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A taxidermist mounted the Cherry Valley wolf for the New York State Museum.

Environmentalists want lynx, cougars, wolves added to New York’s wildlife action plan

By Mike Lynch

Environmentalists say state should plan for return of apex predators.

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Eastern wolf in Algonquin Provincial Park. Photo by Michael Runtz

Study: Development in Ontario limiting wolves’ range

By Mike Lynch

Study says a loss of habitat in southern Canada has made it more difficult for wolves to travel from the Laurentians to the Adirondacks.

A taxidermist mounted the Cherry Valley wolf for the New York State Museum.

Mistaken wolf kill now centerpiece of NYS Museum exhibit

By Mike Lynch

“Canine Contrasts" features taxidermy mounts and skulls of wolves and coyotes and tells the story of the Cherry Valley wolf.

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State Legislature passes ban on wildlife killing contests

By Gwendolyn Craig

The state Assembly passed a controversial ban on wildlife killing contests that upstate Republican lawmakers largely opposed.

he skull of the Cherry Valley wolf is on the left, while a coyote's skull is on the right. Photo courtesy of DEC

The evidence is wild in ongoing wolf saga

By Mike Lynch

Tests performed by state scientists have determined that the wolf killed in Otsego County in December 2021 ate a wild diet.

Wolf advocates: U.S. recovery plan falls short

By Mike Lynch

The state Department of Environmental Conservation's species assessment identifies 6,000 square miles of habitat for the gray wolf in the park. 

Return of the wolf?

By Mike Lynch

The discovery of a gray wolf about 25 miles from the Adirondacks has galvanized wolf advocates in the park.

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Princeton DNA analysis finds New York animal was a wolf

By Mike Lynch

This is the second lab that has come to this conclusion regarding an 85-pound canid killed in December.

Did a hunter kill a wolf in New York?

By Mike Lynch

A DNA test paid for by wildlife advocates determined an 85-pound canid killed in Central New York was a wolf, but the state's test contradicts that finding.

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The wolf at our door

By Mike Lynch

Wildlife advocates believe wolves could come back to the Adirondacks someday and want the state to facilitate their return. By Mike Lynch Standing in a snowy meadow in Wilmington, a wolf lifts its head and howls, breaking the near silence on a cold winter day. Just a few feet away Steve Hall watches the scene,…

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