Month: January 2014
A Medical First to Enhance the Genetic Health of the Endagered Lobo
Wolves are “mono-estrus” — breeding only once a year during the winter months. Hence, winter is an exciting time for wolves in North America and the Wolf Conservation Center (WCC)…
Congressman Moran Champions Endangered Species Act
The Endangered Species Act was passed in 1973 because Americans believed that protecting our wildlife was an obligation to future generations, our nation’s environmental health, our fellow creatures, and the…
Idaho’s Wolf Extermination Plan Has Hackles Up
A coalition of conservationists, represented by the non-profit environmental law firm Earthjustice, filed a lawsuit on January 6, 2014 to save wolves from a gun-for-hire in one of our nation’s…
Scientists Allege that USFWS’s Nationwide Gray Wolf Delisting Proposal Violates Endangered Species Act
While federal agencies are responsible for the day-to-day enforcement and administration of federal laws, they are not charged with rewriting them! However, in a compelling academic critique of the U.S.…
Catty Wolves
During wolf breeding season, we are tasked with separating each pack’s non-breeding males and females. In the wild, wolves naturally avoid breeding with pack members, an innate behavior that decreases…