Month: April 2017
Wolves: The ‘Best Natural Defense’ Against Chronic Wasting Disease
MYTH: Predators are bad for wildlife. The scientific community agrees that this claim is quite wrong, yet it’s surprisingly pervasive belief in rural Western culture. Misconception such as this can…
Read MoreMove Over Easter Bunny… Wolves Have this Covered
With 42 specialized teeth for slicing, tearing, and grinding, wolves are supremely well-equipped carnivores. A wolf could make short work of a helpless Easter egg, but Atka, an ambassador Arctic…
Read MoreArctic Beauty. Worth Fighting For
Go on a journey to the frozen north with wildlife photographer Vincent Munier. Spotlighting foxes, wolves, hares, owls, and even a polar bear, these photographs capture the beauty of the…
Read MoreMexican Gray Wolf M1133 Turns Nine Years Old
Mexican wolf M1i33 with daughter, F1508 (a.k.a. K.B.) Birthdays abound! Wolves are mono-estrus, breeding only once a year during the winter months. So springtime is birthday season! Today we celebrate…
Read MoreAmbassador Wolf Nikai Turns Three
Throw back your head and let out a long celebratory birthday howl for Nikai! Welcome to the terrific twos, kiddo! The Wolf Conservation Center‘s youngest Ambassador has been an inspiration…
Read MoreFederal Wildlife-killing Agency Agrees to Halt Use of M-44 “Cyanide Bombs” in Idaho
HAILEY, Idaho – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services program – which kills thousands of predators across the country annually – announced today it has abandoned use of…
Read MoreShe came. She saw. She needs a name.
Last month, an adventurous Mexican gray wolf broke new ground. As a part of ongoing reintroduction effort in Mexico, a family of critically endangered wolves was released in the wild…
Read MoreWCC Among 20 Environmental Groups to Demand Wildlife Services Ban M-44 Cyanide Bombs in Idaho
FEBRUARY 26, 2017 — Wolf OR-48 of the Shamrock wolf family was killed on private land in northeast Oregon after an “unintentional take” by the USDA’s Wildlife Services. OR-48 was…
Read MoreWhy Are Wolves Important?
Vital. Not Vicious. Wolves are a critical keystone species in a healthy ecosystem. A keystone species is often, but not always, a predator – like the wolf. Outnumbered greatly by…
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