Tag: gray wolf

Listing Reform Act On Jan. 27, Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX) introduced H.R. 717 with the intent to alter the process of listing a species as threatened or endangered under the...

The 115th Congress has been in session for two weeks and already several actions taken could ultimately have large impacts on wildlife conservation and management in the United States. Rules...

On Dec. 16, the National Park Service released a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) concerning the declining population of gray wolves (Canis lupus) in Isle Royale National Park, Michigan. Isle...

The long history of legal discussion surrounding wolf management continued on Oct. 18, when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit met to discuss the U.S....

American canids are all mixed up, genetically speaking. That’s the conclusion of a new study examining wolf and coyote DNA, and the findings could change which animals receive Endangered Species...

Montana state wildlife managers suggested tripling gray wolf (Canis lupus) hunting quota — from two to six individuals — in an area just outside Yellowstone National Park. That suggestion was...

Current conservation policies might not be adequately protecting gray wolves (Canis lupus) in the Northern Rocky Mountains, according to recent research. A team of researchers found that the wolves, which...

On November 9 the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted 4-2 to delist the gray wolf (Canis lupus) from the state’s endangered species list. This decision changes little in the...