RESEARCHERS CONFIRM RARE WILD GRAY WOLF IN UPSTATE NEW YORK

December 10th, New York: Years of DNA testing of an animal shot by a hunter in Cherry Valley, Otsego County, has revealed the first documented case in decades of a wild gray wolf roaming in New York, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation and New York State Museum researchers.

COLORADO LEGISLATORS REVIEW WOLF PROGRAM AS FUNDING CHALLENGES PERSIST

December 10th, Colorado: Wolves took center stage during a Tuesday review by Colorado legislators of the budget proposal from the Department of Natural Resources, which includes the division that manages the reintroduction program.

MEXICAN WOLF MANAGEMENT NEEDS TRANSPARENCY IN METHODS AND DATA TO SUPPORT POLICY DECISIONS

December 9th: Mexican wolves (Canis lupus baileyi), an endangered subspecies of grey wolves, were extirpated in the Southwest United States by the 1970s.

THIRD REINTRODUCTION OF WOLVES MOVING FORWARD DESPITE NEW FEDERAL LIMITS, CITIZEN PETITION

December 3rd: The release in Grand and Summit counties was the first step in a major conservation initiative to establish a resident wolf population, bringing wolves back to their historical range from northern Canada to the southwest.

MEXICAN GRAY WOLF FACES NEW CHALLENGES IN GILA WILDERNESS

December 3rd, New Mexico: The Mexican gray wolf has roamed parts of the Southwest for thousands of years.

LAWSUIT LAUNCHED TO REQUIRE NATIONAL GRAY WOLF RECOVERY PLAN

December 2nd, Washington: The Center for Biological Diversity filed a notice today of its intent to sue the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service for refusing to develop a national gray wolf recovery plan under the Endangered Species Act.

GRAY WOLVES CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGHOUT STATE

December 1st, Colorado: CPW clarifies how watersheds are shown in the Gray Wolf Activity Map

NGO CALL ON MEMBER STATES TO NOT LOWER THE PROTECTION STATUS OF THE WOLF

December 1st: In December 2024, the European Union’s Habitats Directive was officially amended: the wolf went from “strictly protected” to “protected” status.