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One might imagine that an agency called “Wildlife Services” would take on a supportive role in safeguarding wildlife. Think again. Often dubbed “the Killing Agency,” this branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has had hackles raised among members of … Continue reading
On August 31, 2012 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife (USFWS) officially stripped federal protections from Wyoming’s wolves and handed management over to the state, a controversial decision, and contradiction of the agency’s stance in the past. Although USFWS had previously … Continue reading
One might imagine that an agency called “Wildlife Services” would take on a supportive role in safeguarding wildlife. Think again. Often dubbed “the Killing Agency,” this branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has had hackles raised among members of … Continue reading
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced today their decision to deny a petition to relist the Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) as a separate subspecies of gray wolf (Canis lupus) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). WildEarth … Continue reading
Beginning today, wolves in Wyoming will be managed by the state under an approved management plan and thus Wyoming’s first regulated wolf hunt begins. Wyoming’s wolf management plan is incredibly controversial. It calls for the state to: Deem wolves predators … Continue reading
One might imagine that an agency called “Wildlife Services” would take on a supportive role in safeguarding wildlife. Think again. Often dubbed “the Killing Agency,” this branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has had hackles raised among members of … Continue reading
Wolves, their recovery, and the status of the keystone predator are often hot topics on Capitol Hill and media outlets in the West. But in the past week, wolves have also been the talk of the town in Hollywood! “The … Continue reading
Watch WildEarth Guardians‘ Jay Tutchton testify before Congress in defense of our nation’s cornerstone environmental law: the Endangered Species Act.
As we began 2011, wolves of the Northern Rockies were listed as endangered. Just a few months later everything changed for this special population of predators. During the spring, Congress passed a 2011 budget rider (Sec. 1713) that removed Endangered … Continue reading
Montana’s backcountry wolf hunt in the remote Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness along the northern border of Yellowstone National Park is officially closed. The wolf quota for this area was set at 3 (Montana’s overall wolf harvest quota is 220), and among the … Continue reading
