From Futura-Sciences.com:
In 1989, media mogul Ted Turner purchased the 113,613 acre Flying D Ranch southwest of Bozeman, Montana. He removed all domestic cattle and introduced a managed herd of bison across the native grasslands. When wolves dispersed from Yellowstone National Park seven years later, Turner instructed his staff not to shoot them, even if they preyed on his livestock.
His decision tested whether a commercial ranching operation and wild apex predators could coexist on private Western land.
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Colorado wolf activity stretches across Western Slope in October
From the Aspen Times:
Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s monthly activity map illustrates which watersheds collared gray wolves traveled in between Sept. 22-Oct. 27. GPS points are recorded roughly every four hours, which can lead to gaps between the highlighted watersheds, as wolves often travel large distances in short periods of time.
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Tom Tiffany says wolf management could help bring back deer hunting in northern Wisconsin
From WIZMNews.com:
U.S. House Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Minocqua) says wolf management could help bring back deer hunting in northern Wisconsin.
Tiffany, the Wisconsin Republican candidate for governor, says wolves are contributing to declining deer herds in northern Wisconsin, making it harder to attract younger hunters to the sport.
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A Wild Wolf Pulled a Sunken Crab Trap Ashore by Its Rope, and Scientists Argue Over What It Means
From MedicalDaily.com:
Something on British Columbia’s central coast was wrecking crab traps. Beginning in 2023, traps set in a Haíɫzaqv (Heiltsuk) Nation program to control invasive European green crabs kept turning up damaged with the bait gone, including traps in water deep enough that they were never exposed, even at low tide.
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Female gray wolf still in Tulare County [California]
From The Porterville Recorder:
The female gray wolf who came back to Tulare County earlier this month is still in the county and appeared to be heading north again to Sequoia National Park.
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72-year-old worker injured in [Canada] wolf attack while delivering supplies
From TheSafetyMag.com:
A 72-year-old contractor delivering supplies to Cameco’s Key Lake mill in Saskatchewan was bitten by a wolf on Oct. 17 while inspecting his truck on Highway 914, a reminder that wildlife hazards follow workers beyond the mine gate.
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Ted Turner took the cows off his Montana ranch in 1989. Then Yellowstone’s wolves moved in, and he ordered that none be shot
From Futura-Sciences.com:
In 1989, media mogul Ted Turner purchased the 113,613 acre Flying D Ranch southwest of Bozeman, Montana. He removed all domestic cattle and introduced a managed herd of bison across the native grasslands. When wolves dispersed from Yellowstone National Park seven years later, Turner instructed his staff not to shoot them, even if they preyed on his livestock.
His decision tested whether a commercial ranching operation and wild apex predators could coexist on private Western land.
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Native Wolves Reintroduced to Appalachian Trail States to Curb Thru-Hiker Overpopulation
From TheTrek.co:
HARPER’S FERRY, WV – Wildlife officials and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy announced the reintroduction of native wolves to key stretches of the Appalachian Trail today, in what experts are lauding as an impressive conservation partnership between the Conservancy, eastern trail organizations, and key government agencies.
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Voyageurs National Park: wolf population has fallen by 44 per cent since 2023 because prey is lacking
From WildBeimWild.com:
In the area around Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesota, there are fewer wolves than at any time since research began twelve years ago. The population has fallen for the third year in a row, by a total of 44 per cent since 2023. There is no kill quota there. The cause is the food supply.
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Google illegally cut down 250K trees in Finland for data center, driving wolves into villages and infuriating locals: report
From NYPost.com:
Google illegally demolished an estimated 250,000 trees in Finland to make way for a data center, leaving behind a lifeless mud wasteland that forced packs of wolves into a nearby town in search of food and infuriated locals, according to a report.
The tech super giant – continuing its expansion of the booming artificial intelligence industry – cleared 816 acres of woodlands in Northern Finland, The Guardian reported Thursday.
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Buena Vista’s wildlife manager talks lions, bears, wolves
From ChaffeeCountyTimes.com:
A late spring freeze followed by a summer of drought left bears throughout northern Chaffee County struggling to find food this year, driving an unusual number into Buena Vista neighborhoods, homes and vehicles, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife District Wildlife Manager Kevin Madler.
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