Biologists begin wolf counts Wallowa County wolf pack territories are in transition ENTERPRISE — As the end of the year approaches, wildlife biologists are gathering data on Oregon’s wolf population even as increased numbers complicate long-term management of the animals. In Flora, Shamrock Pack sightings have become a regular occurrence. Mike Hansen, assistant wildlife biologist at the Oregon Department of …
Wolves circle Paris after 100‑year absence
In the late Middle Ages, Paris lived in fear of wolves killing babies in their cradles and digging up newly buried bodies in cemeteries. So reports that they have been sighted in the region for the first time in at least 100 years have sent tremors through a city with a keen sense of its own history. Jean-Luc Valérie, chairman …
Idaho’s wolf population has been on a steady decline since the state began allowing hunters to kill the animals.
Its pretty sad when they do a poll… they think its ok to kill wolves, and remove millions from their state budget that could have gone towards education. Especially when Idaho has done such blatantly illegal things like collaring wolves when they were supposed to be collaring Elk. BOISE — As hunting is resulting in a slow but steady decline …
Controversial Alberta wolf cull continues on to try to save endangered caribou
Despite ongoing criticism, the Alberta government is continuing with its wolf cull for another three years in an ongoing effort to save endangered caribou. The province has just closed a request for proposal for a helicopter to continue a program to track, capture and fit caribou and wolves with radio collars through the use of net-gunning between October and March …