Lending a Hand for Wolves

From Defenders of Wildlife Blog: Lendng a Hand for WolvesPosted by: Michael Dax   Defenders helps ready a pack of Mexican gray wolves for release in Mexico By the time we reached the one-acre pen holding the family of Mexican gray wolves on Ted Turner’s Ladder Ranch in New Mexico, the morning sun had crested …

Now is the time to support organizations that are protecting America’s wolves 

The Scales of Justice were tipped back in favor of wolf recovery in the Great Lakes & Wyoming states (in two separate lawsuits) ordered wolves back on the endangered species list in 2014. Minnesota, Wisconsin & Wyoming wolf management plans allowed wolves; to be shot on sight, chased down with large packs of free ranging …

Bait and switch bites wolf hunting proponents

From the editorial board of The Times Herald November 26, 2016 For once, Michigan Legislators’ maneuvers to advance their agenda and satisfy special interests despite public opposition has backfired on them. In 2014, Michigan voters rejected, by large margins, two proposals that would have legalized wolf hunting in the state. Despite voters’ opposition, the Legislature soon after …

Court rules Michigan wolf hunt law unconstitutional

LANSING — Michigan's 2014 wolf hunt law is unconstitutional, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled in an opinion released Wednesday. In a unanimous decision, a three-judge panel of the court said the law providing for a Michigan wolf hunt violates the "title-object clause" of Michigan's constitution, which says "no law shall embrace more than …

A Humane Nation – Wayne Pacelle’s blog: Wolf-killing plans stir in lame-duck session of Congress

November 22, 2016 Nobody eats wolves. If you’re a meat eater, it’s one thing to hunt deer or some other wild animals and consume them. It’s another matter to go on a head-hunting exercise, or just kill for the thrill of it. In the lame-duck session of Congress, there is a big move afoot to …

Wisconsin politicians are pushing for state management of wolves… 

If the people want the state to manage wolves then there must be full transparency of that process. Until then we must work to keep wolves listed on the Endangered Species Act.  The state has a law on the books that calls for a mandatory wolf hunt if they are delisted.  Wisconsin is the only …

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