Winter wolf monitoring 2016-17 meeting scheduled for June 8th

WDNR public wolf count meeting for reporting the results of the winter monitoring period has been scheduled. Information is below.   Date – June 8th, 1:00-3:30pm   Location – 4700 Rib Mountain Dr, Wausau, WI   Content – The Wildlife Management Program will provide information collected during the 2016-17 wolf monitoring period Wolves of Douglas …

Change the the public’ perception of wolves by being an effective advocate for wolves. 

What does healthy activism look like?  The word transparency comes to mind when looking into The meaning of healthy activism. This means; openness, accountability, and straightforwardness in advocacy.  Now add effectiveness in advocacy, and it's about the desired outcome; changing the public' perception of wolves from negative to positive. Just where does healthy activism work …

Good apples make it worthwhile…

Merriam-Webster defines activist as: a doctrine or practice that emphasizes direct vigorous action especially in support of, or opposition to one side of a controversial issue political activism, environmental activism.  My first action as an activist took place in 1971 on Earth Day. I set up a booth on the University of Eau Claire campus. …

Twelve year old Canyon pack alpha female’s life ended with a shot from a poacher…

...Sad news for Yellowstone wolves. The 12-year-old Canyon pack alpha female who died last month was shot by a poacher close to the northern park boundary. Preliminary Necropsy Results Reveal Well-Known Wolf Shot Date: May 11, 2017  Contact: Morgan Warthin, (307) 344-2015  MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, WY – Preliminary results from the necropsy of the Canyon …

Letter to the editor (LTE) writing campaign: the public needs to hear from you! 

Great Lakes wolves could be delisted anytime now and placed in the hands of state management.  Wisconsin legislature mandates in Act 169 that when wolves are not listed on either federal or state endangered lists that they must be hunted. (Wisconsin Act 169) Wisconsin is the only state that allows the inhumane act of  "wolf Hounding" and Quite …

Ruling is expected soon from the appeals court on Great Lakes wolf protections being lifted

Gray wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan could find themselves in the crosshairs of hunters as soon as this fall. Source A ruling is expected soon from the same appeals court that recently lifted protections for wolves in Wyoming. Officials say that whether Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan can hold wolf seasons this fall would depend in …

Oregon Beef Council funds study about interactions between cows and wolves

The latest anti wolf political rhetoric really pushes the envelope between fact and fiction; not to mention is an adulterated insult to our war veterans. This anti wolf rhetoric claims cows have PSTD cause by wolves. In a study from Oregon State University, Reinaldo Cooke, an associate professor and animal scientist, conducted the research, that …

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