roughly 369 wolves disappeared from Montana. Not from the landscape, from the spreadsheet. What changed was the math.
In its 2025 Annual Wolf Report, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) published two different numbers for the same wolves at the same moment in time.
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Famous Yellowstone wolf pack might have outsmarted Wyoming hunters
From Yahoo.com:
Wyoming hunters hoping to target the matriarch of a famous Yellowstone wolf pack, when hunting begins Tuesday, might be out of luck.
That’s because the Mollie’s Pack, which had been living outside of Yellowstone National Park since early summer, is “mostly” back within the protection of park boundaries.
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Trump’s removal of wolf protections would change little in the Pacific Northwest
From OPB.org:
Gray wolves roaming parts of Oregon and Washington could lose federal protections as part of President Donald Trump’s attempt to pacify ranchers facing multiple economic challenges.
Last week, Trump called on wildlife agencies to review the wolves’ U.S. Endangered Species Act status and consider delisting them. While that could create more opportunities for some Oregon and Washington ranchers to kill the animals, gray wolves would still be protected by state policies.
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Colorado reacts to Trump pushing to delist gray wolves
From Western Slope Now:
WESTERN SLOPE, Colo. (KREX) – President Donald Trump signed the “Supporting America’s Ranchers” executive order directing the U.S. Department of the Interior to assess whether gray wolves should lose their endangered species protections. The order aims to bring down domestic beef prices and address declines in cattle populations.
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