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Wölfe am Hochstand auf der Lauer (Wolf at the high stand in wait)
James Beers, a contributor to Wolf Education International, had the following to say about this wolf behavior: "Lest some will trumpet this as yet … [Read More...]
Michigan DNR Upper Peninsula wolf survey shows healthy wolf population
Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division officials said Thursday the state’s wolf population has remained relatively stable over the … [Read More...]
Large fenced reserves could reintroduce wolves in Scottish Highlands
Comment made by one WEI contributor: "So, it’s not a question of ecology nor a question rewilding but simply a 'new reality show for urban people' and … [Read More...]
Wolf Behavior
Wölfe am Hochstand auf der Lauer (Wolf at the high stand in wait)
James Beers, a contributor to Wolf Education International, had the following to say about this wolf behavior: “Lest some will trumpet this as yet another indication of the purported intellectual capacity of wild canids. Alligators in Louisiana have for decades exhibited a similar proclivity. As it was explained to me years ago by an old […]
The Economic Effect of Wolf Predation on Ranching Families and Rural Communities
The Economic Effect of Wolf Predation on Ranching Families and Rural Communities By Rod Haeberle and Steve McLaughlin (The monetary numbers provided in this article are notional and introduced for the sole purpose of illustrating the unseen economic impact to a ranching family and the community. Actual numbers are protected to avoid retribution from activists) […]
Wolf Attacks
When Coyote Attacked Girl Police Officer Grabbed Animal Trying to Kill It
Off-duty Irvington officer Arcangelo Liberatore and his wife were getting their own children safely into their car when he heard screaming, saw the attack and doubled back, according to the Journal News. As King-Petrellese repeatedly punched the coyote, Liberatore – a martial arts practitioner – jumped on top of it, clutched its neck and slammed […]
Hybridization Issues
Recent Mauling Death of an Eight-Day-Old Baby by Wolf Hybrid
The recent mauling death of an eight-day-old baby in Virginia is sparking debate on social media about whether it’s safe to keep wolf-dog hybrids as pets. The baby girl died after she was found bloodied in her crib at her Lee County home last week with the family’s wolf-dog hybrid standing over her, according to published reports. […]
With wolf DNA in their genes, coyotes may be taking on more ‘wolf-like’ traits
Coyotes have lived in the East since the 1930s, and recent genetic tests have shown they are actually a mixture of coyote, wolf and dog. That’s why Eastern coyotes tend to be bigger than their Western cousins, and how they may be growing increasingly similar to wolves. The hybrid carnivore has expanded its territory and […]
Rebuttals to News Stories
All That is Protected Does Not Thrive
The following is a rebuttal/explanation of what was written in a National Wildlife Federation publication about species and extinction. The rebuttal was written by Dr. Valerius Geist. ~~~~~~~ Dear _____, I had not seen this particular announcement, but it does not surprise me. This is part and parcel of the same phenomenon: the belief in […]
Rural Residents See Wolves Differently
The following Letter to the Editor was recently published in the Appleton Post-Crescent. It is in response to a previous letter that used outed terms referring to wolf biology, science, and terminology. The letter points out that people who live with and/or in close proximity to wolves, see them in a different light that urban […]
Impact of Wolves on Human Populations
The Economic Effect of Wolf Predation on Ranching Families and Rural Communities
The Economic Effect of Wolf Predation on Ranching Families and Rural Communities By Rod Haeberle and Steve McLaughlin (The monetary numbers provided in this article are notional and introduced for the sole purpose of illustrating the unseen economic impact to a ranching family and the community. Actual numbers are protected to avoid retribution from activists) […]
Cattle producer says wolves cause breeding problems
A troubling trend has occurred for ranchers in NE Washington, the Capital Press is reporting, as an area rancher said their cattle are experiencing breeding issues since the migration of wolves to the area. According to the Diamond M Ranch’s Len McIrvin, the rate of female cows ranging for them that didn’t become pregnant has […]
Guest Column: Wolf expansion has ranchers worried about their livelihoods
Recent decisions by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to expand the number of Mexican wolves and the area the wolves are allowed to roam, has Greenlee County ranchers extremely worried. Wolves will now be allowed to roam freely across all of Greenlee County and about two-thirds of both Arizona and New Mexico. The Fish […]
Disease
Worldwide epidemiology of liver hydatidosis including the Mediterranean area
Abstract The worldwide incidence and prevalence of cystic echinococcosis have fallen dramatically over the past several decades. Nonetheless, infection with Echinococcus granulosus (E. granulosus) remains a major public health issue in several countries and regions, even in places where it was previously at low levels, as a result of a reduction of control programmes due to economic […]
Recolonizing gray wolves increase parasite infection risk in their prey
Abstract The recent recolonization of Central Europe by the European gray wolf (Canis lupus) provides an opportunity to study the dynamics of parasite transmission for cases when a definitive host returns after a phase of local extinction. We investigated whether a newly established wolf population increased the prevalence of those parasites in ungulate intermediate hosts […]
Studies/Scholarship
Mapping the expansion of coyotes (Canis latrans) across North and Central America
Abstract The geographic distribution of coyotes (Canis latrans) has dramatically expanded since 1900, spreading across much of North America in a period when most other mammal species have been declining. Although this considerable expansion has been well documented at the state/provincial scale, continent-wide descriptions of coyote spread have portrayed conflicting distributions for coyotes prior to the […]
Worldwide epidemiology of liver hydatidosis including the Mediterranean area
Abstract The worldwide incidence and prevalence of cystic echinococcosis have fallen dramatically over the past several decades. Nonetheless, infection with Echinococcus granulosus (E. granulosus) remains a major public health issue in several countries and regions, even in places where it was previously at low levels, as a result of a reduction of control programmes due to economic […]
Meta-Analysis of Coyote Diet Reveals Differences by Geographical Region
Abstract It has been posited that coyotes (Canis latrans) in the Northeast eat more deer than those in the Midwest or other parts of the country due to their increased size. Further, it has also been posited that Northeastern coyotes do not frequently eat small mammals, creating a trophic cascade that increases the incidence of […]
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