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Wolf News - May 2023
SIX ENDANGERED RED WOLF PUPS BORN AT THE GREAT PLAINS ZOO
May 31st, South Dakota: Just a few weeks ago, on May 4th, six new red wolf pups joined the pack at the Great Plains Zoo.
CRITZ FARMS BREWS SPECIAL ALE TO BENEFIT ENDANGERED RED WOLF
May 30th, New York: Critz Farms and Critz Farms Brewing and Cider Co. in Cazenovia have brewed a limited-release Endangered Species India Pale Ale (IPA) this year in partnership with Syracuse’s Rosamond Gifford Zoo.
NEWS BRIEFS: YELLOWSTONE WOLF INCREASE; INVASIVE MUSSELS; BEAR KILLED
May 30th: The wolf population inside Yellowstone National Park increased over the last year, largely thanks to a successful breeding season.
ENDANGERED MEXICAN WOLF PUPS FOSTERED IN ARIZONA PACKS THIS MONTH, WILDLIFE OFFICIALS SAY
May 29th, Arizona: Three Mexican wolf pups were fostered into a pack in Arizona in efforts to increase genetic diversity in the endangered wild populations, wildlife officials said.
14 WOLF FACTS YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY CONSIDER IF YOU THINK IT'D BE "COOL" TO HAVE ONE AS A PET
May 28th: "When the wolf grows up to be about a year old, and it’s full-grown, and they start experiencing all the challenges that are equal to a 3-year-old human toddler with really large teeth, they realize that they’re in over their head."
TWO NEW GROUPS OF WOLVES CONFIRMED IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
May 24th, California: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife reported today that two new groups of wolves have been confirmed in northern California — one in Tehama County and the other in western Lassen County.
TWO ENDANGERED RED WOLF PUPS BORN AT ROGER WILLIAMS PARK ZOO. HERE'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT
May 24th, Rhode Island: It's the second litter for the zoo's adult red wolves, Brave and Diego.
DNA TEST CONFIRMS WARWICK DOGS MISTAKEN FOR COYOTES ARE PART WOLF. HERE'S HOW MUCH
May 24th, Rhode Island: DNA tests returned for Warwick wolf dogs, and there's a surprise.
WOLVES WILL DIE BECAUSE MONEY TALKED
May 24th, Idaho: Idaho’s wolves have a money and politics problem.
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON HAS ITS FIRST WOLF PACK
May 23rd, Washington: A male wolf that wandered into Klickitat County now has a female companion.
MANED WOLF PUP BORN AT EXMOOR ZOO
May 23rd, England: A maned wolf has given birth for the first time at Exmoor Zoo in Devon.
GUJARAT'S WOLF POPULATION IS HOWLING FOR HELP; FIRST STATE CENSUS RECORDS JUST 150 INDIVIDUALS
May 22nd, India: After Gujarat's first census of wolves, which was conducted on May 8, the Forest Department data revealed that only 150 wolves exist in the state.
KILL ORDER FOR ROAMING MEXICAN WOLF WAS WRONG
May 20th, New Mexico: A sad event occurred during the week celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Mexican wolf reintroduction; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service quietly issued a kill order for wolf AM 1296, otherwise known as “Rusty,” the name the schoolkids gave him.
CITIZEN SCIENTISTS HELP SPOT 1ST ‘WOLF-DOG’ IN PUNE. WHY IT’S BAD FOR INDIAN WOLF POPULATION
May 19th, India: Citizen scientists from The Grassland Trust collaborated with researchers from Bengaluru-based National Centre for Biological Sciences. Findings published in Ecology and Evolution journal.
STATE CONSIDERS UPGRADING GRAY WOLF FROM 'ENDANGERED' STATUS
May 19th, Washington: The gray wolf has come back from near-eradication in Eastern Washington. Now it could soon move off the state’s endangered species list.
U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE TESTS USING DRONES TO SCARE WOLVES AWAY FROM CATTLE
May 19th, Oregon: As drones find more use in agriculture, wildlife officials in Oregon are putting the technology to good use.
COYOTES AREN’T SO WILY WHEN IT COMES TO HUMANS
May18th, Washington: A new study shows how coyotes and bobcats flee toward people when larger predators like wolves are around — only for humans to finish them off.
LAWMAKERS HOWL, CONSERVATION GROUPS CHEER AFTER POLIS VETOES WOLF BILL
May 18th, Colorado: Legislation could have delayed reintroduction and allowed ranchers to kill wolves threatening livestock.
WISCONSIN PAYS HUNTERS WHOSE DOGS ARE KILLED BY WOLVES. THERE ARE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
May 18th: Many states compensate farmers for livestock preyed on by wolves. Only Wisconsin also pays hunters for attacks on their dogs, a 1970s policy that continues today.
JARED POLIS VETOES WOLF REINTRODUCTION BILL IN COLORADO
May 16th, Colorado: Gov. Jared Polis called the bill unnecessary, that it undermined voters' intent, as well as the commission's work, and suggested it could interfere with the state "successfully receiving experimental population designation".
WYOMING GRAY WOLF POPULATION REMAINS STABLE AT OBJECTIVE
May 15th, Wyoming: Wyoming’s gray wolf population continues to meet all management goals, according to the 2022 Wyoming Gray Wolf Monitoring and Management annual report by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and partnering agencies.
WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST EXPLORES WOLF AND DOG DNA PRESENCE IN OHIO’S COYOTES
May 12th: Ohio’s coyotes have been a topic of fascination for residents in the area due to their varying appearances from their western counterparts.
5 OF THE WORLD’S MOST ENDANGERED WOLF PUPS BORN AT REFUGE NEAR THE OUTER BANKS
May 12th, North Carolina: Five American red wolves were born last month at the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge near the Outer Banks in an ongoing effort to bring back a species declared extinct in 1980.
IDAHO FISH AND GAME PROPOSED A PLAN TO KILL MAJORITY OF WOLVES. OFFICIALS JUST OK’D IT
May 11th, Idaho: The Idaho Fish and Game Commission unanimously approved a wolf management plan that will slash the state’s wolf population by nearly two-thirds over the next several years.
NEW LITTER OF RED WOLF PUPS BORN AT ALLIGATOR RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
May 10th, North Carolina: A new bundle of joy has been announced by the Red Wolf Recovery Program.
WATCH: LIKELY MAINE WOLF CAUGHT ON TRAIL CAMERA
May 10th, Maine: The Maine Wolf Coalition, Inc. has shared trail camera footage that it says shows a male wolf in the Maine wilderness.
TRUST IN SCIENCE ACT WOULD DELIST THE GRAY WOLF AS AN ENDANGERED SPECIES
May 10th: Another bill is in the works to take the gray wolf off the Endangered Species List.
WOLF REINTRODUCTION PLAN PASSES FINAL DRAFT
May 3rd, Colorado: There are a lot of contentious issues across the political spectrum, but there is a particularly wild one in Colorado: wolf reintroduction.
TAMPA ZOO ADDS LITTER OF RED WOLVES AND OTHER BABY ANIMALS
May 3rd, Florida: ZooTampa welcomed several baby animals this spring, leveling up its conservation efforts and adorableness.
May 3rd, Oregon: Statewide, the number of wolf depredation events — that is, when wolves kill or maim domestic animals — grew by 55 percent last year despite only marginal growth in the wolf population, according to the latest report from state wildlife managers.
MONTANA CANNOT BE TRUSTED WITH GRIZZLY BEAR & WOLF MANAGEMENT (COMMENTARY)
May 1st, Montana: Whether you live in Big Sky country, have enjoyed its natural wonders as a tourist, or marveled at the iconic imagery of Yellowstone National Park’s bears and wolves from afar – what’s happening to wildlife in the American West should concern you.
US HOUSE COMMITTEE PASSES BILL TO DELIST WOLVES
May 1st: The legislation faces slim chances in the Senate.