RETURN OF THE WOLF TO NEPAL’S HIMALAYAS MAY THREATEN SNOW LEOPARDS

September 29th, India: “The snow leopard has been the resident apex predator for a long time, and the naur also know about its strategies,” Thapa said. “However, the wolf is new to the ecosystem, and as they don’t know how to deal with it, they need to remain in constant vigilance.”

ENDANGERED RED WOLF CAN MAKE IT IN THE WILD, BUT NOT WITHOUT `SIGNIFICANT’ HELP, STUDY SAYS

September 29th: The endangered red wolf can survive in the wild, but only with “significant additional management intervention,” according to a long-awaited population viability analysis released Friday.

THE NETHERLANDS IS NOW HOME TO NINE WOLF PACKS AND 39 CUBS

September 27th, Netherlands: The Netherlands is now home to nine separate wolf packs, according to provincial wildlife agency BIJ12 which monitors wolf sightings.

A BOARD LEADER CALLS THE NEW WISCONSIN WOLF PLAN KEY TO REMOVING FEDERAL PROTECTIONS FOR THE ANIMAL

September 27th, Wisconsin: The leader of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources policy board is signaling support for the department’s contentious new wolf management plan.

THE LATEST CLASH OVER MANAGING WASTATE’S WOLVES

September 21st, Washington: Eleven conservation groups are asking Washington state to tighten its guidelines for when wolves that attack livestock can be killed.

WOLF ADVOCATES DEMAND MONTANA FWP IMPROVE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN WOLF PLANNING

September 19th, Montana: Conservation groups sent a letter today to the director of Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (“FWP”) asking that the state wildlife agency create and improve opportunities for public engagement in the ongoing development of a new gray wolf management plan.

WOLF ATTACKS ON IDAHO LIVESTOCK DOWN AGAIN

September 19th, Idaho: Wolf depredations on Idaho livestock are down for the third year in a row, according to USDA Wildlife Services.

GRAY WOLF PACK MAY FIND A NEW HOME IN THE GIANT SEQUOIA NATIONAL MONUMENT

September 18th, California: A newly found pack of gray wolves have been sited at the Giant Sequoia National Monument.

WOLF POPULATION IS MULTIPLYING RAPIDLY, SAYS SWISS ENVIRONMENT MINISTER

September 18th, Switzerland: Wolves are multiplying exponentially in Switzerland, so much so that in recent times their population has increased by about 30% each year.

U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE DECISION TO PROVIDE ‘FLEXIBILITY’ IN GRAY WOLF REINTRODUCTION

September 17th, Colorado: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a final environmental impact statement and draft record of a decision to establish an nonessential experimental population of gray wolves in Colorado.

FEDS OK KILLING OF SOME REINTRODUCED COLORADO WOLVES, PUTTING DEC. 31 DEADLINE IN REACH

September 15th, Colorado: Federal wildlife officials on Friday announced they will grant Colorado a key exemption that paves the way for the state to reintroduce gray wolves to the Western Slope by the end of this year, while still allowing “lethal take” of the endangered animals in some circumstances.

TRIBAL, HUNTING AND WILDLIFE GROUPS AT ODDS OVER PROPOSED CHANGES TO WOLF HARVEST REGULATIONS

September 13th, Wisconsin: No one is entirely pleased with the state’s proposed changes to wolf harvest regulations as the state prepares to finalize its first major update to its wolf management plan in decades.

WYOMING IS KILLING COLORADO’S WOLVES, AGAIN, AND THE STATE’S KEEPING IT SECRET

September 11th, Wyoming: Wyoming officials say they’re muzzled, citing statute that protects the identity of those who legally kill wolves as grounds for not sharing any information with the public or even officials south of the state line.

A TAHOE WOLF PACK? IT'S UNLIKELY, BUT POSSIBLE

September 8th, California: What the return of wolves could mean for the Sierra.

RESURGENCE OF WOLVES IN GERMANY SPARKS DEBATE ON CULLING

September 7th, Germany: Some of Germany's top Green Party politicians want to ease restrictions on shooting wolves that attack livestock. The environmentalist party is under pressure to balance nature protection with farmers' livelihoods.

WASHINGTON WOLF ADVOCATES RESET CLOCK FOR RULE DECISION

September 7th, Washington: Wolf advocates have temporarily withdrawn but plan to refile a petition next week seeking stricter rules on when Washington wildlife managers kill wolves to protect livestock.

OREGON FISH AND WILDLIFE APPROVES KILLING OF WOLVES IN EASTERN OREGON, ANGERING CONSERVATIONISTS

September 6th, Oregon: Opponents say killings inhumane, ineffective.

ENDANGERED RED WOLVES NEED SPACE TO STAY WILD. BUT THERE’S ANOTHER PREDATOR IN THE WAY — HUMANS

September 4th, North Carolina: Once declared extinct in the wild, Canis rufus — the only wolf species found solely in the United States — was reintroduced in the late 1980s on the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, just across the sound from eastern North Carolina’s famed Outer Banks.