A NEW MINNESOTA DEER HUNTERS GROUP WANTS TO SHAKE UP THE POLITICS OF WOLF CONTROL

November 30th: With meetings across the north, Hunters For Hunters seeks to amplify voices of people who believe Minnesota's wolf population is a problem going unaddressed.

WASHINGTON GOVERNOR URGED TO ORDER NEW RULES TO REDUCE WOLF-KILLING

November 28th, Washington: Conservation groups have filed an appeal asking Gov. Jay Inslee to order the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission to draft enforceable rules that limit when the state can kill endangered wolves for conflicts with livestock.

IDAHO WOLF-KILLING PROPOSALS PROMPT PETITION FOR FEDS TO BAN ‘BARBARIC’ AERIAL HUNTS

November 28th, Idaho: A group of environmental organizations has submitted a petition to the federal government to ban wolf killing by shooting from helicopters, calling the practice “barbaric.”

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION GROUP FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST NEW WISCONSIN WOLF PLAN

November 28th, Wisconsin: A wildlife conservation group alleges the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Natural Resources Board (NRB) infringed on the group’s constitutional rights to due process and equal protection, and violated a number of state laws, when adopting a new wolf management plan last month.

ODFW UPDATES MURDERER’S CREEK AREA OF KNOWN WOLF ACTIVITY

November 27th, Oregon: The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife have adjusted the size of the Murderer’s Creek wolf pack’s Areas of Known Wolf Activity (AKWA). The range for the pack has expanded and now shares some territories with the Logan Valley pack and OR131’s AKWA.

BORDER KILLINGS: HOW SHOOTERS LURED HISTORIC COLORADO WOLVES TO THEIR DEATHS IN WYOMING

November 27th, Wyoming: Hunters took advantage of lax regulations in Wyoming to electronically call in and kill three of six wolves from a pioneering pack less than a half-mile from the state line.

FEDERAL JUDGE SHORTENS MONTANA’S WOLF TRAPPING SEASON TO PROTECT NON-HIBERNATING GRIZZLY BEARS

November 26th, Montana: A federal judge in Montana has significantly shortened the state’s wolf trapping season to protect grizzly bears that have not yet begun hibernating from being injured by traps.

PACK OF WOLVES NORTH OF YELLOWKNIFE REPORTED STALKING HIKERS, PETS

November 26th, Canada: People are urged to use "extreme caution" when hiking in Fred Henne Territorial Park or along the Ingram Trail.

LATE REMOVAL OF WOLF/COYOTE TRAPS COSTS NORTHERN ONT. MAN $2,850 IN FINES

November 24th: A trapper from Nobel, Ont., has been fined after conservation officers discovered he had forgotten to remove wire snares set up to trap coyotes and wolves.

ANIMAL WELFARE ADVOCATES FILE LAWSUIT CHALLENGING WISCONSIN’S NEW WOLF MANAGEMENT PLAN

November 22nd, Wisconsin: Animal welfare advocates filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to invalidate Wisconsin’s new wolf management plan, accusing state wildlife officials of violating the state’s open meetings law and disregarding comments from wolf researchers and supporters.

WOLVES AREN’T TO BLAME FOR A DISAPPOINTING DEER HUNT, DATA SHOW

November 22nd, Minnesota: But some hunters and their political allies want to kill them anyway.

NEW AMERICAN RED WOLF JOINS WOLF AND WILDLIFE CENTER

November 21st: The Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center (CWWC) in Divide is welcoming Fender, an American Red wolf meticulously selected through the Saving Animals From Extinction program.

JUDGE HEARS ARGUMENTS ON SHORTENING MONTANA’S WOLF TRAPPING SEASON TO PROTECT GRIZZLIES

November 21st, Montana: U.S. District Court judge said he would issue ruling on whether to grant preliminary injunction blocking part of wolf trapping season in bear territory ‘relatively quickly’.

WILDLIFE CENTER CELEBRATES THE ARRIVAL OF AMERICAN RED WOLF

November 21st, Colorado: The Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, nestled in Divide, Colorado, proudly announces the arrival of their newest resident, an American Red wolf meticulously selected through the Saving Animals From Extinction program.

INCREASE IN WOLF ATTACKS IN BAKER & UNION COUNTIES

November 20th, Florida: November has seen a surge in wolf attacks on livestock in Baker and Union counties.

WOLF SUSPECTED OF KILLING DOG IN DAWSON CITY, YUKON, HAS BEEN EUTHANIZED, WILDLIFE OFFICIALS SAY ATTACK ON DOG HAPPENED NOV. 5

November 17th, Canada: A wolf suspected of attacking a dog earlier this month in Dawson City, Yukon, has been trapped and euthanized, according to conservation officers.

US WILDLIFE MANAGERS HAVE NO IMMEDIATE PLANS TO CAPTURE WANDERING MEXICAN GRAY WOLF

November 17th, Arizona: It’s been a long journey from the forests of Arizona, across the dusty high desert of central New Mexico to the edge of what is known as the Yellowstone of the Southwest for one lone Mexican gray wolf.

WASHINGTON SHERIFF STOKES ANTI-WOLF SENTIMENT

November 17th, Washington: Klickitat County Sheriff Bob Songer spreads misinformation, vows to ignore federal protections for endangered wolves.

MONTANA RELEASES DRAFT OF FIRST WOLF MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE IN 20 YEARS

November 17th, Montana: Montana has released the draft of its first updated gray wolf conservation and management plan in 20 years, along with a draft environmental impact statement, and is asking for public input on the plans and holding regional public meetings in December.

MICHIGAN WOLF POPULATION "STABLE" AT ABOUT 630 ANIMALS

November 15th, Michigan: Michigan's wolf population remains stable at about 630 wolves, and there are no plans for a harvest season for wolves in the state.

RESEARCH SHOWS HUMANS HAVE ALTERED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WOLVES AND DEER

November 14th, Minnesota: New research from the University of Minnesota’s Voyageurs Wolf Project found that human activities in northern Minnesota — logging, road and trail creation, and infrastructure development — have profoundly impacted where wolves hunt and kill deer fawns.

CAT URBIGKIT: WYOMING GAME AND FISH PROVIDES INPUT FOR COLORADO WOLF REINTRODUCTION

November 14th, Wyoming: Gov. Mark Gordon didn’t mince words last spring when he announced that Wyoming wouldn’t be supplying wolves for Colorado’s voter-initiated wolf reintroduction, and Wyoming’s stance was reinforced by a letter from Wyoming Game & Fish Department (WG&F) Director Brian Nesvik stating that not only would Wyoming not be supplying wolves, but WG&F did not support the reintroduction of wolves to Colorado.

WISCONSIN’S GOALS FOR MANAGING WOLVES? DNR WOLF SPECIALIST BREAKS DOWN NEW PLAN

November 14th, Wisconsin: State’s Natural Resources Board approves management plan following push for population growth.

FIRST LETHAL TAKE OF WOLF IN GRANT COUNTY AUTHORIZED BY ODFW

November 13th, Oregon: The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife authorized the killing of one wolf in the Bear Valley area east of Highway 395 in Grant County on Nov. 9, the agency announced.

WOLF-DOG HYBRIDS ARE BECOMING MORE POPULAR — AND THAT’S NOT A GOOD THING

November 13th, California: “Public warned as yellow-eyed wolf-dog hybrid on the loose,” Newsweek alerted in a recent headline.

‘LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD SYNDROME:’ WOLF CONTROVERSY IN THE UP

November 13th, Michigan: The state’s Natural Resources Commission wants to know more before deciding whether to allow the hunting of wolves — if Michigan’s largest predator is taken off the federal endangered species list.

WOLVES HAVE RETURNED TO CALIFORNIA AFTER NEARLY 150 YEARS. NOT EVERYONE IS HAPPY

November 13th, California: A 2021 wildfire supercharged grass growth providing food for cattle, but the return of the predator has ranchers worried.

AS PET ATTACKS RISE, WOLF HUNT PUSH LIVES ON IN MICHIGAN’S UPPER PENINSULA

November 10th: The state’s Natural Resources Commission wants to know more before deciding whether to allow the hunting of wolves – if Michigan’s largest predator is taken off the federal endangered species list.

PRINCE OF WALES WOLF TRAPPING SEASON LIMITED TO 31 DAYS, MANAGERS CITE THREAT OF INBREEDING

November 9th, Alaska: The wolf trapping season on Prince of Wales Island has been limited to one month in recent years. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game recently announced that the upcoming season would be the same. And it has left some residents who hunt the island’s deer population to ask, “What about us?”

MATRIARCH OF OAKLAND ZOO'S WOLF PACK EUTHANIZED AFTER DISCOVERY OF UNTREATABLE TUMOR

November 8th, California: The Oakland Zoo announced the death of the matriarch of its six-member gray wolf on Wednesday.

WOLFDOG REUNITED WITH OWNER AFTER FIVE DAYS ON THE LOOSE IN CALIFORNIA

November 7th: Animal services personnel in California said a wolf-dog hybrid spotted roaming loose was safely reunited with its owners.

HOPE FOR THE FUTURE: ENDANGERED RED WOLF ARRIVES AT ROGER WILLIAMS PARK ZOO

November 7th, Ohio: Male red wolf moves into Providence zoo, but will he hit it off with resident female?

EASTERN OREGON HUNTER REPORTS KILLING WOLF IN SELF-DEFENSE WHILE TRACKING ELK

November 7th, Oregon: A hunter in eastern Oregon reported shooting and killing a wolf in self-defense last week, according to wildlife officials investigating the incident.

COLORADO GETS FINAL GO-AHEAD TO KILL WOLVES THAT KILL LIVESTOCK

November 7th, Colorado: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized its 10(j) rule under the Endangered Species Act, designating gray wolves in Colorado as experimental, allowing the predator to be legally killed under certain circumstances.

POLICE SEARCHING FOR WOLF HYBRID SPOTTED ON OUTSKIRTS OF SEBASTOPOL

November 5th, California: Sebastopol police said Sunday morning a wolf hybrid was spotted on the outskirts of the city.

GRAY WOLVES OFFICIALLY PROTECTED ONCE AGAIN

November 2nd, Washington D.C.: Thursday’s final rule enshrines federal protections for gray wolves in 45 U.S. states pending the government's appeal.

ARRIVAL OF MALE RED WOLF BRINGS NEW HOPE TO DURHAM MUSEUM'S MATING PROGRAM FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES

November 2nd, North Carolina: A new red wolf has arrived at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham.

BIOLOGISTS ARE KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON A RARE MEXICAN WOLF THAT IS WANDERING OUT OF BOUNDS

November 2nd, New Mexico: Northern New Mexico or bust — that seems to be the case for at least one Mexican gray wolf that is intent on wandering beyond the boundaries set for managing the rarest subspecies of gray wolf if North America.