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Red Wolf (Canis rufus) Recovery: A Review with Suggestions for Future Research
April 2, 2024
Once widespread in the Eastern United States, early 20th century predator-control programs reduced red wolves to a remnant population by the 1970s. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, through the Red Wolf Recovery Program, restored red wolves to northeastern North … read more
Posted in Regional Wolves, Southeast-Red Wolves | Tagged Canis latrans, Canis rufus, conservation, coyote, demographics, hybridization, inbreeding, red wolf

Wolf Status in Michigan October 2023
October 27, 2023
Wolves have been part of the Great Lakes fauna since the melting of the last glacier and as such are native to the land area known as Michigan. Stebler (1951) indicated that pioneer documents and museum specimens show wolves were … read more
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Developing a cost-effective technique to estimate wolf abundance in Michigan
October 27, 2023
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Michigan Wolf Facts October 2023
October 27, 2023
In 2016, legislators ignored scientific evidence and the will of Michigan voters to pass a law authorizing a trophy hunting and commercial trapping season on our state’s wolves, if their federal protections are removed. Just because we can kill wolves … read more
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2022-2023 Greater Voyageurs Ecosystem Wolf Pack and Population Size Report
October 27, 2023
During April 2022-April 2023, we estimated the area of 8 wolf pack home ranges/territories and estimated the size of 20 wolf packs based on an average of 11.7 independent observations of each pack at the estimated size (i.e., the number … read more
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Planned cull endangers Swedish wolf population
March 31, 2023
In May, the Swedish Parliament announced a goal to reduce the Swedish wolf population from about 400 to about 200 individuals. This action further threatens this highly endangered population, which is genetically isolated and inbred. Scientific advice for improvements has … read more
Posted in Canada, Europe, & Asia Wolves, News, Regional Wolves