On Jan. 14, 1995, Moon Star Shadow, a 90-pound, silver-tipped black male, stepped out of his cage at Corn Creek and urinated, marking his new territory in Idaho. He and three other wolves released at the edge of the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness were the first of 66 wolves brought to Idaho and Yellowstone National Park from Canada …
The Spokesman-Review: Twentieth anniversary of gray wolves in Inland Northwest rouses mixed responses
PREDATORS – Monday was the 20th anniversary of the reintroduction of gray wolves to Idaho. It marked 20 years since the wolves trapped in Canada were released in Yellowstone National Park. The events have been celebrated and denounced across the country. On Jan. 12, 1995, eight wolves from Alberta were relocated to Yellowstone National Park by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service …
‘A great day’ for YNP wolves
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — Twenty years after their ancestors were released here in one of the most controversial wildlife projects of the century, the howls of wolves punctuated the cold winter air Monday to the delight of dozens of wolf watchers. “This is a great day,” said Char Thompson of Eugene, Oregon, as she stood with her spotting scope on …
Rare gray wolf spotted wandering in Oregon Cascades | Reuters
(Reuters) – A rare gray wolf has been spotted in the southwest Oregon Cascade Mountains, in a sign that recovering populations of the animal are spreading west more quickly than biologists had expected, U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials said on Wednesday. Little is known about the wolf, whose blurry image was captured by a trail camera earlier this month, said …