Month: August 2017
She is not a trophy.
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…
Read MoreOregon Slated to Kill Two More Wolves
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…
Read MorePublic Comments Show Overwhelming Support for Protecting Red Wolves in the Wild
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,…
Read MoreFor Wolves, the Social Glue is Song
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…
Read MorePreserve Wildlife for Our Children
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…
Read MoreHunting Bears With Dogs Threatens Wolves
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…
Read MoreWolf vs. Earthworm
Ambassador wolf Atka does not “do” worms…
Read MoreWolf Conservation Center Among Conservationists Seeking Nationwide Ban on Wildlife-killing M-44 ‘Cyanide Bombs’
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…
Read MoreOregon Officials Kill Two Wolves in a Controversial Effort to Protect Cattle
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…
Read MoreSenate Bill Threatens Wolves, ESA, and Central Pillar of American Democracy
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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