Wolf News - April 2025

GOVERNMENT ACCIDENTALLY KILLS MOTHER MEXICAN WOLF IN ARIZONA

April 21st, Arizona The wolf, AF 1823, was named Asiza by schoolchildren and was seven years old.

'GHOST WOLVES' MAY NOT BE WOLVES, BUT THEY ARE SOON HEADED TO MISSOURI

April 17th, Missouri: Red Wolves are nearly extinct in the wild. A recently discovered canid in Texas may help save the wolves' declining numbers.

HABITATS DIRECTIVE: COUNCIL AGREES ON THE TARGETED PROPOSAL TO CHANGE THE PROTECTION STATUS OF THE WOLF

April 16th: European Union: Today, member states' representatives (Coreper) approved the Council’s mandate on changing the protection status of the wolf, aligning EU legislation with the updated Bern Convention.

RANCHERS AGAINST BALLOT INITIATIVE TO END WOLF REINTRODUCTIONS IN COLORADO

April 16th Colorado: A coalition of over a dozen county commissioners, several agricultural producer associations and hunting groups wrote a letter to proponents of a ballot initiative seeking to end gray wolf reintroductions in Colorado.

WOLF NUMBERS JUMP IN OREGON FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS

April 14th, Oregon: After several years of mostly stagnant growth, the number of wolves in Oregon increased last year, a new report shows, even as the total number of attacks on livestock declined.

NEW OREGON WOLF REPORT SHOWS POPULATION GROWTH AFTER YEARS OF STAGNATION

April 14th, Oregon: Lower poaching and fewer state-sanctioned killings offer a glimpse of what’s possible for gray wolf recovery.

SECOND REINTRODUCED COLORADO GRAY WOLF DIES IN WYOMING

April 14th, Colorado: A male gray wolf collared by Colorado Parks and Wildlife was reported dead in Wyoming this week, according to the agency, which did not comment on the circumstances of the animal's death.

TOURISTS CAN NOW TRACK WOLVES IN THE ITALIAN WILDERNESS

April 13th, Italy: For millennia, humans have feared and hated wolves.

IS THE ONCE-EXTINCT DIRE WOLF REALLY BACK, OR DID SOME OF THE REPORTING GO TOO FAR?

April 13: The resulting media frenzy provides a fascinating case study of science journalism.

A BIOTECH COMPANY SAYS IT HAS BRED THREE PUPS WITH TRAITS OF THE EXTINCT DIRE WOLF

April 8th: Colossal Biosciences says it used novel gene-editing technology to alter gray wolf DNA that led to the birth of the pups. Dire wolves recently featured prominently in the HBO series Game of Thrones.

SCIENTISTS SAY THEY HAVE RESURRECTED THE DIRE WOLF

April 8th: A species of wolf that died out some 12,500 years ago lives again as the “world’s first successfully de-extincted animal,” according to Dallas-based biotech company Colossal Biosciences.

WASHINGTON WOLF POPULATION DECLINES BY NEARLY 10% IN 2024, REFLECTING KILLINGS BY HUMANS

April 5th: Washington's wolf population saw a significant decline in 2024, dropping by at least 9.44%, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

U.S. SEN. JOHNSON: REINTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO DELIST GRAY WOLF AS ENDANGERED SPECIES

April 4th, Washington: Today, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.),along with two of his Republican colleagues, reintroduced legislation to return management of gray wolf populations to the states and delist the gray wolf as endangered and threatened wildlife under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.

UNLIMITED WOLF HUNTING BILL DIES QUIETLY ON FINAL LEGISLATIVE VOTE

April 1st, Montana: After a relatively subdued floor debate — at least as far as wolf-related bills go — the Montana Senate on Friday voted to pass three wolf-hunting bills that originated in the House.

EVIDENCE SUGGESTS MORE DEADLY WOLF ATTACKS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

April 2nd, California: Two more calves have been found dead in Lassen County, most likely due to wolves.