Month: February 2016
A 60°F February Day Makes For Lazy Wolf Howls
How do wolves feel on a 60°F day in February? Pretty lazy. But apparently they’re still unable to resist singing a wild melody. Alawa (the lazy howler) and Nikai…
Read MoreHouse Amendment to Delist Wolves Passes
Today the cause of wolf conservation was dealt a serious blow when the amendment to delist wolves in WY and the Great Lake states was approved* on the U.S. House…
Read MoreDNA Tests Confirm Animal Killed in Utah was Federally Protected Wolf
Utah authorities announced today that DNA tests confirm that the animal killed in a coyote snare last year was a federally protected gray wolf. And no charges will be filed……
Read MoreTake Action to Protect Wolves on National Refuges
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) recently proposed a new rule sharply restricting certain controversial wolf and other predator control measures on 77 million acres of federal wildlife refuges…
Read MoreDoes Science Support Oregon’s Wolf Delisting?
When Oregon Dept of Fish and Wildlife made the controversial decision to delist Oregon’s few dozen wolves, they ignored overwhelming public input, independent scientists, and they ignored the law. Dr.…
Read MoreIs the Ecological Role of Canids as Important as Evolutionary History?
Today on International Darwin Day, we celebrate the amazing evolution stories that continue to unfold right underneath our noses! But we also ask: Is the ecological role of species (canids…
Read MoreWolf Conservation Center Founder Hélène Grimaud and Water
Renowned pianist and Wolf Conservation Center founder Hélène Grimaud talks to NPR’s Leonard Lopate about how music and the environment have inspired her latest album, “Water.” Listen.
Read MoreAerial Gunning of Wolves Underway in Idaho
Aerial gunning of wild wolves is underway in Idaho again. And paid by taxpayers like you and me. USDA’s Wildlife Services is taking to the skies to kill wolves in…
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