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Wildlife officials to kill wolves in remote Idaho region | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KCBY

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LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — — LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) Federal wildlife services and Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials have joined forces to kill wolves in the Clearwater Region for the third year in a row. The Lewiston Tribune reports that elk herds have been struggling in the remote country for nearly two decades. “Our policy is to not release …

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Wolf Species Howl in Distinct Dialects : Discovery News

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Wolf species have distinctive howling repertoires that function like dialects, finds the biggest study ever done on canid howling. A research team from the United States, United Kingdom, Spain and India ran more than 2,000 different recorded howls from 13 canid species and subspecies (the canid family includes wolves, jackals, and domestic dogs) through a software algorithm that boiled them …

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Lawsuit Challenges Wildlife Services’ Authority to Kill Wolves in Oregon

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Lawsuit Challenges Wildlife Services’ Authority to Kill Wolves in Oregon PORTLAND, Ore.— Conservation groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the authority of the federal wildlife-killing program Wildlife Servicesto kill any of the approximately 81 remaining gray wolves in Oregon. The legal challenge, filed by the Western Environmental Law Center on behalf of four conservation groups, with Cascadia Wildlands representing itself, …

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At least 2 wolves still roaming Michigan’s Isle Royale, researchers find | MLive.com

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ISLE ROYALE, MI — Researchers say they have found evidence of at least two wolves still roaming Isle Royale National Lakeshore. Researchers posted photos of wolf footprints on the Wolves and Moose of Isle Royale website on Wednesday, Feb. 3. The footprints were found in the slush of Lake Eva. The wolves likely spent some time exploring an active beaver …