Was This 18,000-Year-Old Siberian Puppy a Dog or a Wolf? The animal was buried in a lump of frozen mud in Russia, its fur, whiskers and body fully intact. Scientists are studying its DNA to understand whether it is a dog or a wolf. An 18,000-year-old puppy buried for centuries in a lump of frozen mud was unveiled on Monday …
New Isle Royale wolves are eating more than just moose researchers find
A male gray wolf captured in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Sept. 6, 2019 is measured by wildlife personnel from a multi-agency team. ISLE ROAYLE, MI – More than a year into the National Park Service’s relocation effort to create strong wolf packs on Michigan’s remote Isle Royale, researchers have found the new predators are having no problem taking down members of …
Montezuma County opposes plan to bring wolves to Colorado
Typical Old West Mentality exhibited here in Montezuma County. The Montezuma County Board of County Commissioners has passed a resolution opposing any plan to reintroduce wolves into Colorado. The resolution claims wolves would threaten livestock, big game hunting and household pets. It points out that efforts to reintroduce the gray wolf in the northern Rocky Mountains have met recovery goals, …
Michigan DNR now-discredited justification for killing the Ontonagon wolves in 2016
ONTONAGON — Bouncing along a sodden farm pasture, Brad Johnson stopped his state vehicle when he came upon the newborn calf, or what remained of it. The veteran wildlife handler had been to this patch of farmland in the western Upper Peninsula several times the previous fall, when a dozen calves from the Dykstra beef ranch were reported missing. Gray …