From AnimaNaturalis.org:
The conflict surrounding the Iberian wolf returns to the courts with a significant ruling that marks a turning point in its management.
The High Court of Justice of Asturias (TSJA) has upheld the appeal filed by the Iberian Wolf Protection Fund (Fondo Lobo) and Ecologistas en Acción, and has annulled the II Wolf Management Plan of the Principality, as well as the associated annual control programme, which provided for the elimination of 53 specimens.
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‘An olive branch to producers:’ Colorado’s range rider program seeks to decrease wolf conflict, rebuild trust
From AspenTimes.com:
Colorado Parks and Wildlife hosted a five-day training for 15 range riders who will spend the next 5 months working between wolves and livestock.
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Germany makes wolf-hunting legal again
From DV.com:
The German parliament has passed a legal amendment to allow wolves to be killed again. Farmers have welcomed the change, though wildlife organizations say it is counterproductive.
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La Molsosa and Pinós confirm wolf by DNA: three attacks on livestock after 7 years without cases
From APD.cat:
The wolf has attacked livestock again in Solsonès after a silence of almost seven years in the region. Three confirmed incidents in La Molsosa and Pinós break the calm since the last episode recorded in Odèn in 2019.
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Oregon’s Wolf Population Increases
My CentralOregon.com:
Oregon’s wolf population continues to grow and spread into new areas, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s latest report but more wolves mean additional threats to livestock and more wolf killings.
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Wild Mexican gray wolves have a lack of genetic diversity. Expert says clock is ticking to fix it
From KJZZ.org:
Last month, Mexican gray wolves hit another important milestone in the effort to reintroduce them in the wild across the Southwest when eight of them boarded a private jet and flew to Durango, Mexico, to be released into the wild, as the Arizona Republic reported.
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US border wall construction threatens endangered wolves, conservationists say
From News.Lee.net:
For the first time in decades, a radio-collared endangered Mexican wolf crossed from the U.S. into Mexico last month in New Mexico, a federal official said, but environmental groups warn the animal may never return because of U.S. border wall construction.
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Young people hold increasingly positive views of wolves, bears, and lynx
From News.err.ee:
A study covering the Baltic states shows that schoolchildren’s attitudes toward wolves, bears, and lynx have become more favorable over the past couple of decades.
In more broad society, however, people’s views reflect a wider range of fears and expectations.
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Justice overturns the wolf management plan in Asturias and opens a new scenario for its protection
From AnimaNaturalis.org:
The conflict surrounding the Iberian wolf returns to the courts with a significant ruling that marks a turning point in its management.
The High Court of Justice of Asturias (TSJA) has upheld the appeal filed by the Iberian Wolf Protection Fund (Fondo Lobo) and Ecologistas en Acción, and has annulled the II Wolf Management Plan of the Principality, as well as the associated annual control programme, which provided for the elimination of 53 specimens.
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California Is Giving Sheriffs New Tools to Deal With Gray Wolves
From ActiveNorcal.com:
CDFW Director Meghan Hertel recently toured the region, meeting with sheriffs, ranchers and community groups in areas where wolf activity has surged. The result is a set of new commitments from the agency, including working with sheriffs to authorize less-than-lethal hazing tools like pepper balls to push wolves away from livestock and back toward wild prey.
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Annual survey reveals dramatic moose, wolf population changes at Isle Royale National Park
From UpperMichigansSource.com:
ISLE ROYALE, Mich. (WLUC) – We now have the latest information about the wolf and moose populations of Isle Royale National Park.
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