July 24, 2025

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Reintroduced Wolves Spur Aspen Revival and New Packs in Colorado

Wolves are returning with impact. In Northern Colorado, Colorado Parks and Wildlife has confirmed three new wild wolf packs—One Ear (Jackson County), King Mountain (Routt County, with at least four pups) and Three Creeks (Rio Blanco County)—joining the established Copper Creek pack in Pitkin County. This marks a major milestone in the state’s Proposition 114–driven reintroduction program, which has moved 25 wolves from Oregon and British Columbia since late 2023.

Meanwhile, a new Oregon State University study shows that 30 years after wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park, young aspen saplings have surged: one-third of surveyed stands now boast tall overstory trees, and another third show patches of promising regrowth. Together, these developments underscore wolves’ keystone role in rebalancing herbivore populations, restoring vegetation and cascading benefits to beavers, songbirds and other species.

Conservation Group Seeks Stronger Protections for NC Red Wolves

Eastern North Carolina, July 2024 — A leading conservation group asked a federal judge this week to order the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to grant “essential experimental” status to the remaining wild red wolves, arguing that the population of just 18 radio-collared animals is hanging by a thread. Without this upgrade, advocates say, the agency lacks the strongest tools under the Endangered Species Act to protect habitat and prevent private landowners from killing non‐threatening wolves.

At a hearing before Chief Judge Terrence Boyle, the government defended its efforts—resuming releases, fostering pups in the wild, sterilizing coyotes, and funding $25 million in wildlife underpasses on U.S. 64—while maintaining the “nonessential” designation grants necessary management flexibility. Boyle’s forthcoming ruling will be pivotal for the only wild red wolves on Earth.

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Florida Python Challenge Draws 900+ Hunters to Remove Invasive Pythons

Florida’s annual Python Challenge ran July 11–20, attracting more than 900 participants from across the U.S. and Canada to remove invasive Burmese pythons from Everglades habitat. Organized by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the 10-day event aims to curb a species whose predation threatens native mammals and birds.

Key highlights:

Hunters documented dozens of massive snakes—some topping 10 feet in length.

Cash prizes await winners in the professional, novice and military divisions.

The competition underscores a broader conservation push to protect the rare Everglades ecosystem from these nonnative predators. Winners will be announced in the coming weeks.

New eDNA Tool Spots Invasive Mice in Under an Hour

Island conservation just got a high-speed boost. A study in Environmental DNA shows that a novel eDNA assay can detect traces from a single house mouse (Mus musculus) within 60 minutes of its entry into a contained space. Researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and New Zealand’s biosecurity agencies found that sampling location and timing dramatically affect detection rates—DNA signals fade after four days in natural settings.

Key implications:

Provides an early-warning system to protect vulnerable island ecosystems

Ready for field trials with groups like Island Conservation and Predator Free 2050

Adds a cost-effective tool to the biosecurity toolbox for managers aiming to stop invasions before they start

Unprecedented Toxic Algal Bloom Devastates South Australian Coast

For five months, an unprecedented toxic algal bloom off South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula and into the Gulf of St Vincent has killed an estimated 14,000 marine animals and rendered popular beaches unsafe.

Biologists from the University of Technology Sydney and Western Sydney University warn this largest and longest-lasting harmful algal bloom in Australia’s history covers over 5,000 km², affecting more than 100 km of coastline. Citizen scientists have logged 13,700 carcasses of fish, birds and mammals—and experts fear the real toll is far higher.

Local groups and South Australian Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young are urging a national disaster declaration to unlock federal recovery funds and disaster payments for affected fisheries and shellfish farmers.

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Reintroduced Wolves Spark Aspen Revival & Three New Packs in Colorado