Month: February 2014
R.I.P. Mexican Wolf M795
Last week we said goodbye to a wolf we hardly knew. Critically endangered Mexican gray wolf M795 grew very ill in a matter of months and on February 15th, Wolf…
Read MoreCritically Endangered Wolves Make Valuable Contributions to Genetic Health of Rare Species
The Wolf Conservation Center (WCC) participates in the Species Survival Plan (SSP) and Recovery Plan for two critically endangered wolf species, the Mexican gray wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) and the…
Read MoreWolf Conservation Center Extends Education to Mexico, Lobo to Follow
Oh the places Atka takes us! Road trips are not uncommon for the Wolf Conservation Center’s education crew. In 2013 the WCC traveled with Ambassador wolf Atka to over 130…
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Who Owns the Wildlife?
Guest Commentary by the late John W. Laundré, Cougar Biologist. Originally published in 2014 for the Mountain Lion Foundation. A cougar biologist takes a strong stand on the real value of wildlife.…
Read MoreUSFWS Grants Landowner Permit to Kill Critically Endangered Red Wolf
Landowners who own property in the vicinity of the Red Wolf Recovery Program, a 27-year federal project aimed at restoring to the far-eastern edge of North Carolina one of nature’s…
Read MoreIdaho Aiming to Kill Wolves in the Wilderness….Again
“A wilderness, in contrast with those areas where man and his own works dominate the landscape, is hereby recognized as an area where the earth and its community of life…
Read MoreCall on Secretary Jewell to Withdraw USFWS’s Delisting Proposal
USFWS Draft Rule “Regarding Status of the Wolf Under the Endangered Species Act” On June 7, 2013, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) officially announced its proposal to remove…
Read MoreReview Panel Determines Gray Wolf Delisting Plan Not Supported by Science
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) just released the Independent Peer review of its wolf delisting plan: “Regarding Status of the Wolf Under the Endangered Species Act. The peer…
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