The European Parliament has voted in favor of the European Commission’s proposal to weaken wolf protection, citing increased conflicts with people and livestock in some regions. The draft law, which ...

Wolf proponents, who contend the animals need federal protection throughout the West, lauded Molloy’s ruling. “Judge Molloy wholly rejected nearly every argument put forth by the Fish and Wildlife ...

The European gray wolf in the animal park of the Monts de Gueret in France, Nov. 3, 2015. (Chris Oxford/Wikimedia Commons via Courthouse News) BRUSSELS (AFP) — EU member states on Wednesday voted in ...

Members of the Bern Convention agreed in December 2024 to lower the wolf's status from 'strictly protected' to 'protected' - Copyright AFP/File THOMAS KIENZLE Members ...

In December, the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention voted to downgrade its status, accepting a controversial EU proposal. A proposal in fact supported by Commission President Ursula von der ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed a bill last week removing federal protections for gray wolves in the lower 48 states. It directs the Department of the Interior to reinstate a 2020 rule that removed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A wolf at the Mercantour Park in Saint-Martin-Vesubie, southeastern France. (AFP - VALERY HACHE) During a visit to Haute-Marne in ...

BILLINGS — Montana ranchers who fought the reintroduction of the gray wolf say they are pleased the federal government has moved to reduce the predator's protection under federal law. But sheep ...

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reconsider its decision last year that gray wolves in several states, including the eastern one-third of Oregon, don’t need ...

Grey wolves were virtually exterminated in Europe a century ago but, thanks to conservation efforts, numbers have rebounded - Copyright AFP DENIS LOVROVIC Grey wolves ...

EU lawmakers on Thursday gave the green light to downgrading wolf protections in the bloc, which will allow hunting to resume under strict criteria. Members of the Bern Convention, tasked with the ...