Latest Wolves News

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...

It's not just Fat Bear Week in Alaska. Trail cameras are also capturing wolves, moose and more

Oct. 12, 2024 10:54 AM EDT

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

Sep. 30, 2024 20:04 PM EDT

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

Sep. 25, 2024 20:51 PM EDT

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

Sep. 13, 2024 21:12 PM EDT

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

Sep. 09, 2024 19:57 PM EDT

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...