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Ecology Dec 12, 2023

Livestock associations sue Colorado, U.S. Fish and Wildlife to delay gray wolf reintroduction

The Colorado Cattlemen's Association and Gunnison County Stockgrowers' Association sued Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week to delay the reintroduction of gray wolves into Colorado.

Plants & Animals Dec 12, 2023

Experts provide a new theory for why larger mammals tend to have longer faces

A horse walks into a bar and the bartender asks, "why the long face"? It's one of the oldest puns in the book, and there's no shortage of entertaining answers.

Plants & Animals Nov 29, 2023

Idaho wolf-killing proposals prompt petition for feds to ban 'barbaric' aerial hunts

A group of environmental organizations has submitted a petition to the federal government to ban wolf killing by shooting from helicopters, calling the practice "barbaric."

Plants & Animals Nov 16, 2023

Modeling shows how wolves recolonized Germany and where they could live in the future

The return of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) to Germany, which began 23 years ago in the region of Lusatia in Eastern Germany, is a process of great ecological and social significance. Therefore, a precise understanding of the ...

Plants & Animals Nov 14, 2023

Examining the role wolves play in boreal forest dynamics as they constrain beaver movements

A team of land managers at the University of Minnesota, working with a colleague at the University of Manitoba, has learned more about the role wolves play in boreal forest dynamics as they prey on beavers. In their study, ...

Ecology Nov 3, 2023

Biologists are keeping a close eye on a rare Mexican wolf that is wandering out of bounds

Northern New Mexico or bust—that seems to be the case for at least one Mexican gray wolf that is intent on wandering beyond the boundaries set for managing the rarest subspecies of gray wolf in North America.

Plants & Animals Oct 31, 2023

Researchers observe wolves hunting and killing sea otters and harbor seals on Alaska's Katmai coast

Firsthand observations of a wolf hunting and killing a harbor seal and a group of wolves hunting and consuming a sea otter on Alaska's Katmai coast have led scientists to reconsider assumptions about wolf hunting behavior.

Plants & Animals Oct 30, 2023

Humans have substantially altered the relationship between wolves and deer, finds study

New research from the University of Minnesota's Voyageurs Wolf Project found that human activities in northern Minnesota—logging, road and trail creation, and infrastructure development—have profoundly impacted where wolves ...

Ecology Oct 16, 2023

Wolf protection in Europe has become deeply political—Spain's experience tells us why

Wolves are staging a comeback in many areas of Europe after centuries of persecution. Over the past decade alone, they have expanded their range on the continent by more than 25%.

Plants & Animals Oct 9, 2023

Colorado secures the first wolves for reintroduction from Oregon

Oregon will provide the first gray wolves for Colorado's voter-mandated reintroduction of the species, wildlife officials announced Friday after a months-long search for a state willing to provide the canine before a Dec. ...

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