Month: August 2017

She is not a trophy.

August 17, 2017

Last month the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted to advance the “HELP for Wildlife Act” (S.1514), a misleadingly-titled bill that contains a damaging anti-wolf amendment we’re calling the…

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Oregon Slated to Kill Two More Wolves

August 16, 2017

Earlier this month, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife officials (ODFW) shot and killed two adult wolves from the Harl Butte family group to protect cattle grazing on private and…

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Public Comments Show Overwhelming Support for Protecting Red Wolves in the Wild

August 14, 2017

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contacts: Haley McKey, Defenders of Wildlife, 202-772-0247, hmckey@defenders.org Ron Sutherland, Wildlands Network, 919-641-0060, ron@wildlandsnetwork.orgKim Wheeler, Red Wolf Coalition, 252-796-5600, kwheeler@redwolves.comMaggie Howell, Wolf Conservation Center, 914-763-2373,…

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For Wolves, the Social Glue is Song

August 14, 2017

This is what Family Sounds Like. Although wolves use varied vocalizations to express themselves, if you ask anyone about wolf sounds, it’s likely the howl that comes to mind. Howling…

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Preserve Wildlife for Our Children

August 13, 2017

Wildlife and other natural resources are a public trust which means that every citizen has an interest and a voice in the management of natural resources. The public trust is…

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Hunting Bears With Dogs Threatens Wolves

August 12, 2017

Here’s an easy assignment for Wisconsin lawmakers who oppose wasteful spending and who favor personal responsibility: Stop paying tens of thousands of dollars a year to irresponsible bear hunters whose…

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Wolf vs. Earthworm

August 11, 2017

Ambassador wolf Atka does not “do” worms…

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Wolf Conservation Center Among Conservationists Seeking Nationwide Ban on Wildlife-killing M-44 ‘Cyanide Bombs’

August 10, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 10, 2017 Contacts:Kelly Nokes, WildEarth Guardians, knokes@wildearthguardians.orgCollette Adkins, Center for Biological Diversity, cadkins@biologicaldiversity.org Indiscriminate Devices Injure People, Kill Pets, Endanger Wildlife WASHINGTON— WildEarth Guardians, the Center…

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Oregon Officials Kill Two Wolves in a Controversial Effort to Protect Cattle

August 9, 2017

Photo: Oregon Wild Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) shot and killed two adult wolves from the Harl Butte family group to protect cattle grazing on private and public…

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Senate Bill Threatens Wolves, ESA, and Central Pillar of American Democracy

August 8, 2017

Last month the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted to advance the “HELP for Wildlife Act” (S.1514), a misleadingly-titled bill that contains a damaging anti-wolf amendment we’re calling the…

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