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The mother of Colorado’s King Mountain Pack was shot and killed in March.According to new reporting, a ranch employee ki...
06/06/2026

The mother of Colorado’s King Mountain Pack was shot and killed in March.

According to new reporting, a ranch employee killed the pack’s breeding female on Nottingham Ranch—making this the first confirmed case of a private citizen fatally shooting a reintroduced wolf in Colorado.

This pack had already lost its breeding male earlier this year during a CPW collaring operation. Now, at least four young wolves have been left without either parent.

The circumstances of the killing remain under investigation by Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Under Colorado’s wolf rules, private citizens cannot simply shoot a wolf unless narrow legal conditions are met.

Coexistence cannot mean releasing wolves, failing to fully support nonlethal conflict prevention, and then accepting unanswered killings when conflict escalates.

Colorado’s response will send a clear message: either wolf recovery is governed by rules that mean something on the ground, or recovering wolves remain vulnerable to the same fear-driven violence that nearly erased them in the first place.

An orphaned pack and an unanswered killing is not a way to learn to live alongside wolves.

Raise your voice for wolves at TeamWolf.Org.

One wolf. Hundreds of miles. A century in the making.BEY03F’s journey is a reminder that wolf recovery is still unfoldin...
06/05/2026

One wolf. Hundreds of miles. A century in the making.

BEY03F’s journey is a reminder that wolf recovery is still unfolding—and that every dispersing wolf deserves the chance to find a future.

Raise your voice for wolves at Team Wolf | Relist Gray Wolves .

The U.S. is in the middle of global conflict. Congress still can’t pass a budget on time. Healthcare costs are rising. C...
06/05/2026

The U.S. is in the middle of global conflict. Congress still can’t pass a budget on time. Healthcare costs are rising. Communities are facing real, urgent challenges.

And yet, lawmakers keep finding time to target wolves.

Section 125, buried in the Interior Appropriations Bill, would force the federal government to strip Gray Wolves of protections across most of the lower 48—not because science says recovery is complete, but because politicians say so.

Wildlife recovery should be guided by science, not congressional riders slipped into must-pass spending bills.

Congress has bigger problems to solve. Wolves aren't one of them.

Tell your Representative to follow the science and oppose Section 125.

Raise your voice at TeamWolf.Org.

Did you know, not all gray wolves are actually gray?Wolves come in a range of coat colors from black to gray and white. ...
06/02/2026

Did you know, not all gray wolves are actually gray?

Wolves come in a range of coat colors from black to gray and white. And its not random!

Black coat colors are caused by a genetic trait linked to hybridization with domestic dogs, and makes them more resilient to disease.

Interestingly, wolves often prefer to mate with partners of a different coat color to help maintain genetic diversity in populations which improves adaptability and resilience.

Follow to learn more about science based wolf conservation in partnership with the University of Washington!

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This post is part of a student-developed series created through Team Wolf’s collaboration with a class at —Management of Endangered, Threatened, and Sensitive Species—where students explored species endangerment and modern conservation solutions and developed social media content to educate their peers about wolf conservation and advocacy.

Citations: (Anderson et al., 2009, Hedrick et al., 2016; Nowak & Watkins, 1971).

06/02/2026

A glimpse inside Yellowstone’s Wapiti Lake Pack.

In this video captured by the Holms family (), one wolf appears to assert dominance over another—a normal part of pack life and social communication.

Wolf packs are families, and like all families, they have structure. Dominance displays can help reinforce relationships, reduce uncertainty, and prevent more serious conflict. Posture, body position, tail carriage, facial expression, and physical contact all play a role in how wolves communicate status and intent.

These moments are part of the complex social language that allows wolves to live, hunt, raise pups, and move together as a coordinated family group.

Science shows us what fear-based narratives often ignore: wolves are not mindless predators. They are intelligent, social animals with deep family bonds and sophisticated ways of communicating.

Act now for wolves at TeamWolf.Org!

VICTORY!California just took an important step toward prioritizing nonlethal coexistence.SB 1135, the California Wildlif...
06/01/2026

VICTORY!

California just took an important step toward prioritizing nonlethal coexistence.

SB 1135, the California Wildlife Coexistence Act, has passed the State Senate and now moves to the State Assembly.

If enacted, the bill would establish a permanent statewide wildlife coexistence program and codify California’s Wolf-Livestock Coexistence and Compensation Program—supporting nonlethal tools, reducing conflict, and helping communities live alongside wolves and other native wildlife.

As Gray Wolves continue their natural return to California, the question is not whether conflict can happen. It is whether the state chooses a science-based, nonlethal approach over fear-driven killing.

SB 1135 offers a path rooted in conflict reduction, practical support, and the recognition that recovery must be matched by policy that helps both wildlife and people succeed.

California has a chance to lead. Let's celebrate this win and urge the Assembly to pass the bill!

Raise your voice for wolves http://TeamWolf.Org.

A major new study of Gray Wolf mortality across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan found that humans are driving most re...
05/31/2026

A major new study of Gray Wolf mortality across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan found that humans are driving most recorded wolf deaths.

Using GPS collar and mortality data from 608 wolves across more than 1,000 wolf-years, researchers found that 65% of recorded wolf deaths were human-caused.

Illegal killing was the leading cause overall, accounting for 38% of recorded mortalities. When wolf hunting was allowed, however, legal killing became the leading cause of death.

The study also found that legal killing did not significantly reduce the risk of illegal killing—undercutting the claim that wolf hunts are a simple solution to poaching.

Legal killing leads to more illegal killing.

Gray Wolves need stronger enforcement, science-based protections, and real, nonlethal coexistence policies—not more fear-driven killing.

Raise your voice for Gray Wolves at TeamWolf.Org!

A young male wolf from California’s Harvey Pack made a brief but historic trip into Nevada earlier this year—crossing th...
05/30/2026

A young male wolf from California’s Harvey Pack made a brief but historic trip into Nevada earlier this year—crossing the Carson Range near Truckee before returning to California within two days.

It was a short journey with potentially big implications.

Nevada may be entering the earliest stages of what could one day become a wolf recovery story. But whether wolves can establish resident packs there remains an open question.

Scientists note that mule deer densities may be lower than what wolves typically need to sustain a population, though Nevada’s large feral horse population could provide an alternative prey source.

But habitat and prey are only part of the story—the bigger test will be human tolerance, science-based policy, and whether leaders choose coexistence over fear-driven management.

Read more at the link in our comments.

Gray Wolf protections should be guided by science—not political bargaining.But Section 125, buried in the Interior Appro...
05/29/2026

Gray Wolf protections should be guided by science—not political bargaining.

But Section 125, buried in the Interior Appropriations Bill, would force the Department of the Interior to revive the 2020 delisting rule that stripped Gray Wolves of federal protections across most of the lower 48.

It would also block court challenges, shutting citizens, scientists, and conservation groups out of one of the most important checks on politically driven wildlife decisions.

Gray Wolves are still recovering. We cannot allow their progress to be dismantled by a poison pill hidden in the funding bill.

Tell your Representative to oppose Section 125 and keep wolf recovery rooted in science—not politics.

Spread the word and take action now at TeamWolf.Org (http://teamwolf.org/)

Michigan is already planning a wolf hunt—before Congress has even voted to delist Gray Wolves.A Michigan state lawmaker ...
05/29/2026

Michigan is already planning a wolf hunt—before Congress has even voted to delist Gray Wolves.

A Michigan state lawmaker introduced legislation this week that would require the state’s Department of Natural Resources to establish a wolf hunting season within 90 days of any congressional action stripping Gray Wolves of federal Endangered Species Act protections.

House Bill 6008 is being framed as “proactive” management for the Upper Peninsula. In reality, it will just clear the way to kill wolves.

Michigan’s Gray Wolf population was estimated at a minimum of 768 wolves in 2024 and has remained relatively stable for more than a decade. Yet supporters of the bill are already blaming wolves for pressure on deer and moose—ignoring reality and the science that points to habitat conditions, winter severity, parasites, and disease impacting ungulate populations.

This move highlights why congressional delistings are so dangerous.

Currently Section 125 in the Interior Appropriations Bill, would remove federal protections from wolves. If it passes, states like Michigan could move quickly from protection to killing—not because the science supports it, but because politics opened the door. When this last happened in Wisconsin, 219 wolves were killed in under 60 hours.

Tell Congress to oppose Section 125 and keep wolf recovery rooted in science—not political pressure.

Take action now at TeamWolf.Org!

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