Source: THE POWER OF PARKS Threatened Species Are Thriving in Yellowstone. Now What? The park's protected ecosystem has reinvigorated what remains of the Wild West. The question is whether this is as wild as it gets. By Todd Wilkinson At its birth in 1872, Yellowstone National Park was viewed in great part as an oversize zoo, …
The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Medicine of the Wolf” showing Thursday, April 21 at 4 and 7 p.m.
Medicine of the Wolf The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Medicine of the Wolf” showing Thursday, April 21 at 4 and 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre. The event will feature a special introduction and Q&A with filmmaker Julia Huffman and a special appearance by …
An explanation of why wolves kill more than they can eat.
Source: The Truth About Wolf Surplus Killing: Survival, Not Sport What gets called “surplus killing” actually isn’t, it’s killing for future feeding By: Wes Siler Apr 5, 2016 You probably saw the headlines a couple weeks ago when a pack of wolves near Jackson, Wyoming, killed 19 elk in a single night. The event was blown …
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Project Coyote Action Alert: Petition to the California Fish and Game Commission to ban lethal trapping and night-hunting in the wolf recovery zone.
Dear Friend of Wildlife, Snares, lethal traps, night-hunting. These are just some of the deadly dangers that wolves face as they attempt to return to their native home of California. Project Coyote and the Center for Biological Diversity have taken swift action to protect wolves by petitioning the California Fish and Game Commission to …
New Italian wolf plan would call for 60 wolves to be legally killed every year, in a context where hundreds of wolves are already killed by poachers using rifles, poison baits or traps.
By the end of next month the Italian Government should approve the Piano di conservazione e gestione del lupo in Italia”[ Plan of conservation and management of the wolf in Italy. This plan, in spite of the hypocrisy of its title, provides some alarming exceptions to the ban on hunting the wolves in Italy. I’ve just …
Sarcoptic mange, present in one of 10 known packs in Yellowstone as of 2015
Source: Effects of Sarcoptic Mange on Gray Wolves in Yellowstone National Park. And Yellowstone Wolf: Project Citizen Science Recent research The dynamics and impacts of sarcoptic mange on Yellowstone's wolves Research contact: Emily Almberg Project background Sarcoptes scabiei, the mite that causes the skin infection known as sarcoptic mange, was introduced to the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem as a …
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Cheeky Cats and Frosted Cheeks
I'm reblogging Katey Duffey's field journal where she is monitoring snow leopards and testing Foxlights. Saving the rare endangered snow leopards. ~Rachel
One Tool in the Non Lethal Box: The Maremma dog is the largest Italian sheep guard dog
These dogs are have been guarding sheep for centuries. They are one tool used to push predators away from livestock. Here's some history on the Maremma guard dog: The Italian sheep dog : temperament and care The Maremma dog is the largest Italian sheep dog. But is this Italian dog breed the right one for you? …