From Down to Earth:
Wolves in India have never had the spotlight on them like Bengal tigers, Asiatic lions, Indian elephants, Indian leopards or One-horned rhinoceros. However, wolves are a flagship species for conserving India’s remaining grassland ecosystems.
However, the situation of the Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes, distinct from the Himalayan or Woolly Wolf, Canis lupus chanco) is dire.
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How the world’s last wild red wolves are avoiding extinction
From The Washington Post:
ALLIGATOR RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, N.C. — In April, the latest glimmer of hope appeared here in the only spot on Earth where endangered red wolves remain in the wild.
Five pups were born to a pair of wolves — a female known as 2413, and a male known as 2444 — marking the third year in a row that at least one new litter began life in this corner of coastal North Carolina.
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Middle Park Stockgrowers Association receives additional funding for nonlethal deterrents against wolves
From Sky-Hi News:
The Middle Park Stockgrowers Association received an additional $28,000 to fund nonlethal deterrents to prevent wolf conflicts with livestock. The Colorado Department of Agriculture and Colorado Parks and Wildlife provided the funds.
The $28,000 will support an additional nighttime range rider, as well as other on-the-ground deterrents. Since wolves were released on the Western Slope, 15 cattle and nine sheep have been killed by wolves.
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Colorado cattle organizations rip governor, wildlife agency following wolf kills
From Coloradoan:
Four Colorado cattle organizations sent a letter Thursday to Gov. Jared Polis and Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director Jeff Davis imploring the two to put a stop to the wolf depredations that have been plaguing ranchers in recent months.
The Colorado Cattlemen’s Association, the state’s largest livestock organization, along with the Middle Park Stockgrowers Association, North Park Stockgrowers Association and Routt County Cattlemen’s Association addressed a myriad of concerns in the letter regarding what they called a lack of implementation of the state’s wolf recovery plan.
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Commissioners Weigh In on Wolf Issue
From the Statesman Examiner:
The Stevens County Commissioners passed a resolution declaring that the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has failed in their efforts to manage and protect both wolf recovery and the livestock industry. The resolution is in response to the WDFW’s decision to keep the gray wolf on the state endangered species list and classifying them as a sensitive species. The commissioners feel that the WDFW is not aggressively pursuing the removal of an adult wolf from both the Dominion and Leadpoint wolf packs.
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Conservation efforts boost wolf population to 222 in Gujarat
From The Times of India:
Ahmedabad: The first wolf census conducted by the state forest department, which has launched a project to release wolves bred in captivity into the wild, has pegged its population at 222. Officials said that two pups were recently born at the wolf breeding centre at Nadabet in Banaskantha, the first such centre in the wild set up by the forest department.
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State officials say wolf population strong despite increased harvest
From The Western News:
HELENA – The wolf population in Montana remains healthy, according to the 2023 Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Wolf Report.
Increased harvest during the 2023 wolf season has not yet resulted in an estimated decline to the statewide total. However, FWP biologists expect to see a moderate decline in wolf numbers next year resulting from the increased harvest in early 2024.
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International Wolf Day 2024: Almost the entire population of Indian wolves exists outside of protected areas, says Lauren Hennelly
From Down to Earth:
Wolves in India have never had the spotlight on them like Bengal tigers, Asiatic lions, Indian elephants, Indian leopards or One-horned rhinoceros. However, wolves are a flagship species for conserving India’s remaining grassland ecosystems.
However, the situation of the Indian wolf (Canis lupus pallipes, distinct from the Himalayan or Woolly Wolf, Canis lupus chanco) is dire.
Click here for the full article.
WDFW approves killing of Leadpoint pack wolves following depredation incidents
From KREM2:
STEVENS COUNTY, Wash. — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) said director Kelly Susewind has approved the killing of up to two adult wolves from the Leadpoint wolf pack.
According to a press release, WDFW said Susewind approved the killing of the two wolves from the northeast Washington wolf pack in response to a number of depredations of cattle in Stevens County.
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What An 18,000-Year-Old Wolf Puppy Teaches Us About Survival Through The Ice Age
From Forbes:
The mystery of the 18,000-year-old puppy found in the Siberian permafrost has fascinated scientists since its discovery in 2018. Remarkably preserved with fur, whiskers and even eyelashes intact, Dogor’s identity puzzled researchers, who couldn’t determine whether he was a dog or a wolf until genomic sequencing in 2022 finally revealed the truth.
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The Wolves Are Back
From South Seattle Emerald:
This weekend’s read is the annual report from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) on its conservation and management program for gray wolves in the state. You probably have heard about gray wolf packs coming back to Eastern Washington, but you may not know the whole fascinating story of gray wolves in the state, with all its ups and downs.
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