From The US Department of Agriculture:
(Washington, D.C., October 12, 2026) – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins urged state partners to review their wolf management policies, strengthen engagement with livestock producers, and work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to address wolf predation.
This outreach follows President Trump’s Executive Order 14425, titled “Supporting America’s Ranchers,” and builds on the Trump Administration’s commitment to give producers the tools they need to protect their herds and livelihoods.
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Feds say New Mexico’s lobos are ‘nonessential.’ Conservationists object
From KUNM.org:
Ever since their reintroduction in the late 90s, wild Mexican wolves – a rare subspecies of gray wolf in the Southwest – have been labeled “nonessential” to the species’ overall survival by the federal government.
Conservationists objected in front of a panel of judges Tuesday, arguing that this legal distinction denies valuable protections often afforded to other endangered species.
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Endangered red wolves in Durham journey to New York to help conservation efforts
From WUNCNews.com:
Seven critically endangered red wolves on Tuesday are moving from the Museum of Life and Science in Durham to a conservation center in New York.
The initiative is part of the Association of Aquariums and Zoos’ SAFE (Saving Animals From Extinction) American Red Wolf program, an ongoing national effort to support the conservation and genetic diversity of the species, according to a release from the Museum of Life and Science.
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Endangered gray wolf protections up in the air pending appeals
From CourthouseNews.com:
Just a month after President Donald Trump ordered the Department of the Interior to begin the process of delisting the endangered gray wolf, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service defended its since-vacated decision to do so six years prior.
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Canada’s wolves may be using fire to hunt moose
From BBC Wildlife:
In a practice that goes back hundreds of thousands of years, hunter-gatherer groups today light fires at night to keep wild animals, and predators especially, at bay – animals are afraid of fire, the reasoning goes, and a campfire will keep you safe while you sleep.
But not all predators, it seems. A new paper published in the Journal of Animal Ecology has found that wolves in north-east British Columbia are actively drawn to wildfires.
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Michigan may adopt grey wolf hunting season if federal protections are lifted
From GreatLakesEcho.org:
Pending legislation would allow grey wolf hunting and trapping in Michigan if the federal government takes the animals off the Endangered Species List.
The possibility raises concerns among environmentalists that removing grey wolves from federal protection could set the species back and destabilize the ecosystem in Michigan.
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New ordinance targets non-native wildlife in Montrose [Colorado]
From WesternSlopeNow.com:
MONTROSE COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) – The Montrose County Board of County Commissioners has approved the first reading of proposed measure that would prohibit the intentional introduction, release, transportation, translocation and habitat establishment of non-native wildlife within unincorporated areas of the county.
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Following President Trump’s Executive Order, USDA Urges States to Review Wolf Management Policies and Strengthen Engagement with Ranchers
From The US Department of Agriculture:
(Washington, D.C., October 12, 2026) – Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins urged state partners to review their wolf management policies, strengthen engagement with livestock producers, and work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to address wolf predation.
This outreach follows President Trump’s Executive Order 14425, titled “Supporting America’s Ranchers,” and builds on the Trump Administration’s commitment to give producers the tools they need to protect their herds and livelihoods.
Click here for the full story.
Wolf regulation: what the [Swiss] FOEN assures the Council of Europe in writing
From WildBeimWild.com:
In Strasbourg, the Federal Office for the Environment calls regulation “the last measure”; in Switzerland, it approves the removal of entire packs.
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As Colorado reevaluates when to kill wolves involved in livestock conflict, how do other Western states handle it
From The Aspen Times:
While some tools are the same, Western states with gray wolf populations all take different approaches when trying to reduce and mitigate conflict between wolves and livestock. This includes different parameters around if, and when, it will kill wolves that are preying on livestock.
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Yellowstone wolves struggle to produce pups, again, but don’t blame disease this time
From WyoFile.com:
Yellowstone National Park’s wolf packs — arguably the world’s most visible and famous wild wolves — had another poor year of producing puppies and keeping the youngsters alive, according to a Park Service biologist.
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