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Yesterday the Ninth Circuit heard 3 cases that could decide Gray & Mexican Wolves' future. One could end Gray Wolf protection; another case claims ~300 Mexican Wolves as "nonessential." Feds lost twice already & keep coming back. Act now to protect wolves: teamwolf.org/take-action

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

🚨 BREAKING: USDA told states with wolves to revisit protections—not science—and send @USDA MORE requests to kill wolves before Burgum decides whether Gray and Mexican Wolves keep ESA protection. Tell Congress: Keep wolves protected. Act now: teamwolf.org/take-action

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day! This short film, directed by Rain, provides insight into how wolves are foundational to many Indigenous cultures and how the Trump’s attack on wolves in 2020 undermined tribal cultures. We can't let it happen again: TeamWolf.Org

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Trump’s Sept. 4 order could strip Gray and Mexican Wolves of federal protection, while directing Congress to advance delisting bills, and pressures states to drop their protections. Gray Wolves are in grave danger. Tell Congress: keep wolves protected. Act now: teamwolf.org/take-action

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Burgum’s Dec. 3 deadline could put Gray and Mexican Wolves on the path to delisting. Team Wolf’s State Wolf Management Report Card shows the stakes when "management" is left to the states: www.teamwolf.org/reportcard

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

USDA Wildlife Services killed 9 Wisconsin wolves, likely from one pack, after DNR cited safety threats. This highlights the power the WI DNR has to kill wolves when they decide need to. So what's the point of a wolf hunt? There isn't one. Act now: www.teamwolf.org/take-action

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We graded how ten states treat their wolves: trapping, snaring, hunting seasons, whether killing is a last resort. The four best rank 1st, 5th, 6th and 8th nationally on animal protection law. The four worst rank 30th, 35th, 38th and 48th. teamwolf.org/report-card

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Delisting should signal recovery. For wolves, it means states take over—and accountability disappears. Peter Kareiva breaks down the need for the State Wolf Management Report Card: 10 states graded on science, transparency & humane treatment. Read now: bit.ly/4hv59wE

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Montana, Wyoming & Idaho show what wolves face: hunters’ bloodlust, including calls to “Shoot, Shovel, and Shut Up” (SSS)—a slogan for poaching. Trump’s EO could make state-backed killing the norm nationwide. Tell Burgum: Keep wolves protected. teamwolf.org/take-action

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

13 wolves killed in WY in 14 days—more than half its 22-wolf limit. Three areas closed in record time; Hunters in MT have killed 6 wolves including in an area that borders Yellowstone. This could become reality nationwide. Tell Sec. Burgum: don’t delist: TeamWolf.Org

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🚨 BREAKING: Gov. Newsom signed SB 1135, California’s Wildlife Coexistence Act. It re-establishes a statewide program for proactive, nonlethal conflict prevention and codifies wolf-livestock coexistence and compensation. Thank you, @CAgovernor, for choosing coexistence. 🐺

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We graded all ten states with established wolf populations on science, transparency and humane treatment. Only three clear a B in all three. The four lowest all do better on transparency than on how they treat wolves. teamwolf.org/report-card

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

SB 1135 needs to be signed into law. Gov. Newsom has until Wednesday (September 30) to act! The California Wildlife Coexistence Act would restore statewide support for proactive, nonlethal ways to prevent conflict. Call (916) 445-2841 and tell @gavinnewsom.bsky.social: Sign SB 1135.

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We graded the ten states with established wolf populations on twelve questions, using their own documents. Nobody got an A. Washington scores highest in the country and still won't publish a margin of error. Washington: A− teamwolf.org/report-card

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We graded the ten states with established wolf populations on twelve questions, using their own documents. Nobody got an A. California reviews its wolf plan scientifically. It just won't say who did the review. California: A− teamwolf.org/report-card

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We graded the ten states with established wolf populations on twelve questions, using their own documents. Nobody got an A. Colorado's $350,000 rancher compensation fund paid out over $700,000 in 2025. Colorado: B+ teamwolf.org/report-card

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We graded the ten states with established wolf populations on twelve questions, using their own documents. Nobody got an A. Oregon earns a straight A on humane treatment. Its science grade is a C−. Oregon: B teamwolf.org/report-card

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We graded the ten states with established wolf populations on twelve questions, using their own documents. Nobody got an A. Minnesota is home to the largest population in the lower 48 and funds no non-lethal research. Minnesota: C+ teamwolf.org/report-card

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We graded the ten states with established wolf populations on twelve questions, using their own documents. Nobody got an A. Michigan's wolf count has barely moved in over a decade. Its plan has not kept up. Michigan: C+ teamwolf.org/report-card

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We graded the ten states with established wolf populations on twelve questions, using their own documents. Nobody got an A. Wisconsin earns a B+ for transparency and has a law forcing a hunt the moment protection lifts. Wisconsin: C teamwolf.org/report-card

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We graded the ten states with established wolf populations on twelve questions, using their own documents. Nobody got an A. Across roughly 85% of Wyoming a wolf can be killed by anyone, any time, almost any way. That is the law. Wyoming: D+ teamwolf.org/report-card

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We graded the ten states with established wolf populations on twelve questions, using their own documents. Nobody got an A. Montana scores zero on six of the twelve, more than any other state. Montana: D+ teamwolf.org/report-card

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We graded the ten states with established wolf populations on twelve questions, using their own documents. Nobody got an A. Idaho has about 1,235 wolves and wants roughly 500 — a plan to kill about 60%. Idaho: D+ teamwolf.org/report-card

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Check out our FIRST State Wolf Management Report Card: 10 states, judged on science, transparency and humane wildlife management. Not one earned an A when it comes to stewarding rules. See the grades and methodology NOW: bit.ly/twreportcard

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Our 2026 State Wolf Management Report Card is now live! An ~8,000 Gray Wolves are currently found in 10 states. 3 of those already decide what happens to them; 7 are next in line if federal protections are lost. Until now there was no way to compare them: bit.ly/twreportcard

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In a Daily Inter Lake op-ed, Team Wolf’s Josh Schott calls out Montana’s decision to approve killing 300 wolves—50 more than FWP recommended—even after 92% of public comments opposed it. Montana’s wolves—and its people—deserve better. Read: bit.ly/3UV7CZY

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The White House says Trump’s wolf EO supports ranchers. But using ranchers as cover to strip protections from Gray Wolves & Mexican Wolves isn’t support. It’s scapegoating. Ranchers need help. Wolves need protection. Tell Burgum: don’t delist wolves. TeamWolf.org/take-action

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

New research shows wolves may be blueberry gardeners: seeds that pass through a wolf’s digestive system sprout about 7 days faster. In northern MN, blueberries can make up 83% of wolves’ summer diet. Wolves shape ecosystems in surprising ways and those systems are better for it.

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

When Cody Roberts tortured and killed a young wolf, Wyoming Game & Fish—led by Brian Nesvik—only fined him $250. Now Nesvik runs USFWS, leading the review that decides if wolves keep federal protection. The deck may be stacked, but we can still act: TeamWolf.Org

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Trump is trying to turn the most cowardly excuse for killing a wolf into a legal defense. Per the NYT, a new administration memo says killing an endangered animal is only illegal if it was specifically targeted. A dead wolf becomes just another "accident." Stand with wolves: TeamWolf.org

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Wolf hunting opened today in MT & WY, 11 days after Trump's order. MT admitted it overcounted its wolves by 30%, then set a quota of 300 wolves anyway. WY just lost most of a year's pups to distemper & still opened the season. Tell Burgum: don't delist. teamwolf.org/take-action

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Trump can’t unilaterally delist wolves. FWS delisting takes science, public comment, & review. But his order gives Burgum 90 days to push wolves toward delisting and asks Congress to bypass FWS & the courts. The threat is real. Raise your voice NOW at TeamWolf.Org !

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Colorado just killed three young wolves in three days, and four in five weeks, from a wolf population last counted at only 32. Copper Creek has now lost four pack members. Nonlethal conflict reduction works. Killing wolves is a choice. Raise your voice: teamwolf.org

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Gray Wolves and Mexican Gray Wolves are in danger and the Endangered Species Act is the only thing protecting them. Last time states took over, 218 wolves died in Wisconsin in under three days. Trump gave Sec. Burgum 90 days to decide if they stay protected. (1/2)

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

People everywhere are outraged. Wolf advocate Jonas Black flipped the script with a $10,000 reward for anyone who names a hunter who kills a Mollie's wolf—a move WY Game and Fish called outrageous, but one that's kept 1090F in the headlines for six weeks. (3/4)

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Hunters have named the wolf they plan to target: 1090F, the 12-year-old matriarch. Research out of Denali: a pack that loses a parent to humans is 16x less likely to survive than one that loses a parent to nature. 1090F is that parent. (2/4)

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Time is running out for Mollie's Pack. On Sept 15, Wyoming opens hunting in Wolf Hunt Area 1 with a quota of four wolves. The wolf family denning inside it is the last thread back to Yellowstone's 1995 reintroduction. (1/4)

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Trump’s executive order promises to help ranchers by targeting wolf protections. But killing wolves won’t fix drought or meatpackers squeezing ranchers’ profits. Team Wolf’s Dr. Peter Kareiva exposes the con—and why wolves are being scapegoated: peterandthewolves.substack.com/p/trumps-con...

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🚨 ACT NOW: The clock is already ticking. Trump gave Interior Sec. Burgum 90 days to decide whether Gray Wolves and Mexican Wolves lose ESA protection. 78% of Americans back wolf protections—and 75% of rural residents in wolf states. Tell Burgum: don't delist: www.teamwolf.org/take-action#...

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

After Trump green-lit 300,000 metric tons of cheap imported beef, ranchers revolted. In an attempt pander, Trump has now given the Interior 90 days to justify delisting Gray Wolves & Lobos. Wolves account for less than 1% of unwanted cattle losses. TeamWolf.Org

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🚨 BREAKING—ON NATIONAL WILDLIFE DAY: President Trump just signed an order targeting Gray Wolves and endangered Mexican Gray Wolves. It directs the U.S. Interior to pursue delisting and asks Congress to act—where lawmakers can bypass the ESA’s science-based process. Stand with wolves! TeamWolf.Org

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Mollie’s Pack is Yellowstone’s last surviving pack from the 1995 wolf reintroduction. For 30 years, this family has taught scientists about wolf behavior, family bonds and healthy ecosystems. After a mild winter made prey harder to catch, they followed food beyond the park. (1/2)

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

California: Call for wildlife. SB 1135 reached Gov. Newsom’s desk Aug. 31. If signed and funded, it would restore a statewide program advancing science-based, nonlethal solutions to human-wildlife conflict. He has until Sept. 30. Call (916) 445-2841 and urge him to sign.

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Despite what state agencies claim, wolf hunting is NOT wolf management. Wolves are shaped by prey, territory, competition, dispersal, and pack dynamics. Join Team Wolf and raise your voice for wolves at TeamWolf.Org. (1/2)

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Rep. Haley Stevens says Tom Tiffany is “obsessed” with hunting wolves. His record backs her up: he applauded Wisconsin’s disastrous 2021 hunt and co-led H.R. 845 to strip federal protections. Now he’s running for governor against Democratic nominee David Crowley. (1/2)

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Be like Dolly. Stand up for animals. ❤️

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Newsweek is spotlighting Montana’s war on wolves. FWP’s preliminary updated model lowered its estimate by 369 wolves. Before full external peer review was complete, FWP recommended killing 250 wolves. The Commission chose 300—over 40% of the revised estimate. (1/2)

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Team Wolf @team-wolf.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out for Howl Fest 2026 to raise your voice for wolves. An extra special thank you to our volunteers and venue partners! We can’t wait to howl with you again next year!

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