From RTE.ie:
After centuries of near-extinction, Europe’s wolves have made a remarkable comeback. Over the past decade, wolf populations have surged, increasing by nearly 60%. In 2022, more than 21,500 wolves were recorded across the continent.
Countries that have long been wolf-free are now home to thriving packs. Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and Romania each have more than 1,000 wolves. For scientists, this is a rare conservation success story: a large predator reclaiming landscapes dominated by human activity.
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Wolf-proof fences lead to reduction in attacks on animals [in Belgium]
From BelgaNewsAgency.eu:
The wolf-proof fences installed in Flanders since the summer are proving to be effective. According to the Wolf Fencing Team, the number of wolf attacks on animals within properly enclosed pastures has fallen significantly.
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Why 40 wolves have shaken Danish politics
From RTE.ie:
After centuries of near-extinction, Europe’s wolves have made a remarkable comeback. Over the past decade, wolf populations have surged, increasing by nearly 60%. In 2022, more than 21,500 wolves were recorded across the continent.
Countries that have long been wolf-free are now home to thriving packs. Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and Romania each have more than 1,000 wolves. For scientists, this is a rare conservation success story: a large predator reclaiming landscapes dominated by human activity.
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Here’s what Colorado’s gray wolves are up to as they establish territories across the Western Slope
From TheAspenTimes.com:
Earlier this year, one of Colorado’s translocated female gray wolves was making broad movements across the Western Slope. Then, one day, she stopped exploring on a wide scale and settled into an area with high-quality wolf habitat: abundant prey, away from high volumes of human activity.
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Montana’s wolf management strategy caught in legal tug-of-war
From DailyInterLake.com:
Two weeks after the Outdoor Heritage Coalition and a pair of Republican lawmakers sued the state for doing too little to reduce Montana’s wolf population, a coalition of conservation groups on Wednesday made the opposite argument before a different judge.
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Survey shows Wallowa County [Oregon] opposes wolves here
From Wallowa.com:
ENTERPRISE — Survey results indicate strong opposition to wolves in Wallowa County and many would support hunting the predators as a management tool. “There is a high level of people who have contact with wolves,” said John Williams, Eastern Oregon co-chairman of the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association’s wolf committee. “A lot of people have had a direct experience with wolves. They would support hunting as a management tool.”
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[Wisconsin] Wolf harvest regulations will soon take effect as wolves face potential delisting
From WPR.org:
After first receiving approval two years ago, Wisconsin’s wolf harvest regulations are set to take effect in November.
Federal protections remain in place for wolves. The harvest regulations help pave the way for a wolf hunt if ongoing efforts to lift federal protections for wolves are successful.
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Deer’s Daring Escape From Wolves on Mount Parnitha [Greece]
From Tovima.com:
Adramatic wildlife encounter just outside Athens has reignited a national conversation about the return of wolves to Mount Parnitha. A video filmed near Lake Beletsi shows a deer leaping into the water to escape a pursuing pack — a rare and cinematic moment in Greece’s natural world.
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FWP [Montana] is in the wolf management hot seat
From MontanaFreePress.com:
Two weeks after the Outdoor Heritage Coalition and a pair of Republican lawmakers sued the state for doing too little to reduce Montana’s wolf population, a coalition of conservation groups on Wednesday made the opposite argument before a different judge.
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife halts search for depredating Copper Creek wolf as more livestock attacks are confirmed in Rio Blanco
From SteamboatPilot.com:
After months of reported wolf activity and seven confirmed wolf attacks on livestock in Pitkin County, Colorado Parks and Wildlife has not verified any depredations in the county since mid-August, causing the agency to change course on attempts to euthanize a responsible Copper Creek wolf.
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As wolves roam California, livestock losses remain low, yet ranchers’ fears grow
From Mongabay.com:
In May 2025, five counties in northern California — mostly rural farm and ranch land — declared an unprecedented state of emergency. It wasn’t a natural disaster or civil unrest that led to panic, but rather a bunch of thriving canids — wolves, to be precise. They’d killed livestock, and according to some residents, were exhibiting “bold, abnormal behavior” and “coming too close to homes.”
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