I heard there used to be wolves in Texas but were mostly killed especially by farmers when protecting their livestock. Think wolves should maybe be reintroduce into Texas?

Facts about wolves which you find amazing

also, some unknown and dark facts which not many people are aware of?

thanks in advance.

Sorry if this’s been posted recently before, but what sort of education/career do I pursue if I wanted to work with wolves? I did some Googling and see ppl suggesting things like wildlife biology, but I wanted to see if anyone here had more personalized advice.

And before it comes up, I know that it can be a dirty job. Doesn’t matter to me lol, I’ll do whatever I’ve gotta to work closely with em’.

I'm looking for a real wolf tooth (preferably a fang) it cant be from a captive wolf and it cant be any other canine. hunters from my country refuse to sell them as its illegal to shoot them here and i've been all ovet the net and the reviews have been mixed at best. any help is appreciated!

Spain has a healthy population of the Iberian wolf, although they’re all in the north western section of Spain. They died off in the Pyrenees and other sections of Spain last century. Now, the Italian wolf is expanding naturally from Italy. There are a few present in Spain now, not enough for a breeding population. This is amazing because it’s the first ever record of this happening in this area, and a chamois of all things (normally they prefer red deer or boar over chamois, they’re harder to catch with their agility in mountainous terrain).

Tundra wolf (canis lupus albus) is often described as being light grey with sometimes reddish tint. A bit like this one:

https://preview.redd.it/mkwdjkj4ocud1.jpg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7bf18464c5d8108105b3d10ffdfdeb7489f7eb24

(Taxidermy exhibit at the Museum of Zoology, St. Petersburg)
However almost all the verified photos and footage of it I find on the internet (by verified photos I mean either form inaturalist or whose locations are known, not the first photos that pop-up in google image) portrays wolves which look like usual Eurasian wolves rather than the ones described on in taxidermy.

https://preview.redd.it/np2f67i7ocud1.jpg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8194ec2b374776cf6b9d01b039381cdf19905f77

(photo taken in Taïmyr)

https://preview.redd.it/6bn4wpqaocud1.jpg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e9a83ea9c8eae149952a9c0280f3e21e4503fe8a

(photo taken in Magadan)

https://preview.redd.it/pp954g8eocud1.jpg?width=680&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f4b037333d72a87d1c17c454c46f1bacf12d0cb3

(photo taken in Chukotka)
Then I stumbled upon a documentary about Russian/Soviet animals where you can see several individuals fitting the description, aka very light wolves where only the back were dark and there were also fully white and fully black wolves (which I thought were only found in North America).

So, my questions are: 
Do you think those wolves from the documentary are genuinely tundra wolves from the old world or did this documentary used stock footage from N.America (some documentaries do it nowadays)?
Why are photos or videos of light tundra wolves almost absent? 
Do you think the description of the tundra wolf in Wikipedia or in the internet is accurate?
Thank you in advance for your help

I was squirrel hunting in the talledega national Forest this morning and on three separate occasions I encountered wild hogs and one massive wallow of churned up mud. This is in a wildlife management area where hunters can shoot as many hogs as they like during regular hunting seasons however it doesn't look like a dent is being made. I don't know if there is enough habitat for wolves in Alabama or if it's too fragmented but the like of predators is ridiculous and it's damaging our forest.

I've been reading up on the history of wolf reintroduction in Colorado, Yellowstone, Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho (and how those packs have spread to California in some cases). It seems like it's a long term and expensive effort that's worth the costs, and I'm wondering if people know of any other parts of the world that are in the early stages of considering wolf reintroduction?

I know there are a lot of eastern wolves in my area but does this look like a grey wolf?

New Survey Reveals Overwhelming Public Support for Wildlife Protection Policies

Exciting news! A new nationwide survey conducted by the Animal-Human Policy Center at Colorado State University, in collaboration with Project Coyote, shows that there is strong public support for wildlife protection policies. The survey results reveal that the majority of U.S. citizens back policies aimed at reducing animal cruelty and protecting wildlife. Key findings include:

• 85.8% support a federal law specifying that cruelty towards wildlife is a criminal violation.
• 80.2% favor banning the practice of intentionally running over carnivores with vehicles.
• 78.2% support a federal law banning wildlife killing contests.
• 77.5% back a federal law requiring states to limit the number of carnivores a hunter can kill in a year.

This overwhelming support shows stronger protections for wildlife aren’t just moral, they’re popular! Even the International Snowmobile Manufacturers Association (ISMA) has acknowledged the need for responsible riding and education in response to this incident. Hopefully the results of this survey will help legislation, like the new bipartisan bill, the Snowmobiles Aren’t Weapons (SAW) Act, become law. If you'd like to read the full survey, check it out here.

This Week in Wolf News

A recent Harvard Law article explores the significance of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) as it celebrates its 50th anniversary. The article highlights how the ESA has helped save approximately 1,670 species of plants and animals from extinction and has been pivotal in restoring gray wolf populations. However, despite its many successes, the ESA is under attack.

According to the article, the future of the ESA is uncertain. It notes recent efforts to weaken the ESA and attempts to delist gray wolves before they’ve made a full recovery, potentially affecting their long-term survival. In the face of these political attacks, the ESA remains an essential tool for wildlife conservation, ensuring that species like wolves can continue to thrive.

A recent editorial emphasizes that federal intervention has been the only barrier preventing states like Idaho from completely eradicating their wolf populations. However, that protection is now at risk as the USFWS moves to revive a Trump-era rule that would remove federal protections for wolves nationwide. Meanwhile, the Republican majority in the U.S. House has also voted to delist wolves from the Endangered Species Act.

The article also highlights that states in the Northern Rockies have already implemented plans to reduce up to 60% of their wolf populations, influenced by special interest groups and political pressure rather than science.

On September 21st, a hunter shot and killed a gray wolf at close range while hunting on public land in Oneida County, Wisconsin. The hunter claimed he had no choice but to shoot as a pack of wolves surrounded him and approached within 10 yards. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) is investigating the incident, as gray wolves are federally protected in Wisconsin.

According to the article, the US Fish and Wildlife Service will also likely get involved in this sad case. We will continue to track updates and share with the team as we hope that this wolf’s untimely death receives the proper investigation it deserves.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) recently discovered that one wolf pup from the Copper Creek pack remains at large after they believed they had captured the entire pack earlier this month. The agency is now attempting to capture this uncollared gray wolf pup, believed to be the fifth member of the pack.

As a reminder, CPW announced plans to capture and relocate wolves from the Copper Creek pack, including the first breeding pair and their pups from the 2023 gray wolf reintroduction. Capturing and relocating an entire wolf pack, especially with young pups involved, poses serious risks to their well-being – especially when you leave one pup behind all alone.

CPW has captured the alpha female and four pups that are being temporarily held, as the alpha male sadly died after being captured. The agency aims to reunite the missing pup with its littermates and mother, with plans to release the pups this winter. We hope for a quick and safe reunification.

Before you go – Tell USFWS: Do Not Return to President Trump’s Devastating Wolf Policies

The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) sided with radical hunting groups like the NRA and Safari Club International in an ongoing court case seeking to revive a Trump-era rule that would remove Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for gray wolves nationwide. If successful, this could reopen wolf hunting in regions like the Great Lakes, the Pacific Northwest, and Colorado.

Countless wolves were slaughtered when protections were last lifted in 2020, and these hunts continue in the Northern Rockies. Allowing states nationwide to conduct wolf hunts would be devastating. Please note that many state wolf management plans include recreational wolf hunts as a management tool (we disagree). Wolves have not yet re-established sustainable populations in much of their historic range, and the USFWS has proposed developing a long-term national wolf recovery plan—which now feels performative at best, and moot at worst. Let’s encourage USFWS to retain protections for the gray wolf and save it from the risk of extinction.

This is the time to take action—click here and click our top action to sign a letter urging USFWS: 1) do not partner with hunting groups, and 2) do not go back and support this Trump-era delisting rule.

Looking for some good movies with wolves in them so far I have watched the following.

Call of the wild Wolfwalkers Twilight Balto movies except first one Alpha and omega movies Sheep and wolves also watched both of them.

Hello! My name is Lauren and I'm a scientist who studies the evolutionary history and conservation of wolves using genetic tools. I have spent a decade now studying wolves -- I have tracked Tibetan wolves on the Tibetan plateau to study their howls and behavior, studied Indian wolves in the Indian grasslands, and worked on applying non-lethal wolf deterrents to help reduce wolf-sheep conflict in Idaho. I did my PhD at University of California, Davis studying the evolutionary history of wolves in Asia. We sequenced the first whole genomes of wolves in India and found they are the world's oldest ancient wolf lineage. I currently use genomic tools to guide conservation efforts of wolves, such as inform taxonomy, connectivity across the landscape, and inbreeding.

Indian wolves are fascinating and special animals. Out of all worldwide wolves, they probably live in the highest human and dog densities landscapes. We think there are only 2,000-3,000 Indian wolves left in India and an unknown, but declining number, in Pakistan.

Indian wolves face so many threats to their existence. In Pakistan, there may be only a handful of wolf packs left. In India, almost the whole population is found outside of protected areas.

We are currently trying to save the remaining Indian wolves found in Pakistan. We have an amazing team of scientists to do the first large-scale non-invasive genetic survey of Indian wolves across Southern Pakistan to collect baseline data, such as where they are still surviving, to inform conservation. Along the way, we will engage local communities and students, and share updates so everyone can follow along. Please consider donating to our efforts here: https://experiment.com/projects/conserving-the-endangered-indian-wolf-in-pakistan-using-genetic-tools

As a thank you for reading through this, I will be answering questions about wolves! I'll try to answer as many as I can in the next few days. Thank you!!!

https://reddit.com/link/1fw6uz4/video/ybbx3k8sdssd1/player

Wolf problems on Campania Island

More wolf problems on Campania Island