From The Times:
If wild bears, boars or monkeys are getting a little too close for comfort, who you gonna call? If you’re in Japan, you can now enlist high-tech pest deterrents such as the “Monster Wolf”, or flying drones that bark.
Pests cause $120 million in crop damage annually in Japan, with deer and boar responsible for 60 per cent. Their populations are believed to be about 2.6 million and 800,000 respectively, according to the Japanese Ministry of the Environment.
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Japan turns to robotic wolves as hunters hang up their guns
From The Times:
If wild bears, boars or monkeys are getting a little too close for comfort, who you gonna call? If you’re in Japan, you can now enlist high-tech pest deterrents such as the “Monster Wolf”, or flying drones that bark.
Pests cause $120 million in crop damage annually in Japan, with deer and boar responsible for 60 per cent. Their populations are believed to be about 2.6 million and 800,000 respectively, according to the Japanese Ministry of the Environment.
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Germany Orders Shoot-to-Kill for Hybrid Wolf-Dog Pups to Protect Local Wolf Populations
From Nature World News:
Authorities in the German state of Bavaria in the southeast have ordered that the pups of a wolf that had mated with a domestic dog be located and killed. The local wolf populations were safeguarded by the shoot-to-kill directive on the pups of the wolf-dog hybrids.
At the northwest corner of Bavaria, in the region of Lower Franconia, authorities recorded the wolf-dog hybrids. German law stipulates that to safeguard the local wolf population, these hybrid animals must be shot.
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Minnesota finalizes plan to keep wolf population stable
From the Star Tribune in Minnesota:
Minnesota wildlife officials have finalized a plan to keep the state’s wolf population stable for the next decade. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources would aim to keep the population between 2,200 and 3,000 animals, which is where it has been for about 30 years.
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Evidence of second wolfpack emerging in Colorado’s North Park area near Walden
From the Coloradoan:
North Park ranchers have been on high alert since late last year, when Colorado’s first wolf kill of livestock in 80 years brought a fear lurking in the back of their minds to top of mind.
It was in the predawn hours of Dec. 18, 2021. The pack that included six wolf pups, the first born in the state since around 1940, and their parents, who migrated into the state, killed a calf a couple hundred yards from where rancher Don Gittleson was sleeping.
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Minnesota DNR: Minnesota’s updated wolf plan strengthens wolf conservation
From the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources:
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has finalized an updated wolf management plan that incorporates the diverse views of Minnesotans and will guide the state’s approach to wolf conservation for the next 10 years.
“We’re proud we brought people together to update Minnesota’s wolf plan,” said DNR Commissioner Sarah Strommen. “We had great engagement from tribes, state and federal agencies, academia, and groups and individuals interested in wolves.”
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Wisconsin: Public review, comment period for proposed Wolf Management Plan extended through Feb. 28
From the Tomahawk Leader:
WISCONSIN – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) earlier this month announced an extension to the public review and comment period for the draft Wolf Management Plan.
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Minnesota: Updated wolf management plan now online
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has posted its updated Wolf Management Plan, which will run from 2023 to 2032.
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Largest litter of pups in a century born to California wolf pack
From wideopenspaces.com:
Through conservation efforts, California’s wolf packs have grown little by little. However, one breeding male and female recently significantly contributed to the growing population of what’s known as the Whaleback pack. The pair, who call Siskiyou County home, had eight wolf pups in the spring, which the California Department of Fish and Wildlife just confirmed. The litter is the largest in almost a century, and adding these new pups brings the pack up to 15.
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Hole was cut in enclosure housing wolves at Greater Vancouver Zoo, documents show
From the Vancouver Sun:
Documents published on the B.C. government website show just how frenzied the response was after more than a dozen wolves escaped the Greater Vancouver Zoo in Aldergrove on Aug. 16.
The documents offer new details and a behind-the-scenes look into the three-day search-and-rescue operation for 14 wolves kept at the zoo.
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Wisconsin DNR extends public comment period on new wolf management plan
From WPR.org:
The public will get extra time to weigh in on the state’s proposed management plan for wolves.
Last month, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released a draft plan that shifted away from setting statewide population goals for wolves. Instead, the plan outlined six zones that would each have local targets for management goals.
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