Letter to the Editor – Brodie Farquhar: Wolves, humans can coexist

Source: Steamboat Today  Dear Editor, My compliments to Jim Patterson for his “Crying Wolf” feature Sunday. It was well done and covered the basics of the issue. I appreciate this, because I’ve covered wolf recovery issues for Wyoming news media for much of the past decade. I want to bring up some additional facts and …

Research shows we can’t meet global climate targets without reducing meat and dairy consumption. 

Take extinction off your plate - A project of Center for Biological Diversity    Before You Eat, Get the Facts.   Ever wonder what the real cost of your food is to wildlife and our planet? Extinction Facts Labels are here to help. We’ve crunched the numbers on beef, chicken and pork so you know just …

Yellowstone wolf researcher Kira Cassidy highlights the value of what old individuals can teach us…

https://youtu.be/Y5M7e0PWFtk Aging in the wild: lessons from animals about the value of growing old -  Kira Cassidy - TEDxBozeman What do wolves and societal attitudes toward elderly humans have in common? Kira Cassidy relates her research on Yellowstone wolves with other wildlife studies focused on understanding the value of older individuals in group-living species. Cassidy …

Wolves & Art News – New Music Video ‘Siberian Nights’ by The Kills 

Source: RollingStone Magazine Watch the Kills' Chilling 'Siberian Nights' Video, Actor Giovanni Ribisi directed the mysterious, stark clip https://youtu.be/Sm1bDP0yNj8 The following is from RollingStone Magazine: The Kills have debuted the stark video for new single "Siberian Nights" off their fifth album 'Ash & Ice.' The Kills have debuted the chilling video for new single "Siberian Nights." Following up …

John E Marriott – EXPOSED Ep. 5: Killing Grizzlies – The Truth Behind the B.C. Trophy Hunt

John returns for an in-depth second look to expose the truths behind the trophy grizzly bear hunt in British Columbia, Canada. Why is there still a hunt? Is it the sport, the public demand, the politics, the science, or the economics? John delves into the issue with some hard-hitting facts that will make you want …

Paying government sharpshooters to kill wolves from helicopters in Idaho’s backcountry drew passionate testimony 

Source: The Spokesman-Review By Becky Kramer TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2016, 12:22 P.M. Idaho wolf control actions draw crowd in Coeur d’Alene Paying government sharpshooters to kill wolves from helicopters in Idaho’s backcountry drew passionate testimony at the state Fish and Game Commission meeting in Coeur d’Alene this week. Many speakers said they didn’t support the use of …

Six hound hunting dogs were killed by wolves defending the pups in east Idaho.

Wolf pups are barely a month or so old at this time of year. Wolves are protective of their young pups. It's no surprise that wolves killed six hound hunting dogs that were allowed to run lose in known wolf territory in east Idaho. Hunters should know better than this and it's a sad day …

968 concerned scientists send letter – ‘Implement the Endangered Species Act Using the Best Available Science’

The war on wildlife diven by special interests politics undermines the basic goals and objectives within the Endangered Species Act.  In the following letter 968 scientists ask for best available science to be the guide.  Read on:  May 20, 2016 Implement the Endangered Species Act Using the Best Available Science  To: Secretary Sally Jewell and …

Filmmaker Julia Huffman will be attending the showing of the award winning documentary ‘Medicine of the Wolf’ at Lewis Theatre in Lewisburg, WV

 Source: Register-Herald Medicine of the Wolf, an award winning and highly praised documentary, is showing at the Historic Lewis Theatre on Thursday, May 26 at 7pm.  Filmmaker Julia Huffman travels to Minnesota and into wolf country to pursue the deep intrinsic value of perhaps the most unjustly maligned animal on the face of the planet. …

Celebrate Enangered Species Day on May 20th, 2016 with area events around the state of Wisconsin 

Endangered Species Day takes place on the third Friday each May and is marked with events at conservation centers and other locations nationwide.  Current scientific data shows that extinction is taking place at a rate of several thousand species per year.  The Endangered Species Act, enacted in 1973 and signed into law by President Richard …

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