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The Wolf Conservation Center (WCC) is a non-profit organization that promotes wolf conservation by teaching about wolves and their role in our world. nywolf.org

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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Happy weekend! 🐺👅 🎥Watch our wolves live on our webcams: nywolf.org/meet-our-wolves/webcams
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We’re excited to officially share that the Center is undergoing a major transformation! We’re expanding our campus with new education and research spaces, enhanced ambassador wolf habitats, improved animal care facilities and more ways to connect people with wolves.🔗Read more: bit.ly/4djWQmi
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Wolf Conservation Center Breaks Ground on Full Campus Transformation
The Wolf Conservation Center (the Center) is breaking ground on a major transformation of its 32-acre campus in South Salem, New York, ushering in a new chapter for the organization and its work to secure a world where wolves thrive.
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's officially pumpkin season, which happens to be a special treat for our ambassador wolves this time of year! 🎃🐺 Although wolves are classified as carnivores, they can sometimes have an omnivorous diet. Along with meat and eggs, wolves may also enjoy fruits like pumpkins. #wolffact
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
CPW has temporarily suspended lethal wolf removals. The decision comes amid concerns that the state’s wolf population may not grow this biological year, along with potential evidence of an infectious parasite that could affect wolf survival. 🔗Read more: ow.ly/aXll50ZTCk9
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Colorado to stop killing wolves amid worries over falling population, parasites and low pup counts
CPW says it will continue to work with ranchers to mitigate wolf attacks but that it must address low adult wolf survival rate and pup survival rate expected to fall
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has authorized the lethal removal of additional wolves from the Couse Pack territory, days after an adult male from the pack was killed. 📣Take action: Email WDFW Director Kelly Susewind and the WDFW Commissioners and urge them to protect the Couse Pack.
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In July, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks admitted its wolf population model had overestimated numbers for years. The estimate dropped from 1,100 to about 725 wolves. WCC’s Regan Downey discussed the update with NBC Montana. Watch here: 🔗 🔗 ow.ly/rZnL50ZSqP2
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Montana Fish and Wildlife commission move forward with reformed predator management policy
The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission hosted a special public meeting today reevaluating the current predator management policy.The meeting considered the po
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Nearly two weeks into hunting season and Yellowstone wolf 1273M has been killed just outside the park. Wolves don’t know where park boundaries end, yet crossing one can put them at risk of becoming a target. How many more wolves will be killed for the sake of a trophy? 🔗 ow.ly/AwRs50ZSo9R
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Tonight's full moon begs the question... Do wolves howl at the moon? 🌕🐺 It turns out scientists have found no correlation between wolves and the full moon, except perhaps an increase in overall activity on brighter nights. So, what exactly do wolves howl at? Learn more: ow.ly/EMAx50ZRzfO
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The USFWS’s own data show that Mexican gray wolves have not yet reached the population threshold needed to change their endangered status. Yet a new executive order has initiated a review that could lead to the species being downlisted or delisted. Read more: ow.ly/xB5s50ZRyiy
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The only wolf species in Arizona may risk extinction from premature protections removal
WASHINGTON - In his executive order to review the Mexican gray wolf’s endangerment status, President Donald Trump is bypassing federally required wolf population data that has not yet been met. Conservationists are concerned that removing Mexican wolf protections too soon will result in their population decline.
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We’re setting the record straight. As federal officials consider changes to protections for gray wolves and Mexican gray wolves, the narrative that wolves are a major threat to livestock is being used to justify increased lethal control. But the numbers tell a different story.
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Last month, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission approved a quota allowing up to 300 wolves to be killed during the 2026–27 hunting and trapping season, despite 92% of comments speaking out against this decision. Read more: dailyinterlake.com/news/2026/se...
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Guest Opinion: Fish and Wildlife Commission silences Montana voices
The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission’s decision to allow the killing of 300 wolves — 50 more than Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks recommended quota of 250 — does not represent the 74% of Montanan...
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Nikai, Kinari and Silas are excited it's officially fall! 🐺🍂 Interested in symbolically adopting one of our ambassador wolves? Visit the link below⬇️ nywolf.org/adopt-a-wolf
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Over the past year, the Trump Admin. has taken multiple steps to change how the ESA protects threatened and endangered wildlife. Among them, a new rule removed habitat destruction from the regulatory definition of “harm” under the ESA. Read the full timeline: www.newsobserver.com/news/nation-...
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A timeline of Trump administration moves to weaken endangered species protections
Sept 21 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump has scaled back regulations meant to protect endangered wildlife as part of a broader push to reduce permitting obstacles for energy, mining, agriculture ...
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Don’t let their howls go silent. #StandUpForWolfProtections 📣Take action: bit.ly/4rnqe0P
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Our WCC-IECL team is studying eastern coyotes to understand where they live, what they eat, and how they interact with people. Since coyotes and Red Wolves share many ecological similarities, this research can help identify where Red Wolves could potentially thrive again. Read more: bit.ly/3Tc3N1W
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Coyotes and the Future of Red Wolves in the Eastern US
Wolf Conservation Center-Integrative Ecology and Coexistence Lab is continuing our efforts in understanding canid ecology in the eastern US, keeping our vision of a future where wolves can thrive at t...
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🚨 According to an internal memo signed by Brian Nesvik, the director of the USFWS the Trump administration is moving toward an interpretation of the law that could allow endangered wildlife to be accidentally killed or injured without violating the ESA. Read more: ow.ly/T6fJ50ZOUrC
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
For Red Wolf Week, we’re offering FREE 45-minute wolf webinars for schools! 🎉 Students can join us from their classrooms to learn about critically endangered Red Wolves, their history, and what it takes to support their recovery/. Limited availability. Enter to participate: bit.ly/4AfSPZZ
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🚨 A new rule weakening the ESA is now in effect. It removes habitat modification from the definition of “harm,” putting protections for species that depend on habitat to recover, at risk. Bipartisan H.R. 9901 would restore these protections. 📣Urge your Rep. to support this bill: bit.ly/4y1de3q
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Today marks the opening of Wyoming and Montana's wolf hunting season, another season of unnecessary slaughter for wolves. Killing wolves is neither supported by science nor ethics, yet it becomes a reality when wolves lose federal protections.
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Red Wolf Week is here! 🐺This year, we’re raising $25K to purchase 25 new GPS radio collars for Red Wolf research. These collars help our researchers track Red Wolves in the wild and better understand their movements, behavior, and the ecosystems they call home. Learn more➡️ bit.ly/4yB8f9m
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
39 years ago, 8 captive-born Red Wolves were released into Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina, bringing the species back to the wild after decades of absence. This #RedWolfWeek, we’re celebrating that history while looking toward the future. Join the movement: bit.ly/46ktTCX
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
CPW announced yesterday that officers killed a yearling wolf. The killing of this wolf, a female from the One Ear pack in Grand County, followed the CPW killings of two other yearling wolves in Rio Blanco and Pitkin County that were carried out on September 7. Read more: ow.ly/SKum50ZMFrA
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CPW Announces its Killing of Third Yearling Wolf in Three Days - Western Watersheds Project
For Immediate Release: September 10, 2026 Contact: Delaney Rudy, Western Watersheds Project, 970-648-4241, delaney@westernwatersheds.org Samantha Miller, Center for Biological Diversity, 970-531-6720, smiller@biologicaldiversity.org Jen Clanahan, Colorado Nature League, 303-775-3539, jen@conatureleague.org Delia Malone, ColoradoWild, 970-319-9498, delia.malone@coloradowild.net CPW Announces its Killing of Third Yearling Wolf in Three Days The agency announced its killing of two yearlings on Monday, […]
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🚨 Yesterday, several state attorneys general sued the Trump Administration over recent changes to the Endangered Species Act that weaken protections for endangered and threatened species. Read more: ow.ly/43jp50ZM6LM
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Attorneys general sue over changes to Endangered Species Act
The attorneys general said the changes weaken protections for endangered and threatened species, as well as violate the law.
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Do you have a question about Red Wolves that you've always want answered? We're going live, AMA-style (Ask Me Anything), on YouTube and Twitch on Thursday, September 17 at 12 pm ET to answer all of your Red Wolf questions! Submit your questions here: bit.ly/3UOZw4U
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A timely reminder.📣After years of unfounded claims that Mexican gray wolves threaten local economies and public safety, federal data has proven otherwise. Read more: ow.ly/BYz550ZLi90
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The debate about Mexican wolves is loud, but their economic impact is surprisingly small
For years, ranchers have butted heads with conservationists and the federal government – claiming that the endangered Mexican gray wolf is a serious threat to their local economies and public safety.
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🚨 A new executive order puts gray wolves and Mexican gray wolves at risk of losing federal protections and could make lethal removal easier. But the numbers matter. Wolves are not the problem. They’re being made the scapegoat.
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
We're excited to share our limited edition Red Wolf Week collection! 🐺 Every merchandise sale helps support education, research, advocacy and recovery efforts to protect this critically endangered species and secure a future where Red Wolves can thrive. ❤️ Shop now: ow.ly/1r3l50ZJE7X
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
All smiles heading into the long holiday weekend!😁🐺
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
BREAKING: President Trump signed an Executive Order today requiring Sec. of the Interior Burgum to explore removing federal protections for gray wolves + Mexican gray wolves. It's clearly meant to appease ranchers, despite the biggest threat to their businesses coming from tariffs, not wolves.
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
On #NationalWildlifeDay, let’s take a moment to remember what we’re fighting for: a future where all wild animals are able to roam, choose their families, and live without fear of persecution. 🔗Learn more about ways to continue the fight for wildlife: nywolf.org/save-the-wolves
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Do you have a question about Red Wolves that you've always want answered? We're going live, AMA-style (Ask Me Anything), on YouTube and Twitch on Thursday, September 17 at 12 pm ET to answer all of your Red Wolf questions! Submit your questions here: nywolf.org/red-wolf-week-2026
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Hoping for a happy and healthy future for Wendy! Read more: www.the-independent.com/news/world/…
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Beloved coyote Wendy finally rescued after community spent weeks trying to save her
A coyote who has had a huge abscess or undiagnosed growth on her face for over a year and charmed Studio City residents is getting veterinary care today
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
New research says wolves may help blueberries spread and sprout more successfully in northern Minnesota.🫐By growing seeds from wolf scat and wild blueberries, researchers found wolf-digested seeds germinated 22-27% faster than seeds that had not passed through a wolf. 🔗 ow.ly/yKoV50ZHVlY
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Wolves help blueberries grow in northern Minnesota, study finds
New research from Voyageurs Wolf Project says wolves may help blueberries spread and sprout more successfully in northern Minnesota.
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Happy September 1! 🍂🐺 Spooky season is almost here… and we’re ready. 👀🎃
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🚨New study reveals killing wolves did not reliably prevent subsequent livestock damage. In some cases livestock losses actually increased after they were lethally removed. If killing wolves doesn’t reliably prevent future conflict, why is it still being used as a solution? 🔗 bit.ly/4x4hCNQ
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Study: Shooting Wolves Barely Protects Livestock
Five field studies compared: killing wolves mostly does not prevent livestock losses. In some cases the number of kills even rises afterwards.
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A heartbreaking loss for the Milltail family and a stark reminder of the threats Red Wolves continue to face.💔🐺 🔗Read more. saveredwolves.org/news/gone-too-soo…
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Gone Too Soon: Amelia, Matriarch of Milltail Pack, Killed by Vehicle Strike
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Smile it's the weekend!😁
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
For wolves, playtime isn’t only fun, it strengthens family bonds and reaffirms social status within the pack.🐾 You can help support these critically endangered wolves and the work we do to protect them through a symbolic adoption. Adopt a Mexican gray wolf today: ow.ly/R1LT50ZG9S9
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🚨The U.S. Fish and Wildlife has recently authorized the removal of two highly-imperiled Mexican gray wolves from grazing allotments that experience habitual conflict. One of the orders recommends translocation to Mexico and the other order permits lethal removal. (1/2) Read more: bit.ly/4wZARIh
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Mexican Gray Wolves Being Moved and Killed for Problem Grazing Operations
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife has recently authorized the removal of two highly-imperiled Mexican gray wolves from grazing allotments that experience habitual conflict.
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
With wolf hunting season beginning in just a few weeks, and Montana recently approving regulations allowing up to 300 wolves to be killed during the upcoming season, this is a timely reminder: wolves are not trophies. (1/2)
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Soaking up every last bit of summer! ☀️💦
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Joey Hinton @joeyhinton22.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
We tested a simple screening tool to identify release candidates in the red wolf captive-breeding program. Using only routine husbandry observations, we observed wolves grouping into “human-avoidant” and “human-tolerant” profiles. Tolerance, unsurprisingly, rose with age of captive-born wolves. 1/2
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
A new pilot study conducted at the North Carolina Zoo by the zoo, the WCC, and other partners reveals that simple, non-invasive behavioral observations during routine feeding can identify levels of habituation levels in Red Wolves. (1/3) 🔗Read more: www.mdpi.com/2673-5636/7/3/34
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Breaking: Groups petition USFWS to delist gray wolves across the lower 48 states. This latest petition could have serious consequences for wolves across the country, just look at Montana. Wolves there have faced increased hunting and trapping, with hundreds killed each year.🔗 bit.ly/4qAWi0U
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Wildlife needs good neighbors, and you can make a difference. 🐺📸 The education and research departments at the Center are working to improve relationships between human communities and their wild neighbors through the C3 program. Join and help classify trail camera photos: ow.ly/ls1p50ZCuVO
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Yesterday, the Montana Fish & Wildlife Commission approved regulations for the 2026–27 wolf hunting and trapping season, allowing for the killing of 300 wolves, despite over 2,000 written comments from the public. (1/3) 🔗 www.teamwolf.org/mt-press-release
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Earlier last week, the Center for Biological Diversity sued the Trump administration over its approval of a new, expanded livestock grazing plan that could harm imperiled wildlife, including wolves and grizzly bears, across the Western United States. 🔗Read more: ow.ly/PyPU50ZBB1X
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Red Wolf Sabine was recently spotted on our webcams basking in the sunshine and soaking up this beautiful summer day! ☀️🐺 Want to catch more moments like this? Tune into our live webcams: nywolf.org/meet-our-wol...
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Nearly 45 million acres of America’s national forests could soon be opened to road construction and logging. The Trump administration has advanced a proposal to repeal the 2001 Roadless Rule, which has protected our nation’s most remote and wild forest lands. 🔗 ow.ly/LIl250ZB2sl
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Trump Administration Moves to Allow Logging in Pristine National Forests
The move to repeal the ‘roadless rule’ would pave the way for road construction and logging in nearly 45 million acres of untouched back country.
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Wolf Conservation Center 🐺 @nywolforg.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
A recent winter survey recorded 274 confirmed signs of large carnivores, including 211 wolf findings, 58 lynx findings and 5 bear records along the Czech-Slovak border. Wolves were detected across virtually the entire surveyed area. Read more: english.radio.cz/node/8894570/o-por…
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Large carnivores confirmed across Czech-Slovak borderlands
Conservationists have published the results of their traditional winter survey of large carnivores along the Czech-Slovak border. Trackers covered nearly 200 routes ranging from five to 25 kilometres, confirming the presence of wolves, lynx and bears.
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