From PopularMechanics.com:
The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) has quickly become a 1,000 square-mile science experiment, as experts use the highly irradiated zone as a chance to understand animal biology placed under those extreme conditions.
Biologists from Princeton University studied wolves in the CEZ for a decade and found that they’re thriving compared to neighboring wolf packs, likely due to reduced human contact and genetic mutations that protect again cancer.
The biologists are working with other cancer experts to see if these particular mutations could have therapeutic uses for humans.
Click here for the full story.
Federal states criticize [German] government’s unilateral approach to wolves
From Tierschutzbund.de:
On Friday, the Bundesrat will debate various amendments proposed by the federal states regarding the possible inclusion of wolves in the Federal Hunting Act, which clearly criticize the federal government’s approach and the draft bill it has presented.
Click here for the full story.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife provides evidence the state properly imported wolves from Canada
From 9News.com:
The federal government demanded information about Colorado’s wolf management.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s acting director is sharing information about how the state imported Canadian wolves in 2025. The director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service demanded information from Colorado regarding wolf management and threatened to take over management if the state did not comply.
Click here for the full story.
[Wyoming] Wolf ‘cruelty’ case likely headed for trial, pending written decision
From WyomingPublicMedia.org:
A Sweetwater County judge did not immediately decide on a motion to dismiss a felony charge of animal cruelty against Cody Roberts.
The case rose to international attention after a video emerged of Roberts brining a leashed and muzzled injured grey wolf inside a bar in the town of Daniel in 2024.
Click here for the full story.
Banff’s Tunnel Mountain closed due to ‘carnivores’ in the area
From CityNews.ca:
Parks Canada is restricting access to Tunnel Mountain in Banff National Park until the end of March because of carnivores hunting in the area.
The closure, which began on Jan 24, is to provide a “secure habitat” for carnivores hunting in the area during the winter months, and to increase public safety.
Click here for the full story.
Team comes to aid of injured timber wolf in Hagar [Canada]
From TheSudburyStar.com:
Gloria Morissette of the Turtle Pond Wildlife Centre in Blezard Valley said she got a call Saturday night around 8:30 p.m. regarding the animal, which had been struck on Highway 17 near Hagar.
Click here for the full story.
[Colorado] Wolf activity in January includes territorial movements as well as broad exploration in the southwest
From PostIndependent.com:
In the first two years of Colorado’s wolf restoration, some reintroduced wolves have begun to settle into the state’s northwest corner and establish territories. Others are continuing to make broad movements. In January, this exploration pushed further in the southwest, including near Colorado’s tribal lands.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s monthly wolf activity map shows the watersheds where the state’s collared gray wolves were located between Dec. 19 and Jan. 27.
Click here for the full story.
If our deep freeze creates an Isle Royale ice bridge, will wolves use it again?
From MLive.com:
ISLE ROYALE, MI – During deeply cold winters, wolves have been using ice bridges to make Lake Superior crossings between Michigan’s Isle Royale and the nearby mainland in Minnesota and Canada for decades, research has shown.
Click here for the full story.
Wolves of Lower Saxony: Citizen Science Delivers Key Data as Debates Heat Up
From LuxuriousMagazine.com:
In the misty forests of Lower Saxony, a band of everyday explorers – doctors, teachers, retirees – trudged through rain-soaked trails, eyes peeled for elusive wolf scat. Their 2025 efforts with Biosphere Expeditions yielded high-quality samples, likely accounting for half the state’s annual haul, proving that citizen science can thrive where controversy rages.
Click here for the full story.
State officials killed three wolves in northern Utah. Here’s why.
From SLTrib.com:
In a rural stretch of southwestern Cache County, state officials killed three wolves earlier this month after the animals were spotted near livestock, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources confirmed Tuesday.
The wolves were shot Jan. 9 by the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, said DWR spokesperson Faith Jolley, a move allowed because the animals were found in a small corner of northeastern Utah exempt from federal gray wolf protections.
Click here for the full story.
The Mutant Wolves of Chernobyl Have Evolved to Survive Cancer
From PopularMechanics.com:
The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) has quickly become a 1,000 square-mile science experiment, as experts use the highly irradiated zone as a chance to understand animal biology placed under those extreme conditions.
Biologists from Princeton University studied wolves in the CEZ for a decade and found that they’re thriving compared to neighboring wolf packs, likely due to reduced human contact and genetic mutations that protect again cancer.
The biologists are working with other cancer experts to see if these particular mutations could have therapeutic uses for humans.
Click here for the full story.