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Scientists Prove Rare Wolves Still Exist, But In Real Trouble
2016-04-27 03:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Scientists believe humans seriously threaten the existence of a rare type of wolf in Nepal. An international research team led by graduate student Madhu Chetri from Norway's Hedmark University College confirmed that four fecal samples found in Nepal's Trans-Himalayan region belonged to Himalayan wolves. Anecdotal evidence indicated that these wolves still roamed the mountains of Nepal, India and Tibet. The team, whose work was published last week in the journal ZooKeys, has proven the animals...
Wolves have 21 different howling dialects
2016-04-06 15:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mother Nature Network: In the largest quantitative study of howling among canid species, researchers have discovered that wolves across the world speak in 21 different dialects, with differences depending both on species and location. The study, led by Arik Kershenbaum of University of Cambridge, collected 2,000 recordings of howls from 13 species of canids including wolves around the world, dingoes, coyotes, jackals and even domestic dogs. Rather than using subjective analysis of howls by looking at sound waves,...
Coping with wolves in Wisconsin: Part 2
2016-02-16 14:23:00| Beef
By Earl Stahl, Ph.D. When wolves were reintroduced to the upper Midwest, it set up conflict in both cattle pastures and courtrooms. Part 2 of our analysis of how that has played out in Wisconsin defines the problem and looks at whether or not non-lethal control methods are effective. read more
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Coping with wolves in Wisconsin: Part 1
2016-02-11 16:57:00| Beef
By Earl Stahl, Ph.D. While hunting and trapping seasons in Wisconsin resulted in fewer wolf conflicts, returning wolves to endangered status has hamstrung everyone involved in Wisconsins efforts to control wolf populations. Part 1 of a 2-part series. read more
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89 Alexander Archipelago Wolves in Alaska. Not Endangered?
2016-01-10 05:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Wall Street Hedge: Just 89 Alexander Archipelago wolves are left nowadays in Alaska, and yet apparently this species doesn`t qualify as endangered or not even threatened. This controversial verdict was revealed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) on Tuesday, January 5, and animal rights activists are already outraged by the decision to simply witness impassively as a whole population is dying out. According to recent calculations, Alexander Archipelago wolves total somewhere between 850 and...
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