From The Daily Mining Gazette in Michigan:
You’re operating a farm or ranch. What do you do when wolves are killing your livestock or pet dogs? Trap them and shoot them, right? That’s what farmers and ranchers — and government agencies — have been doing for decades.
Now there are new, nonlethal alternatives. Even better, these solutions are more permanent than lethal methods. Kill a wolf, and there’s another wolf behind him, eager to attack. Keep a wolf away, and the rest of his pack will stay away too. They may even help keep other packs away.
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Wolves kill four cows in NE Oregon
From Capital Press:
FLORA, Ore. — Four dead cows confirmed as wolf kills were discovered in northeastern Oregon earlier this month, along with one injured yearling, according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
All of the dead and injured cows were on private land near Flora, which is near the Washington border with Oregon, ODFW reported.
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GPS-tracked wolves’ lives under study in eastern Turkey
From aa.com:’
The lives of seven wolves in eastern Türkiye are being studied in the wild with GPS trackers as part of a study carried out by local environmentalists and conservation officials.
Satellite transmitters were attached to the seven canines as part of the “Large Mammals Monitoring Project” by the KuzeyDoga Society and General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks in the Sarikamis district of Kars province.
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How the return of wolves is changing the relationship between humans and wild animals
From Fast Company:
From sports to pop culture, there are few themes more appealing than a good comeback. They happen in nature, too. Even with the Earth losing species at a historic rate, some animals have defied the trend toward extinction and started refilling their old ecological niches.
I’m a philosopher based in Montana and specialize in environmental ethics.
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Montana: Governor’s push for grizzly delisting helps defeat anti-wolf bills
From the Missoula Current:
The Montana House defeated some bills that would have allowed more wolf trapping and bear hunting in grizzly bear habitat. But other carnivore bills are moving forward that might affect grizzly delisting.
Late Thursday, the House defeated three bills sponsored by Rep. Paul Fielder, R-Thompson Falls, that would have possibly threatened grizzly bears in western Montana. But the bills probably would have passed had not the Governor’s Office raised objections.
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Netherlands: Wolf killed in collision with car on motorway in Brabant
From DutchNews.NL:
A wolf has died after being struck by a car in Brabant, bringing the total number killed on the roads so far this year to three. The collision happened on the A2 motorway by the Bleijendijk estate, near Vught, at around 6.45am on Friday morning. The driver, who was unhurt, stopped and alerted police.
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How to save Yellowstone’s wolves
From The Intercept:
IF YOU EVER plan to dart a wild wolf sprinting over a snow-covered mountain from a low-flying helicopter, there are a few things you need to know. The wolf should be running away, and you should be aiming for the back or butt. Never take a shot at a wolf that’s facing you. The risk of injuring the animal with a dart to the face is too high.
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Michigan: Don’t kill wolves – just keep them away
From The Daily Mining Gazette in Michigan:
You’re operating a farm or ranch. What do you do when wolves are killing your livestock or pet dogs? Trap them and shoot them, right? That’s what farmers and ranchers — and government agencies — have been doing for decades.
Now there are new, nonlethal alternatives. Even better, these solutions are more permanent than lethal methods. Kill a wolf, and there’s another wolf behind him, eager to attack. Keep a wolf away, and the rest of his pack will stay away too. They may even help keep other packs away.
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Washington: Wolf pack kills calf, forcing decision on lethal control
From The Lewiston Tribune in Idaho:
SPOKANE — A wolf pack in northeastern Washington state has killed another calf, forcing the state Department of Fish and Wildlife to determine whether to cull the pack, officials said.
The Togo pack of wolves has attacked three calves over the past 30 days, surpassing the threshold of livestock kills for the department to consider killing one or two wolves to curb the livestock killing, The Capital Press reported.
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Wolf restoration in Colorado shows how humans are rethinking their relationships with wild animals
From phys.org:
From sports to pop culture, there are few themes more appealing than a good comeback. They happen in nature, too. Even with the Earth losing species at a historic rate, some animals have defied the trend toward extinction and started refilling their old ecological niches.
I’m a philosopher based in Montana and specialize in environmental ethics. For my new book, “Tenacious Beasts: Wildlife Recoveries That Change How We Think About Animals,” I spent three years looking at wildlife comebacks across North America and Europe and considering the lessons they offer.
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Is the alpha wolf idea a myth?
From Scientific American:
If you’ve ever heard the term “alpha wolf,” you might imagine snapping fangs and fights to the death for dominance. The idea that wolf packs are led by a merciless dictator is pervasive, lending itself to a shorthand for a kind of dominant masculinity.
But it turns out that this is a myth, and in recent years wildlife biologists have largely dropped the term “alpha.” In the wild, researchers have found that most wolf packs are simply families, led by a breeding pair, and bloody duels for supremacy are rare.
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