By Dave Stalling August 31, 2012 Opinion: High Country News Recently, (2012) the family of Olaus J. Murie demanded that the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation cancel the organization’s Olaus J. Murie Award. The surprising reason? The foundation’s “all-out war against wolves is anathema to the entire Murie family.” I sympathize with the family’s position for several […]
Wild & Scenic Film Festival Presented by Wolves of Douglas County Wisconsin Films, July 24, 2019…
Minneapolis area get ready for the largest film festival of its kind, showcasing the best and brightest in environmental and adventure films. Wolves of Douglas County Wisconsin Films “films that inspire change” Presents Wild & Scenic Film Festival in Minneapolis. Wednesday July 24, 2019 at 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM, taking place at the Landmark’s […]
Sen. Udall and Rep. Beyer Revive Wildlife Corridors Bill to Make Movement Easier and Safer for Wildlife
There are over 4 million miles of highways, roads, and other transportation arteries throughout the US and many of them cut through the heart of vital habitat for endangered and threatened species. While key to our mobility, they are often designed without consideration for wildlife movement. The impacts of these paved paths can be devastating […]
Compassionate Conservation—Saving The Lives of Wild Carnavore and Livestock
Real world solutions to using non lethal wolf management for people and wild Carnavore. I’ve been a volunteer for Wisconsin’s wolf recovery since 1998. There were only 66 wolf packs in the state at that time. Today there are roughly 232 wolf packs spread through the northern and central forests. Thankfully wolf and livestock conflicts […]
What I learned attending a weekend workshop about gray wolves.
Originally posted on Wolves of Douglas County Wisconsin Films :
Long maligned in folklore, wolves have an image problem that has hindered conservation efforts since their recovery. Just last week, the Trump administration announced that it will move forward with delisting the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act, the 1973 law that affords legal safeguards…
Meet the Advocates: Inside the Heart of Wolf Advocacy—The Yellowstone Story
Originally posted on Wolves of Douglas County Wisconsin Films :
This documentary tells the story of advocates working to preserve the legacy of Yellowstone National Park wolves that face an uncertain future because of legal wolf hunts just beyond the park’s border. ?A famous wolf, known as 06, was killed in a legal wolf hunt when…
Wisconsin’s Gray Wolf Will Likely Pay the Price for Sheep Farmers’ Mistakes!
Non lethal wolf management can work, but only if everyone is onboard. Recently a sheep farm in Northern Wisconsin’s wolf range lost a number of sheep to wolves. Several factors contributed to the loss. For one, the farmers locked up the expensive guard dogs at night fearing the wolves would kill them. Then the farmers […]
