‘Stunning’ Wolf Discovery Caught On Wildlife Camera In Minnesota

6 days, 20 hours ago

AP photographers capture stunning scenes of nature and wildlife in 2024

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Two new wolf packs confirmed in California amid population boom

LA Times

California’s wolf population has taken off in the last two years, and this month two new packs were confirmed. State wildlife officials have confirmed the presence of two new gray wolf packs in Northern California, and estimate there are now at least 70 of the endangered apex predators roaming the state — up from 44 documented last year. The freshly …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Incredible moment eerie 'ghost wolf' is spotted streaking across deserted woods by trail camera

Daily Mail

A Washington hunter has shared eerie footage of a 'ghost wolf' streaking across a trail camera in the woods. The video shows spooked deer appearing to react as a white mist flashes across the camera. ’I'm thinking it’s a wolf spirit guarding my property,' McDewey told local news station KHQ. A Washington hunter has shared eerie footage of a 'ghost …

Trail Camera

4 weeks ago

Animal organization says there was no direct danger in boy’s confrontation with wolves

NL Times

There was no direct danger during a confrontation between a boy who was cycling and wolves in Woudenberg, Utrecht, last week Thursday, the Dutch Mammal Society has said. However, the organization did say that the situation was a problem as the wolves were within 30 meters of the boy, the province of Utrecht reported. The Dutch Mammal Society analyzed the …

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1 month ago

Boy "surrounded by wolves"on way to school, parents warned

Dutch News

A school in Amersfoort has urged parents not to let their children cycle to school alone after one of its pupils claimed he had been “surrounded” by wolves. The boy had been on his way to the Van Lodenstein College a week ago when he encountered several wolves which he said “proceeded to surround him”. School head Gertjan van Belzen …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Drone and Dog Teams Hunt Down Wild Boars in Xi'an

China Daily

Drone and dog teams have been deployed in Xi'an to track and hunt down wild boars, as the animal has been causing problems for local farmers. The teams use drones to track the animals and dogs to hunt them down. The farmers have formed teams to protect their crops from the boars, and have been successful in reducing the number …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Rare bear sighting in San Fernando Valley appears to be the same ‘nomadic’ female

LA Times

National Park Service biologists captured and radio-collared a 210-pound black bear, a male bear, dubbed BB-12, in a natural area of the western Santa Monica Mountains south of the 101 Freeway on April 23, 2023. A very well-traveled black bear appears to still be traversing the Santa Monica Mountains, leading to another rare spotting of the female bear in the …

Wildlife Black West San Area Mountains Bears

2 months, 1 week ago

It's not just Fat Bear Week in Alaska. Trail cameras are also capturing wolves, moose and more

The Independent

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3 months ago

Fresh wolf pack sighting causes panic among locals of Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich

The Hindu

The sighting of a pack of wolves in Mehsi Tehsil here has once again stoked fear among the local residents who were beginning to feel relieved after the capture of five man-eater wolves who killed eight people in the area. While the villagers claimed that the pack included the sixth and the last remaining man-eater wolf, who is believed to …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Wolf pack blamed in Colorado livestock attacks is captured and will be relocated

Associated Press

Colorado wildlife officials said Monday that they captured and plan to relocate five members of the first pack of wolves to form under the state’s ambitious wolf reintroduction program. The bid to capture them went against Colorado’s wolf management plan, which says relocation has “little technical merit” because it could create problems elsewhere if the animals continue attacking livestock. Michael …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bahraich wolf attack: Massive search operation underway to catch ‘killer’ wolves

The Hindu

A massive search operation is underway in Bahraich district, with over a dozen forest department team comprising of more than 200 forest officials to capture a pack of wolves that have been wreaking havoc. Bahraich wolf attack Widespread panic has gripped Bahraich district due to the presence of wolves, prompting a swift response from the forest department team, who arrived …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

From fringes to courtyards, wolves take centre stage for third time in nearly three decades

Hindustan Times

For years, wolves have been co-existing with humans on the fringes. Forest staff have caught four of the six wolves in the pack responsible for killing 10 villagers, including nine children since March. “Unless you catch the remaining two, the fact whether there are more or just six killing children will come to fore,” said Habib, who did his Ph.D …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Wolf Terror in UP: 3-Year-Old Killed In Bahraich, Officials Using Children's Urine-Soaked Dolls To Catch Wolves

ABP News

Bahraich: A three-year-old girl was killed, while three other people were injured in separate wolf attacks in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich, authorities said on Monday. pic.twitter.com/J5ToSb5CYU — ANI September 2, 2024 As per the report, her neighbour said that they had spotted the wolf many times, but whenever they called the forest department, they asked for video proof. #WATCH | Uttar …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bahraich’s Operation Bhediya: To catch wolves, the forest dept uses colourful dolls soaked in children’s urine

The Hindu

In a bid to catch wolves that are targeting children and villagers in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich, the forest department has initiated an innovative effort of using colourful teddy dolls soaked in children’s urine as a bait to capture them, a senior forest official said. These dolls have been strategically placed near the riverbanks, close to the wolves' resting places and …

Children Forest Pti Bahraich Wolves Bait Uses Colourful

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bahraich’s wolves may have moved, might be hiding at a distance

Hindustan Times

The two elusive wolves are giving tough time to forest officials tracking them in the forest areas of Mehsi Tehsil in Bahraich and despite a multi-pronged approach the two haven’t been spotted since Thursday morning. To know the exact location of the wolves, forest workers kept flying drones equipped with thermal cameras the whole day but they did not get …

Attack Forest Mla Bahraich Wolf Wolves

3 months, 3 weeks ago

UP News: Following Bahraich, Wild Animal Attack Claims One Life in Sitapur | Breaking News

ABP News

After the terror caused by wild animals in Bahraich, Sitapur is now facing similar issues. As of the latest update, a total of four wolves have been caught, with one additional wolf apprehended on Thursday. In the ongoing "Operation Adamkhor," one wolf was captured by the forest department's traps. The captured man-eating wolf was trapped by the forest department team …

Wolf Bahraich Wild

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Wolf Terror In UP: Captured Wolf Released at Gorakhpur Zoo | Breaking News

ABP News

In Bhatauli village, fear of wolves has gripped the community, causing many parents to stop sending their children to school. Despite these efforts, the fear persists, and parents remain reluctant to send their children to school. Although no major incidents have been reported, the presence of wolves near residential areas and on routes to school has heightened concerns for the …

School

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Wolves have revenge tendency, unlike lions and leopards: Experts

Hindustan Times

The encounter of Bahraich with the wolves is not usual and as a result the state machinery and different stakeholders have got involved in relief and capture operations. The wolf which was captured on Thursday Bahraich divisional officer Ajit Singh said that lions and leopards do not have a tendency to take revenge, but wolves do. Former divisional forest officer …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Wolf-catching spree on in UP as fear lingers

Hindustan Times

Blaring loudspeakers asking villagers to be awake in the 50-odd villages close to Ghaghra river in Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich district following the killing of nine people, mostly children, in the past 40 days has resulted in a scramble to catch the alleged predators – presumed to be wolves. Under pressure from local villagers to act, the department has captured four …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Wolf pack that attacked Colorado livestock to be relocated as reintroduction program stumbles

Associated Press

Wildlife agencies are trying to capture and relocate the first pack of wolves that formed under Colorado’s ambitious wolf reintroduction program after the animals repeatedly attacked livestock, marking an early stumble in the voter-driven initiative. Colorado’s attempt to instead capture problem wolves comes after an agency spokesperson told The Associated Press last week that officials wanted to avoid killing them …

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4 months ago

Wolf attacks grow but farmers take no measures to protect flock

Dutch News

The increase in the number of wolf attacks on sheep is not prompting farmers to take preventative measures, an analysis of data accumulated by wolf monitoring body BIJ 12 has shown. Almost none of the farmers involved had taken steps to protect their flocks, such as installing wolf-proof fences or other preventative measures, despite provincial subsidies of up to €20,000 …

Netherlands Farmers Wolf Wolf Attacks

4 months ago

Wolf attacks grow but farmers take no measures to protect flock

Dutch News

The increase in the number of wolf attacks on sheep is not prompting farmers to take preventative measures, an analysis of data accumulated by wolf monitoring body BIJ 12 has shown. Almost none of the farmers involved had taken steps to protect their flocks, such as installing wolf-proof fences or other preventative measures, despite provincial subsidies of up to €20,000 …

Netherlands Farmers Wolf Wolf Attacks

4 months, 1 week ago

Black bear mauls 3-year-old girl in tent just north of Yellowstone National Park

The Independent

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Little girl was knocked over by a wolf, DNA test shows

Dutch News

An investigation into DNA found on the clothes of a three-year-old has shown that she was knocked over by a wolf, the Utrecht provincial authorities have said. The Utrechtse Heuvelrug is home to a wolf pair with cubs and a lone wolf has also been seen to roam the area. The nearby Den Treek estate in Leusden, where a girl …

Utrecht Wolf Dna

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Little girl was knocked over by a wolf, DNA test shows

Dutch News

An investigation into DNA found on the clothes of a three-year-old has shown that she was knocked over by a wolf, the Utrecht provincial authorities have said. The Utrechtse Heuvelrug is home to a wolf pair with cubs and a lone wolf has also been seen to roam the area. The nearby Den Treek estate in Leusden, where a girl …

Utrecht Wolf Dna

4 months, 3 weeks ago

Experts drop recommendation to kill wolf: "did not go for child"

Dutch News

Utrecht provincial authorities will press ahead with their efforts to get permission to shoot a wolf thought to be implicated in two incidents involving children, despite experts now arguing against the plan. It had previously said the wolf that had pushed a three-year-old girl to the ground in the Utrechtse Heuvelrug area on Wednesday and showed “ worryingly atypical behaviour”. …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Experts drop recommendation to kill wolf: "did not go for child"

Dutch News

Utrecht provincial authorities will press ahead with their efforts to get permission to shoot a wolf thought to be implicated in two incidents involving children, despite experts now arguing against the plan. It had previously said the wolf that had pushed a three-year-old girl to the ground in the Utrechtse Heuvelrug area on Wednesday and showed “ worryingly atypical behaviour”. …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

DNA checks confirm a wolf did try to bite girl on Leusden estate

Dutch News

DNA tests on the clothes worn by a young girl said to have been nipped by a wolf earlier this month have confirmed that a wolf was responsible, Utrecht provincial officials said on Tuesday. The incident happened on the Den Treek country estate in Leusden on July 16 and the area has been closed off to the public since then. …

Wolf

4 months, 3 weeks ago

DNA checks confirm a wolf did try to bite girl on Leusden estate

Dutch News

DNA tests on the clothes worn by a young girl said to have been nipped by a wolf earlier this month have confirmed that a wolf was responsible, Utrecht provincial officials said on Tuesday. The incident happened on the Den Treek country estate in Leusden on July 16 and the area has been closed off to the public since then. …

Wolf Teeth Marks Bite Girl

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Rainforest animal called a kinkajou rescued from dusty highway rest stop in Washington state

Associated Press

YAKIMA, Wash. — Why did the kinkajou cross the road? One of the mammals — which look like a cross between a monkey and a tiny bear — was found far from its normal rainforest habitat this week at a highway rest stop amid the rolling sagebrush plains of central Washington state, officials say. Kinkajous have prehensile tails, and this …

Kinkajou

6 months, 1 week ago

Cameras capture hidden lives of rare animals

China Daily

Editor's note: As protection of the planet's flora, fauna and resources becomes increasingly important, China Daily is publishing a series of stories to illustrate the country's commitment to safeguarding the natural world. Cameras positioned in the remote habitats of some of China's rarest wildlife have not only provided insight into the lives of endangered species, but also fascinated many online …

China Cameras

6 months, 1 week ago

Move over grizzlies and wolves: Yellowstone visitors hope to catch a glimpse of rare white buffalo

Associated Press

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. “It’s white and it’s small.” Grizzly bears and wolves are usually the star attractions for wildlife watchers in Yellowstone but this spring, a tiny and exceedingly rare white buffalo calf has stolen the show. White buffalo — also known as bison — are held sacred by many Native Americans who greeted news of the birth of …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Meow Wolf supercharged the way we experience art. Is L.A. ready for the wild ride?

LA Times

A Meow Wolf exhibition is designed as a dream space, a walk-through floor-to-ceiling collection of psychedelic art with a sci-fi bent and an anything-goes, punk rock spirit. “We are undefinable in so many ways, and it makes people think, ‘It’s just entertainment,’” says Meow Wolf curator Han Santana-Sayles, 31, sitting in her newly rented Pasadena home. “But I truly believe …

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7 months, 4 weeks ago

Animal groups are urging tourists not to visit Wyoming after a man hit a wolf then took it to a bar

Associated Press

— As Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming opens for the busy summer season, wildlife advocates are leading a call for a boycott of the conservative ranching state over laws that give people wide leeway to kill gray wolves with little oversight. The social media accounts of Wyoming’s tourism agency are being flooded with comments urging people to steer clear of …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Wolf kills a calf in Colorado, the first confirmed kill after the predator’s reintroduction

Associated Press

DENVER — A wolf has killed a calf in Colorado, wildlife officials said Wednesday, confirming the first livestock kill after 10 of the predators were controversially reintroduced in December to the aggrievement of the state’s rural residents. Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed after an investigation that the wounds of the calf killed Tuesday, and nearby wolf tracks, were consistent with …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Another Major Legal Battle Is Brewing Over The Killing Of Gray Wolves

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING A coalition of environmental and animal protection groups said Wednesday that it will sue to overturn the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision not to restore Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in the Northern Rockies. “It’s beyond frustrating that federal officials are harming wolf recovery by denying wolves in the Northern Rockies the powerful federal …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: Wolves are back in Colorado’s wilderness. Here’s why that’s great for Earth

LA Times

Gray wolves were reintroduced to the Colorado wilderness in December, as mandated by a 2020 proposition that passed by a narrow majority. But in the habitat where wolves will reside on Colorado’s less populated, agricultural/recreational Western Slope, the “yes” vote was not as resounding. It was ‘Rocky Mountain High’ in every direction,” said Joanna Lambert, a wildlife ecology and conservation …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Wolves ‘returning’ to Chambal; first sighting in two decades

Hindustan Times

Wildlife enthusiasts and experts are abuzz with excitement after the recent sighting of an endangered Indian grey wolf in the expansive confines of National Chambal Sanctuary in Etawah. This was the first confirmed sighting of a wolf in the region in two decades—the last sightings were reported during Operation Bhediya carried out between 1997 and 2000 to map the canines’ …

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10 months, 4 weeks ago

Research trip uncovers 24 new species on Barnabinmah Station near Yalgoo, WA

ABC

A scientific expedition to WA's remote Midwest has uncovered a host of animal species never before seen in the area. Key points: A seven-day wildlife survey has revealed new species of animals living on Barnabinmah in Yalgoo The DBCA and the Badamia Bandi Barna Aboriginal Corporation were involved in the research The data has extended the known geographical range of …

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1 year ago

Colorado releases first 5 wolves in reintroduction plan approved by voters to chagrin of ranchers

Associated Press

GRAND COUNTY, Colorado — Somewhere on a remote mountainside in Colorado’s Rockies, a latch flipped on a crate and a wolf bounded out, heading toward the tree line. She was one of five gray wolves Wildlife officials released in a remote part of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains on Monday to kick off a voter-approved reintroduction program that was embraced in the …

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1 year ago

US wildlife managers capture wandering Mexican wolf, attempt dating game ahead of breeding season

Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A match made in the wilds of New Mexico? An endangered Mexican wolf captured last weekend after wandering hundreds of miles from Arizona to New Mexico is now being readied for a dating game of sorts as part of federal reintroduction efforts. The newly captured wolf will be offered a choice among two brothers that are also …

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1 year ago

Embattled wolves gain a new frontier in Democratic Colorado. The move is stoking political tensions

Associated Press

DENVER, Colo. — Wildlife officials plan to release gray wolves in Colorado in coming weeks, at the behest of urban voters and to the dismay of rural residents who don’t want the predators but have waning influence in the Democratic-led state. Suburbs and cities along Colorado’s Front Range, which includes Denver, carried the vote despite strong opposition across less-densely populated …

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1 year ago

Wolves are returning to Colorado. But is it too crowded for them to thrive?

NPR

Wolves are returning to Colorado. Enlarge this image toggle caption Kirk Siegler/NPR Kirk Siegler/NPR Is Colorado too crowded for wolves? Enlarge this image toggle caption Kirk Siegler/NPR Kirk Siegler/NPR The federal government reintroduced wolves in those more rural states in the 1990s after decades of study. Enlarge this image toggle caption Kirk Siegler/NPR Kirk Siegler/NPR There is actually a lot …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Camera traps installed at 13 spots to capture elusive leopard in Erode

The Hindu

Tamil Nadu Minister for Housing and Urban Development S. Muthusamy said on Thursday, October 26 that camera traps were installed at 13 spots and four cages were placed at fringe villages near Nagamalai forest area at Arachalur to capture an elusive leopard. The Minister, along with Erode Collector Raja Gopal Sunkara, inspected the villages and held discussions with the Forest …

Leopard Camera Traps

1 year, 2 months ago

Endangered red wolf can make it in the wild, but not without `significant’ help, study says

Associated Press

WAKE FOREST, N.C. — The endangered red wolf can survive in the wild, but only with “significant additional management intervention,” according to a long-awaited population viability analysis released Friday. “This final revised recovery plan will help the conservation and survival of the Red Wolf, ensuring these endangered canids endure in the wild for future generations,” Interior Department Assistant Secretary for …

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1 year, 3 months ago

The EU wants to limit protections for wolves as farmers fear for their livestock

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — The European Commission announced on Monday that it is weighing whether to adjust rules to limit protections for wolves as a resurgence in the canine numbers has triggered growing tensions with farmers concerned about the safety of their livestock. “The concentration of wolf packs in some European regions has become a real danger for livestock and potentially also …

Wolves Tec

1 year, 3 months ago

Takeaways from AP’s reporting on efforts to restore endangered red wolves to the wild

Associated Press

ALLIGATOR RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, N.C. — The red wolf’s journey from extinction in the wild to conservation poster child and back to the brink has been swift and stunning. But the plan counts on private landowners to tolerate the wolves, and history is not on the side of “America’s wolf.” Here are the key takeaways from the AP’s reporting: …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Wolf spotted between Amsterdam, Utrecht; Support for animal waning

NL Times

A wolf was spotted in the Gooi, an urban area between Amsterdam and Utrecht, over the past few days. According to the nature manager Goois Nature Reserve, many photographers showed up on Friday in the morning twilight in the hope of being able to take pictures of the predator. Goois Nature Reserve doesn’t expect the wolf to settle permanently in …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Government kills hundreds of Minnesota wolves to protect ranchers’ profits

Raw Story

It’s not easy being a wolf in northern Minnesota. In Minnesota, the agency’s staffers answer complaints from ranchers who lose cattle and other livestock to wolf predation. “It’s both heartbreaking and infuriating to see the amount of resources spent killing native wildlife species in comparison to resources spent protecting and restoring them,” Lindsay Larris, of the advocacy group WildEarth Guardians, …

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1 year, 4 months ago

U.S. Commits To Releasing More Endangered Red Wolves Into The Wild

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING The U.S. government will settle a lawsuit with conservation groups and commit to releasing more endangered red wolves into the wilds of North Carolina, where nearly three dozen of the canine species are believed to still run free. “This settlement puts us on a path to restoring the red wolf to its rightful place as a celebrated …

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