Mexican wolf restoration hits (another) snag The feds want to release captive animals to increase genetic diversity in the wild, but New Mexico isn’t having it. Earlier this year, things seemed to be looking up for the long-struggling effort to restore Mexican wolves to the Southwest. The population grew to more than 100, a threshold the 17-year-old effort hadn’t reached …
First grey wolf confirmed on Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Reservation
First grey wolf confirmed on Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Reservation HARBOR SPRINGS, MI — DNA testing has confirmed the first presence of a grey wolf on the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Reservation following years of reported sightings. A biologist for the tribe’s natural resource department noticed tracks and fresh scat while en route to …
Wolves found to be better at problem-solving task than domesticated dogs
Wolves found to be better at problem-solving task than domesticated dogs (Phys.org)—Monique Udell, a researcher with Oregon State University, has found via experimentation, that domestic dogs appear to have lost some of their problem solving abilities as a result of their long history with humans. In her paper published in the journal Biology Letters, she describes a study she carried out …
Wolf pack blamed for fifth attack, could spur lethal action
Wolf pack blamed for fifth attack, could spur lethal action The Mount Emily Pack of wolves was blamed for an attack on livestock last week for the fifth time this year, far more than any other pack in Oregon. Biologists with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said the pack killed a sheep on Aug. 24 and27 in northeast Oregon’s Umatilla County. …