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Are they still afraid of the big bad wolf in Finland? | Patrick Barkham | Opinion | The Guardian

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The animals are being slaughtered – yet other European nations are able to live alongside lupines. It seems hunters don’t want to give up their total control of the countryside There’s been a massacre in Finland. The country, which from afar looks to epitomise sustainable living, has slaughtered a third of its wolves this winter. Seventy-five wolves have been killed …

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Oregon home to at least 110 wolves | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KBOI

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EUGENE, Ore. – Oregon was home to at least 110 wolves in 2015, a 36 percent increase over the known 2104 population, the Oregon Department of Wildlife said Monday. “Wildlife biologists believe the actual number of wolves is likely higher,” the agency said in a press release. PHOTOS | Oregon’s wolves RELATED | More stories about Oregon’s wolves But the …

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Top predator release requires more public education

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Looks like there may be upcoming meetings People need to attend in Arizona! Perhaps we should contact the Fort Apache Indians and see if they will allow release?? There are animals that stir up strong emotions among nature lovers everywhere. And then there are wolves, which push those passions off the charts. To some, they are the scourge of the …

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Wolf releases prepare to expand

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Earlier this month, ranchers, federal forest and wildlife officials and local government representatives crowded into a Forest Service conference room in Heber. They were there to discuss a topic many locals have long opposed: the expansion of Mexican gray wolf releases into a much larger area of Arizona and New Mexico. The meeting was an effort to get feedback from …