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Most red wolves born in captivity spend their lives there, but one lucky red wolf from the Wolf Conservation Center is destined for a semi-wild life! On Thursday, red wolf Tom (M2208) left his home at the WCC in South Salem, New York, bound for St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) off the coast of…

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) officials announced that they killed the three youngest members of the Lookout Mt pack to protect cows. The wolves, a yearling and two six-month old pups, were shot from a helicopter. The Lookout Mt pack, once numbering 11 wolves, has been reduced to at most three wolves –…

Dear Friends, It is with deep sorrow that we share news about a beloved patriarch. Red wolf Jack passed away last night. He was fourteen and a half years old and his alphanumeric name was M1606, but Jack was more than just a series of numbers. He was a mate, a father, a protector, and…

National Wolf Awareness Week begins today! Wolves have long been shrouded in myth and superstition, so this week provides an opportunity to open the door to understanding the importance and plight of the keystone species. It’s a time to recognize wolves as an ESSENTIAL part of our natural landscapes and to engage others to become…

Decision forces U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to fix flawed recovery plan October 15, 2021 – Tucson, AZ– In response to a lawsuit by conservation groups, a judge has ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) must add specific actions to address illegal killing of Mexican wolves in their plan for the species’…

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announced on Friday that they will issue a kill permit to a livestock producer; the permit will allow the producer to kill up to two wolves in the Ukiah and Heppner units of eastern Oregon. The kill permit expires October 31, 2021, when the two wolves are killed,…

The most viewed wolf family in the world lost three of its members to Montana hunters during the first week of the state’s newly extended hunting season, Yellowstone National Park announced. Although the Junction Butte wolf family draws visitors to the Park from around the globe, visitors will never again behold these fallen wolves –…

As the seasons change, so too does the landscape of fear and risk for a local wild species. In just a few short days, horror will strike New York’s coyote population; October 1st marks the first day of coyote hunting season. From the onset of October through the end of March, hunters can liberally slaughter…

A new study published in Biological Conservation reveals that while a majority of people living in and around the Red Wolf Recovery Area (RWRA) in North Carolina are supportive of red wolves and their recovery, a small group of people are driving red wolves to extinction through illegal killing. Researchers anonymously surveyed residents within the…

On Wednesday, the opening day of Montana’s expanded wolf-hunting season, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced its decision to conduct an Endangered Species Act status review of the gray wolf in the western United States. In its year-long review, the agency will determine whether Montana and Idaho’s newly enacted policies, which encourage the widespread killing…