COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE, SOUTHERN UTE TRIBE SIGN AGREEMENT AROUND WOLF MANAGEMENT

December 31st:Agreement creates a framework for how to communicate, deal with conflict and more.

NEW LIFELINES FOR THE MOJAVE DESERT TORTOISE, RED WOLF AND FLORIDA PANTHER

December 30th: New grants will help states build wildlife crossings, saving the desert tortoise and other threatened species.

ALASKA TRAPPERS CATCH ONE OF THE BIGGEST WOLVES EVER RECORDED

December 30th: Shortly before Christmas, two trappers snared a giant wolf and rushed to have it weighed on a certified scales.

REMEMBERING HOPE, A MEXICAN GRAY WOLF FOUND DEAD IN NORTHERN ARIZONA

December 26th, Arizona: In early November, a female Mexican wolf was found dead near Williams.

‘REPREHENSIBLE’: IDAHO HUNTER KILLED WEEKS-OLD WOLF PUPS AND REAPED REWARDS, RECORDS SHOW

December 26th, Idaho: For the past few years in Idaho, hunters, trappers and government officials have killed wolves in a variety of ways.

NC RECEIVES FEDERAL GRANT TO BUILD RED WOLF CROSSINGS

December 25th, North Carolina: The North Carolina Department of Transportation has received a $25 million federal grant to build wildlife crossings to protect endangered red wolves.

STUDY SHOWS GRAY WOLF TOLERANCE OF HUMANS, ROAD DENSITIES MAY BE HIGHER THAN ONCE THOUGHT

December 23rd, Minnesota: The gray wolf’s tolerance for humans and road densities was a research topic presented at the Great Lakes Wolf Symposium at Northland College in October, with presenter Grace Lavan, of the Fond du Lac Reservation Resource Management Division in Minnesota, sharing results of her study on the subject, updating information found in older studies.

COLORADO WILDLIFE COMMISSION URGED TO DENY PETITION TO ‘PAUSE’ WOLF REINTRODUCTIONS

December 23rd, Colorado: Up to 15 wolves set to be relocated from Canada this winter.

POLIS BLAMES RANCHERS FOR HIGH COST OF WOLF RESTORATION AT RECENT MEETING

December 22nd, Colorado: The state of Colorado is facing a $1 billion deficit in the 2025-26 budget, and as cuts are considered, Gov. Jared Polis placed the blame for the $5 million wolf restoration on ranchers.

$10,000 reward offered after endangered gray wolf illegally killed in Eastern Oregon

December 21st, Oregon: A $10,000 reward is being offered for information about the illegal killing of an endangered wolf in Morrow County, Ore.

Latest Report on Mexican Gray Wolf Recovery Shows Ongoing Problems

December 20th, Arizona: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Arizona Game and Fish Department paint a rosy picture of wolf recovery despite recovery failures in Mexico.

Wild Cam: As snow decreases, wolf stomachs rumble

December 19th, Minnesota: Lower snow levels in Minnesota winters means fewer vulnerable deer for packs to prey on.

Eagle County ranchers are howling about forthcoming wolf releases

December 18th, Colorado: Ranchers ask state wildlife officials to delay further releases, seeking help from county electeds.

15 MORE WOLVES TO BE REINTRODUCED IN COLORADO

December 13th: CPW pledges to do better this time around.

AS WOLF POPULATIONS REBOUND, AN ANGRY BACKLASH INTENSIFIES

December 12th: The reintroduction of endangered wolves to Yellowstone National Park 30 years ago was a major conservation victory. But as wolves have spread across the West, anger and resentment at the apex predator has escalated, with hunters in some states increasingly targeting them.

NEW GREY WOLF PAIR FOUND IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AS POPULATION GROWS

December 9th, California: A new pack of endangered grey wolves was recently confirmed in Northern California, on the border of Lassen, Plumas and Shasta counties.

WESTERN NEW MEXICO WOLF SANCTUARY ABSORBS COLORADO SANCTUARY

December 9th, Colorado: Nestled in the grassy hills of western New Mexico in a community called Candy Kitchen is the Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary, a nonprofit that houses wolves, wolfdogs, New Guinea singing dogs, foxes and coyotes.

A SIGNIFICANT STEP FORWARD FOR RED WOLF RECOVERY: NCWRC’S NEW RESOLUTION

December 7th, North Carolina: On December 5th, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) took a crucial step forward in collaboration toward Red Wolf recovery efforts by adopting a resolution that supersedes previous state agency resolutions related to the species.

COUNCIL OF EUROPE INVESTIGATES SWISS WOLF POLICY

December 6th, Switzerland: The Standing Committee of the Bern Convention in the Council of Europe has decided to initiate an investigation into Switzerland's wolf-shooting policy.

POLIS BLAMES RANCHERS FOR HIGH COST OF WOLF RESTORATION AT CCI MEETING

December 6th. Colorado: The state of Colorado is facing a $1 billion deficit in the 2025-26 budget and as cuts are considered, Gov. Jared Polis placed the blame for the $5 million wolf restoration on ranchers.

EUROPEAN UNION RELAXES PROTECTIONS FOR LIVESTOCK-KILLING WOLVES AS SHEPHERDS, OTHERS DEMAND ACTION

December 6th: Wolf culls and possibly hunts are expected to commence, with a special focus on wolfdog hybrids.

WILDLIFE ADVOCATES ASK BRITISH COLUMBIA TO STAND FIRM IN DECISION TO SUPPLY WOLVES TO COLORADO

December 5th: Coloradans’ split opinions on the state’s reintroduction of gray wolves have made their way across the border into Canada.

WORLD WILDLIFE FUND WARNS OF DIRE CONSEQUENCES AFTER BERN CONVENTION WEAKENS WOLF PROTECTION

December 5th, Europe: Conservation organization says decision jeopardizes fragile wolf populations, urging science-based action.

COLORADO RANCHERS TURN TO LIVESTOCK GUARDIAN DOGS TO DETER WOLVES

December 4th, Colorado: Colorado rancher Shiloh Whaley has had her livestock guardian dogs kill a mountain lion and scrap with bears and, most recently, a wolf.

FIGHTING FOR SURVIVAL: THE ENDANGERMENT AND CONSERVATION OF THE RED WOLF

December 4th, North Carolina: Exploring the USFWS’s lawsuit, and their new efforts in trying to save the red wolf.