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French farmers demand action against wolves killing livestock
Hundreds of farmers, shepherds and politicians rallied in Aveyron, southern France, on Saturday calling for action to halt the slaughter of livestock … [Read More...]
Oregon To Kill Wolves That Preyed On Livestock
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has decided to kill members of the Harl Butte wolf pack in Eastern Oregon in an attempt to disrupt the … [Read More...]
Gray wolves just won another battle to stay on the endangered species list
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled against the Interior Department’s decision to strip protections from a regional population of endangered gray … [Read More...]
Wolf Behavior
Effects of Wolves and Other Predators on Farms in Wisconsin: Beyond Verified Losses
The following was taken from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources:
Wolves losing their natural fear of humans? Several attacks reported in 2016 across Canada
Wolf-admirers stress the animal’s good qualities, but there is a dark side to wolf behaviour and it seems to be worsening. Wolves are becoming habituated to humans, losing their natural fear. The result has been an intensifying frequency of wolf attacks on humans. On Dec. 7, 2016, a wolf aggressively stalked a man at Mount […]
Wolf Attacks
Wolf that attacked dog euthanized in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
*Staff Note* – As was commented on by a member of Wolf Education International from Finland: “When wolves start attacking leashed dogs, they are close to considering humans in the other end of the leash being possible prey.” “Officials at Pacific Rim National Park Reserve have killed a wolf they say was responsible for two […]
Report examines alternatives for controlling problem wolves
ST. PAUL, Minn. — An environmental assessment of proposals for managing human-wolf conflicts and wolf depredation on livestock in Minnesota recommends that federal officials continue using a combination of lethal and non-lethal methods. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services program released the 225-page report for public comment Thursday.<<<Read More>>>
Hybridization Issues
Comment on “Whole-genome sequence analysis shows two endemic species of North American wolf are admixtures of the coyote and gray wolf”
In a recent article, vonHoldt and colleagues (1) use whole-genome sequence data to address the relationships and evolutionary origins of several North American canid taxa. The authors conclude that two taxa, the red wolf (Canis rufus) and the eastern wolf (Canis lycaon), are not long-diverged lineages as other researchers have concluded from genetic (2–7) and […]
Could the ‘coywolf’ hybrid come to Chicago?
Wolf Education International (WEI) statement about the controversies of the existence of wolves: Wolves are the fulcrum of endless political and cultural disputes that are especially present in 21st century globalization, pitting large groups against each other. Wolf advocates accuse wolf protesters of wanting to kill every wolf. Conversely, wolf protesters accuse wolf advocates of […]
Rebuttals to News Stories
By Will N. Graves May 2017 Many Western authors claim that Farley Mowat’s book, “Never Cry Wolf,” proves that wolves in northern areas do not live by preying on caribou, but live from eating lemmings and small animals. His book was highly successful. He sold about 14 million copies, and it was translated into 24 […]
Wolf Education International (WEI) statement about the controversies of the existence of wolves: Wolves are the fulcrum of endless political and cultural disputes that are especially present in 21st century globalization, pitting large groups against each other. Wolf advocates accuse wolf protesters of wanting to kill every wolf. Conversely, wolf protesters accuse wolf advocates of […]
Impact of Wolves on Human Populations
EUROPE’S WOLVES — THEY’RE BACK
On the evening of June 5, 2015, Romain Ferrand, then 16, was on his family’s cattle farm in the Maritime Alps in the south of France. Sitting outside, the young man suddenly heard a commotion erupt from the ordinarily tranquil mountain darkness: Cows mooed loudly in the distance, and the dogs began to bark and […]
Trust between state, ranchers elusive as wolves populate N. California
HAT CREEK, Calif. — More than five years after a gray wolf first set foot in California, trust between state wildlife managers and ranchers remains elusive. That much was certain at a workshop on wolf-livestock conflicts June 14, as state Department of Fish and Wildlife officials were grilled by cattle producers who perceive the agency […]
Disease
Echinococcus Granulosus
This article is about the tapeworm. For the infection, see echinococcosis. Echinococcus granulosus, also called the hydatid worm, hyper tape-worm or dog tapeworm, is a cyclophyllid cestode that parasitizes the small intestine of canids as an adult, but which has important intermediate hosts such as livestock and humans, where it causes cystic echinococcosis, also known […]
Helminth-Cestode: Echinococcus granulosus and Echinococcus mutilocularis
Characteristics of Echinococcus and life cycle Echinococcus spp are cestode parasites belonging to the family Taeniidae. All taeniid parasites have complex life cycles that include a carnivorous definitive host and a second mammalian intermediate host in which the larval or metacestode develops. It is the larval stage that is pathogenic to humans and other mammals. […]
Studies/Scholarship
Wolf attacks give cows ‘PTSD-like’ symptoms, study finds
“Cows whose herd comes under attack by wolves remember the experience and show symptoms similar to post-traumatic stress disorder, Oregon researchers say. That’s according to a study from Oregon State University and publicized Thursday. Reinaldo Cooke, an associate professor and animal scientist based in Burns, conducted the research, which appeared in the Journal of Animal Science […]
Himalayan Wolf Attack of a Twelve-Year-Old Case at High Altitude
Abstract: Introduction: Animal attack is a major public health problem worldwide with mortality reported to the centre for disease control and prevention. In the United States, a person is more likely to be killed by an animal than from lightning strike. Wolves are apex predators and have attacked humans since antiquity. Wolf attacks remain a […]
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