Month: October 2020

Nationwide Delisting Poised to Have Deadly Implications for Wolves OCTOBER 29, 2020 — The U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt announced today that the Trump administration is officially stripping federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for gray wolves across the lower 48 states, save for a small Mexican gray wolf population in Arizona and New Mexico.…

Contact the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) today to say you oppose removing wolves for livestock. Two of New Mexico’s wolf families are at risk, and they need your help to stay in the wild. Last week it came to our attention that members of the Pitchfork Canyon Pack and the Sheepherders Baseball Park…

Contact the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) today to say you oppose removing wolves for livestock. Two of New Mexico’s wolf families are at risk, and they need your help to stay in the wild. It has come to our attention that members of the Pitchfork Canyon Pack and the Sheepherders Baseball Park (SBP)…

Hunters killed a total of 336 bears in the first segment of New Jersey’s black bear hunt, exceeding the number of bears killed during last year’s entire hunt. October 5, 2020 – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced that this year’s controversial bear trophy hunt would be the last under his administration. The Governor said…

National Wolf Awareness Week begins today! Wolves have long been shrouded in myth and superstition, so this week provides an opportunity to open the door to understanding the importance and plight of the keystone species. It’s a time to recognize wolves as an ESSENTIAL part of our natural landscapes and to engage others to become…

It’s that time of year again, when the days begin to fall shorter and the nights colder. As we prepare for the cooler months of autumn and winter, so do the wild species sharing our landscape. For different species, those preparations will vary. But one thing is certain – winter is harsh, and provisions must…

A critically endangered red wolf was found dead from a gunshot wound on private lands in North Carolina in August, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. She was three years old. There are now only seven red wolves known to remain in the wild. The female was a dispersing member of the famed…

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has reopened the public comment period and announced a public hearing on the agency’s proposed rule to amend public use regulations for Kenai National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) that would, among other changes, permit trapping, and killing of brown bears over bait and remove the requirement for a federal trapping…

Today marks the first day of the first 6-day bear killing session in New Jersey. Although we’re encouraged that New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced his proposal to end the annual black bear trophy hunt starting in 2021, hundreds of bears will still fall victim to this year’s hunt, which begins today. New Jersey’s bear hunt…

This International Day of The Girl, we’re thinking of the many “girls” that have loped through the Wolf Conservation Center over the years. Whether they were only here for a few short days, like Mexican gray wolf Hope who was whisked away to a wild life at two weeks old, or they matured from pup…