It’s not an easy life for a wild wolf pup…

Wolf pups are generally born in mid April. Gestation period is about 63 days for wolf pups.  At birth they weigh only one pound, and their eyes are closed. At 12 to 15 days after they open their eyes and at two weeks the pups can walk. At three weeks the pups come out of …

Some common sense advice for coexisting with wildlife.

Here in Wisconsin north woods springtime, like in Vermont, can bring out the wildlife.  The following article has some common sense advise on living around wildlife habitats.    Source: Brushes with wildlife make people nervous By Kayla Friedrich | Stowe Reporter April is one of the best times of year to see and hear wildlife …

Calgary documentary about wolves wins Humane Society’s Genesis Award

Source: ERIC VOLMERS, CALGARY HERALD More from Eric Volmers, Calgary Herald Published on: April 22, 2016     A Calgary TV documentary investigating Alberta’s management of wolves has picked up a prestigious international award from the Humane Society. Geordie Day’s Unnatural Enemies: The War on Wolves, which was produced by Pyramid Productions, aired last May on CTV …

Film Shorts of Isle Royal & Counting Wolves Trailer by filmmaker George Desort

US Forest Service pilots fly personnel and supplies to Isle Royale supporting the wolf-moose study of Isle Royale. The longest running predator-prey study in the world. For more information check out isleroyalewolf.org and fiftylakesoneisland.com https://vimeo.com/118357077 Isle Royal spectacular  https://vimeo.com/88452585 Isle Royale Cow and Calves https://vimeo.com/127931754 Counting Wolves Trailer  https://vimeo.com/140815912 For more: George Desort on Vimeo …

News about Isle Royal Wolves: The “genetic depression” afflicting the island’s wolves has been a topic of scientific and policy discussions for a long time…

 Sources: Now, Isle Royale research can shift to all that's being lost with the wolves by Ron Medor April 21, 2016 The 2016 annual report on the Isle Royale wolf/moose study, published Monday, won’t be the last from this legendary research project, Rolf Peterson was saying.   Three years of funding remains on the project’s major grant, …

Mendocino County must evaluate the merits of a non-lethal predator control program as a result of a lawsuit brought by a coalition of environmental and animal protection groups

Source: Mendocino County to Perform Environmental Study on Lethal Animal Program County Settles Second Lawsuit with Animal Protection Coalition Over Controversial Wildlife Services Program Published on Apr 21, 2016 - 9:11:12 AM By: Center for Biological Diversity  UKIAH, CA, April 21, 2016 - In a major victory for opponents of animal cruelty, the Mendocino County Board …

Letter to the Editor: Regulations needed to aide gray wolves recovery in California.

   The California Fish and Wildlife Commission is considering new regulations to ban nighttime hunting and lethal trapping in California’s gray wolf habitat. These regulations are an essential step in establishing a strong wolf recovery and management plan for California. Mistaken killings of returning gray wolves pose a very real threat to the Shasta pack …

Saving our planet is a life-long-fight for every Earth Day! 

In 1970 I was 16 years old and witnessed the protests against the Vietnam war and the counterculture. At 16 years of age I thought we could do anything and that we could save the environment. Little did I know that it would be a lifelong fight.  But back in 1970 the first environmental fight …

Bridging the gap between opponents and supporters to create a tolerance for the Mexican gray wolf and its population recovery.

Applications open for livestock producers on Mexican wolf ‘pay-for-presence’ program By Ken Showers     GREENLEE COUNTY — The Mexican gray wolf is in the news once again as the Mexican Wolf/Livestock Council begins to accept applications for payments from livestock producers in 2016. Launching two years ago, the Mexican Wolf/Livestock Plan reimburses qualified applications for …

Take action for wolves in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and Wyoming to oppose anti-wolf delisting rider.

U.S. senate bill S.2012 - Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 114th Congress (2015-2016)  has the notorious anti- wolf rider attached to it, Senate amendment 3033 to senate amendment 2953 proposed by rebublican Senator Ron Johnson. This amendment calls for removing wolves from the endangered species list in the following states: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and Wyoming. Further adding …

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