gray wolf
Wolf exhibits 'extremely abnormal' behavior, approaches snowmobilers
The wolf got within 5 feet of a group of snowmobilers.
Wisconsin DNR sets wolf hunt quota at 130 animals
In August, the DNR policy board voted to set the quota at 300 wolves.
Como Zoo welcomes 2 wolf brothers, marking return of wolves to St. Paul
Como Zoo hasn't had wolves since March 2020.
6 Wisconsin tribes sue to end upcoming wolf hunt
They cite treaty rights and a "disastrous February hunt."
Oh fur cute! Researchers capture a baby wolf's first howl
The 4-week-old wolf's howl is not quiet.
Wisconsin DNR Board votes to approve wolf hunting season
The board voted to allow 200 wolves to be harvested for a shortened February season.
Hunting group sues Wisconsin DNR in attempt to allow wolf hunt this winter
The Trump administration delisted the gray wolf from the endangered species list, making it possible for wolf hunts to resume.
Gray wolf removed from the endangered species list
A decision on whether they can be hunted in Minnesota will come later.
Court rules on whether you can shoot gray wolves
Gray wolf still listed as threatened in MN, for now
Wolf hunt: DNR reports more than 100 wolves killed in first eight days
Minnesota hunters have killed at least 110 wolves in the first eight days of the state's highly controversial wolf hunt, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The statewide quota for the early hunting season is 200 wolves, which runs through Nov. 18 or until hunters reach the limit.
Wolf hunting opponents rally in Duluth
Two groups against the upcoming wolf hunt in Minnesota, Duluth-based Northwoods Wolf Alliance and Twin Cities-based Howling for Wolves, organized an event dubbed the "Wolf Walk" in Duluth on Saturday, the WDIO reports. Minnesota's first wolf hunt in nearly 40 years is set to begin on Nov. 3rd.
DNR working on framework of first wolf hunt
The Game and Fish bill signed into law Thursday allows Minnesotans to legally hunt and trap wolves for the first time in nearly four decades. The legislation gives the DNR authority to set harvest limits and conduct a hunter lottery. About 3,000 wolves live in Minnesota right now and the agency plans to reduce the population by about 400 this fall. The gray wolf was removed from the Federal Endangered Species List in January.
Lawmaker warns of court fight over wolf season
Duluth DFLer Kerry Gauthier says Ojibwe tribes could be gearing up for a legal challenge over the state's proposed wolf hunting season, though the bill's sponsor, Republican Tom Hackbarth, says no tribal members have come forward to testify despite the bill's wide publicity.
Wolves on Isle Royale nearly extinct
Scientists say one of the world's most closely studied predator populations might vanish within a few years. The Associated Press says a streak of bad luck has left only nine wolves on the island in western Lake Superior. Scientists blame a shortage of females, inbreeding, disease and starvation caused by the decline in moose populations.