Latest Wolves News

15 wolves from Canada released into Colorado under voter-approved initiative

Jan. 20, 2025 19:28 PM EST

DENVER (AP) — A second group of wolves has been released in Colorado as part of a controversial, voter-driven initiative to reintroduce the predators to the state. Fifteen gray wolves from Canada were set free in the central mountains over three days last week, but state wildlife...

Colorado wolf died from a gunshot, spurring a federal investigation

Jan. 02, 2025 20:18 PM EST

DENVER (AP) — A gray wolf in Colorado was illegally shot and later died of the injury, federal authorities said Thursday in the latest flashpoint of Colorado's controversial, voter-driven initiative to reintroduce the predators to the state. Colorado residents largely in cities...

Alaska governor asks Trump to roll back restrictions on oil and gas drilling

Dec. 19, 2024 20:38 PM EST

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s wish list for the incoming Trump administration includes oil and gas exploration in the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and reversing restrictions on logging and road-building in a temperate rainforest that provides habitat for wolves,...

European nations vote to lower protections for wolves after farmers push to allow culls

Dec. 03, 2024 10:35 AM EST

BRUSSELS (AP) — European nations approved plans Tuesday to scale back the protection for wolves in a victory for farmers over environmentalists. The European Union proposal was adopted by the 50 parties in the Bern Convention to protect wildlife and habitat. It sets up looser...

Environmentalists concerned after protected Mexican wolf dies in Arizona

Nov. 15, 2024 21:23 PM EST

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A federally protected female Mexican wolf was found dead in an area near the northern Arizona city of Flagstaff, alarming environmentalists who worry someone may have deliberately killed the animal. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Arizona Game and...