NEW ESO IMAGE CAPTURES A DARK WOLF IN THE SKY

October 31st: Found in the constellation Scorpius, near the centre of the Milky Way on the sky, the Dark Wolf Nebula is located around 5300 light-years from Earth.

CONCERNS RISE AS WOLVES SEEK FOOD FROM VEHICLES IN QINGHAI

October 29th, China: Several wolves in Hoh Xil Nature Reserve, Qinghai province, have recently been begging for food from passing vehicles along a major highway, triggering concerns over safety and wildlife disruption.

$10,000 REWARD OFFERED FOR INFORMATION ON KILLINGS OF TWO GRAY WOLVES IN WASHINGTON: KLICKITAT COUNTY AND OKANOGAN COUNTY

October 28th, Washington: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife are seeking information regarding the illegal killing of two federally listed endangered gray wolves: one in Klickitat County, Washington, and one in Okanogan County, Washington.

PLAN TO CAPTURE MEXICAN GRAY WOLVES NEAR GRAND CANYON MAY VIOLATE LAW, WOLF ADVOCATES WARN

October 28th, Arizona: Wildlife advocacy groups are warning state and federal agencies that ongoing efforts to capture and relocate a pair of Mexican gray wolves near the Grand Canyon violate federal law, and the groups are threatening legal action that could redefine where these endangered wolves can roam.

MONTANA WOLF HARVEST UPDATE VIA FWP

October 28th, Montana: Forty-six wolves have been harvested across the state, with WMU 313 being the only Wolf Management Unit that has closed after reaching its wolf harvest quota.

COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE HOSTS CONFLICT MITIGATION MEETINGS AS RANCHERS, WILDLIFE ADVOCATES ASK FOR PAUSE IN WOLF REINTRODUCTION

October 27th, Colorado: With more wolves on the way, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is hosting several trainings this fall to help ranchers learn about nonlethal mitigation strategies.

MP TO RADIO-COLLAR WOLVES TO STUDY THEIR CO-EXISTENCE

October 27th, India: The Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary as protected area is believed to be home to the largest population of Indian wolves not only in MP, but also across the central Indian landscape.

SHILA, THE LAST GRAY WOLF AT WOODLAND PARK ZOO, DIES AT 14

October 26th, Seattle: Shila, the sole surviving gray wolf at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo, died Friday.

COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE HOSTS CONFLICT MITIGATION MEETINGS AS RANCHERS, WILDLIFE ADVOCATES ASK FOR PAUSE IN WOLF REINTRODUCTION

October 24th, Colorado: Nonlethal mitigation tools now a central discussion point in reintroduction efforts.

CONSERVATIONISTS REFRAME THE 'BIG, BAD WOLF' NARRATIVE

October 24th: Most gray wolves across the contiguous U.S. are protected under the federal Endangered Species Act.

IMPACT OF WOLVES ON WILDLIFE

October 24th: Wolves are predators and they are in other countries the world over.

SECURING THE TRASH TO LOCK IN A FUTURE FOR RED WOLVES

October 23rd, North Carolina: A tattered, off-white building surrounded by a chain link fence sits on the Northeast side of Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge.

REDUCING MOOSE NUMBERS COULD HELP PROTECT CANADIAN CARIBOU POPULATIONS FROM WOLF PREDATION

October 23rd, Canada: Woodland caribou populations in Canada are declining because of habitat changes that benefit common prey species of wolves (such as moose and deer), leading to increasing numbers of wolves that kill caribou.

AHEAD OF SECOND WOLF RELEASE, CPW OFFERS CONFLICT REDUCTION TRAINING TO RANCHERS

October 22nd, Colorado: Clorado Parks and Wildlife is offering training for livestock producers to help them better coexist with reintroduced gray wolves through what the agency called “highly effective non-lethal deterrent methods.”

2 NEW RED WOLVES ARRIVE AT THEIR NEW DURHAM HOME AT THE MUSEUM OF LIFE AND SCIENCE HOME

October 22nd, North Carolina: Two new red wolves now call the Museum of Life and Science in Durham their home.

WOLF HYBRID SEIZED BY GEORGIA DNR NEAR TOCCOA AFTER ITS RELEASE INTO THE WILD

October 22nd, Georgia: A Stephens County man faces a charge of possessing a hybrid wolf without a permit after the animal was recently captured when its owner released it in the woods near Toccoa, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

THE AMERICAN RED WOLF IS ENDANGERED. THESE 'GHOST GENES' COULD SAVE IT

October 22nd: In honor of Halloween, we're bringing you a Short Wave ghost story — featuring an animal that has long been the stuff of conservationist legend: the American red wolf.

FARMERS TURN TO ‘PREDATOR-PROOF’ FENCES TO DETER WOLVES IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN

October 21st, Wisconsin: State and federal wildlife officials are working with northern Wisconsin farms to install predator-proof fences to reduce conflicts between wolves and livestock.

STATE AUDIT QUESTIONS HOW $5 MILLION INTENDED FOR WOLF PRESERVATION WAS ACTUALLY USED

October 19th, Utah: A state audit is questioning how the $5 million spent to delist wolves from the endangered species list was actually used.

A PERSON IN NORTH GEORGIA WAS KEEPING A WOLF AS A PET. THEN DNR STEPPED IN

October18th: Along with fining the owner, they took the wolf to a facility that legally could hold them.

WISCONSIN DNR SAYS RECENT WOLF INCIDENTS INVOLVING ENCOUNTERS WITH PEOPLE NOT PART OF A TREND

October 14th, Wisconsin: Two separate incidents involving wolves and humans in Oneida County recently haven’t led to any increased warnings for hunters or citizens, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.

COLORADO WILDLIFE OFFICIALS STOP LOOKING FOR REMAINING GRAY WOLF PUP IN GRAND COUNTY

October11th, Colorado: The last remaining pup from the Copper Creek Pack was discovered in late September by CPW officials.

UPDATES PROVIDED ON NEW METHOD OF OBSERVING UP WOLVES

October 10th, Michigan: The Natural Resource Commission shared progress from its new method for tracking wolves Thursday morning.

SWISS CANTON CLEARED TO SHOOT FOUR WOLF PACKS

October 10th, Switzerland: The Swiss canton of Valais has been cleared to cull four of its 11 resident wolf packs following a change of mind by the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN).

AUTHORIZATION EXPIRES FOR LETHAL REMOVAL OF WOLF FOLLOWING MULTIPLE LIVESTOCK ATTACKS IN ASOTIN COUNTY

October 9th, Washington: Following an authorization issued on September 24, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says they were not successful at lethally removing a wolf from the Course Pack.

COLORADO COUNTIES INC. CALL FOR DELAY IN WOLF REINTRODUCTION, CITING A LACK OF FUNDING, INADEQUATE TRAINING

October 9th, Colorado: Colorado Counties, Inc., has weighed in on the side of ranchers and agricultural organizations seeking a delay in the arrival of the next batch of wolves in Colorado.

MONTHLY WOLF REPORT - SEPTEMBER 2024

October 8th: WDFW is accepting limited applications for statewide contracted range riders. Applications and contract updates can be found in WDFW’s website.

CONSERVATIONISTS SAY RELOCATION OF FLAGSTAFF WOLVES WOULD VIOLATE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT

October 8th, Arizona: Conservation groups plan to sue federal and state agencies if they don’t halt efforts to relocate several Mexican gray wolves living northwest of Flagstaff.


VILLAGERS KILL SIXTH AND FINAL WOLF ENDING MONTHS-LONG HAVOC BY PREDATOR IN UTTAR PRADESH‘S BAHRAICH

October 6th,India: The forest department came to the village and recovered the body of the wolf; further action will be taken after the post-mortem of the wolf's body.

WDFW KILLS THIRD WOLF FROM ONION CREEK PACK

October 3rd,Washington: The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife killed an adult female wolf Wednesday from the Onion Creek pack in response to attacks on cattle in Stevens and Pend Oreille counties in northeast Washington.

CHARGES: MINNESOTAN ILLEGALLY KILLED PROTECTED GRAY WOLF, OTHER ANIMALS AND BRAGGED OF CONQUESTS

October 3rd, Minnesota: The illegal kills included a bear, coyotes and a bobcat, according to court documents.

'THE COMMITTEE FAILED': WYOMING ENDORSES HITTING WOLVES WITH SNOWMOBILES — SO LONG AS THEY'RE KILLED

October 2nd,Wyoming: As long as predators are killed, legislators say people should be able to hit them with a snowmobile.

EASTERN WASHINGTON GROWERS, RANCHERS NOT SATISFIED WITH GRAY WOLF PREDATION RULES

October 1st,Washington: Members of the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission met over three days last week in Spokane to discuss a number of topics, but concerns over gray wolf predation dominated comments from the public.

COLORADO AG ORGANIZATIONS PETITION TO CPW TO HONOR WOLF COMMITMENTS

October 1st, Colorado: Petition also seeks to delay any further introductions of gray wolves.

COLORADO FINDS ANOTHER WOLF PUP WEEKS AFTER RELOCATING PACK WITH TIES TO LIVESTOCK DEPREDATIONS

October 1st, Colorado:  The agency will seek to capture and reunite the pup with its litter mates and mother in captivity.