MEXICAN GRAY WOLF MANAGEMENT RULE FINALIZED

June 30th, Arizona: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized a new rule that removes a population cap for endangered Mexican gray wolves in the Southwest.

GHOST DNA FROM HYBRID COYOTES COULD SAVE ENDANGERED RED WOLVES

June 29th, Louisiana: A hidden reservoir of red wolf DNA has been found in coyotes in southwestern Louisiana – and it could be used to help the endangered wolves grow their wild population.

WOLVES SURVIVED THE ICE AGE AS A SINGLE, GLOBAL POPULATION

June 29th: Many dog populations seem to have two doses of wolf genes.

ENDANGERED RED WOLF POPULATIONS COULD BE REVIVED WITH 'GHOST' GENES FROM COYOTES, SCIENTISTS SAY

June 29th: Scientists are hopeful that the endangered red wolf population, absent from the wild for decades, could be revived now that a significant portion of its DNA has been found in wild coyote populations.

CONSERVATIONISTS CALL FOR ACTION ON NORTHWEST WOLF POACHING

June 28th, Washington: Wildlife advocates say there has been a distressing uptick in wolf poaching cases in the Northwest in the past year and a half.

EQUILIBRIUM/SUSTAINABILITY — WOLF RELATIVES BREEDING THEMSELVES INTO CLIMATE ‘TRAP’

June 27th: Scientists have identified the first predators ever seen changing their reproductive strategy due to climate change: Distant relatives of the wolf, called African wild dogs.

POOR GRAZING LAWS, DELAYS IN COMPENSATION UNDERCUTTING WOLF COEXISTENCE AMIDST CHANGING CLIMATE

June 27th, Oregon: Following a dismal statewide annual wolf count and two poaching incidents already this year, Oregon’s grazing season saw wolf-livestock conflicts start as early as April which led to a member of the Chesnimnus wolf pack being killed in May, and another this month.

WOLF SHOT IN SOUTHERN SWEDEN AFTER SHEEP ATTACK

June 27th, Sweden: A wolf was shot near the city of Lund in southern Sweden on Sunday, after it was discovered by a farmer while attacking a sheep.

WOLF MANAGEMENT EFFORTS IN IDAHO FOCUS ON MORE TARGETED AREAS

June 26th, Idaho: The Idaho Wolf Depredation Control Board says its new approach to culling wolves is more targeted to areas with high risk to livestock and wildlife.

WOLVES ARE MAKING A COMEBACK IN WASHINGTON

June 24th, Washington: Gray wolves are growing more abundant in Washington and seem headed toward recovery — but they're not out of the woods yet, state wildlife officials say.

MINNESOTA RELEASES UPDATED DRAFT GRAY WOLF MANAGEMENT PLAN

June 23rd, Minnesota: Wildlife managers say Minnesota’s gray wolf population is resilient and robust, and they've released a draft updated plan to keep it that way.

WASHINGTON HUNTS, KILLS TWO MEMBERS OF TOGO WOLF PACK

June 20th: Northeastern Washington officials reacted to the news that state officials had followed through with lethal removal of two wolves from the Togo Pack by giving rare praise.

VORACIOUS WILDFIRE IN SPAIN’S WOLF STRONGHOLD CALMED BY COOL WEATHER

June 20th, Spain: The arrival of cool weather in Spain following a sweltering early heatwave has helped to stabilize a wildfire of record-breaking dimensions that ravaged swathes of land in the Sierra de la Culebra, home to one of Europe’s largest populations of wolves.

RARE WOLF ATTACK ON BABY FOXES FOUND ON ISLE ROYALE

June 13th, Michigan: For the first time, scientists have documented an adult wolf killing red fox kits in their den.

THE MYSTERY OF WHY THE ELUSIVE HIMALAYAN WOLF IS STALKING THE SLOPES OF MOUNT EVEREST

June 11th, Tibet: While the little known predator is more commonly found in Tibet, the rising number of livestock kills in recent years has highlighted its emergence in Nepal.

HUNTERS, ELK, WOLVES CAN SHARE TURF

June 11th, Colorado: Colorado elk hunters who worry about the return of wolves should be encouraged by the records from state wildlife agencies where wolves now live.

TOGO WOLF PACK KILLS ANOTHER CALF IN NORTHEAST WASHINGTON, STATE CONSIDERING HOW TO PROCEED

June 10th, Washington: Wolves killed a calf on private industrial timberland this week and the attack, which is the latest in a series this month, could prompt the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to kill some wolves from the Togo pack.

ENDANGERED RED WOLF PUP BORN AT ILLINOIS ZOO

June 9th, Illinois: According to WICS and WRSP, the Springfield attraction announced that red wolves Pepper and Red welcomed a male pup, Ranger, on May 13. Since his birth, the new arrival’s weight has doubled, zoo officials said.

OREGON GREENLIGHTS LETHAL REMOVAL OF PROBLEM WOLF

June 8th, Oregon: Oregon is moving forward with the lethal removal of a member of the Chesnimnus wolf pack after repeat livestock depredation in Wallowa County.

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION: ENDANGERED WOLF PUP BORN AT US ZOO

June 6th, Rhode Island: Not only is the pup super cute, but it's also endangered, so just by being born it's helping the species.

COLORADO WOLF ATTACKS CONTINUE; RANCHER FIGHTS FOR COMPENSATION, AND HAZING FAILS

June 6th, Colorado: Walden rancher says he’s lost three calves. He’s tried wild burros, fox lights, flags and cracker shells.

HOW WOLF PERSONALITIES CAN ALTER WETLANDS

June 6th: Can wolf personalities change ecosystems? According to the latest research from the Voyageurs Wolf Project, published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, they can.

BOISE STUDENTS SPEAK OUT AFTER WOLF PUPS NAMED FOR THEIR SCHOOL ARE KILLED

June 6th, Idaho: Wolves from the Timberline pack, named for an Idaho high school, lived in the nearby Boise National Forest.

143 SHEEP KILLED FLEEING FROM WOLVES IN SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO

June 2nd, Idaho: An attack by two wolves panicked a flock of sheep and 143 died after they ran into a steep gully where they were crushed and suffocated, Idaho wildlife officials said Thursday.

OTHER VIEWS: THE HISTORY OF THE WOLF IS A COMPLICATED ONE

June 1st: The gray wolf has become quite a controversial animal in the West. Do you know the history of the wolf that is here now and the historical wolf which used to inhabit the Western states?

CDFW REPORTS TWO RECENT WOLF KILLS IN LASSEN COUNTY

June 1st, California: On its website, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife reports two recent wolf kills in Lassen County.