RARE RED WOLF BORN IN US, CONSERVATIONISTS REJOICE

May 30th, Rhode Island: There are only 15-20 red wolves in the wild.


OREGON FISH AND WILDLIFE CONFIRMS WOLF DEPREDATIONS ON MIDDLE FORK OF THE JOHN DAY RIVER

May 29th, Oregon: A rancher on the Middle Fork of the John Day River has become Grant County’s second producer to lose livestock to wolves.


WALLOON GOVERNMENT GIVES SHEPHERDS ELECTRIC FENCES TO PROTECT FROM WOLF ATTACKS

May 29th, Belgium: The Walloon government is providing shepherds with electric fences to protect sheep against wolf attacks, according to Belgian publication.


CAPTIVE-BORN ENDANGERED MEXICAN WOLF PUPS PLACED INTO WILD DENS IN ARIZONA

May 29th, Arizona: Eleven captive-born Mexican wolf pups were placed in wild dens across Arizona and New Mexico, Arizona Game & Fish announced on Friday.


MEXICAN WOLF PUPS BORN AT BROOKFIELD ZOO RELEASED INTO THE WILD AS PART OF ENDANGERED SPECIES RECOVERY PROGRAM

May 27th, Illinois: This spring, 11 captive-bred Mexican wolf pups — including three born at Brookfield in April — were transported to New Mexico and Arizona where they were placed in wild dens to be raised by surrogates alongside the parents’ similarly aged wild pups, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced.


FOUR WOLVES FOUND DEAD IN NORTHEAST WASHINGTON, ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS ALLEGE POISONING

May 27th, Washington: The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has launched a poaching investigation after two Stevens County deputies stumbled upon four dead wolves in northeast Washington while on snowmobile patrol near the Canadian border on Feb. 8.


ROGER WILLIAMS PARK ZOO CELEBRATES BIRTH OF CRITICALLY ENDANGERED RED WOLF PUP

May 27th, Rhode Island: Roger Williams Park Zoo announced on Friday the birth of a critically endangered red wolf pup.


HOW SOME RANCHERS, WOLF ADVOCATES AND HUNTERS ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO REINTRODUCE WOLVES INTO COLORADO

May 26th, Colorado: Conversations are in the works about how and when gray wolves will be reintroduced into the state after voters approved the decision in 2020.


REWARD OFFERED FOR INFORMATION ON SLAIN RED WOLF

May 25th, North Carolina: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering $5,000 for information regarding a federally protected red wolf found dead in Tyrrell County April 15.


REPORT FINDS OREGON COLLARED WOLF LIKELY KILLED BY VEHICLE

May 24th, Oregon: Authorities initially reported wolf OR-106 was likely shot to death in Wallowa County.


SWEDISH GOVERNMENT AIMS TO CULL WOLF POPULATION BY AS MUCH AS HALF

May 24th, Sweden: Decision, which could breach EU biodiversity law, due to increasing ‘conflict’ between wolves and humans.


NEWHOUSE INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN STATE MANAGEMENT OF THE GRAY WOLF

May 18th: Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after joining 20 of his House Republican colleagues in introducing the Trust the Science Act to strengthen state management of the gray wolf.


FEDS LOOK TO BRING MORE MEXICAN WOLVES TO NEW MEXICO, RANCHERS FOR FOR LIVESTOCK SAFETY

May 18th, New Mexico: New Mexico ranchers worried their livestock could be at risk after the federal government announced plans to increase the amount of Mexican gray wolves allowed to dwell in the state.


MICHIGAN WOLF MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL HEARS PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING WOLF HUNTING

May 17th, Michigan: The Michigan Wolf Management Advisory Council invited public comment regarding the preservation and hunting of wolves in the U.P.


ITALY'S WOLF POPULATION NUMBERS OVER 3,300

May 17th, Italy: Species 'no longer endangered' here.


AMID SPIKE IN THRILL KILLS, WOLF POISONINGS, OREGON STRENGTHENS ANTI-POACHING EFFORTS

May 15th, Oregon: “We’re not messing around anymore with poachers,” says Oregon Representative Ken Helm. “From now on, there’s going to be people watching.”


BRAMBLE PARK ZOO ANNOUNCED DEATH OF WHITE WOLF

May 14th, South Dakota: A 10-year-old white wolf has died, the Bramble Park Zoo announced Saturday.


FEDERAL OFFICIALS SEEK ASSISTANCE IN INVESTIGATION OF RED WOLF DEATH

May 13th, North Carolina: A federally protected red wolf was found dead in Tyrrell County, NC in a muddy farm field located south of Newlands Road on April 15, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service needs your help in the investigation of the red wolf’s death.


MEXICAN GRAY WOLF RULE ELIMINATES CAP ON POPULATION, RESTRICTS KILLING

May 13th: New Federal Management Rule Still Falls Short on Genetic Diversity by Rejecting Science-Based Reforms.


WOLF ILLEGALLY SHOT IN A NATIONAL PARK LEFT MATE BEHIND AFTER ‘HEARTBREAKING’ DEATH

May 13th, Minnesota: A female wolf was illegally shot and killed, creating a temporary void in a Minnesota national park.


STUDY: SECOND WOLF HUNT WOULD HAVE DRIVEN WISCONSIN'S WOLF POPULATION TO 'UNDESIRABLY LOW LEVELS'

May 10th, Wisconsin: Researchers at UW-Madison say a second wolf hunt last year would have risked Wisconsin’s wolf population dropping to undesirable levels that include the wolf possibly becoming endangered or extinct in Wisconsin.


ADORABLE TRIO OF RED WOLF PUPS UNVEILED AT NC ZOO

May 9th, North Carolina: Good things come in threes and it just so happens the North Carolina Zoo recently welcomed a trio of red wolf pups to its grounds.


ISLE ROYALE RESEARCH SHOWS HEALTHY IMPACT OF WOLVES ON MOOSE HERD

May 9th, Michigan: Several years ago, scientists re-introduced wolves to Isle Royale National Park off the shores of western Upper Peninsula in Lake Superior.


COLORADO RANCHER SAYS WOLVES HAVE STARTED ATTACKING, KILLING HIS CATTLE AGAIN

May 7th, Colorado: Wolves are believed to have killed at least one calf and caused the death of another in Colorado's Jackson County in recent days, despite a night watcher looking over the herd.


EASTERN OREGON RANCHER LEGALLY KILLS WOLF AFTER REPEATED ATTACKS ON LIVESTOCK

May 5th, Oregon: A Wallowa County rancher on Tuesday shot and killed a wolf from a pack believed to be responsible for multiple attacks on livestock in the region, state wildlife officials said.


NETAR, BAYS MOUNTAIN GRAY WOLF, DIES AT 15

May 4th: Netar, a gray wolf at Bays Mountain Park, died this week, park officials announced on Wednesday.


GAME AND FISH: WOLVES REMAIN RECOVERED SPECIES

May 4th: For two decades, Wyoming’s wolf population has been above the minimum population number to be considered a recovered species.


WEBCAMS OFFER PEEK INSIDE DEN OF WORLD’S MOST ENDANGERED WOLF

May 3rd: Wildlife and nature lovers from all over can get a 24/7 glimpse into the life of a pair of captive red wolves thanks to recently installed webcams at the Red Wolf Center in Columbia, N.C., located on Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge.