Month: December 2018
Five Endangered Mexican Gray Wolves Found Dead Last Month in New Mexico
Wildlife officials announced in their Mexican Wolf Recovery Program Monthly Update that five critically endangered Mexican gray wolves were found dead in November, bringing the total of documented wolf mortalities…
Read MoreRed Wolf Ancestry Re-discovered Along the American Gulf Coast
Rediscovering species once thought to be extinct or on the edge of extinction is rare. Red wolves have been extinct along the American Gulf Coast since 1980, with their last…
Read MoreAldo Leopold’s Epic Question
“Like winds and sunsets, wild things were taken for granted until progress began to do away with them. Now we face the question whether a still higher ‘standard of living’…
Read MoreHow many wild wolves remain throughout the United States?
By the 1960s, government-sponsored extermination had wiped out nearly all wolves in the Lower 48 states. Only a small population of gray wolves remained in extreme northeastern Minnesota and on…
Read MoreHigh Beaver Numbers in Voyageurs National Park Benefit Fragile Moose Population
The abundance of beaver in Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesota may be taking some of the predator pressure off of the park’s moose herd. Research has revealed that that…
Read MoreWolves: Vital. Not Villainous.
Critically endangered Mexican gray wolves can help the bring back the balance in the American Southwest. . Beyond being beautiful, wolves are critical keystone species. By regulating prey populations, wolves…
Read MoreFate of Wolves To Be Decided By Politicians by December 21
Republican and Democratic leaders on Monday agreed to a two-week stopgap spending measure through Dec. 21, a move that pushes Friday’s deadline for funding the remaining seven unfinished spending bills…
Read MoreFOREST SERVICE TO CANCEL GRAZING PERMIT OF CONVICTED WOLF KILLER
Conservation Community Supports Penalty for Violating Federal Law ALBUQUERQUE, NM– Last week, the Gila National Forest served rancher Craig Thiessen notice of a decision to cancel the grazing permit for…
Read MoreHappy Hanukkah!
Chag Sameach from the Wolf Conservation Center family to yours!
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