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					<title>Rodent-killing baits threaten small wild cats and other wildlife</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/rodent-killing-baits-threaten-small-wild-cats-and-other-wildlife/</link>
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					<pubDate>23 Jun 2026 14:29:18 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Sean Mowbray]]>
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										<author>
						<![CDATA[Sharon Guynup]]>
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							<![CDATA[Africa, Australia, Global, North America, Oceania, South Africa, Southern Africa, United States, and Washington]]>
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							<![CDATA[Agriculture, Animals, Biodiversity, Birds, Carnivores, Cats, Chemicals, Conservation, Endangered Species, Environment, Health, Mammals, Poisoning, Predators, Rodents, Small Cats, Toxicology, Wildlife, and Wolves]]>
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							<![CDATA[Cat kills rodent. Cat eats rodent. Cat is exposed to potentially lethal rodenticides. That scenario is increasingly likely for many small wild cat species across the globe, and yet, only a handful of researchers are investigating this underrecognized conservation issue. Thus far, researchers confirmed that one wild cat population has declined from exposure to these [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Cat kills rodent. Cat eats rodent. Cat is exposed to potentially lethal rodenticides. That scenario is increasingly likely for many small wild cat species across the globe, and yet, only a handful of researchers are investigating this underrecognized conservation issue. Thus far, researchers confirmed that one wild cat population has declined from exposure to these poisons. That’s a small bobcat (Lynx rufus) living on Kiawah Island off the South Carolina coast in the U.S., which faces imminent local extinction due to rodenticides. Up until 2019, there was a stable population of these beloved cats, which are considered celebrities there, but that year, three cats died. Among them was a female that bled to death while giving birth. Postmortems revealed concoctions of rodenticides in each of the bobcats’ blood and livers. Over the next four years, there were 12 more victims and the bobcats’ overall survival rate fell to 39%. All tested positive for concentrations of anticoagulant rodenticides; some had been acutely poisoned, said Meghan Keating, a doctoral candidate at South Carolina’s Clemson University. That was a troubling sign for a population that now numbers less than 20 individuals. They are regularly exposed to rodenticides, as rodents (including rats) are a major part of their diet, Keating said. Also troubling is that her team found exposure to not just one, but a cocktail of rodenticides. “We haven&#8217;t had a bobcat test positive for less than two rodenticides,” she told Mongabay. Kiawah Island’s rodenticide-driven bobcat decline may be an outlier, given its&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/rodent-killing-baits-threaten-small-wild-cats-and-other-wildlife/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Vanilla, fake eggs and nausea: How Australian scientists are training foxes to avoid turtle nests</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/vanilla-fake-eggs-and-nausea-how-australian-scientists-australia-are-training-foxes-to-avoid-turtle-nests/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/vanilla-fake-eggs-and-nausea-how-australian-scientists-australia-are-training-foxes-to-avoid-turtle-nests/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>18 Jun 2026 13:50:21 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Ana Norman Bermúdez]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Sharon Guynup]]>
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							<![CDATA[Australia and Oceania]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animal Behavior, Animals, Biodiversity, Canids, Conservation, Environment, Herps, Predators, Reptiles, Research, Turtles, and Wildlife]]>
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							<![CDATA[Researcher Ligia Pizzatto dug a small hole in the ground on the sloping banks of Ryan’s Lagoon in southeast Australia. She carefully placed an egg inside the hollow before covering it with soil, then reached for a large spray bottle and doused the area with a fine mist. The scent of vanilla filled the air, [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Researcher Ligia Pizzatto dug a small hole in the ground on the sloping banks of Ryan’s Lagoon in southeast Australia. She carefully placed an egg inside the hollow before covering it with soil, then reached for a large spray bottle and doused the area with a fine mist. The scent of vanilla filled the air, oddly sweet against the smell of damp earth and eucalyptus trees. While looking for another spot to repeat the process, Pizzatto came across a scattering of small bones, flat and almost geometrical in shape. “Turtle bones,” Pizzatto said. “Probably eaten by a fox.” These bones are a small sign of a much larger crisis. Freshwater turtle species that are native to Australia’s Murray-Darling River Basin are increasingly under threat, their populations collapsing under pressure from introduced predators. Not only do foxes kill turtles that venture onto land — typically nesting females — but they also dig up their nests to eat their eggs. Pizzatto, a biologist at La Trobe University in Victoria, is testing an innovative approach to intervene — one that doesn&#8217;t require killing a single fox. Young broad-shelled turtle found by Ligia Pizzatto during fieldwork. Broad-shelled turtles are classified as endangered in Victoria. Image by Ligia Pizzatto. Freshwater turtles under threat The Murray River is the longest in Australia; its course marks the boundary between the states of Victoria and New South Wales in the country’s southeast. This river and its basin are a major biodiversity hotspot and home to three native turtle&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/vanilla-fake-eggs-and-nausea-how-australian-scientists-australia-are-training-foxes-to-avoid-turtle-nests/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-321316</doi>				</item>
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					<title>Study gathers over 4,000 photos to find Bolivia’s rarest Amazonian dog</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/study-gathers-over-4000-photos-to-find-bolivias-rarest-amazonian-dog/</link>
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					<pubDate>19 May 2026 15:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Iván Paredes Tamayo]]>
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										<author>
						<![CDATA[Alexandre de Santi]]>
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							<![CDATA[Amazon, Bolivia, Latin America, and South America]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity, Camera Trapping, Canids, Conservation, Environment, Happy-upbeat Environmental, Mammals, Research, and Wildlife]]>
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							<![CDATA[Images obtained over a two-decade study suggest that a mysterious dog native to the Bolivian Amazon could be more abundant than previously believed.]]>
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							<![CDATA[It has a fox-like snout, webbed toes and a thick tail. It’s called the short-eared dog (Atelocynus microtis), but also the ghost dog (perro fantasma in Spanish) in Bolivia, and the Amazonian dog. It’s one of the world’s least-known canids and one of the least frequently sighted carnivores in Latin America. Now, though, a study conducted over the course of more than two decades — from 2001 to 2024 — in Bolivia has revealed more than 4,600 camera-trap images that show how it lives, the places it inhabits, and why this species is so dependent on South America’s forests remaining intact to survive. The research underscores that the ghost dog is very much an Amazonian species, and in particular a forest one. In Bolivia, it can be spotted in the country’s continuous Amazonian forests, in the northern portion of the department of La Paz, but also in the department of Pando, in northern and northeastern Beni, and in the far north and northeast of Santa Cruz. It’s also found in the pre-Amazonian forests of the Andes mountain range, also called piedmont forests, at elevations up to 750 meters (2,460 feet). Robert Wallace, a British biologist from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in Bolivia and a co-author of the new study, said the team conducted a systematic review of published and unpublished distribution records of the species in Bolivia. Throughout the 23 years, they also carried out 34 intensive camera-trap surveys in the lowland areas of the Greater Madidi-Tambopata Landscape (in&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2026/05/study-gathers-over-4000-photos-to-find-bolivias-rarest-amazonian-dog/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Choosing coexistence over conflict: How some California ranchers are adapting to wolves</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/choosing-coexistence-over-conflict-how-some-california-ranchers-are-adapting-to-wolves/</link>
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					<pubDate>11 Dec 2025 10:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Spoorthy Raman]]>
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										<author>
						<![CDATA[Sharon Guynup]]>
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							<![CDATA[California, North America, and United States]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity, Canids, Conservation, Ecosystems, Endangered Species, Environment, Environmental Law, Extinction, Hunting, Law, Mammals, National Parks, Predators, Protected Areas, Reintroductions, Research, Restoration, Top Predators, Wildlife, and Wolves]]>
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							<![CDATA[This is the fourth part of Mongabay’s series on the expanding wolf population in California. Read Part 1,  Part 2 and Part 3. A lone gray wolf (Canis lupus) named OR-7 — then a 2 ½-year-old male — created history when he crossed over the state line from Oregon into California in 2011, becoming the [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[This is the fourth part of Mongabay’s series on the expanding wolf population in California. Read Part 1,  Part 2 and Part 3. A lone gray wolf (Canis lupus) named OR-7 — then a 2 ½-year-old male — created history when he crossed over the state line from Oregon into California in 2011, becoming the first wolf to set foot in the state after nearly a century. His arrival, followed by his descendants who then established new packs, became a thumping conservation success for an endangered species in present-day California. Meandering the vast wilderness that straddles the border between the two states, OR-7 visited a few ranches in northern California on his 4,830-kilometer (3,000-mile) journey, including Mark Coats’ place in Siskiyou County. Coats, who was recuperating from an injury at the time, vividly remembers that visit. He’s raised cattle for more than five decades now. “My neighbor came over and said, ‘Mark, there&#8217;s a wolf on your ranch. Don&#8217;t shoot it. They’ll put you in jail,’” Coats said. That night, he found OR-7’s footprints on his property. Various predators had killed his cattle over the years: coyotes (C. latrans), black bears (Ursus americanus) and mountain lions (Puma concolor). But wolves were new. After the last gray wolves were shot down in the 1920s, generations of California’s ranchers raised their cattle without having to worry about — or prepare for — this predator in their landscape. OR-7’s visit panicked Coats and his fellow ranchers. “I was already losing five calves a&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2025/12/choosing-coexistence-over-conflict-how-some-california-ranchers-are-adapting-to-wolves/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>First state-authorized killings mark escalation in California’s management of wolves</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/first-state-authorized-killings-mark-escalation-in-californias-management-of-wolves/</link>
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					<pubDate>29 Nov 2025 08:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Spoorthy Raman]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Sharon Guynup]]>
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							<![CDATA[California, North America, and United States]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity, Canids, Conservation, Ecosystems, Endangered Species, Environment, Environmental Law, Extinction, Hunting, Law, Mammals, National Parks, Predators, Protected Areas, Reintroductions, Research, Restoration, Top Predators, Wildlife, and Wolves]]>
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							<![CDATA[This is the third part of Mongabay’s series on the expanding wolf population in California. Read the first, second and fourth parts. In late October, wildlife authorities in the U.S. state of California announced they captured and euthanized three adult gray wolves and shot a juvenile dead, all from the Beyem Seyo pack in the [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[This is the third part of Mongabay’s series on the expanding wolf population in California. Read the first, second and fourth parts. In late October, wildlife authorities in the U.S. state of California announced they captured and euthanized three adult gray wolves and shot a juvenile dead, all from the Beyem Seyo pack in the Sierra Valley. Wardens killed them, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) said, because the wolves (Canis lupus) had become “habituated to preying on cattle” rather than hunting elk, deer and other wild prey. The wolves killed were a breeding pair, an adult female, and a juvenile male “mistaken” for the adult male. Officers also found the remains of two other juveniles from the same pack that were severely decomposed. The cause of death remains unknown, and authorities are investigating. This pack took down at least 88 head of cattle between January and October 2025 according to a new CDFW report — about half of the 175 livestock deaths statewide and one of the highest rates in any western U.S. state where wolves live. The killings follow months of using nonlethal deterrents to keep wolves away, including drones, all-terrain vehicles, flapping strips of bright-colored “fladry” strung along fences, and round-the-clock human presence. CDFW deployed a strike team in June, where officers spent more than 18,000 staff hours using these methods, also called hazing, but the wolves continued killing cattle. “The Beyem Seyo pack became so reliant on cattle at an unprecedented level, and we&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/first-state-authorized-killings-mark-escalation-in-californias-management-of-wolves/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-310024</doi>				</item>
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					<title>As wolves roam California, livestock losses remain low, yet ranchers’ fears grow</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/as-wolves-roam-california-livestock-losses-remain-low-yet-ranchers-fears-grow/</link>
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					<pubDate>16 Oct 2025 20:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Spoorthy Raman]]>
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						<![CDATA[Sharon Guynup]]>
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							<![CDATA[California, North America, and United States]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animals, Cattle, Conflict, Conservation, Ranching, Wildlife, and Wolves]]>
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							<![CDATA[This is the second part of Mongabay’s series on the expanding wolf population in California. Read the first, third and fourth parts. In May 2025, five counties in northern California — mostly rural farm and ranch land — declared an unprecedented state of emergency. It wasn’t a natural disaster or civil unrest that led to [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[This is the second part of Mongabay’s series on the expanding wolf population in California. Read the first, third and fourth parts. In May 2025, five counties in northern California — mostly rural farm and ranch land — declared an unprecedented state of emergency. It wasn’t a natural disaster or civil unrest that led to panic, but rather a bunch of thriving canids — wolves, to be precise. They’d killed livestock, and according to some residents, were exhibiting “bold, abnormal behavior” and “coming too close to homes.” Between October and December 2024, wolves killed 19 cattle in an area home to more than 300,000 cows, but the wolves are, in reality, returning to what was once their own homes. Gray wolves (Canis lupus) roamed the Californian landscape for thousands of years until the last one was shot in the 1920s. But over the last decade, they have started recolonizing their former territories, migrating south from Oregon, and their numbers have begun to rebound with howling success. Today, between 50 and 70 wolves live in 10 packs across the state, with most concentrated in the northeast — around counties that declared a state of emergency. Wolves, like all big carnivores, can go after livestock, but they prefer wild prey, particularly elk and deer, said Amaroq Weiss, senior wolf advocate with the Center for Biological Diversity, who has spent more than three decades studying wolves across the United States. “That&#8217;s what they evolved to eat for millions of years.” Studies show wolves&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/as-wolves-roam-california-livestock-losses-remain-low-yet-ranchers-fears-grow/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-307707</doi>				</item>
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					<title>Study busts big bad myth that wolves are growing fearless of humans</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/study-busts-big-bad-myth-that-wolves-are-growing-fearless-of-humans/</link>
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					<pubDate>09 Oct 2025 11:26:07 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Shreya Dasgupta]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Bobbybascomb]]>
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							<![CDATA[Europe and Poland]]>
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											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity, Canids, Conflict, Conservation, Endangered Species, Environment, Forests, Green, Human-wildlife Conflict, Mammals, Research, Technology, Wildlife, and Wolves]]>
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							<![CDATA[After years of being hunting to near-extinction, wolves are making a comeback in some of their historical ranges in Europe and North America. With their return comes a growing concern that the predators are moving too close to human settlements, becoming bolder and less fearful of people. Researchers set out to see if that’s true, [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[After years of being hunting to near-extinction, wolves are making a comeback in some of their historical ranges in Europe and North America. With their return comes a growing concern that the predators are moving too close to human settlements, becoming bolder and less fearful of people. Researchers set out to see if that’s true, running a four-month-long experiment in Poland’s Tuchola Forest. Their findings suggest that the “big bad wolf,” as portrayed in popular culture, still has a healthy fear of humans. Tuchola Forest in northern Poland is representative of the human-dominated wildlife landscape wolves are reoccupying across Europe, with a mix of pine plantations, farms and towns, the authors write in their recent study. Wolves (Canis lupus) were first spotted there in 2005; today, the forest has about 15 wolf packs. To see how fearful they are of humans, researchers attached camera-speaker units to trees along 24 forest road intersection across 1,100 square kilometers (425 square miles) of Tuchola, covering the ranges of 10 wolf packs. The speakers played one of three audio recordings when triggered by motion: women and men speaking calmly in Polish; dogs barking; and a control sound of bird calls, a natural part of the forest. The researchers then made hundreds of recordings to see how wolves and their prey, such as red deer (Cervus elaphus), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and wild boar (Sus scrofa), responded to these playbacks. The study found both wolves and their prey fear humans. Wolves fled 2.4 times as&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/study-busts-big-bad-myth-that-wolves-are-growing-fearless-of-humans/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Sniffer dogs may have rediscovered a lost population of Sumatran rhinos</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/sniffer-dogs-may-have-rediscovered-a-lost-population-of-sumatran-rhinos/</link>
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					<pubDate>18 Aug 2025 15:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Jeremy Hance]]>
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						<![CDATA[Jeremy Hance]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity, Canids, Conservation, Critically Endangered Species, Endangered Species, Environment, Happy-upbeat Environmental, Mammals, National Parks, Rhinos, Sumatran Rhino, Tropical Forests, and Wildlife]]>
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							<![CDATA[Sumatran rhinos — hairy and noisy — were thought to have gone extinct from southern Sumatra for years. Then came the dogs. Recently, dogs with Working Dogs for Conservation have discovered what are believed to be several heaps of Sumatran rhino dung in Way Kambas National Park, located in the southern part of the Indonesian [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Sumatran rhinos — hairy and noisy — were thought to have gone extinct from southern Sumatra for years. Then came the dogs. Recently, dogs with Working Dogs for Conservation have discovered what are believed to be several heaps of Sumatran rhino dung in Way Kambas National Park, located in the southern part of the Indonesian island. The scat has undergone one test to confirm it was deposited by a Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis); two tests remain until the Indonesian government is certain. Still, conservationists are cautiously optimistic. Nina Fascione, executive director of the International Rhino Foundation (IRF), says she would have bet her paycheck that there were no rhinos left in Way Kambas. “You can&#8217;t prove a negative,” she says, but she advocated for the dogs to prove that no more resources should be used in the park for rhinos. They’d tried everything to locate any remaining rhinos in Way Kambas, she says: the government, the local NGO YABI, and IRF had deployed rangers searching for rhinos, camera traps and drones for years — nothing. “[So], let&#8217;s get dogs in there. We&#8217;ll say we&#8217;ve tried everything,” Fascione says. After years of searching, it took the dogs, named Yagi and Quinn, just two days to find the scat. “I was nothing short of thrilled,” says Pete Coppolillo, executive director of Working Dogs for Conservation. “With fewer than 50 [Sumatran rhinos] in the entire global population, even a single individual is a big deal.” Coppolillo says the dogs are trained for three&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/sniffer-dogs-may-have-rediscovered-a-lost-population-of-sumatran-rhinos/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Wolves’ continued spread in California brings joy, controversy &#038; conflicts</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/wolves-continued-spread-in-california-brings-joy-controversy-conflicts/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/wolves-continued-spread-in-california-brings-joy-controversy-conflicts/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>11 Aug 2025 05:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Spoorthy Raman]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Sharon Guynup]]>
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							<![CDATA[California, North America, and United States]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity, Canids, Conservation, Ecosystems, Endangered Species, Environment, Environmental Law, Extinction, Hunting, Law, Mammals, National Parks, Predators, Protected Areas, Reintroductions, Research, Restoration, Top Predators, Wildlife, and Wolves]]>
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							<![CDATA[This is the first part of Mongabay’s series on the expanding wolf population in California. Read the second, third and fourth parts. With its enchanting eyes, powerful jaws, acute senses and haunting howls, the gray wolf (Canis lupus) — the largest member of the dog family — is a wilderness icon. Once the most widespread mammal [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[This is the first part of Mongabay’s series on the expanding wolf population in California. Read the second, third and fourth parts. With its enchanting eyes, powerful jaws, acute senses and haunting howls, the gray wolf (Canis lupus) — the largest member of the dog family — is a wilderness icon. Once the most widespread mammal on the planet, gray wolves roamed across large swaths of North America, Europe and Asia. However, as human settlements grew, these livestock-killing canids became “vermin” and were hunted to near-extinction in many parts of their range. By the mid-20th century, wolves were extirpated from the contiguous U.S. Their remarkable comeback since the 1980s, thanks in part to their reintroduction to Yellowstone National Park, has sparked joy, controversy and conflicts. The latest saga is playing out in California, where there’s a lot of potential for conflict: It’s the most populous U.S. state with nearly 40 million people. Some 7 million cattle graze on 57 million acres of rangeland, half of which are privately owned. California’s wolves, which naturally dispersed south from Oregon, are now further expanding their territories, with more  frequent encounters — and conflict — with humans. “Almost every pack does overlap to some degree with an agricultural area with livestock,” said Axel Hunnicutt, a biologist who coordinates the wolf program for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). Almost every group has killed livestock. “That’s one thing that unites all of the packs in California, unfortunately,” he added. Gray wolves are the largest&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/wolves-continued-spread-in-california-brings-joy-controversy-conflicts/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Nepal launches plan to boost science, awareness to save dholes</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/nepal-launches-plan-to-boost-science-awareness-to-save-dholes/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/nepal-launches-plan-to-boost-science-awareness-to-save-dholes/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>30 Jun 2025 11:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Abhaya Raj Joshi]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Abhaya Raj Joshi]]>
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							<![CDATA[Asia, Nepal, and South Asia]]>
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											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity, Canids, Carnivores, Conflict, Conservation, Diseases, Endangered Species, Extinction, Mammals, Predators, Restoration, and Rewilding]]>
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							<![CDATA[KATHMANDU — Nepal has launched a species action plan focused exclusively on conserving the endangered dhole (Cuon alpinus), also known as the Asiatic wild dog. The new 262.9 million rupee ($1.9 million) five-year plan, targets key conservation challenges by trying to strike a balance between improving scientific understanding of the species and promoting awareness among [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[KATHMANDU — Nepal has launched a species action plan focused exclusively on conserving the endangered dhole (Cuon alpinus), also known as the Asiatic wild dog. The new 262.9 million rupee ($1.9 million) five-year plan, targets key conservation challenges by trying to strike a balance between improving scientific understanding of the species and promoting awareness among local communities. “The primary objective of this action plan is to establish a strong and adaptable framework for dhole conservation in Nepal, which can also be scaled up across other range countries,” said Ramchandra Kandel, director-general at the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation. The elusive dogs earning notoriety for chasing down their prey in packs were once found in areas ranging from the dense forests of Southeast Asia to the alpine zones of the Himalayas and into the temperate woodlands of the Russian Far East, according to IUCN, the global conservation authority. “One of the most innovative aspects of the plan is its financial model,” said researcher and conservationist Ambika Khatiwada from the National Trust for Nature Conservation. “Around 36% of the funding will be shared from funding allocated for other species conservation plans, such as those for tigers and snow leopards,” he added. While dholes may benefit from funding allocated for other apex predators, it is possible that they are being pushed to the fringes of protected areas by tigers and snow leopards, researchers say. IUCN lists competition with other predators as one of the key challenges to conservation of dholes —&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/nepal-launches-plan-to-boost-science-awareness-to-save-dholes/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Sri Lanka’s golden jackals reveal importance of urban wetlands for wildlife</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/sri-lankas-golden-jackals-reveal-importance-of-urban-wetlands-for-wildlife/</link>
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					<pubDate>26 May 2025 07:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Malaka Rodrigo]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Dilrukshi Handunnetti]]>
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							<![CDATA[Asia, South Asia, and Sri Lanka]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity, Canids, Conservation, Deforestation, Environment, Forests, Mammals, Protected Areas, Research, and Wildlife]]>
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							<![CDATA[SRI JAYAWARDENEPURA KOTTE, Sri Lanka — In the soft first light of dawn, wildlife photographer Priyanath Kotalawela observed a golden silhouette gliding across the wet grasslands in the Thalangama Wetland, not far from the heart of Sri Lanka’s administrative capital of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. It was the size of a midsize stray dog, but despite [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[SRI JAYAWARDENEPURA KOTTE, Sri Lanka — In the soft first light of dawn, wildlife photographer Priyanath Kotalawela observed a golden silhouette gliding across the wet grasslands in the Thalangama Wetland, not far from the heart of Sri Lanka’s administrative capital of Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte. It was the size of a midsize stray dog, but despite having somewhat similar features, the silhouette turned out to be a golden jackal (Canis aureus), a species not often associated with urban landscapes at present. The golden jackal was a common sight at the edges of many a Sri Lankan village in the past, but as land use patterns continue to change, the animals have disappeared from most urban settings despite common sightings in national parks. As a result, the recent sightings of these jackals in a Colombo suburb wetland have triggered interest among Sri Lankan conservationists and wildlife enthusiasts alike. “I’ve been tipped of the presence of the golden jackal in Colombo wetlands; however, this did not come true until last year” says Kotalawela, who frequently combs Colombo’s wetlands for a glimpse of wildlife. This year, Kotalawela also found his prized moment at the Kimbulawala Wetland, just a stone’s throw from Sri Lanka’s Parliament. A close encounter: This jackal pair, spotted at the Thalangama Wetlands in the suburbs of Colombo, appeared more intrigued than alarmed by the photographer they encountered on the road. Image courtesy of Priyanath Kotalawela. Illusive survivors Golden jackals may have been surviving elusively in small numbers within Colombo’s wetlands, but&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/sri-lankas-golden-jackals-reveal-importance-of-urban-wetlands-for-wildlife/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Coexistence with Europe’s carnivores is possible (commentary)</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/coexistence-with-europes-carnivores-is-possible-commentary/</link>
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					<pubDate>10 Apr 2025 20:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[John Linnell]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Erik Hoffner]]>
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							<![CDATA[Europe and European Union]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animals, Bears, Biodiversity, Carnivores, Cats, Commentary, Conservation, Environment, Ethics, Predators, Restoration, Rewilding, Top Predators, Wildlife, and Wolves]]>
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							<![CDATA[Few people working in wildlife conservation in the 1980s could have imagined a future where breeding wolf packs roam the Netherlands and Denmark — but this is now part of Europe’s new reality. Over the last 30 to 40 years, European wildlife has undergone a dramatic transformation. Conservation laws, like the Bern Convention and the [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Few people working in wildlife conservation in the 1980s could have imagined a future where breeding wolf packs roam the Netherlands and Denmark — but this is now part of Europe’s new reality. Over the last 30 to 40 years, European wildlife has undergone a dramatic transformation. Conservation laws, like the Bern Convention and the Habitats Directive, provided vital breathing space for many species to begin the long process to recovery. Among the most striking and iconic comebacks are large carnivores — brown bears, wolverines, Eurasian lynx, and especially the wolf — returning to landscapes from where they had been absent for decades or even centuries. From a conservation perspective, this is a remarkable success. Because of large carnivores’ position at the top of the food chain, conserving them in the modern European landscape requires that most of their populations live outside protected areas (such as national parks and nature reserves). This means that we need to share the landscapes where we live, work and play with new neighbors. In most cases, these new neighbors live quiet and invisible lives. But there is no escaping the fact that have the capacity to be very challenging cohabitants. A lynx being released in Poland as part of a rewilding project. Image courtesy of Fabien Quetier/Rewilding Europe. The return of these species has also led to a resurgence of age-old conflicts, such as livestock depredation and fears for personal safety, while also sparking new debates about how our modern society views nature and&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2025/04/coexistence-with-europes-carnivores-is-possible-commentary/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>How one woman’s wolf ‘moon shot’ changed Yellowstone forever: Interview with director Tom Winston</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/how-one-womans-wolf-moon-shot-changed-yellowstone-forever-interview-with-director-tom-winston/</link>
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					<pubDate>11 Mar 2025 17:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Jeremy Hance]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Morgan Erickson-Davis]]>
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							<![CDATA[Beyond the screen: DCEFF]]>
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											<locations>
							<![CDATA[North America and United States]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity, Conservation, Ecosystems, Endangered Species, Environment, Environmental Law, Extinction, Film, Forests, Interviews, Mammals, National Parks, Predators, Protected Areas, Reintroductions, Restoration, Top Predators, Wildlife, and Wolves]]>
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							<![CDATA[In March 1995, a few wolves cautiously exited their pens into the melting snow of Yellowstone National Park, returning there 70 years after guns, traps and poison had wiped them out. The dramatic return of these top carnivores was watched around the world, the culmination of twists and turns rivaling any Hollywood blockbuster. Now, a [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[In March 1995, a few wolves cautiously exited their pens into the melting snow of Yellowstone National Park, returning there 70 years after guns, traps and poison had wiped them out. The dramatic return of these top carnivores was watched around the world, the culmination of twists and turns rivaling any Hollywood blockbuster. Now, a new documentary film, Mollie’s Pack, tells the story in a new and emotional way. Mollie’s Pack pairs the story of the controversial reintroduction of the wolves with the life of Mollie Beattie, then head of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Beattie was not only instrumental in bringing the Canadian wolves into Yellowstone National Park, but was also there to carry in the wolves on their arrival, specifically number five, an alpha female whose line would form the backbone of Yellowstone’s wolf population. Eighteen months after successfully bringing wolves back to Yellowstone, Beattie died from a brain tumor. She was 49 years old. These two stories — of Beattie’s life and death, and of the resurrection of wolves in one of the best-known ecosystems on the planet — form the film Mollie’s Pack. The film will be screened at the 2025 DC Environmental Film Festival, where Mongabay is a media partner. Mollie Beattie at the Yellowstone Arch in 1995. Image is a still from the film Mollie&#8217;s Pack. Mongabay’s Jeremy Hance interviewed the film’s director, Tom Winston, from the production company Grizzly Creek Films, about its serendipitous coming together and the legacy of Mollie Beattie&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/how-one-womans-wolf-moon-shot-changed-yellowstone-forever-interview-with-director-tom-winston/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>The paradox of balancing conservation efforts for Himalayan wolves and snow leopards (commentary)</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/the-paradox-of-balancing-conservation-efforts-for-himalayan-wolves-and-snow-leopards-commentary/</link>
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					<pubDate>15 Jan 2025 22:38:16 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Naresh Kusi]]>
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										<author>
						<![CDATA[Erik Hoffner]]>
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							<![CDATA[Asia, Nepal, and South Asia]]>
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											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Animals, Big Cats, Biodiversity, Canids, Carnivores, Cats, Commentary, Conservation, Ecotourism, Livestock, Predators, Snow Leopards, Top Predators, Tourism, Wildlife, and Wolves]]>
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							<![CDATA[The Himalayan wolf (Canis lupus chanco) and snow leopard (Panthera uncia) are apex predators in alpine ecosystems. By controlling the numbers of meso-predators and herbivores, these top predators can have cascading effects on plant and animal species at different trophic levels. Their predation activities create intricate trophic interactions that help stabilize food webs and promote [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[The Himalayan wolf (Canis lupus chanco) and snow leopard (Panthera uncia) are apex predators in alpine ecosystems. By controlling the numbers of meso-predators and herbivores, these top predators can have cascading effects on plant and animal species at different trophic levels. Their predation activities create intricate trophic interactions that help stabilize food webs and promote a balanced ecosystem. These predators support nutrient cycling by helping scavengers through carrion provisioning and dispersing essential nutrients across the ecosystem. Furthermore, these carnivores attract global tourism, providing local communities with valuable ecotourism opportunities. These opportunities provide alternative livelihoods for pastoralists and other communities living in these mountainous regions, offering them a sustainable source of income that aligns with conservation goals. As iconic symbols of wildlife conservation, these predators inspire efforts to protect the Himalayan ecosystem, garnering support from local communities and international conservation organizations. Their presence enriches regional biodiversity and highlights the interconnectedness of life forms, emphasizing the importance of preserving the balance of the high-altitude environments. Perceptions and economic impacts on pastoral communities Mountain pastoralists in Asia often hold negative views of snow leopards and wolves due to predation on livestock that are essential for their income and food security. For these communities, livestock rearing is not merely a way of life; it is central to their economic survival, providing vital products like meat, milk, and wool. In recent years, shifts toward commercial agriculture have increased the economic value of livestock, making each animal crucial to the household’s financial well-being. For marginalized communities,&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/the-paradox-of-balancing-conservation-efforts-for-himalayan-wolves-and-snow-leopards-commentary/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Canine distemper likely infecting &#038; killing Nepal’s leopards, study shows</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/canine-distemper-likely-infecting-killing-nepals-leopards-study-shows/</link>
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					<pubDate>29 Sep 2024 15:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Abhaya Raj Joshi]]>
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						<![CDATA[Abhaya Raj Joshi]]>
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							<![CDATA[Asia, Atlantic Forest, Nepal, and South Asia]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animals, Big Cats, Biodiversity, Canids, Cats, Conservation, Diseases, Endangered Species, Leopards, Mammals, Tigers, and Wildlife]]>
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							<![CDATA[KATHMANDU — Canine distemper virus is likely circulating among Nepal’s common leopards (Panthera pardus), causing deaths, according to a recent genetic study that also traced the virus lineage in deceased individuals across the country. While a previous study established that leopards had been exposed to the virus, evidenced by antibodies to CDV found in the [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[KATHMANDU — Canine distemper virus is likely circulating among Nepal’s common leopards (Panthera pardus), causing deaths, according to a recent genetic study that also traced the virus lineage in deceased individuals across the country. While a previous study established that leopards had been exposed to the virus, evidenced by antibodies to CDV found in the blood of dead leopards, it was unclear whether they had died from the disease. The identification of live viruses now confirms that the animals are indeed dying due to the illness, the lead author of the study said. “Our study is the first to detect the presence of CDV, and not it antibodies, in common leopards,” said lead author Amir Sadaula, a veterinarian at the National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC), a semigovernmental body. “It also establishes a direct link between their deaths and CDV infection,” Sadaula added. While the presence of antibodies suggests that an individual may have been exposed to the virus during its lifetime, it isn’t a definitive indicator of an active infection. However, the presence of a live virus is a marker of an active infection, Sadaula added. Leopards are a threatened species categorized as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. In Nepal, they often come into conflict with humans in rural communities, especially in the middle hills region. In the district of Tanahun, 11 children were killed in encounters with the big cat in the space of four years, leading to fears that people may be killing them in retaliation.&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/canine-distemper-likely-infecting-killing-nepals-leopards-study-shows/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Sweden&#8217;s &#8216;nature friendly&#8217; reputation is being shot to pieces (commentary)</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/swedens-reputation-as-nature-friendly-is-being-shot-to-pieces-commentary/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/swedens-reputation-as-nature-friendly-is-being-shot-to-pieces-commentary/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>04 Sep 2024 17:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Misha Istratov]]>
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										<author>
						<![CDATA[Erik Hoffner]]>
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							<![CDATA[Europe, European Union, and Sweden]]>
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							<![CDATA[Bears, Commentary, Conservation, Ecotourism, Environment, Ethics, Forestry, Governance, Hunting, Trophy Hunting, Wildlife, and Wolves]]>
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							<![CDATA[The majority of foreign visitors, and even most Swedish inhabitants, consider their country to be one that values nature. The image is also continually used in popular culture, for example, in the most recent Netflix adaptation of renowned author Astrid Lindgren&#8217;s novel Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter, in which stunning forests full of animals are shown. [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[The majority of foreign visitors, and even most Swedish inhabitants, consider their country to be one that values nature. The image is also continually used in popular culture, for example, in the most recent Netflix adaptation of renowned author Astrid Lindgren&#8217;s novel Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter, in which stunning forests full of animals are shown. This may have been the case in the past, but the same forests — and that one specifically, in fact — are either being deliberately destroyed or mercilessly felled right now. Things are far worse when it comes to wildlife, since, if one digs a little deeper, the nation has become a trophy hunter&#8217;s paradise that routinely flouts the European Union&#8217;s own Habitats Directive, which was put in place to safeguard endangered species. The European Union has been monitoring Sweden&#8217;s activities since 2010, when a number of environmental organizations lodged a complaint against the country&#8217;s hunt of protected species, particularly wolves. A letter to the European Commission, co-signed by 29 NGOs, was sent last year asking for the reopening of the infringement procedures against Sweden over its wolf management policy. In response, the commission stated that it is still keeping an eye on Sweden&#8217;s activities, 13 years after it began. Over those years, Sweden has killed hundreds of red-listed large carnivores every year, including wolves, bears, wolverines, and lynxes, who are the nation&#8217;s most adored creatures. Detail from the Rovdjurskampanjen (predator campaign) website. The influential Swedish hunting lobby, which has been essentially allowed to act&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/swedens-reputation-as-nature-friendly-is-being-shot-to-pieces-commentary/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-286922</doi>				</item>
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					<title>Dholes latest wild canids likely making comeback in Nepal, study shows</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/dholes-latest-wild-canids-likely-making-comeback-in-nepal-study-shows/</link>
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					<pubDate>27 Feb 2024 14:18:29 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Abhaya Raj Joshi]]>
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										<author>
						<![CDATA[Abhaya Raj Joshi]]>
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							<![CDATA[Asia, Atlantic Forest, Nepal, and South Asia]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animal Behavior, Animals, Biodiversity, Canids, Carnivores, Conflict, Conservation, Deforestation, Diseases, Extinction, Hunting, Rewilding, Tigers, and Wildlife]]>
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							<![CDATA[KATHMANDU — Until four decades ago, villagers in Nepal’s mountains would likely name Himalayan wolves as their primary concern among the wild animals native to their region. Lower down in the country’s plains region, it was the dhole, or Indian wild dog, that rural communities would watch out for. In each landscape, locals witnessed packs [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[KATHMANDU — Until four decades ago, villagers in Nepal’s mountains would likely name Himalayan wolves as their primary concern among the wild animals native to their region. Lower down in the country’s plains region, it was the dhole, or Indian wild dog, that rural communities would watch out for. In each landscape, locals witnessed packs of wolves (Canis lupus chanco) or dholes (Cuon alpinus) hunt down prey, including livestock, using their speed, endurance and social cooperation to deadly effect. In many cases, wolves also posed a threat to people. Locals responded with an extensive campaign of poisoning, snaring and shooting these wild canids. In the Himalayas, wolves grew scarce within a matter of a few decades. However, recent observations indicate they’re now returning, following yak herders from Tibet. Dholes, too, appear to be mounting a comeback, reclaiming their historical range despite persistent old threats and emerging new ones, according to a new study published in the journal Oryx. A dhole photographed by a camera trap set up by Ghimirey and his team. Image courtesy of Friends of Nature “Our findings suggest that dholes may have recolonized many areas such as the Annapurna Conservation Area in central Nepal and the Tinjure–Milke–Jaljale forests in the eastern part of the country where they had been locally extirpated,” study lead author Yadav Ghimirey, from the NGO Friends of Nature Nepal, told Mongabay. As part of the study, Ghimirey and his colleagues carried out camera trap surveys, focused primarily on clouded leopards (Neofelis nebulosa), reviewed&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2024/02/dholes-latest-wild-canids-likely-making-comeback-in-nepal-study-shows/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>In 2023, Nepal’s ‘uncelebrated’ wildlife continued wait for attention</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/in-2023-nepals-uncelebrated-wildlife-continued-wait-for-attention/</link>
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					<pubDate>28 Dec 2023 13:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Abhaya Raj Joshi]]>
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										<author>
						<![CDATA[Abhaya Raj Joshi]]>
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							<![CDATA[Asia, Nepal, and South Asia]]>
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							<![CDATA[Bears, Biodiversity, Canids, Carnivores, Conservation, Endangered Species, Governance, Herps, Infrastructure, Mammals, Tigers, and Year-end review]]>
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							<![CDATA[KATHMANDU — Nepal’s much-lauded achievement of nearly tripling its tiger population between 2010 and 2022 made headlines all over the world. Officials hailed the milestone as proof that with concerted efforts by all stakeholders and availability of resources, conservation challenges can be overcome. However, the focus on the charismatic big cat has left other species [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[KATHMANDU — Nepal’s much-lauded achievement of nearly tripling its tiger population between 2010 and 2022 made headlines all over the world. Officials hailed the milestone as proof that with concerted efforts by all stakeholders and availability of resources, conservation challenges can be overcome. However, the focus on the charismatic big cat has left other species overlooked — and in some cases has even been to their detriment. Many of these species, just like the tiger (Panthera tigris), are threatened to some degree, yet aren&#8217;t getting enough attention, researchers and conservationists say. Throughout 2023, Mongabay reported extensively on different “uncelebrated” animals across the country that require urgent attention. Here are the top five stories looking at the issue Rare hispid hares feel the heat from Nepal’s tiger conservation measures Every year, Nepal’s protected area managers set fire to the grasslands in key tiger habitats across the country to maintain prime conditions for different prey species. However, these actions could have adverse consequences for the elusive and little-known hispid hare Caprolagus hispidus), research shows. Intact grasslands have been found to be important habitats for hispid hares, which need dense ground cover for resting, feeding and mating. Researchers say the annual grassland burning should be done selectively and outside of the hare’s breeding season to protect the species. They also call on authorities to prepare plans to take urgent action to save the hare from extinction. On Nepal’s day to honor dogs, wild canines face mounting threats Every year, Nepal’s Hindus celebrate their&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/in-2023-nepals-uncelebrated-wildlife-continued-wait-for-attention/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-277152</doi>				</item>
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					<title>How a 160-year-old pelt piqued new findings on Indigenous &#8216;woolly dog&#8217; breed</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/how-a-160-year-old-pelt-piqued-new-findings-on-indigenous-woolly-dog-breed/</link>
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					<pubDate>22 Dec 2023 20:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Sonam Lama Hyolmo]]>
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										<author>
						<![CDATA[Latoya Abulu]]>
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							<![CDATA[Canada, North America, Pacific Northwest, and United States]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity, Canids, Colonialism, Colonization, Culture, Environment, Extinction, Green, Indigenous Peoples, Mammals, Research, and Science]]>
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							<![CDATA[If any dog has held much of a cultural, economic, and spiritual significance to the Indigenous nations in the Pacific Northwest Coast, it was the Coast Salish woolly dog. In British Columbia, Washington and Oregon, their fluffy fleece and thick undercoats were sheared like sheep by high-status women and spun together to weave colorful blankets [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[If any dog has held much of a cultural, economic, and spiritual significance to the Indigenous nations in the Pacific Northwest Coast, it was the Coast Salish woolly dog. In British Columbia, Washington and Oregon, their fluffy fleece and thick undercoats were sheared like sheep by high-status women and spun together to weave colorful blankets and textiles. In a new study, a team of researchers from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History partnered with Coast Salish Indigenous communities to explore the breed&#8217;s origins and sudden disappearance. The researchers analyzed the 160-year-old pelt of an extinct woolly dog named Mutton, the last known of its breed. The fluffy canine died in 1859 under the care of naturalist and ethnographer George Gibbs. The pelt has since resided in the museum, and its existence was little known until it was rediscovered in the early 2000s. After studying the genome in the pelt, researchers say numerous sociocultural factors are likely responsible for the species’ disappearance. Chief among them were the impacts of European colonization. Although Mutton’s genetics could tell little about what caused this dog&#8217;s death, this is the first time the genome of a woolly dog has been sequenced, said Audrey Lin, corresponding author and evolutionary molecular biologist from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Based on the genetic data, they estimated that woolly dogs biologically evolved from other breeds about 5,000 years ago. The team found out that nearly 85% of Mutton’s ancestry was linked to precolonial dogs before the&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/how-a-160-year-old-pelt-piqued-new-findings-on-indigenous-woolly-dog-breed/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-277007</doi>				</item>
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					<title>Wolves through the ages: A journey of coexistence, conflict, and conservation</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/wolves-through-the-ages-a-journey-of-coexistence-conflict-and-conservation/</link>
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					<pubDate>11 Dec 2023 23:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Rhett Ayers Butler]]>
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						<![CDATA[Rhett Butler]]>
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							<![CDATA[Global and United States]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity, Books, Carnivores, Conservation, Culture, Endangered Species, Environment, Forests, Green, Hunting, Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Rights, Interviews, Interviews with conservation players, Mammals, Predators, Top Predators, Wildlife, and Wolves]]>
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							<![CDATA[Wolves, with their widespread distribution from North America to Eurasia, are ecologically vital as keystone species, playing a critical role in maintaining the health and balance of ecosystems by regulating prey populations. Their influence extends to increasing biodiversity and reshaping landscapes, thus fostering more robust and diverse natural environments. Culturally, wolves hold a unique place [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Wolves, with their widespread distribution from North America to Eurasia, are ecologically vital as keystone species, playing a critical role in maintaining the health and balance of ecosystems by regulating prey populations. Their influence extends to increasing biodiversity and reshaping landscapes, thus fostering more robust and diverse natural environments. Culturally, wolves hold a unique place in the human imagination, revered and mythologized across various cultures for their intelligence, resilience, and spirit of freedom. In many Indigenous communities, wolves have a prominent role in folklore and spiritual beliefs, often revered as ancestral figures, spiritual guides, and symbols of the untamed natural world. In her new book, Echo Loba, Loba Echo: Of Wisdom, Wolves, and Women, Sonja Swift delves into wolves and their intricate connections with human society, ecosystems, and cultural narratives. Bridging ecological insight with a rich tapestry of cultural wisdom, Swift dives into the multifaceted relationship between humans and wolves, a bond that has been both cherished and challenged throughout history. From childhood recollections to ecological roles, and from colonial impacts to modern conservation efforts, her work is a profound exploration of how wolves mirror our own stories, fears, and hopes. Swift recently spoke with Mongabay about how wolves reflect our existence and the myriad ways they are perceived across cultures. She discussed how Echo Loba, Loba Echo reflects her personal explorations and deep connections with these creatures, and shared observations on the evolving conservation sector&#8217;s recognition of Indigenous and Native interactions with the natural world. Sonja Swift AN INTERVIEW&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2023/12/wolves-through-the-ages-a-journey-of-coexistence-conflict-and-conservation/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>On Nepal’s day to honor dogs, wild canines face mounting threats</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/on-nepals-day-to-honor-dogs-wild-canines-face-mounting-threats/</link>
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					<pubDate>10 Nov 2023 05:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Abhaya Raj Joshi]]>
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										<author>
						<![CDATA[Abhaya Raj Joshi]]>
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							<![CDATA[Asia, Nepal, and South Asia]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity, Canids, Conservation, Endangered Species, Environment, Mammals, Religions, Wildlife, and Wolves]]>
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							<![CDATA[KATHMANDU — As Hindus around the world celebrate the festival of lights, also known as Diwali or Deepavali, the Nepali variation of the event sees the faithful venerate their dogs as protectors and loyal human companions. On the second day of the five-day Tihar festival, devotees adorn their canid friends with garlands and feed them [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[KATHMANDU — As Hindus around the world celebrate the festival of lights, also known as Diwali or Deepavali, the Nepali variation of the event sees the faithful venerate their dogs as protectors and loyal human companions. On the second day of the five-day Tihar festival, devotees adorn their canid friends with garlands and feed them delicacies. The practice is seen as a way of pleasing Yama, the god of death and justice, who in Hindu lore has dogs as his vahana, or assistants. But as the dogs in cities, towns and villages, who suffer ill-treatment the rest of the year, enjoy their day in the limelight, their distant cousins in the country’s forests lead treacherous lives amid human persecution, spread of disease, wildfires, and competition with other predators. The Asiatic wild dog (Cuon alpinus), also known as the dhole or Indian wild dog, is one of these, “an endangered species that we don’t talk about enough,” says researcher and dhole conservation campaigner Ambika Khatiwada. The dhole, the only surviving member of its genus, once roamed large swaths of Asia, from Afghanistan in the west to Laos in the east, and Russia in the north to India in the south. Today, it’s limited to fragmented habitats in Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand. Its presence remains uncertain in Pakistan and the Korean Peninsula. There are many unknowns about the animal, according to an assessment for the IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority. The global population&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/on-nepals-day-to-honor-dogs-wild-canines-face-mounting-threats/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-275259</doi>				</item>
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					<title>Return of the wolf to Nepal’s Himalayas may threaten snow leopards</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/return-of-the-wolf-to-nepals-himalayas-may-threaten-snow-leopards/</link>
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					<pubDate>29 Sep 2023 14:47:56 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Abhaya Raj Joshi]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Abhaya Raj Joshi]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
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							<![CDATA[Almost Famous Animals]]>
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							<![CDATA[Asia, Nepal, and South Asia]]>
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							<![CDATA[Adaptation To Climate Change, Animals, Big Cats, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conflict, Conservation, Habitat, Habitat Loss, Human-wildlife Conflict, Impact Of Climate Change, Leopards, Mountains, Predators, Snow Leopards, Tigers, Top Predators, Wildlife, and Wolves]]>
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							<![CDATA[KATHMANDU — On the slopes of the Himalayas in Nepal, a primeval scene plays out routinely, far from human eyes: a snow leopard lies in wait for its prey, its thick white-gray coat with large black rosettes serving as the perfect camouflage in this craggy terrain. When it senses the opportune moment, it pounces, aiming [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[KATHMANDU — On the slopes of the Himalayas in Nepal, a primeval scene plays out routinely, far from human eyes: a snow leopard lies in wait for its prey, its thick white-gray coat with large black rosettes serving as the perfect camouflage in this craggy terrain. When it senses the opportune moment, it pounces, aiming for the neck to immobilize the prey. For the next two to three days, it will feast on this single kill. Until a few years ago, snow leopards (Panthera uncia), also known as the “ghosts of the mountains,” were believed to be the only surviving apex predator in this part of the world. But the vulnerable species, already facing pressure from common leopards (Panthera pardus) and even tigers (Panthera tigris) moving to higher altitudes, faces an old nemesis from the dog family that has returned to this region after decades. “The Himalayan wolf had vanished from Nepal for over four decades when it started reappearing in different areas,” said researcher Bikram Shrestha. “People said they would kill or poison the wolves as they killed their livestock and even attacked humans.” A Himalayan wolf. Image by Madhu Chetri via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). Unlike big cats, Himalayan wolves (Canis lupus) attack their prey in packs, using their social and cooperative skills to deadly effect. They rely on speed and endurance to chase and exhaust their prey, often over long distances. Wolf packs have even been known to bring down the mighty yak (Bos mutus), one&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/return-of-the-wolf-to-nepals-himalayas-may-threaten-snow-leopards/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Montana cannot be trusted with grizzly bear &#038; wolf management (commentary)</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/montana-cannot-be-trusted-with-grizzly-bear-wolf-management-commentary/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/montana-cannot-be-trusted-with-grizzly-bear-wolf-management-commentary/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>01 May 2023 22:52:41 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Lara Birkes]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Erik Hoffner]]>
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							<![CDATA[Montana, North America, and United States]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animals, Bears, Carnivores, Commentary, Conservation, Endangered Species, Endangered Species Act, Environment, Hunting, Trophy Hunting, Wildlife, and Wolves]]>
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							<![CDATA[Whether you live in Big Sky country, have enjoyed its natural wonders as a tourist, or marveled at the iconic imagery of Yellowstone National Park’s bears and wolves from afar – what’s happening to wildlife in the American West should concern you. Montana’s state legislature has proposed a litany of extreme anti-wildlife bills despite widespread, diverse, [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[Whether you live in Big Sky country, have enjoyed its natural wonders as a tourist, or marveled at the iconic imagery of Yellowstone National Park’s bears and wolves from afar – what’s happening to wildlife in the American West should concern you. Montana’s state legislature has proposed a litany of extreme anti-wildlife bills despite widespread, diverse, and credible opposition. The onslaught began in 2021 and continues in this legislative session with the introduction of bills that go from bad to worse. Last session those included snaring, night shooting and baiting wolves, and approving bounties to encourage more killing. It targeted black bears too, allowing the use of hounds after Montana had banned that for a century. And it opened up unlimited wolf take along Yellowstone’s border, despite the fact that those wolves spend 96% of their time in the Park and provide incredible research data that helps us manage them everywhere. A grizzly bear cub in Montana. Image by Marshal Hedin published to the Creative Commons. This year that effort continues, and the Legislature is making it clear that the next species it wants to target is grizzly bears. They are still protected under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA), which has led to a remarkable comeback for a species that was almost wiped out before we began strong conservation work. That helped us get back to where we are today, with more than 2,000 grizzlies in the northern Rockies. But now, Montana lawmakers and Gov. Greg Gianforte are pushing measures that&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2023/05/montana-cannot-be-trusted-with-grizzly-bear-wolf-management-commentary/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>In Nepal, conservationists suspect link between canine distemper and human-leopard conflict</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2023/02/study-suggests-canine-distemper-may-be-fueling-human-leopard-conflicts-in-nepal/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/2023/02/study-suggests-canine-distemper-may-be-fueling-human-leopard-conflicts-in-nepal/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>10 Feb 2023 11:11:58 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Abhaya Raj Joshi]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Abhaya Raj Joshi]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
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							<![CDATA[Asia, Atlantic Forest, Nepal, and South Asia]]>
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											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Big Cats, Biodiversity, Canids, Cats, Conflict, Conservation, Diseases, Extinction, Leopards, Microorganisms, Tigers, Top Predators, and Wildlife]]>
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							<![CDATA[KATHMANDU — On Nov. 1 last year, a leopard dragged off an 8-year-old boy as he was playing just steps away from the cowshed where his grandmother was milking the family&#8217;s cow. The boy was later discovered dead. Following the incident in Tanahun district, in central Nepal, the local administration authorized security forces to shoot [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[KATHMANDU — On Nov. 1 last year, a leopard dragged off an 8-year-old boy as he was playing just steps away from the cowshed where his grandmother was milking the family&#8217;s cow. The boy was later discovered dead. Following the incident in Tanahun district, in central Nepal, the local administration authorized security forces to shoot the leopard, believing it was to blame for the deaths of five of the 14 children killed by leopards in the past five years. On Dec. 5, security personnel gunned down a 50-kilogram (110-pound) leopard in Tanahun, and said it was the animal they’d been looking for. Nepal’s central foothills have long been a hotspot of human-leopard conflict, which experts attribute to a lack of wild prey, water and habitat for leopards (Panthera pardus). However, as a new study suggests that there maybe a high prevalence of a disease in the leopard population in the area that can affect their nervous system, conservationists suspect that this could have a role to play in increased human-leopard conflict. “We found that most of the leopards from Tanahun we tested during the course of our study showed signs of antibodies against the canine distemper virus,” or CDV, said Dr. Amir Sadaula, a wildlife veterinarian and co-author of the study published in the journal Pathogens. “This means that they were exposed to the virus, which is known to make leopards weak and search for easy prey.” A leopard trapped in a village in Nepal being taken away by authorities.&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2023/02/study-suggests-canine-distemper-may-be-fueling-human-leopard-conflicts-in-nepal/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>To restore large carnivore populations, make people wealthier, study finds</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/to-restore-large-carnivore-populations-make-people-wealthier-study/</link>
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					<pubDate>25 Jan 2023 20:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Liz Kimbrough]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Liz Kimbrough]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
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							<![CDATA[Global]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animals, Big Cats, Carnivores, Cats, Conservation, Economics, Endangered Species, Environment, Green, Mammals, Tigers, Wildlife, and Wolves]]>
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							<![CDATA[The decline of big carnivore populations like lions, bears and lynx is most closely associated with rapid economic growth, according to a study published this week in Nature Communications. The study looked at 50 species of large carnivores worldwide over the past 50 years and found that social and economic factors, like people&#8217;s quality of life, [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[The decline of big carnivore populations like lions, bears and lynx is most closely associated with rapid economic growth, according to a study published this week in Nature Communications. The study looked at 50 species of large carnivores worldwide over the past 50 years and found that social and economic factors, like people&#8217;s quality of life, are more closely linked to declines of these species than just environmental factors like habitat loss and climate change. “The decline of large carnivores is stark. Lions and tigers are already absent from more than 90% of their historic range,” Thomas Johnson, from the University of Sheffield who led the study while based at the University of Reading, said in a press release. “At home, many of the UK carnivore species, such as lynx, wolf and bear have already been hunted into extinction.” According to Johnson, some carnivores are killed for their meat or for the wildlife trade, while others, like lions, may be murdered if they endanger a person&#8217;s life or way of life, such as their cattle. “In the midst of rapid development, people appear to become less tolerant of carnivores, conflicts explode, and we suspect that incidences of poaching and persecution rocket,” Johnson said. As people become wealthier, they are more likely to tolerate big cats and other carnivores. So, encouraging a sustainable model of social and economic development, rather than focusing only on issues like climate change, is the best way to save carnivores, the study suggested. The study also looked at&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/to-restore-large-carnivore-populations-make-people-wealthier-study/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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										<doi>https://doi.org/10.66709/news-264989</doi>				</item>
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					<title>Protecting canids from planet-wide threats offers ecological opportunities</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/protecting-canids-from-planet-wide-threats-offers-ecological-opportunities/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/protecting-canids-from-planet-wide-threats-offers-ecological-opportunities/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>10 Jan 2023 14:56:46 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Sean Mowbray]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Glenn Scherer]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
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											<reporting-project>
							<![CDATA[Covering the Commons and Planetary Boundaries]]>
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											<locations>
							<![CDATA[Africa, Arctic, Brazil, Cerrado, Global, Kenya, and Southeast Asia]]>
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											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity, Canids, Carnivores, Climate Change, Climate Science, Conservation, Ecosystems, Endangered Species, Environment, Extinction, Forests, Habitat, Habitat Loss, Impact Of Climate Change, Mammals, Nature-based climate solutions, Predators, Rewilding, Solutions, Wildlife, and Wolves]]>
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							<![CDATA[Wild canids around the world are at risk, though some reintroductions are seeing good results. Conserving canids is not only good for ecosystem health, it can even potentially help curb climate change.]]>
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							<![CDATA[The 19th and 20th centuries saw a major decline in Arctic fox populations in Fennoscandia, the vast peninsula that includes Finland, Norway, Sweden and part of Russia. By the early 21st century, as few as 40 Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) remained. But after a nearly two-decade-long captive-breeding and reintroduction program, that number has grown to approximately 500, leading to an easing of the species’ threatened status in Norway and Sweden. Reintroductions of this kind offer hope in the fight against declining canid biodiversity across the globe. Yet these successes, too, remain precarious, as they take place against the background of a rapidly changing and nature-depleted world. In a recent paper, researchers warn that the sustainability of the Arctic fox conservation program is potentially being undermined by climate change, which could be disrupting the life cycle of the lemming, the fox’s primary prey. The Arctic fox’s survival is “problematic if lemmings are disappearing,” Arild Landa, a scientist with the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, told Mongabay. “You might call the lemming the engine of the high alpine areas .… [But] lemming cycles have been interrupted during recent years and that is believed to be due to a warmer climate.” In Fennoscandia, a successful Arctic fox conservation reintroduction project led to the species being downlisted from critically endangered to endangered in Norway and Sweden. Image courtesy of Arild Landa/NINA. Add to that a second climate conservation challenge, as the Arctic fox is displaced by the red fox (Vulpes vulpes), which is moving&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/protecting-canids-from-planet-wide-threats-offers-ecological-opportunities/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Himalayan community takes initiative to help dogs, wildlife and itself</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/himalayan-community-takes-initiative-to-help-dogs-wildlife-and-itself/</link>
					<comments>https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/himalayan-community-takes-initiative-to-help-dogs-wildlife-and-itself/#respond</comments>
					<pubDate>27 Dec 2022 10:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Abhaya Raj Joshi]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Abhaya Raj Joshi]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
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							<![CDATA[Asia, Nepal, and South Asia]]>
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											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Animal Rights, Animal Welfare, Animals, Canids, Community Development, Community-based Conservation, Conservation, Diseases, Environment, Environmental Law, Governance, Mammals, and Wildlife Rescues]]>
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							<![CDATA[KATHMANDU — Pictures of enigmatic snow leopards roaming the scenic Annapurna area come to mind when outsiders think about carnivores and predators in the Himalayas. The cats often grab the headlines when they prey on livestock and often face retaliation from humans. But for many of the people living in the region, where tourism is [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[KATHMANDU — Pictures of enigmatic snow leopards roaming the scenic Annapurna area come to mind when outsiders think about carnivores and predators in the Himalayas. The cats often grab the headlines when they prey on livestock and often face retaliation from humans. But for many of the people living in the region, where tourism is a major source of income, another carnivore poses a more potent threat to animals, both domestic and wild, than the big cat: dogs, a necessity of pastoral life in the Himalayas that guard livestock and property. “Tourist trekkers find stray dogs cute and they feed them. The animals then follow the tourists as they climb uphill and stay there,” said Tsering Ongma Gurung, a hotel owner in Manang, one of the most popular stops on the Annapurna trek. “When they get here, they get to eat food thrown away by people, and stay there. Their population then increases rapidly causing a lot of problems,” she added. In some areas of Manang, dogs have been seen hunting both domestic and wild prey in packs, like the way they did in the wild before they were domesticated, said Binod Gurung, another resident of Manang. As the dogs aren’t vaccinated, they’re likely to carry diseases such as canine distemper and rabies that could then be transmitted to both domestic and wild animals and even humans. The increase in dog population in the Annapurna region has caused many problems to the local communities. Image courtesy of Ajay Narsingh Rana.&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2022/12/himalayan-community-takes-initiative-to-help-dogs-wildlife-and-itself/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Who let the dogs out? Feral canines pose a threat to Nepal’s wildlife</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/on-kukur-tihar-growing-calls-to-address-dog-risk-to-wildlife/</link>
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					<pubDate>31 Oct 2022 14:12:16 +0000</pubDate>
											<dc:creator>
							<![CDATA[Abhaya Raj Joshi]]>
						</dc:creator>
										<author>
						<![CDATA[Abhaya Raj Joshi]]>
					</author>
							<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
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							<![CDATA[Asia, Nepal, and South Asia]]>
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											<topic-tags>
							<![CDATA[Biodiversity, Canids, Conservation, Diseases, Human-wildlife Conflict, Pandas, Predators, Snow Leopards, Tigers, Top Predators, Wildlife, and Zoonotic Diseases]]>
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							<![CDATA[KATHMANDU — Four of the five days of the Nepali Hindu festival of Tihar, which occurs at the same time as the better-known Deepavali, are dedicated to animals. Kukur Tihar, the second day of the five-day festival, was celebrated on Oct. 24 this year, and venerated all dogs, seen as protectors and loyal companions to [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[KATHMANDU — Four of the five days of the Nepali Hindu festival of Tihar, which occurs at the same time as the better-known Deepavali, are dedicated to animals. Kukur Tihar, the second day of the five-day festival, was celebrated on Oct. 24 this year, and venerated all dogs, seen as protectors and loyal companions to humans. On the day, adherents seek out dogs, including strays, and adorn them with garlands and give them delicacies to eat. It’s seen as a way of seeking blessings from Yama, the god of death and justice, who in Hindu lore has dogs as his vahana, or assistants. For conservationists, however, the day is a stark reminder of the serious threats that feral and stray dogs pose to wildlife across the country. Part of the problem is people simply abandoning a dog once they tire of keeping them, said Babu Ram Lamichhane from the National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC), a semigovernmental body. “These dogs are habituated to human food, but their natural instinct is to attack and kill wild animals such as spotted deer when they see them,” he told Mongabay. “They have been seen to hunt in packs like the way they did in the wild before they were domesticated.” The most pressing concern related to dogs is that they’re known to carry various pathogens that could potentially infect wild animals, said Lamichhane, co-author of a soon-to-be-published study on the prevalence of disease among domestic dogs in areas bordering Chitwan National Park. As&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/on-kukur-tihar-growing-calls-to-address-dog-risk-to-wildlife/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Yellowstone’s wolves defied extinction, but face new threats beyond park’s borders</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2022/05/yellowstones-wolves-defied-extinction-but-face-new-threats-beyond-parks-borders/</link>
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					<pubDate>31 May 2022 09:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Grace Hansen]]>
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						<![CDATA[John Cannon]]>
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							<![CDATA[Almost Famous Animals]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animals, Biodiversity, Canids, Charismatic Animals, Conservation, Ecosystems, Endangered Species, Environment, Environmental Law, Extinction, Fellows, Hunting, Law, Mammals, National Parks, Predators, Protected Areas, Reintroductions, Restoration, Top Predators, Wildlife, and Wolves]]>
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							<![CDATA[In January 2022, I saw my first wild wolf. Even growing up in Idaho, a wolf sighting is rare, and I had never seen one. But from afar, I watched as the world’s largest canine predators resurfaced a conflicting, age-old reputation, one that had dogged them since the time when they were far more common [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[In January 2022, I saw my first wild wolf. Even growing up in Idaho, a wolf sighting is rare, and I had never seen one. But from afar, I watched as the world’s largest canine predators resurfaced a conflicting, age-old reputation, one that had dogged them since the time when they were far more common in the U.S. West. Many ranchers have long seen them as only a menace, and some hunters argued that they deplete populations of elk and other game species. Still, most scientists agree they benefit the ecosystem by keeping the elk population under control and acting as a natural apex predator. When I looked out the window of the snow coach, a bus equipped with skis instead of tires, driving slowly along the road to Madison Junction, the first village inside Yellowstone’s west entrance, I didn’t see a fairy-tale villain or a conservation statistic. Instead, surveying us serenely from a meadow stood an animal that looked as much a part of the natural landscape as the nearby bison or the lingering steam from the geyser basin. The wolf was home. Whether it would be left in peace, however, was an old question with new implications stemming from measures like a recently passed hunting law that allowed the nearly unrestrained killing of the still-recovering species. By 2021, the number of wolves in Idaho, which shares part of Yellowstone National Park with Wyoming and Montana, had risen higher than it had in decades. However, as the number of&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2022/05/yellowstones-wolves-defied-extinction-but-face-new-threats-beyond-parks-borders/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>At-risk Cerrado mammals need fully-protected parks to survive: Researchers</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2020/10/at-risk-cerrado-mammals-need-fully-protected-parks-to-survive-researchers/</link>
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					<pubDate>20 Oct 2020 12:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Sharon Guynup]]>
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						<![CDATA[Glenn Scherer]]>
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							<![CDATA[Brazil, Cerrado, Latin America, and South America]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animals, Big Cats, Biodiversity, Biodiversity Hotspots, Cattle, Conservation, Conservation Solutions, Deforestation, Drought, Dry Forests, Ecology, Ecosystems, Endangered Species, Environment, Extinction, Forests, Global Environmental Crisis, Green, Habitat, Habitat Degradation, Habitat Loss, Industrial Agriculture, Land Use Change, Mammals, Monitoring, Parks, Protected Areas, Ranching, Research, Savannas, Saving Species From Extinction, Solutions, Soy, Water, Wildlife, and Wolves]]>
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							<![CDATA[Maned wolves, pumas, giant anteaters, tapirs and other Neotropical mammals are threatened with local extinctions unless more conserved areas are established in Brazil’s savanna biome, say scientists.]]>
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							<![CDATA[Each April for six consecutive years, Guilherme Braga Ferreira and three other researchers set out on a half-year journey, methodically installing remote camera traps across 386 square miles of the Brazilian Cerrado savanna. Their goal: to photograph maned wolves, giant anteaters, pumas, tapirs and other Neotropical mammals, residents of the world’s most biodiverse grasslands. The data would show where these animals lived and reveal how well they survived when living near humans. Ferreira and his team — ecologists from Instituto Biotrópicos, a Brazilian conservation nonprofit — deployed up to 70 cameras in carefully positioned arrays, concentrated at nine southeast Cerrado locations. The researchers split their surveillance between fully protected state and national parks and lesser-protected “mixed-use” areas where people live, ranch and farm. Then they counted the number of mammals living in each and ran the data through a computer model. In total, the researchers placed 517 camera traps in locations where mammals were most likely to be spotted — with each essentially becoming a selfie-station. When an animal walked past, it broke the infrared beam on the device, tripped the shutter and snapped its own photo. The researchers focused on 21 species that were big enough for the camera traps to record: those weighing at least 33 pounds, about the size of a small spaniel. (The Cerrado boasts over 250 mammals in all, with more than a dozen of them endemic.) The cameras documented these larger animals for an average of 50 days each year from 2012 to 2017, with&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2020/10/at-risk-cerrado-mammals-need-fully-protected-parks-to-survive-researchers/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>As predators return to Sweden’s wild, ecotourism looks to change mindsets</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2020/10/as-predators-return-to-swedens-wild-ecotourism-looks-to-change-mindsets/</link>
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					<pubDate>02 Oct 2020 13:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[Johan Augustin]]>
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						<![CDATA[Hayat Indriyatno]]>
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							<![CDATA[Europe and Sweden]]>
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							<![CDATA[Animals, Bears, Biodiversity, Conservation, Ecotourism, Environment, Forests, Human-wildlife Conflict, Hunting, Mammals, Predators, Reintroductions, Saving Species From Extinction, Solutions, Temperate Forests, Wildlife, and Wolves]]>
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							<![CDATA[GÄSTRIKLAND, Sweden — It’s just past 7 p.m. here in the woods along the eastern coast of Sweden. A handful of people are waiting, some of them for the past two hours, peering out from inside a small wooden cabin. The cabin sits at the top of a hill and has sweeping views of the [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[GÄSTRIKLAND, Sweden — It’s just past 7 p.m. here in the woods along the eastern coast of Sweden. A handful of people are waiting, some of them for the past two hours, peering out from inside a small wooden cabin. The cabin sits at the top of a hill and has sweeping views of the landscape around it. There are mosquitoes to contend with, but the visitors have to sit still and keep any talking to a whisper. Outside, the tall conifers are completely still, but there’s the occasional flash of life: a woodpecker tap-tap-tapping at a trunk, a jay sweeping in for the seeds in a feeder, and a squirrel foraging among the mossy rocks below. A young buzzard suddenly appears and snags a piece of meat from among the rocks and disappears again, all within the blink of an eye. The meat, like the seeds in the feeder, has been left there to attract the wildlife. In this case, one of the more elusive inhabitants of the forest: brown bears. Sweden is home to about 3,000 bears in the wild, and Gästrikland has among the highest densities of the animal. “The bears are the ghosts of the forests,” says Vanessa Vogel, a visitor from Germany who’s waiting in the cabin for a glimpse of the animal. “They will show up when you least except it.” Ten p.m. comes and goes, and then, with no notice — without the slightest sound — there they are: on the path to&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2020/10/as-predators-return-to-swedens-wild-ecotourism-looks-to-change-mindsets/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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					<title>Howling in the dark: Shining a light on a newly remembered wolf</title>
					<link>https://news.mongabay.com/2020/09/howling-in-the-dark-shining-a-light-on-a-newly-remembered-wolf/</link>
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					<pubDate>10 Sep 2020 06:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
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							<![CDATA[John Wendle]]>
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										<author>
						<![CDATA[Terna Gyuse]]>
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							<![CDATA[Africa, Morocco, and North Africa]]>
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							<![CDATA[Biodiversity, Canids, Carnivores, Conservation, Environment, Forests, Mammals, Predators, Protected Areas, Species Discovery, Wildlife, and Wolves]]>
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							<![CDATA[IFRANE NATIONAL PARK, Morocco — As he guides his flock of sheep home through stands of oak and endangered Atlas cedar, Umimun Hammou feels something is wrong. Rounding a bend on the mountain trail, he sees what he has been fearing. A sheep is tangled in brush a few yards down the slope, its throat [&#8230;]]]>
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							<![CDATA[IFRANE NATIONAL PARK, Morocco — As he guides his flock of sheep home through stands of oak and endangered Atlas cedar, Umimun Hammou feels something is wrong. Rounding a bend on the mountain trail, he sees what he has been fearing. A sheep is tangled in brush a few yards down the slope, its throat ripped open. A little further on, he finds a second with the same wound. Red blood stains its shaggy white fleece. Foraging for the acorns lying under a thin layer of December snow, his flock had been scattered through the forest during the day. Obscured by mist, it had been impossible to keep track of the herd. Now some $600 worth of livestock are dead. “They are our enemies,” Hammou says. “If I get a way to kill a wolf, I will kill it in order to protect my sheep.” Sheep on a hillside above the town of Azrou in the Middle Atlas mountains. Sheep and goats are allowed to overgraze in Ifrane National Park, leading to erosion. Image by John Wendle for Mongabay. Hammou and other shepherds fear these seldom-seen predators, but little is known to science about the wolves found here. Golden wolves (Canis anthus) are found across North Africa, as well as in the northern Sahel regions stretching from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia in the east and as far south as northern Tanzania. But they were erased from formal taxonomy for 80 years. “They’re basically unknown to science,” says Liz&hellip;This article was originally published on <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2020/09/howling-in-the-dark-shining-a-light-on-a-newly-remembered-wolf/" data-wpel-link="internal">Mongabay</a>]]>
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