Month: August 2019
Feds Hire Known Wolf Killer to Trap Mexican Gray Wolves
For Immediate Release, August 28, 2019 Contacts: Amy Harwood, Lobos of the Southwest, 503-484-4850 Sandy Bahr, Sierra Club, Grand Canyon (Arizona) Chapter, 602-999-5790 Greta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project, 520-623-1878 Maggie…
Read MoreFeds Seek to Trap or Kill Critically Endangered Mexican Wolf
Traps are on the ground now. Late last week we learned that an order is in place to remove a wild Mexican gray wolf in Arizona by one of two…
Read MoreWhy Wolves?
As Aldo Leopold and Adolph Murie argued eloquently decades ago, keystone predators, especially wolves, are essential for resilient, healthy ecosystems. As top-level predators, they are influential in shaping and maintaining…
Read MoreFeds Issue Mexican Wolf ‘Kill Order’
For Immediate Release, August 23, 2019 Contact: Michael Robinson, Center for Biological Diversity, (575) 313-7017,michaelr@biologicaldiversity.orgAmy Harwood, Lobos of the Southwest, amy@mexicanwolves.orgGreta Anderson, Western Watersheds Project, (520) 623-1878,greta@westernwatersheds.orgSandy Bahr, Sierra Club…
Read MoreWatermelon-Loving Wolves!
Wolves shed their insulating undercoats each spring to allow them to withstand the warmer summer weather, but sometimes shedding isn’t enough. We’re always trying to make sure that our ambassador…
Read MoreURGENT Action Needed – Stop the Senseless Killing of Washington’s Wolves
On August 16, a judge temporarily blocked the killing of the Old Profanity Territory (OPT) wolf family, but not before sharpshooters gunned down four of the five remaining wolves. Since…
Read MoreWildlife Officials Rush to Gun Down Four More OPT Wolves Ahead of Court Order to Protect Them
A judge today temporarily blocked the killing of the Old Profanity Territory (OPT) wolf family, but not before sharpshooters this morning gunned down four of the five remaining wolves. Since…
Read MoreWA Wildlife Officials Gun Down Wolf and Two Pups to Protect Cows on Public Lands
August 13, 2019 – Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) announced Tuesday that agency staff gunned down three wolves from the Old Profanity Territory (OPT) pack – an adult…
Read MoreBerry-eating, fish-hunting, beaver-ambushing wolves?
Free Webinar: The Secret Lives of Wolves in the Northwoods It’s true! Join the Wolf Conservation Center for a free webinar with Tom Gable, project lead for the Voyageurs Wolf…
Read MoreInterior Unveils New Rules to Weaken Endangered Species Act
Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt unveiled the Trump Administration’s final Endangered Species Act regulations — a series of disastrous regulatory changes best characterized as an “Extinction Plan”—…
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