From PortugalResident.com:
Livestock farmers in the Mirandês ‘planalto’ are in despair: they say daily attacks by wolves are decimating herds. If nothing is done to solve the problem, they warn they cannot continue raising animals – which will be a bitter blow to the region’s economy.
“We urge the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture to address this calamity, because it is becoming unbearable”, António Padrão, speaking for livestock producers of the northeastern municipalities of Miranda do Douro, Vimioso, and Mogadouro, told Lusa.
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Wolf attacks a daily “calamity” in northeastern [Portugal] municipalities
From PortugalResident.com:
Livestock farmers in the Mirandês ‘planalto’ are in despair: they say daily attacks by wolves are decimating herds. If nothing is done to solve the problem, they warn they cannot continue raising animals – which will be a bitter blow to the region’s economy.
“We urge the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture to address this calamity, because it is becoming unbearable”, António Padrão, speaking for livestock producers of the northeastern municipalities of Miranda do Douro, Vimioso, and Mogadouro, told Lusa.
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Death Feeds Life: [Wyoming] Cameras Capture Wolves, Other Critters Picking Elk Carcass Clean
From CowboyStateDaily.com:
A wildlife filmmaker set up his cameras shortly after a bull elk died near Togwotee Pass. The video captured the different animals which moved in to feed on the carcass over a six week period and offers a rare view of how death feeds life in Wyoming.
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Federal official tells Colorado Parks and Wildlife to stop importing Canadian wolves. What happens now?
From AspenTimes.com:
Greg Lopez was pleased when he read the recent letter from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service directing Colorado Parks and Wildlife to stop importing wolves from Canada.
“When I read it,” said Lopez, who is a Republican gubernatorial candidate for Colorado, “it made sense to me.”
He added that this is what federal agencies are supposed to do: to monitor and ensure that any representative that is acting as an extension of the agency — in this case, Colorado Parks and Wildlife — is operating within its designated parameters.
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Wolves forced B.C. beachgoer into ocean, Parks Canada warning says
From CTVNews.ca:
Parks Canada says two recent wolf encounters on Vancouver Island, including one where a beachgoer was forced into the ocean by the animals, suggest wolves are becoming increasingly aggressive and habituated to human activity.
The agency on Tuesday issued a renewed warning to visitors at a national park reserve near Tofino, saying wolf interactions are on the rise in the Long Beach area of the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.
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New wolf hunting and trapping rules take effect Nov. 1 in Wisconsin
From JSOnline.com:
A new set of gray wolf hunting and trapping rules is scheduled to take effect Nov. 1 in Wisconsin.
The new rules include a faster reporting requirement for wolf kills, a zone-specific tag system, updated wolf management zones, protections for wolf dens and added restrictions in dog training on wolves, according to the Department of Natural Resources.
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Sweden pays to reduce the wolf population amid pending EU court case
From BrusselsTimes.com:
Following the downgrading of the protection status of wolves in the EU from ‘strictly protected’ to ‘protected’, the Swedish government announced last month that it would increase the budget for measures to manage the gradual reduction of its endangered wolf population from currently 350 to 170.
In total, the government proposes to allocate 338 million SEK (€31 million) over three years (2026 – 2028) to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency for measures intended to ensure the favorable conservation status of wolves despite the continued license hunting. Already next year, hunting will reduce the population to 270.
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Wolf Population In Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem Is Decreasing, Says Report
From NationalParksTraveler.org:
A decrease in prey seems to be the cause of an overall decrease in wolf density within the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem (GVE), according to the 2024-2025 Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem Wolf Population Report.
The good news is that despite the recent decrease, “all evidence indicates that the wolf population in the Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem is a fairly stable, high-density wolf population,” according to the report.
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Bounty on wolves: Canton Schwyz [Switzerland] makes hunting policy out of date
From WildBeimWild.com:
At first glance, this sounds like a formality.
In truth, it is a momentous step: the government is paving the way for not only gamekeepers but also private hobby hunters to be involved in the killing of wolves in the future.
Under the pretext of “increasing efficiency,” local hobby hunters will in future be officially hunt protected wild animals such as wolves . What is already practiced in Valais and St. Gallen will now also be introduced in Schwyz, despite its clear protection status under federal law.
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California euthanizes 4 gray wolves after ‘unprecedented’ surge in livestock kills
From NPR.org:
After being wiped out in California for nearly a century, the gray wolf has been making a comeback in the state, in a change that’s been celebrated by conservationists and wildlife lovers. But as their population has grown over the last decade, so too has the number of conflicts between wolves and ranchers.
It’s a pattern that’s played out in other states, where wolf populations have rebounded in recent years.
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Trump administration tells Colorado wolves must come from U.S. Rockies states, not Canada
From TheColoradoSun.com:
he Trump administration is telling Colorado to stop importing gray wolves from Canada as part of the state’s efforts to restore the predators, a shift that could hinder plans for more reintroductions this winter.
The state has been releasing wolves west of the Continental Divide since 2023 after Colorado voters narrowly approved wolf reintroduction in 2020. About 30 wolves now roam mountainous regions of the state and its management plan envisions potentially 200 or more wolves in the long term.
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