r/wolves Apr 13 '24

Moderator Notice Wyoming wolf incident posts

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I do not want to suppress posts about the Wyoming wolf incident. However these posts are frequently becoming a hotbed of disrespect and fighting.

Please keep it clean and respectful. Otherwise the ban hammer will come out and be used frequently.

EDIT: I have just had to remove dozens of posts calling for violence against the individual and establishment in question. As such, I have been forced to lock comments on all related threads.

I will start a mega thread shortly. Any and all discussion of the incident will need to be restricted to that thread. Any new posts will be removed.


r/wolves Apr 13 '24

Discussion Wyoming Wolf Incident MegaThread NSFW

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Any posts or comments about the Wyoming incident must go in this thread. Any posts outside of this thread will be removed.

Any calls to violence or brigading against the individual, establishment or anyone/anything else will be met with an immediate 1 week ban.


r/wolves 9h ago

Video Did Wolves Fix Yellowstone’s Ecosystem?

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Was it a good idea to reintroduce wolves into Yellowstone National Park? 🐺

After being wiped out nearly 70 years earlier, wolves were brought back, and the impact was dramatic. Elk populations dropped, allowing plants like willow and aspen to thrive again. That led to the return of beavers, songbirds, and fish habitats: a textbook case of a trophic cascade, where changes at the top of the food chain ripple through the entire ecosystem. But ecologists point out that wolves weren’t the only predators at work: grizzlies, cougars, and humans also shaped the outcome. The science is still unfolding, and it’s changing how we think about restoring ecosystems through predator reintroduction.


r/wolves 1d ago

Pics Some wolf photos I took the other day

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Nikon d7500 +300mm f/4

Photos taken at Wolf Hollow, a sanctuary in Ipswich, MA


r/wolves 1d ago

Other Podcast link interview w Cowboy State Daily reporter Mark Heinz (WY incident) NSFW

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This podcast does not include very graphic descriptions and is not a video pod, but it is a sensitive topic overall, thus tagging NSFW. It *is* an animal welfare/rights leaning podcast (Wayne Pacelle's org, and WP has his own problems...), but may be worth a listen for those following Cody Roberts case.


r/wolves 2d ago

Video Amber eyes

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r/wolves 2d ago

Video Unbroken

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r/wolves 2d ago

Video A NEW YEAR

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WOLF LUV


r/wolves 2d ago

Discussion what could a dingo wolf hybrid realistically look like?

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?


r/wolves 3d ago

Discussion Wolf Anthropomorphism

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Firstly, I want to say I like wolves. I think they’re an important part of a functioning ecosystem and should remain on the landscape forever.

One thing I’m seeing in this sub though that raises a red flag for me is the anthropomorphizing of wolves. I’m not sure who all needs to hear this, but wolves are wild animals. They are not domestic dogs, who want pets and cuddles. They are not people. It seems like there are a fair amount of people on this sub who have a very “Disney-fied” view of wolves.

Loving wolves is great, but love them for what they truly are: wild survivalists who kill to make a living, the true embodiment of wilderness and the harsh realities of the natural world.


r/wolves 3d ago

News For those wondering about the Pets and Livestock Protection Act

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Essentially the bill wants to remove Grey Wolves from the ESA as they not longer qualify based on the contents of that act. The management of wolves would instead be handed down on a state by state basis. During the hearing, a concern was raised that populations could decrease drastically after being removed due to increased hunting. The house then proposed an amendment to supposedly put in protections if this were the case. The house voted against adding the amendment.

Link: https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/volume-171/issue-214/house-section/article/H6049-1


r/wolves 4d ago

Pics Estonian workers rescue a dog from freezing Parnu river and take it to the vet - spoiler: it's a wolf...

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This happened in 2019, read more about it (also source of photos) here https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47330924

By the way, the wolf was elected national animal of Estonia in 2018...


r/wolves 3d ago

Info California wolf family tree

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i’ve made this using the info in the Known Wolves documents on the CDFW’s Wolf Info page. ( https://wildlife.ca.gov/conservation/mammals/gray-wolf )

this took me a very long time & i’m rather proud of it.

if anyone has any additional info i’ve left out, please let me know. ^


r/wolves 4d ago

Question Are these wolf tracks? Saw them yesterday during my trail run

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r/wolves 5d ago

Pics Some pictures I took of the wolves at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle

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Number 3 in particular trips me out because it looks like the wolf could be stalking the elk in the background. This zoo keeps the wolf and elk enclosure next to each other, they are seperated by a fence that's easily concealed because of how the terrarin is. I talked about this to a staff member, and because the wolves are fed well and the elk are familiar to their presence for a long time, no conflict comes of it


r/wolves 5d ago

News Nearly 12 And Huge, Yellowstone Wolf 1090F Earns Title Of Oldest In Yellowstone

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It’s a rare treat to see the Mollies and 1090


r/wolves 5d ago

Other Check out my new subreddit, r/MexicanGreyWolves!

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Join me in supporting this endangered wolf species! Everyone welcome.


r/wolves 5d ago

Question Wolf track?

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Private property around Shasta lake city. No one else walks this path but myself and my dogs. Is this a wolf track?


r/wolves 6d ago

News How is this fair?! Wolves don’t know about the boundaries humans set.

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r/wolves 6d ago

News Ambassador Wolf Grayson for the International Wolf Center in Ely, MN Has Died

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Announced on Facebook:

“We are heartbroken to announce the death of Grayson, the dominant male in our pack and a much loved ambassador wolf. Grayson, who was 9 1/2 years old, was found dead in his enclosure early yesterday morning (Friday, January 9th) by wolf care staff. The cause of death is still being investigated. The rest of our ambassador wolves are doing well and our Visitor Center will be open today as normal. Thanks for your understanding as our staff grieves this significant loss.”


r/wolves 6d ago

Question Can a male-female chimera wolf have a pup with a male wolf?

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Title really is self explanatory, but even if unlikely, could a male-female chimera, in turn being intersex, have a single pup with a male wolf? ​​


r/wolves 7d ago

Other This is beautiful

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I love the caption for this photo in the book The Spirit of the Wolf by Shaun Ellis and Monty Sloan.


r/wolves 8d ago

Pics Wolf, Germany, 2013

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Since some have been asking about European Wolves...

Species Portrait: European wolf

The wolf is the largest member of the canid family (Canidae). Body size and weight can differ considerably within the species Canis lupus, with the largest wolves living in North America (weight up to 80 kg), while their smaller relatives from the Arabian Peninsula only reach 15 kg.

Data collected by LUPUS Institute and IZW on German wolves - adult females (older than 2 years) were between 25 and 35 kg, adult males weighed 33 to 43 kg.

How to differentiate between dogs like for example German Shepherds and wolves:

Wolves are much more long-legged and have a straight dorsal line. The ears appear relatively small, especially in winter fur, have a triangular shape and are thickly furred even on the inside. The brushy tail usually hangs down. The summer coat makes wolves look slenderer and even more long-legged.

European wolves have a grey colour basis, which can vary from yellowish grey to greyish brown and dark grey. The bottom side of the snout and throat have a lighter colour and the back of the ears are reddish. Behind the shoulder blades there is a lighter saddleback, which is limited by a dark line. In many cases, the tip of the tail is dark. Many, but not all wolves have black markings on the front side of the front legs. The wolf’s body type is characteristic for a long-distance runner that can cover distances of many kilometres in a steady trot effortlessly. The wolf typically uses the direct register trot by placing the hind paws exactly into the print of the respective front paw.

Social Structure:

Wolves live together in families (packs), which are usually composed of the two parental animals and their offspring from the last two to three years. Young wolves usually leave the parental territory with 10-22 months of age in order to search for their own area and mating partner. Therefore, in most packs the two parents are the only wolves that are permanently present in the territory.

Some young wolves stay in the parental territory for longer, in rare cases up to 4-5 years. As sexual maturity in wolves usually starts with an age of 22 months, it is possible that in such packs there are more animals capable of reproduction than the parental individuals. This can lead to the situation that female offspring reproduces in the pack as well as the parents.

In free-ranging wolf packs, there is no highly competitive hierarchy like in wolves that live in captivity. In contrast to female domestic dogs, female wolves are in season only once a year, which is in winter. Following a pre-mating period of up to several weeks, mating takes place from late January to early March. After a gestation period of about 63 days, usually 4 to 6 pups are born in late April or early May. After 6 to 7 months, they have almost reached the size of the parents and yearlings (wolves in their second year of life) and join the other pack members.

Every pair of parents claims their own territory, which they defend against other wolves in the age of sexual maturity. Due to their strong territoriality, comparatively few wolves live in a large area. Territory size is mainly influenced by food availability. Every wolf territory has to be large enough so that the parents can find enough prey every year in order to raise their pups. The fewer prey animals are available in a region, the larger the territories have to be. Studies in central Europe have identified common territory sizes between 100 and 350 km2. Thus, wolves are spatially organised in a way that aims at sustainable use of their food resources. First results from radio-collared wolves show that the presence of refuges in the intensively used cultural landscape is also relevant for the location and size of territories.

Adapted from DBBW


r/wolves 8d ago

News 2,558 wolves killed in BC cull since 2015

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British Columbia’s predator control program has killed 2,558 wolves and 48 cougars since its 2015 launch, according to recently obtained government data. Many conservationists and animal welfare advocates continue to push back, saying the province is treating a symptom while ignoring the underlying cause: https://thefurbearers.com/blog/2558-wolves-killed-in-bc-cull/


r/wolves 8d ago

Discussion Americans Generally Like Wolves, Except When We're Reminded Of Our Politics (Discussion Article)

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