Wolf management program in N.W.T. comes to an end after 5 years
By Jocelyn Shepel Program was initially aimed at reducing wolf predation on Bathurst and Bluenose East caribou herds A wolf
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Finland welcomes EU’s downgrading of wolf protection status
The change from “strictly protected” to “protected” means wolves can be hunted under exceptional circumstances. Finland’s Environment Minister Kai Mykkänen (NCP) has
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Study explores ties between Greenland sled dogs and arctic wolves
Inuit hunters in North Greenland deliberately crossbred Greenland sled dogs with Arctic wolves, in order to create stronger and more
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Prey driven away by wildfire, YKDFN says wolves are turning to the city for food
Wolf sightings have been “persistent” around Yellowknife, Ndilǫ and Dettah recently — and a chief with the Yellowknives Dene First
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N.W.T. aims to hit targets for wolf collaring program while calls to end the practice continue
The target for N.W.T. biologists is to get 30 wolves collared this year. This is part of a project that launched in
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In Canada’s Northwest Territories, harvesters will get more training to kill wolves, help caribou population
The government of the Northwest Territories and the Tłı̨chǫ government are planning to give more training to people interested in harvesting
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Where are the wolves? Satellite collaring planned for wolves on caribou winter range in northwestern Canada
Biologists in the N.W.T. are asking: where are the wolves? That’s the question a proposed wolf collaring project aims to
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More wolves killed since new government incentives in northwest Canada
Dozens of wolves were killed by hunters under a new incentive program last year. But a biologist with the territorial
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Swedish study seeks to understand what wild wolves eat
What kind of prey do wild wolves eat while out on the prowl? That’s a question researchers in Sweden are
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Finland’s wolf population up 10 percent
Finland’s wolf population is currently estimated to be between 185 and 205 specimens, according to a report complied by Luke,
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Sweden’s wolf numbers slide, illegal hunting blamed
The number of wolves has been reduced from 355 last winter to 305. Marcus Öhman, the head of wildlife management
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Finland’s wolf population has exploded… but winter is coming
Finland’s wolf population may have spiked by as much as 50 percent since last spring, according to the Natural Resources
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Finnish conservation group offers bounty to catch wolf poacher
A wolf conservation group is offering 1,000 euros for information leading to the arrest of a poacher who killed a
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Poachers suspected behind dwindling wolf numbers in Sweden
Sweden’s wolves are suddenly disappearing in large numbers, and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency says illegal killing is the only
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Villages in western Finland concerned by jump in wolf population
The number of wolves has increased by 10 percent from last year, with 200 wolves now living in Finland. Around
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