Wolf News - November 2020

DWR PREPARES FOR IMPACTS REMOVING FEDERAL GRAY WOLF PROTECTIONS WILL HAVE ON UTAH'S WILDLIFE

November 30th: After four and a half decades of federal protection, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services announced last month its plans to remove protections of the gray wolf and delist the animal from the Endangered Species Act.

LANDSCAPE OF FEAR: WHY WE NEED THE WOLF

November 24th: The wolf is considered a threat to our way of farming, but our fear may be misplaced. Perhaps predators are needed to bring nature back into balance.

HOW TO COUNT A WOLF: WDFW VIDEO FEATURES STUNNING AERIAL PERSPECTIVE

November 21st: How do you count one of the world’s more elusive ground animals? Very carefully.

3 NEW WOLVES ARRIVE AT LAKE SUPERIOR ZOO

November 19th: The Lake Superior Zoo is now home to three new North American gray wolves.

WILDLIFE GROUPS CHALLENGE RED WOLF RULES

November 18th: Destiny for red wolves may be determined in the courtroom, as the clock is ticking louder for the seven remaining red wolves known to be roaming northeastern North Carolina.

VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK WOLVES ALTER THE LANDSCAPE THEY LIVE IN

November 18th: Predation on beavers prevents thousands of acres of forest from being converted into wetlands.

COMMENTARY: GRAY WOLF POPULATION IN PERIL UNLESS BIDEN RESTORES ‘ENDANGERED SPECIES’ PROTECTIONS

November 17th: After decades of bitter legal feuds and culture-war skirmishes over the fate of wild wolves in the United States, the Trump administration has tried to put a point at the end of the sentence.

RECORD NUMBER OF WOLVES RESCUED BY COLORADO'S WILD ANIMAL SANCTUARY

November 16th: Nearly 30 rescued wolves have found new life at The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Colorado, as it sees a record number of wolf rescues in a year's time.

U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE SUED AGAIN OVER DECLINE OF RED WOLVES IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA

November 16th: Conservation groups are suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over its management of the shrinking red wolf population in eastern North Carolina.

WOLF ATTACKS ON BEAVERS ARE ALTERING THE VERY LANDSCAPE OF A NATIONAL PARK

November 13th: The alpha male of the Cranberry Bay wolf pack, dubbed V083 by researchers, is a canine with a singular specialty: killing beavers.

FAMOUS NAPLES WOLF DOG KNOWN FOR HIS SIZE DIES FROM BLOOD CANCER

November 13th: A Naples wolf dog, known for his size, has died from blood cancer, according to Shy Wolf Sanctuary.

N.W.T. WOLF CULL TO PROTECT CARIBOU COST $630,000

November 13th: Government spent over $300,000 to shoot 36 wolves by air

FEDS FIELDING FEWER WOLF COMPLAINTS, KILLING FEWER ANIMALS

November 12th: The number of wolves killed in Wyoming by the federal government continues to drop, sinking about 75% in the past four years, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture official. The decrease has corresponded with fewer reports of wolves causing conflicts with people and livestock.

GROUPS FIGHT TO KEEP GRAY WOLF PROTECTIONS FOR MOST OF U.S.

November 10th: Wildlife advocates and environmental groups are challenging the removal of federal protections for gray wolves across most of the U.S.

IMAGES OF CANADA'S COASTAL WOLVES HELP PROMOTE OCEAN CONSERVATION EFFORTS

November 10th: British Columbia’s sea wolves had been threatened by trophy hunters until environmental groups — and a photographer — stepped in.

CONTROVERSIAL WOLF TRAPPING SEASON EXTENDED ON SOUTHEAST ALASKA ISLAND

November 10th: Federal and state wildlife managers have announced an extension of the wolf trapping season on Alaska’s Prince of Wales Island.

CALIFORNIA WOLF RECOVERY IMPERILED AFTER REMOVAL FROM ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST

November 10th: Now that the federal government has abandoned protection for most wolves, the job of protecting them falls to governors, legislators and wildlife commissions.

SWEDISH, FINNISH AND RUSSIAN WOLVES CLOSELY RELATED

November 10th: The Scandinavian wolf originally came from Finland and Russia, and unlike many other European wolf populations its genetic constitution is virtually free from dog admixture.

COLORADO VOTED TO BRING BACK WOLVES. WHY WAS THE RACE SO CLOSE?

November 9th: The presidential election was deemed a “nail biter,” with the outcome teetering on a “razor’s edge” for days after the ballots were cast. But in Colorado, where Democrats claimed a decisive victory for Joe Biden and newly elected senator John Hickenlooper, voters were biting their nails for another reason: wolves.

10 WOLFDOGS, 3 HUSKIES RESCUED BY ALBERTA SANCTUARY DURING ONGOING CRUELTY INVESTIGATION

November 8th: Sanctuary is raising money to build three new enclosures to house the wolfdogs

IN HISTORIC MOVE, COLORADO VOTERS DECIDE TO REINTRODUCE GRAY WOLVES

November 6th: In Colorado, a historic ballot measure to force the state to reintroduce gray wolves has passed by the slimmest of margins.

GROUPS OFFER REWARDS FOR INFORMATION ON WOLF SHOOTINGS IN E. OREGON

Conservation groups are upping the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever shot a female gray wolf in Eastern Oregon.

CONSERVATION GROUPS VOW TO RESTORE FEDERAL WOLF PROTECTIONS

November 5th: The decision marks the 14th species the Trump administration has removed from the endangered list.