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Groups Petition to Reclassify Gray Wolves to Threatened Status under Endangered Species Act: Proposal presents a reasonable alternative to congressional delisting and a path to national recovery
Wolves of Douglas County Wisconsin signed onto this proposal. WODCW believes this threatened status will give non-lethal opportunities to address concerns regarding wolves with livestock producers and maintain the health of wolves. WODCW believes wolves should remain healthy, wild and not harassed from trophy hunts. View full press release from The Humane Society of the …
The Truth About Trapping: The use of a snare trap is the most violent method used to kill an animal. By Rachel Tilseth
Video found on You a Tube here: http://youtu.be/pcZ7BbWjXNo Trapping is cruel. This cruel fact became apparent to me as I dug into one of the most heinous methods of trapping for this story. My heart goes out to each and every victim in this story. These photographs are graphic reminders of how a method of …
In Brief: Wolves, the Endangered Species Act and the courts as final arbiter of the law.
Recent news has serviced about several US House of Representatives drafting legislation that would delist wolves in Wyoming and the Great Lakes. These legislators want to make this legislation immune to judicial review. Apparently big hunter, big oil, along with big mining interests are tired of the endless lawsuits that keep wolves under federal protection. …
The Myths and Realities About Humankind’s Relationship with Wolves: A story of love and hate.
Featured image From the book, The Lost Wolves of Japan, Brett L. Walker (Author) Myths are folk stories used by ancient cultures to explain why an event or natural disaster happened. In ancient times myths were used to explain away why bad things happened to people. Greek Mythology was known for representing why something happened, …
Activism How to Filter Out Interference Part Two, “the face of hate in every cause.”
Activism: Following Principle, Part one of two in a series....defining your ideals keeping focused on your goals will help you become a better activist for your cause. Mostly because you’ve learned the art of how to filter out all the interference that can impede progress in a cause. I will end it here for now …
Study Finds Deer Have Caused Extreme Changes In Wisconsin Ecosystem
Deer Eating Habits Responsible For Significant Changes In Plant Populations Sunday, January 4, 2015, 1:35pm By Chuck Quirmbach WPR Wisconsin's deer population may soon increase in parts of the state due to the DNR management practices. Photo: NaturesFan (CC-BY-NC). A new study has found that deer eating habits have had an extreme impact on other …
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