Wolf killed in car accident for the first time in Friesland

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 …

Incident Province Boy Wolves Utrecht Sterk

1 month ago

Officer kills pet dog mistaken for a coyote in Massachusetts town. The owner says it was unnecessary

Associated Press

An animal control officer shot and killed a pet dog in a Massachusetts town after mistaking it for a coyote in an incident that has the animal’s owner fuming, but that local police are describing as a sad mix-up. This image provided by Kirk Rumford shows his dog Odin, a husky, which was accidentally shot and killed by an animal …

Pet Animal Control Dog Officer Shot Massachusetts

1 month, 1 week ago

Nearly 500 wolf attacks on animals already reported this year

NL Times

This year, wolves have already attacked many more sheep and other animals than in the whole of 2023. In the first nine months of 2024, 491 wolf attacks on animals were registered, compared to 399 in the whole of last year. This is evident from an analysis by ANP based on data from BIJ12, the organization that handles wolf cases …

Attack This Year Attacks Wolf Wolf Attacks Wolves Struck

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 …

Singh Bahraich Wolf Pack Wolves

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Wolves in Bahraich, jackals in Hamirpur, Sultanpur

Hindustan Times

Two elderly men were seriously injured in a jackal attack on Tuesday morning in Beelpur village, under the Sarila Forest Range on Tuesday. Jackal attacks concerning: DFO With the Tuesday sun still to rise, a jackal took away a two-month-old girl sleeping next to her mother. The incident took place in Kodariya Purva village of Motigarpur police station area of …

Attack Village Jackal Sultanpur Forest Officer

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Child injured in another wolf attack in U.P.’s Bahraich; frightened villagers recite ‘Sundarkand Paath’

The Hindu

The Uttar Pradesh Police and the Forest department are continuing their search for two killer wolves under 'Operation Bhediya' in Bahraich district. Meanwhile, ADG Zone Gorakhpur Dr KS Pratap Kumar on wolf attacks, said, "Under a specialised strategy, the Forest Department is implementing a program in which the police department would also cooperate. On Monday, a three-year old girl was …

Forest Department Villagers Wolf Came Her Grandmother Wolves

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Girl killed in wolf attack in Bahraich, death toll 10

Hindustan Times

In the second consecutive attack in as many days, a two-and-a-half-year-old girl child was killed on Monday in a wolf attack in Bahraich. Officials of the district administration consoling distraught family members A wolf attacked and killed a two-and-a-half-year-old girl, Anjali, around 4 am, while a woman sustained injuries in a separate incident of wolf attack late on Sunday night. …

Forest District Area Pac Village Bahraich Girl

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

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 …

Singh Area Bahraich Wolves Tendency Unlike

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 …

India Children Uttar Pradesh Wild Singh Bahraich Wolf

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, 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”. …

Animal Wolf Utrecht Klees Small Child

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”. …

Animal Wolf Utrecht Klees

4 months, 4 weeks ago

Dozens of sheep killed in a suspected wolf attack in Ede

Dutch News

A total of 41 sheep were killed in Ede in Gelderland in a suspected attack by one or more wolves in the early hours of Thursday, Ede local council has said. Wolves have made their home in Gelderland and it is not the first time sheep have been killed in attacks in the area, provincial wildlife agency BIJ12 said. The …

Attack Wolf Wolves Gelderland Ede

4 months, 4 weeks ago

Dozens of sheep killed in a suspected wolf attack in Ede

Dutch News

A total of 41 sheep were killed in Ede in Gelderland in a suspected attack by one or more wolves in the early hours of Thursday, Ede local council has said. Wolves have made their home in Gelderland and it is not the first time sheep have been killed in attacks in the area, provincial wildlife agency BIJ12 said. The …

Attack Wolf Wolves Gelderland Ede

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 …

Wildlife State Colorado Kill Wolf Wildlife Officials Wolves

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Residents block highway alleging official apathy in capturing elusive tiger in Wayanad

The Hindu

Residents under the aegis of an all-party action council took out a march to the forest range office at Chethalayalm and blocked the Pulpally-Sulthan Bathery State highway on Wednesday in protest against the alleged apathy of the Forest department in capturing an elusive tiger that triggered panic among residents of Surabhikkavala and Thannitheruvu near Pulpally under the South Wayanad Forest …

Forest Pulpally Thannitheruvu

1 year, 1 month ago

Heartbreak as adorable Planet Earth III wolf and two pups drown shortly after being filmed for latest episode of BBC documentary

Daily Mail

Their habitat, Brazil's Cerrado, is being destroyed by humans for farming land A wolf and two of her three cubs which featured in last night's Planet Earth III were discovered dead just after filming for the series finished. A wolf mother and two of her three pups filmed in an episode of Planet Earth III have been discovered dead The …

Brazil Planet Earth Iii Cerrado

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: …

Wildlife North Carolina Red Species Madison Wolf Coyote

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 …

Nature Netherlands Reserve Utrecht Gelderland Gooi Wolf Spotted

1 year, 4 months ago

Video: One killed, adults & children hurt in Friesland head-on crash

NL Times

A fatal car accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon in Surhuisterveen, Friesland, according to a police report. Four others also suffered serious injuries, at least one of whom is believed to be a child. The police described the incident as a "serious collision between two cars" and reported that one individual succumbed to their injuries at the scene. Upon arrival, first …

1 year, 8 months ago

‘Stunning’ Wolf Discovery Caught On Wildlife Camera In Minnesota

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING A wildlife camera in Minnesota captured a rare sight recently: a lone wolf with a stunning coat of black fur. The Voyageurs Wolf Project said it is currently tracking some 19 packs in the area ― but none of them have any wolves with black fur, which means this one was just passing through. The project released …

Minnesota Wolf

1 year, 11 months ago

Dead wolf found along provincial road in Drenthe

NL Times

The body of a dead wolf was found along the N371 near Hoogersmilde, Drenthe, the province said. The wolf found on Monday will be taken to the Dutch Wildlife Health Center at Utrecht University, where an autopsy will be performed. It was the second dead wolf found along a roadway in the Netherlands in a week. Wolves were also found …

Netherlands Wolf Provincial Road Dead Wolf Wildlife Health

2 years ago

Coyote that attacked 2-year-old in Woodland Hills euthanized, officials say

LA Times

A coyote appears at a Woodland Hills home hours after attacking a toddler in the same front yard earlier this month. A coyote that attacked a 2-year-old in the front yard of her family’s Woodland Hills home earlier this month has been captured and killed, officials said Sunday. Home security video captured the coyote attacking the toddler on the afternoon …

Coyote Woodland Hills

2 years, 1 month ago

Wolves kill 32 animals in Drenthe, province demands action

Dutch News

At least 32 animals have been killed by wolves in Drenthe in September alone, according to figures from agency BIJ12, which handles requests for compensation in case of wolf attacks. Apart from sheep, a calf, two cows and two yearlings were also killed by wolves in Drenthe, local broadcaster RTV Drenthe said. Wolf experts have said the number of attacks …

Wolf Wolves Veluwe Drenthe

2 years, 1 month ago

Wolves kill 32 animals in Drenthe, province demands action

Dutch News

At least 32 animals have been killed by wolves in Drenthe in September alone, according to figures from agency BIJ12, which handles requests for compensation in case of wolf attacks. Apart from sheep, a calf, two cows and two yearlings were also killed by wolves in Drenthe, local broadcaster RTV Drenthe said. Wolf experts have said the number of attacks …

Wolf Wolves Veluwe Drenthe

3 years ago

Auchterhouse: Man dies after being attacked by dog in village

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Officers received reports of a man having been attacked …

Man

3 years, 1 month ago

The epic journey of gray wolf OR-93 comes to a tragic end near I-5

LA Times

The gray wolf OR-93, shown near Yosemite National Park in February, traveled from Oregon to Southern California in search of territory and female mates. Wolf advocates across the nation were brooding over the bad news this week: The epic journey of a lone gray wolf that ventured from Oregon to the very edge of Southern California’s crowded suburbs in search …

Wildlife California Oregon Near Wolf Northern California Wolves

3 years, 2 months ago

Wolves suspected to have eaten a number red deer fawns in Veluwe

NL Times

Wolves in the Netherlands have significantly impacted the number of red deer in Zuid-West Veluwe ranger Frank Theunissen from Natural Monuments said in the BNNVARA-program Vroege Vogels. Rangers suspected that the wolf was responsible for the disappearance of many red deer fawns in the past summer. Hunters have been told not to shoot does or fawns due to the already …

Netherlands Deer Wolves Jansman Red Deer Population Number

3 years, 3 months ago

One wolf that escaped from Amersfoort Zoo dead, other in critical condition

NL Times

One of the wolves that escaped from the Amersfoort Zoo earlier this week died, the zoo announced on Friday. “It can still take some time before the autopsy is fully completed”, team leader of the zoo caretaking Willem Verdonck said. “The death of this animal hits very hard.” The two wolves escaped on Monday and were returned to their enclosure …

Zoo Wolf Wolves

3 years, 4 months ago

Wolf spotted in Hoge Veluwe National Park despite fence; Multiple mouflons dead

NL Times

A wolf was sighted in the National Park Hoge Veluwe in Gelderland on Tuesday, according to De Stentor, despite efforts to keep the wolves out. “I’m sure it was the wolf”, head of operations at Hoge Veluwe Jakob Leidekker told De Stentor. We found a few.” The enclosure of the wolves in Hoge Veluwe is more than ten thousand football …

Wolf Hoge Veluwe Hoge Veluwe

3 years, 5 months ago

Despite serious objections, “Wolf fence” introduced to protect livestock in Friesland

NL Times

The construction of a fence intended to protect livestock from wolves has started in Friesland. Former Queen's Commissioner and VVD member Hans Wiegel drove the ceremonial first pile into the ground near Boijl, on the border of Friesland and Drenthe. Together with three other livestock farmers, he advocated for the wolf fence, which is to be placed along the entire …

Wolf Friesland Sheep Pasture Fence Introduced

3 years, 6 months ago

Not so big and bad: wolves caused just 0.2% of damage to fauna last year

Dutch News

Wolves were responsible for just 0.2% of the damage to fauna in the Netherlands in 2020, according to research by conservationists. But according to BIJ12, which advises provincial governments about the effect of wolves, there were just nine instances of wolves attacking livestock between February and May this year. The first wolves crossed into the Netherlands from Germany, but BIJ12 …

Netherlands Wolves Caused

3 years, 6 months ago

Not so big and bad: wolves caused just 0.2% of damage to fauna last year

Dutch News

Wolves were responsible for just 0.2% of the damage to fauna in the Netherlands in 2020, according to research by conservationists. But according to BIJ12, which advises provincial governments about the effect of wolves, there were just nine instances of wolves attacking livestock between February and May this year. The first wolves crossed into the Netherlands from Germany, but BIJ12 …

Netherlands Wolves Caused

3 years, 7 months ago

Wolves scare deer and reduce auto collisions 24%, study says

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Ecologist Rolf Peterson remembers driving remote stretches of road in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and seeing areas strewn with deer carcasses. They found it created what scientists call “a landscape of fear.” “In a pretty short period of time, once wolves colonize a county, deer vehicle collisions go down about 24%,” said Dominic Parker, a natural resources economist at …

Study Deer Wolves Gray Wolves Collisions

3 years, 9 months ago

Pregnant wolf killed crossing the road near Veluwe national park

Dutch News

A female wolf, thought to be the solitary animal spotted around the Veluwe national park area for several years, has been killed by a car, officials said on Saturday. The wolf had been digging burrows for her future young and ‘everything has now been ruined,’ ranger and wolf expert Frank Theuissen told the Gelderlander newspaper. ‘They don’t just act like …

Wolf Killed Crossing

3 years, 9 months ago

Pregnant wolf killed crossing the road near Veluwe national park

Dutch News

A female wolf, thought to be the solitary animal spotted around the Veluwe national park area for several years, has been killed by a car, officials said on Saturday. The wolf had been digging burrows for her future young and ‘everything has now been ruined,’ ranger and wolf expert Frank Theuissen told the Gelderlander newspaper. ‘They don’t just act like …

Wolf Killed Crossing

4 years ago

Scientists Find Almost Intact Carcass of Wolf Puppy Which Died Over 57,000 Years Ago

News 18

When any animal is buried beneath the ground, its body decays. However, scientists recently found an intact body of a female wolf pup which died 57,000 years ago in melting permafrost. Julie Meachen, the lead author of the study, told Business Insider that all the soft tissues of the wolf were intact and even its fur, but its eyes were …

Wolf Researchers

6 years, 11 months ago

Wolf's Christmas Visit to Belgium: First Record in 100 Years

Dutch News

A wolf that arrived in the Netherlands from Germany two weeks ago has killed two sheep in Belgium. The wolf, named Naya, is believed to have crossed the border near Ommen in Overijssel and spent Christmas Day in Ruurlo in the Achterhoek. The farmer whose sheep were lost would be compensated by the government.

Ruurlo

6 years, 11 months ago

Wolf's Christmas Visit to Belgium: First Record in 100 Years

Dutch News

A wolf that arrived in the Netherlands from Germany two weeks ago has killed two sheep in Belgium. The wolf, named Naya, is believed to have crossed the border near Ommen in Overijssel and spent Christmas Day in Ruurlo in the Achterhoek. The farmer whose sheep were lost would be compensated by the government.

Ruurlo

Wolf killed in car accident for the first time in Friesland

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