This is good news for a pack of wolves that were rearing their pups at the Colburn Wildlife Area in Adams county Wisconsin. In news released on Friday October 30, 2015 in an article from WKOW Channel 27... "DNR carnivore specialist Dave MacFarland says no wolves were captured in traps." "MacFarland says signs of wolf activity …
Raven, Wolf-Bird
Ravens are called wolf birds because of their close relationship with wolves. While helping to monitor wolves during WI Wolf Recovery Program I developed a friendship with a clever raven. This clever raven would fly over to where I was investigating wolf tracks. His wing beats gave his location away every time. Shotly therafter …
Federal Campaign to Keep Wolves Protected Asks for Your Help
This came in today to WODCW from HSUS Wisconsin State Director Melissa Tedtrowe. Please follow the directions and share. Hello everyone! I’m writing to share a quick update on our federal campaign to keep wolves protected, and to ask for your help. Senators Cory Booker of New Jersey and Barbara Boxer of California have …
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Wisconsin John Muir Chapter of the Sierra Club is Conducting a Hounding Survey
Protecting Native Forests & Wildlife Hounding Survey The Protecting Native Forests and Wildlife Subcommittee of the Sierra Club-John Muir Chapter is conducting a survey to determine the frequency and severity of hounding-related experiences you may have encountered where you reside. Take the survey. Protecting Wisconsin Wolves Over the past few years Wisconsin’s proud tradition of …
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Fenrir Wolf Myth in Norse Mythology Reflects Man’s Fear of the Unknown
Fenrir is the name for the wolf in the old pre-christian Norse legends. Fenrir was the son of the god Loki well known as a trickster. In the tale The Binding of Fenrir from Scandinavian legends the gods raised Fenrir the wolf but soon felt the need to control him. The old Norse gods used trickery …
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WE PETITION THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO: Defend Our Wildlife Against Congressional Attacks!
Sign, share and shut up NEVER. This petitin is the real deal and is posted on the White House page. To get the presidents ear this petition needs 100,000 signature by November for the president to #VetoExtinction. Please, Sign, share and shut up NEVER! WE PETITION OBAMA ADMINISTRATION TO:Defend Our Wildlife Against Congressional Attacks! …
The Scientific Veracity of US Government Agencies: how far we’ve come; how far we need to go
I am posting this editorial by Lin, blogger at Canis Lupus 101. Saturday, October 3, 2015 The Scientific Veracity of US Government Agencies: how far we've come; how far we need to go. This week, the Union of Concerned Scientists published their report: Progress and Problems: Government Scientists Report on Scientific Integrity at Four …
WI Wolf Attack: NRA propaganda to boost gun sales or a cover up of an illegal hunt?
Here we have a hunter face to face with snarling wolves that he fends off with his Walther PK .380 a hand gun. The NRA American Hunter article by by Jon Draper - Wednesday, September 30, 2015, has all the makings of fictional story spun to sell guns. Or is it a cover up …