Latest Wolves News
It's not just Fat Bear Week in Alaska. Trail cameras are also capturing wolves, moose and more
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Millions of people worldwide tuned in for a remote Alaska national park’s “Fat Bear Week” celebration this month, as captivating livestream camera footage caught the chubby predators chomping on salmon and fattening up for the winter. But in the vast...
Wyoming moves ahead with slight change to law allowing wolves to be killed with vehicles
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — People outraged by how a man ran down a wolf with a snowmobile, taped the injured animal’s mouth shut and brought it into a bar last winter failed to persuade Wyoming lawmakers on Monday to outlaw killing predators with vehicles as ranching industry representatives stood...
The EU moves to loosen protections for wolves as their population grows
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is moving toward backing plans to remove some of its protections for wolves on the continent as their population grows, in the latest political clash between farmers and environmentalists. Ambassadors of the 27 EU nations reached a qualified...
The Biden administration is taking steps to eliminate protections for gray wolves
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday asked an appeals court to revive a Trump-era rule that lifted remaining Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in the U.S. If successful, the move would put the predators under state oversight nationwide and open...
Wolf pack blamed in Colorado livestock attacks is captured and will be relocated
Colorado wildlife officials said Monday that they captured and plan to relocate five members of the first pack of wolves to form under the state's ambitious wolf reintroduction program. A sixth wolf — the pack's adult male — was captured but died in captivity due to injuries...
Wolf pack that attacked Colorado livestock to be relocated as reintroduction program stumbles
Wildlife agencies are trying to capture and relocate the first pack of wolves that formed under Colorado's ambitious wolf reintroduction program after the animals repeatedly attacked livestock, marking an early stumble in the voter-driven initiative. The move comes only a week after...
