Month: July 2021
Oregon Issues Kill Permit for Four Wolf Pups to Protect Cows
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) has given a livestock owner permission to kill up to four wolves from the Lookout Mt Pack in a misguided attempt to stop…
Read MoreBeloved Local Connecticut Bear Hit by Vehicle
Black bears, an undeniably charismatic woodland species, often find themselves in locations that are perhaps less than ideal for their survival. Bear 211 – a beloved male bear residing in…
Read MoreTwo Wild Red Wolves Found Dead in North Carolina, Reducing Population to 9 Known Wolves
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that two wild-born red wolves were found dead in July; necropsy results are pending. There are currently only nine red wolves known to…
Read MoreWolf Pups Spotted Again on Isle Royale!
For the first time in 63 years, researchers were unable to work on Lake Superior’s Isle Royale to study the island’s moose and wolf populations. COVID-19 restrictions halted the in-person…
Read MoreTribal Leaders Urge Interior Sec. Haaland to Restore ESA Protections For Wolves
The devastating hunts that began July 1st in Idaho are more than a conservation issue– they are a social justice issue and a grave affront to the sanctity of the…
Read MoreStudy Predicts 30% of Wisconsin’s Wolves Killed Since Losing ESA Protections
In a new study, researchers say up to a third of Wisconsin’s gray wolves may have been killed earlier this year after the Trump administration stripped them of federal protection.…
Read MoreRed Wolf Deven, Released into Wilds of North Carolina, Killed in a Vehicle Collision
Dear Friends, It is with a heavy heart that we share devastating news – Red wolf Deven, recently released from the Wolf Conservation Center into his ancestral home in North…
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