The first phase of a three to five year effort to relocate up to 20-30 wolves to the Isle Royale National Park has begun.

I wanted to learn more about the Isle Royale National Park Service (NPS) wolf translocation project to restore predation to the island ecosystem. I headed over to Minneapolis, Minnesota to attend the International Wolf Symposium, and listen in on the Isle Royale Panel update; with John Vucetich, Mark. Romanski, and Joe Bump – moderator Doug […]

Patricia Randolph’s Madravenspeak: Killing of 4,550 bears brings unimaginable suffering in Wisconsin

By Patricia Randolph | state columnist Oct 7, 2018 at The Cap Times “Seeing bears as they really are takes a total mind shift. We interpret their behavior in terms of their fear rather than our fear. … Large and small they are basically timid.” — Bear biologist Lynn Rogers, founder of the North American Bear […]

CARNIVORE COEXISTENCE LAB

Originally posted on Committee to Abolish Sport Hunting Blog:
~ KATIE STENNES INTERVIEWS DR. ADRIAN TREVES, PROJECT COYOTE SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER Tell us about your Carnivore Coexistence Lab and what you are teaching students about carnivore ecology and conservation. I founded the Carnivore Coexistence Lab in 2007. I’ve been studying predator-prey ecology, behavior and…

The 21 Juliana v. US Youth Plaintiffs are Suing for a science-based National Recovery Plan

Throwback to the #RISEforclimate march in San Francisco last month! The next opportunity to fill the streets for climate is on October 29 to support the Juliana v. US plaintiffs as they head into the first day of the #TrialoftheCentury. Learn everything you need to know about the #youthvgov lawsuit against the federal government and […]

A Mother black bear will teach her cubs everything they need to know in order to survive…

The Black Bear moves softly through the berry patch showing her cubs the way, teaching her cubs where to find food, just like her mother taught her generation after generation, until… The greedy men laid out sweet smelling donuts hidden in a hollow log that tempted mother bear, and she used her strong paws to […]

The Backlash that comes with Supporting a Survivor #MeToo

Originally posted on Wolves of Douglas County Wisconsin:
Last winter in February 2018, anti wolf legislators read Wolves of Douglas County Wisconsin’s reblogged account of the sexual assault (it was common knowledge already being distributed on Earth First news wire) of Julie a member of Rod Coronado’s Wolf Patrol. These legislators began to use the…

Alert: The House Natural Resources Committee passed Duffy’s “Manage Our Wolves Act”

Duffy says bill to remove wolves from endangered list passes House committee WAOW.com September 26, 2018 Alert: The House Natural Resources Committee passed Duffy’s “Manage Our Wolves Act” WASHINGTON, DC (WAOW) – U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy, R-Wis., said Wednesday a House committee has passed his legislation to remove gray wolves from the federal endangered species […]

Protections Restored & Hunts on Grizzly Bears Blocked

Video clip from Bradley Orsted Featured image Bradley Orsted Horsefeathers Photography Protections restored for grizzly bears; hunts blocked By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press SEPTEMBER 25, 2018 — 12:55AM BILLINGS, Mont. — A U.S. judge ordered federal protections restored for grizzly bears in the Northern Rocky Mountains on Monday, a move that blocks the first grizzly […]

The Hungry Orphaned Black Bear Cubs…

Originally posted on Wolves of Douglas County Wisconsin:
Mother bear sends her cubs quickly up a tree, as she makes herself the decoy, and leads the mob of hounds away from her precious cubs. Exhausted she climbs a tree, the mob of hounds hollering below, the sounds of men is heard along with a shot…

Last Hurrah

Originally posted on Oregon Dogs:
Any trial in July can be iffy, and Ridgefield is like an oven when it gets hot. I was thinking it was getting so hot this afternoon … it was 77. Heh. Yeah, Summer trialing, it’s not for me. I wanted to do a last hurrah with the dogs before…