From BoiseStatePublicRadio.org:
Long before the American government removed them both from their ancestral homelands, wolves and Native Americans coexisted side-by-side for centuries.
Those connections run deep for Shannon Wheeler, the chairman of the Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee. Wheeler remembers growing up as a boy, hearing elder members of the Nez Perce Tribe tell stories about wolves.One story involves a young boy talking with his grandfather.
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Savvy 13-year-old Teton wolf almost breaks all-time age record
From WyoFile.com:
Biologist Ken Mills sensed a shrewdness and smarts in Wolf 840M, a gray male canine that lived longer than any of the other 1,500-plus Wyoming wolves that have been ID’d and tracked since the species was reintroduced to the state three decades ago.
First captured and collared as a 1-year-old living west of Cody in the Ishawooa Pack in April 2012, Wolf 840M had a way of escaping detection and threats for the dozen-plus years that followed.
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Pacific Rim National Park Reserve reminds public to be mindful of wolves on the landscape
From Hashilthsa.com:
Recent reports of a pack of sea wolves in the Pacific Rim corridor acting habituated towards humans has prompted Parks Canada to issue a public reminder about how to stay safe and respect these animals.
Francis Bruhwiler is a specialist in human-wildlife co-existence in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (PRNPR). He says the pack is likely the same two or three coastal wolves acting “very indifferent” when they see people.
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Bipartisan legislation aims at mitigating [Oregon] wolf predation
From NuggetNews.com:
In an era where bipartisanship is rare, both Republicans and Democrats in Salem passed legislation aimed at helping ranchers who lose stock to wolf predation. The House on Tuesday, June 3, passed SB 777 on a vote of 44-12 with three excused. The Senate passed the bill on March 25 on vote of 28-1 and with one excused. It’s on its way to the Governor’s desk for signature.
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River of No Return: How the Nez Perce Tribe stepped in to save wolf reintroduction in Idaho
From BoiseStatePublicRadio.org:
Long before the American government removed them both from their ancestral homelands, wolves and Native Americans coexisted side-by-side for centuries.
Those connections run deep for Shannon Wheeler, the chairman of the Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee. Wheeler remembers growing up as a boy, hearing elder members of the Nez Perce Tribe tell stories about wolves.One story involves a young boy talking with his grandfather.
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Copper Creek wolf pack has new pups next door to ranch where calves were killed, [Colorado] rancher says
From ColoradoSun.com:
A Pitkin County rancher whose calf was attacked by a wolf over Memorial Day weekend says a pack with new pups is denning a quarter mile from the ranch where he keeps his herd and that Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials told him the agency is planning to use roadkill to draw the wolves away from the ready food supply they are finding in his new calves.
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Sparking Curiosity For Conservation
From AZA.org:
Anyone can swim with whale sharks, scout red wolves, or climb with koalas—all through the immersive lens of animal tracking maps.
On a mission to make helping wildlife fun and interactive, conservation-focused brand Fahlo partners with nonprofits working with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and SAFE: Saving Animals From Extinction® to bring threatened species’ real-world journeys to life.
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First wolf crosses into the [Colorado] San Juans
From TellurideNews.com:
Eighteen months after reintroduction, a lone female wolf roamed into the San Juan and Animas watersheds.
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Coastal wolf found dead in lair on Alaskan island – dissection reveals curious thing that caused it
From BBC Wildlife Magazine:
Scientists investigating the coastal wolf’s death tested tissue samples for viruses, disease, algal toxins and contaminants. Here’s what they found…
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CDFW Launching Pilot Effort to Reduce Gray Wolf Attacks on [California] Livestock
From Wildlife.ca.gov:
Working with local agencies, law enforcement and agricultural partners, the department will implement the effort in Sierra, Plumas and Siskiyou counties
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They’re only 10 days old, but these Missouri wolf pups’ ‘life-changing’ journey will help save their species
From KSDK.com:
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — The eyes of six newly born Mexican wolf pups hadn’t even opened when they started a life-changing journey across the U.S.
The six 10-day-old tiny pups recently embarked on a flight from Missouri to New Mexico in hopes of helping save their species from extinction, according to St. Louis County’s Endangered Wolf Center.
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