An inspired woman has invented her own “wolf” dog breed after spending years struggling to find the perfect pet. The idea came from Vicki Spencer, from Florida, who is a huge animal lover and first started developing the breed in 2011 when the first American Blue Bay shepherds were born. She then wanted to merge […]
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State wildlife officials ban wildlife killing contests on public land – Graphic Video
Four years after the Legislature failed to ban wildlife killing contests, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission outlawed them. At its meeting Friday in Bend, five commissioners, with one abstaining, voted in favor of a rule to prohibit the contests, which have been held to kill coyotes in a few rural counties in Oregon. The […]
Petition: Help Protect Endangered Grey Wolves in California
Amazing news! A new, previously undocumented pack of endangered grey wolves has been spotted in California! The sweet family of five, which includes an adult female mom wolf and her four pups, was seen in the southern part of the state. The adult female is actually a descendant of the infamous wolf OR-7, which was […]
Heart rate monitors to measure stress on maned wolves in Brazil’s Cerrado
In the pitch dark, biologist Rogério Cunha de Paula, who has been researching the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) for 25 years, and his colleague Ricardo Pires Boulhosa drive through the dusty sugar cane plantations in the northeastern region of São Paulo state with two cages firmly tied to the back of the pickup. They barely […]
Rare Red Wolf Shot Dead, $15K Reward Offered to Find Killer: ‘Senseless’
North Carolina wildlife advocates are offering a reward of $15,000 to find the killer of an endangered red wolf. The wolf was shot dead along a fence line south of Newland Road in Washington County, eastern North Carolina, on May 18. A necropsy revealed it had been shot in the torso. According to the Center […]
Man raised by wolves in a cave admits he’s disappointed with human life
A man who was raised by wolves in a cave for 12 years has admitted that he feels disappointed with human life. Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja was dubbed the Mowgli of Spain when he was found by authorities. But the former wolf boy says he struggles with the coldness of the human world and wishes he […]
Another Western state says it won’t send wolves to Colorado, citing ‘enormous price’ of managing the species
Another Western state has decided it will not provide wolves for Colorado’s reintroduction efforts, citing federal regulation and disagreements about how wolves should be managed. Idaho Department of Fish and Game Director Jim Fredericks declined Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s request for wolves in a June 6 letter, which was first reported by Denver’s KUSA-TV. Fredericks […]