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Montana: Hearings to be held on wolf conservation stamp

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana wildlife officials will hold public hearings on a proposal to create a wolf conservation stamp that would allow non-hunters to contribute $20 apiece to help in the management of the predators. Continue reading →

Blog: Wolf and hound fights bound to be brutal

Black bears should no longer feel solely terrorized and persecuted by hound hunters in training activities; the gray wolf has now joined their ranks. Continue reading →

Michigan lawmakers look to pass pro-wolf hunt bill

Lansing — Michigan lawmakers on Wednesday are expected to pass a law to keep intact the state’s power to allow wolf hunts, overriding two referendums on the November ballot backed by groups that oppose hunting the once-endangered animal. Continue reading →

“Wolf Control Board” makes Idaho center of the wolf advocacy fight

Defenders of Wildlife and other groups are focused intently on Idaho after the “wolf control board,” a delicately named wolf death panel takes shape in America’s most anti-wolf state. Continue reading →

Feds Propose Roadmap for Mexican Gray Wolf’s Future in Arizona, New Mexico

SILVER CITY, N.M.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service laid out its vision for the future of the endangered Mexican gray wolf today, proposing releases of captive-bred wolves into new areas of New Mexico and parts of Arizona and allowing wolves to roam from the Mexican border to Interstate 40, a much broader region than currently permitted. But the proposed rule broadens guidelines allowing ranchers and others to kill Mexican wolves, a persistent problem that has hindered the recovery of these important predators. Continue reading →

Oregon’s Umatilla River wolf pack within two strikes of lethal control

A wolf pack in Umatilla County in eastern Oregon is two strikes away from a possible state kill order. Continue reading →

NEW zoo pups offer hope for endangered red wolf species

SUAMICO – Six red wolf pups spent Friday morning sitting snugly inside their shelters at the NEW Zoo. Continue reading →

Mexico reports 1st litter of Mexican Gray wolf cubs in the wild

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The first known litter of Mexican gray wolves has been born in the wild as part of a three-year effort to re-introduce the subspecies to a habitat where it disappeared three decades ago, Mexican officials reported Thursday. Continue reading →

Fox and Coyote Trapping Records Reveal the Major Impact of Wolves Across North America

It turns out that wolves have a greater influence than expected when it comes to smaller predators further down the food chain. Using coyote and red fox fur trapping records, scientists have recorded how these larger predators influence the ecosystem around them. Continue reading →

Hard work remains to keep California’s wolves safe

The remarkable chain of events that set the stage for gray wolves to gain California Endangered Species Act protections last week seemed, at times, more cinematic than real. Continue reading →

Animal Planet pulls anti-wolf program, but the damage could already be done

The “Monstrous Week” special – “Man-Eating Super Wolves” – aired on Animal Planet over the Memorial Day weekend, but in response to a flood of protests from wolf advocates and others, the network has pulled the remaining repeat airings, and posted a pro-wolf article on their home page. Continue reading →

Animal Planet to air horrifically inaccurate special: “Man-Eating Super Wolves”

Sunday, May 25th, Animal Planet will air a special (which will be repeated multiple times over their “monstrous” week) which blatantly misrepresents wolves, portraying them as a growing danger to humans, and puts forth anti-wolf spokesperson, Valerius Geist as their primary source. Continue reading →

Mexican Wolf-livestock payment application deadline extended

The Mexican Wolf/Livestock Coexistence Council is extending the deadline for livestock producers to submit applications to receive payments for wolf presence under the Mexican Wolf/Livestock Coexistence Plan. Continue reading →

OR-7 journey to find love appears to have ended successfully

National Geographic Young Explorer Jay Simpson is part of the Wolf OR-7 Expedition, a 1,200-mile adventure in the tracks of a wolf. Using an estimated GPS track of the lone Wolf OR-7, the team will mountain bike and hike across Oregon and Northern California. Their aim is to raise awareness of local strategies that make on-the-ground strides toward human and wolf coexistence in the region. Continue reading →

Wyoming Game and Fish to collect comments about plan to increase quota

According to Wyoming’s Fish and Game department, 179 wolves is just too many – a number which encompasses 15 distinct packs – which live in the “Wolf Trophy Game Management Area” (WTGMA). Continue reading →

Thompson Park zoo welcomes nine new gray wolf pups (VIDEO)

WATERTOWN — A month after delivering their fourth litter, nine pups in all, gray wolves Kenai and Kaja at the New York State Zoo at Thompson Park are readjusting to parenting. Continue reading →

Wolfstock 2014: CWWC fundraiser for fire prevention this May

Wolfstock 2014 will be the the place to be this May 18th. Continue reading →

WY Proposal to raise wolf quota to be discussed at public meeting

Park County people will have an opportunity to weigh in on a controversial wildlife issue: wolves. Continue reading →

Wolf council extends deadline for AZ, NM ranchers

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — Federal wildlife officials say the deadline has been extended for ranchers to apply for payments under a program meant to ease conflicts between Mexican gray wolves and livestock. Continue reading →

Michigan DNR: Wolf survey results indicate no significant change in state’s wolf population

The results of Michigan’s 2014 wolf population survey indicate no significant change in the estimated number of wolves in the Upper Peninsula compared to the results of last year’s survey, Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division officials said today. Continue reading →

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