From WesternNews.com:
Hiking near Gardiner, Montana, on a recent balmy February day, I hit slushy snow and came across the tracks of one other human, and then some deer and elk.
Soon, I encountered something more surprising: canine tracks that dwarfed my dog’s paws, and lots of them. Wolves.
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A Powerful Victory For Wolves & Wildlife: H.R. 1897 Pulled From House Vote On Earth Day
From WAN.com:
In a major victory for wildlife, H.R. 1897, the ESA Amendments Act of 2025, was pulled from consideration during a House vote yesterday on Earth Day following widespread public opposition.
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[California] CDFW works to authorize more wolf hazing tools
From PlumasSun.org:
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife reports that Director Meghan Hertel recently spent several days in Northern California meeting with local officials, sheriffs, ranchers and community groups to hear directly about the impacts of gray wolves and the realities facing rural California.
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Montana wolf harvest decreased in 2025-26 season
From WesternNews.com:
Hiking near Gardiner, Montana, on a recent balmy February day, I hit slushy snow and came across the tracks of one other human, and then some deer and elk.
Soon, I encountered something more surprising: canine tracks that dwarfed my dog’s paws, and lots of them. Wolves.
Click here for the full story.
Wolves set record state-wide growth rate; ‘Someday there will be more’ in western Washington, biologist says
FromKING5.com:
CONCRETE, Wash. — Washington state’s wolf population is at its highest level to date since its decimation in the early 20th century, but packs remain primarily concentrated in eastern Washington, raising questions about when — or if — they will return to the western side of the Cascade Range.
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Wild wolf pups face tough first year
From WTIP.org:
It’s pup season for the region’s wild wolves. Interpretive Center Director Krista Woerheide of the International Wolf Center in Ely told WTIP that raising pups is no easy feat, and it is a hard time for the entire pack.
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Second Suspected Mass Wolf Poisoning Prompts Officials to Discourage ‘Do-It-Yourself Justice’ Against the Animals
From People.com:
National Park, Parco Nazionale d’Abruzzo Lazio e Molise, in Italy, reported that the wolves are a danger to the beloved Marsican brown bear population.
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Northwest Colorado remains a hotspot for wolf activity in April
From SummitDaily.com:
Colorado’s collared gray wolves remained anchored in the state’s northwest corner as denning season peaks.
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Red wolves miss out on increased protections as judge upholds feds’ classification
From CourthouseNews.com:
RALEIGH, N.C. (CN) — A federal judge found in favor of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Tuesday in a suit over whether the government did enough to protect the red wolf population.
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Federal agency accidentally killed 2 protected Oregon wolves last year, state report reveals
From OPB.org:
A little-known federal government agency that kills wild animals at the request of ranchers and farmers accidentally killed two federally protected wolves in Southern Oregon last summer.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s annual wolf population report, published Friday, offered the first disclosure of the accidental gray wolf killings.
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Annual report confirms Southern Oregon’s Grouse Ridge wolf pack state’s largest
From RV.Times.com:
Annual report shows increase in wolf depredations; former Jackson County Wolf Committee chair to host town hall Thursday on wolf population, depredations.
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