Category: Animal news

Two Endangered Mexican Gray Wolves Found Dead in Arizona, New Mexico

The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) announced in the Mexican Wolf Recovery Program Monthly Update that two endangered Mexican gray wolves – one in New Mexico and one in Arizona – were found dead last month. In New Mexico, officials found Mexican gray wolf F1836 of the Wahoo Peak Pack. Although barely two years old at […]

Wyoming Kills Four Wolves, Further Damaging Ecological Balance

Wyoming Game and Fish Department ordered the killing of four wolves over the last two weeks in response to reported livestock attacks. A helicopter was seen reportedly carrying one large wolf slung underneath as it flew to the Dell Creek elk winter feedground last week. Read more. Hunting wolves is on 365 days a year […]

Call on Governor Inslee to End WDFW’s Assault on Wolves

Last fall, Washington Governor Jay Inslee instructed the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to better support co-existence between Washington’s livestock industry and the recovering population of endangered gray wolves. In his letter, Governor Inslee instructed WDFW to “make changes in the gray wolf recovery program to further increase the reliance on non-lethal methods, and […]

Russia’s Central Bank issues Tundra Wolf coins

🙋‍♀️ #wolfdoguk #wolfdog #officialwolfdog The Central Bank of Russia has issued commemorative silver Tundra Wolf coins with the image of Arctic wolves roaming the entire Arctic. The new silver coins are in denominations of three, 25 and 100 rubles, and the gold coins, 50, 100 and 10,000 rubles. The silver coins are made of 925 sterling silver and the gold ones […]

Thylacines Had More In Common With Coyotes Than With Wolves

#wolfdoguk #wolfdog #officialwolfdog Thylacines may have lived more like coyotes than like wolves, suggests a recent study, which looked at the extinct marsupial predator’s body size as a clue about its now-abandoned role in Tasmania’s ecosystem. Of all the animals that have gone extinct in the last century, thylacines may be among the most compelling. […]

Endangered Captive-Born Mexican Gray Wolf Found Dead in Arizona

The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) announced in the Mexican Wolf Recovery Program Monthly Update that an endangered Mexican gray wolf was found dead in Arizona in August. The male, known as Max or m1911, was cross-fostered into the wild in 2019. Cross-fostering is a coordinated event where captive-born pups are introduced into a similar-aged wild litter […]

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