SIX WISCONSIN OJIBWE TRIBES OPPOSE LEGISLATION DELISTING GRAY WOLF

April 29th, Wisconsin: Six Ojibwe tribes in Wisconsin are opposing legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin


CONSERVATION CONGRESS RESPONDENTS SUPPORT 350-WOLF LIMIT

April 28th, Wisconsin: A majority of respondents to the Wisconsin Conservation Congress' spring survey say they support limiting the state's wolf population to 350 animal.


COUNTY WAS ACTUALLY GROUP OF ST. BERNARD ESCAPE ARTISTS

April 28th, Colorado: CPW flew over the area and confirmed they could not find evidence of wolves or injured or dead elk.


ODFW CONFIRMS WOLVES IN METOLIUS BASIN

April 26th, Oregon: “It’s a new area of wolf activity,” Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) Assistant Wolf Biologist Jamie Bowles told The Nugget last week.


YELLOWSTONE: WOLF HUNT ALTERED BEHAVIOR, DAMAGED RESEARCH

April 26th, Montana: National Park Service, wolf watchers and some state officials are making a push to dissuade Montana from continuing aggressive pursuit of naive wolves at the national park’s doorstep.


GAME AND FISH: “WYOMING GRAY WOLF POPULATION MEETS ALL RECOVERY CRITERIA”

April 25th, Wyoming: Wyoming’s gray wolf population continues to meet all recovery criteria, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department announced today.


6 RED WOLF PUPS FOUND IN COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA, FIRST BORN IN THE WILD SINCE 2018

April 25th, North Carolina: The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) said six red wolf pups were born in the coastal region of North Carolina this month, a remarkable achievement for an endangered species.


WATCH: LONELY YELLOWSTONE WOLF CRIES OUT DURING RARE ENCOUNTER

April 24th, Yellowstone: A Yellowstone National Park tourist enjoyed a rare encounter last week involving a wolf that howled plaintively from the road as he drove past the iconic predator.


A WOLF-COLONIZED ISLAND GIVES NEW INSIGHTS INTO PREDATOR AND PREY RELATIONSHIPS

April 23rd, Michigan: Michigan's Isle Royale has been the perfect fishbowl for wolf research. A new study from the island shows wolves may actually help the animals they prey on.


BIRTH OF SIX ENDANGERED RED WOLVES HAS THEIR ADVOCATES HOWLING FOR JOY

April 22nd, North Carolina: As recently as 2021, red wolves were “a ghost of a species,” one environmentalist said. Then the Biden administration took notice.


WOLVES HAVE PROFOUND ECOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS

April 22nd, Colorado: Supporters say wolf reintroduction is the right call for Colorado.


AMERICA’S GRAY WOLVES GET ANOTHER CHANCE AT REAL RECOVERY

April 21st, United States: After getting last year’s unlawful delisting rule reversed, NRDC is setting the stage for stronger wolf conservation.


NEW RESEARCH CONFIRMS OLD THEORY: WOLVES REALLY DO PREFER OLD AND SICK MOOSE

April 21st, Michigan: It’s long been assumed that wolves will prey upon the easiest meals out there, including the sick, the very young and the old among the deer or moose they live with.


OREGON WOLF POPULATION FLOUNDERS AFTER POACHING, CAR CRASHES

April 20th, Oregon: The growth of Oregon’s wolf population slowed significantly last year because 21 animals were poisoned by poachers, hit by cars or were killed by wildlife officials after they attacked livestock, state wildlife authorities said Wednesday.


STATE’S GRAY WOLF POPULATION INCREASED IN 2021

April 20th, Washington: The gray wolf population in Washington topped 200 animals last year, with 33 packs in the central and eastern parts of the state at the end of 2021.


OREGON WOLF POPULATION GROWTH SLOWS AFTER AT LEAST 21 ANIMALS KILLED IN 2021

April 19th, Oregon: The growth of gray wolves in Oregon slowed significantly in 2021, after at least 21 animals were killed by human poaching, vehicle collisions and lethal control by wildlife officials after conflicts with livestock.


CAROLINA TIGER RESCUE TAKES IN ENDANGERED FEMALE RED WOLVES

April 18th, North Carolina: Carolina Tiger Rescue is asking for donations as it welcomes two three-year-old female red wolves to its sanctuary.


US WILDLIFE OFFICIALS AIM TO ADDRESS ILLEGAL WOLF KILLINGS

April 18th: Prompted by a court order, federal wildlife managers have issued a new draft plan for managing Mexican gray wolves in the Southwestern U.S. The changes aim to address illegal killings of the endangered predators through education, outreach and other means.


FWS RELEASES REVISION TO WOLF RECOVERY PLAN ADDRESSING POACHING

April 15th: Following a court order, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its plans to address poaching of Mexican wolves, as well as other human-caused mortalities.


A SPIKE IN WOLF KILLINGS AROUND YELLOWSTONE HAS CONSERVATIONISTS WORRIED

April 12th: Last year, two neighboring states loosened restrictions on hunting wolves outside Yellowstone, resulting in a spike in deaths. Locally that's politically popular, but biologists see problems.


WOLF DOG ESCAPES MUSKEGON COUNTY ANIMAL SANCTUARY WHERE OWNERS WERE ORDERED TO GIVE UP ANIMALS

April 9th, Michigan: A hybrid wolf dog has escaped from an embattled Muskegon County animal sanctuary.


STATE SAYS WASHINGTON'S WOLF POPULATION GREW 16% LAST YEAR

April 9th, Washington: Washington’s wolf population grew in 2021 for the 13th consecutive year, showing a 16% increase from the previous year, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife said Saturday.


JUDGE RULES MUSKEGON COUNTY ANIMAL SANCTUARY MUST TURN OVER ALL WOLF DOGS, TWO WILL BE EUTHANIZED

April 7th, Michigan: All wolf dogs at Howling Timbers Animal Sanctuary must be forfeited to the state, a Muskegon County judge ordered Thursday.


A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A WILD MINNESOTA WOLF

April 6th, Minnesota: Scientists studying wolves in and around Voyageurs National Park have released what they believe is a first-ever video showing an entire day in the life of a wild wolf, shot from the wolf’s perspective.


GROWTH SLOWS FOR ENDANGERED WOLVES

April 6th, New Mexico: Mexican gray wolf population still struggling


WOLFDOG CREE, A RESCUE AND 14-YEAR-RESIDENT AT SHY WOLF SANCTUARY IN COLLIER COUNTY, DIES

April 6th, Florida: Cree, a 15-year-old wolfdog and a resident of Shy Wolf Sanctuary in Collier County, has died.


MICHIGAN DNR: HUNTING DOG BITTEN BY WOLF NEAR TRAIL IN UPPER PENINSULA

April 3rd, Michigan: A hunting dog has been bitten by a wolf in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.


WHY DON’T WE REINTRODUCE WOLVES TO D.C. TO CURB DEER OVERPOPULATION?

April 1st, Washington DC: Without natural predators, deer populations have exploded in recent decades, threatening local ecosystems.