Wolf tracked near Yosemite National Park for first time in 100 years
Associated Press
March 3, 2021
Gray wolves were eradicated in California early in the last century because of their perceived threat to livestock.
Center for Biological Diversity
Lawsuit launched to protect Minnesota’s lynx from trapping
Staff and News Reports
December 4, 2019
MINNEAPOLIS — The Center for Biological Diversity today notified the Minnesota DNR of plans to sue the agency for permitting trapping that harms Canada lynx, in violation of the Endangered Species Act. In the past decade, state
Wolf’s comeback in U.S. triggers debate on protection levels
Associated Press
May 20, 2019
Trump administration proposal to take the iconic symbol of the wild off the endangered species list has exposed divisions among states.
Survey: More Mexican gray wolves roaming southwestern U.S.
Associated Press
April 10, 2019
Agency officials declared progress for the endangered species in New Mexico and Arizona, saying there are at least 131 wolves in the wild in the two states. That represents a 12% jump in the population.
In Vermont, Lake Champlain sturgeon population improving; group seeks U.S. protection
Associated Press
May 16, 2018
While there is some good news, biologists still do not have a firm estimate of the Lake Champlain sturgeon population, and a recovery plan released in 2016 estimated it could be half a century or
U.S. won’t restore Yellowstone grizzly protections
Associated Press
April 30, 2018
Review was launched when a federal appeals court said in a case involving gray wolves in the Great Lakes that the Interior Department needed to give more consideration to how a species’ loss of historical
Wyoming’s plan to increase grizzly hunt quotas disputed
Associated Press
April 26, 2018
HELENA, Mont. — Conservation groups alleged earlier this week that Wyoming used part of Montana’s grizzly bear hunting quota to increase its own allocation for a proposed hunt this year, even though Montana wildlife regulators
Growth of Washington’s wolf population slows dramatically, worrying advocates
Associated Press
March 26, 2018
Last year’s count was up just 6 percent from the minimum of 115 wolves – with 20 packs and 10 breeding pairs – reported at the end of 2016. By contrast, wolf populations grew at
Survey: Mexican wolf population remains stagnant
Associated Press
February 23, 2018
That population grows, but by just one animal. Officials say numbers not what they had hoped for, to focus on improving genetics of wild population as way to build more robust numbers.
