17,000 pairs of big eyes. 17,000 pairs of big ears. 17,000 sets of big teeth. With thousands of wolves now roaming continental Europe, Little Red Riding Hood better watch out. After years of persecution and hunting, the European wolf population is on the rise. Packs have been roaming the Carpathian and Balkan regions, in countries including […]
Scientists are investigating whether a giant, 40,000-year-old wolf’s head found perfectly preserved beneath Siberian permafrost could have been chopped off by hunters. The severed head was found above the Arctic Circle by local man Pavel Efimov a year ago but was only announced by researchers studying the Ice Age mammal last week. They are now […]
SALEM, Oregon – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has made changes in the areas of known wolf activity in Eastern Oregon. That includes a pair of wolves roaming in Umatilla and Morrow counties. ODFW instituted a new AKWA when two separate groups of two wolves were confirmed to be on the eastern portion […]
A video shared on Facebook by the City Hall of Brasov, a popular Romanian mountain resort, shows a lonely wolf getting very close to a group of bears in one of Brasov’s forests. Such a situation is quite rare. Moreover, although the wolf got very close, the bears decided to just ignore him. “A rare […]
Oregon Governor Kate Brown is distancing herself from one of her agency heads’ support for stripping away federal endangered species protections for gray wolves. She said she was not aware of her wildlife chief’s support for the move and that she doesn’t agree with it. At least, not all of it. While Brown made clear […]
The grand opening for the exciting new exhibit at the International Wolf Center is set from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 28, in Ely. The event is free, and the public is invited to come experience the immersive exhibit, titled Discover Wolves!. After a brief welcoming ceremony, the Center’s doors will open to the […]
Tiny. Tough. Officially two months old! The Mexican gray wolf pups born on April 26 to parents Trumpet and Lighthawk are celebrating their eight week birthday! In between napping and eating (a LOT!), the pups are romping, playing, biting, and tackling one another. Beyond being great fun for the siblings, the pups are sharpening important […]
On April 26, Mexican gray wolf parents Trumpet (F1505) and Lighthawk (M1564) welcomed their second litter! Beyond being adorable, the pups represent the Wolf Conservation Center’s active participation in the effort to save a species on the brink of extinction. Under Mexican Wolf Species Survival Plan (SSP) protocols, captive born pups must be checked during […]
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