Protecting wolves: Activism with ‘Heart’ 

The Grand Teacher or The Big Bad Wolf Can Native American activism and ancient wisdom save the wolves? Source JACKSON HOLE, WY – Last summer Roger Dobson, a tribal spokesman for advocacy group Protect the Wolves, spent two months in Yellowstone observing and videotaping 911M, an old pepper-gray wolf with sparkling eyes. He watched the blacktail …

“Gray Area: Wolves of the Southwest” documentary film will be screened during Wisconsin’s Wolf Awareness Week

Madison wolf advocates get ready for the Wisconsin Premiere of Gray Area: Wolves of the Southwest. Wolves of Douglas County Wisconsin will be the principle organizer & one of the sponsors for this Wisconsin Premiere Screening being held at the historic Barrymore Theatre in Madison, Wisconsin. Exact date to be announced soon.  Watch the following trailer: https://vimeo.com/215501216

“Yellowstone Devil Dog” is a full documentary film by independent filmmaker Justin Myhre

       About Yellowstone Devil Dog (Full Documentary)   Wolf #755, an alpha male of a Yellowstone National Park pack, must survive as a fugitive after his mate is legally shot and killed by Wyoming wolf hunters. He must fight for his life in the midst of subzero winters, rival wolf packs, and fierce grizzly …

Politicians are spinning six percent increase in wolf population as all time high…

Is there such a thing as an honest politician?  If politicians & special interests get their way and delist the wolf, then they condemn them to be eradicated all over again. Wolf recovery is a complex issue; a down right balancing act for the Wisconsin wolf.  The wolf population grew by a mere six percent …

The Governor of Wyoming takes aim at the Endangered Species Act…

 (Governor Mead) he added that Wyoming “can’t be a zoo for endangered species” and said the Endangered Species Act is not just bad for Wyoming, but the country. “It’s not good industry, it’s not good for business and, quite frankly, it’s not good for the species,” Mead said. Read full story here http://bit.ly/2rOwMWB  It's become …

Who’s really to blame for the conflict between bear hunters and wolves in Wisconsin’s north woods? 

Why the name "Wolves of Douglas County Wisconsin?"During Wisconsin's wolf recovery years I helped monitor wolves as a volunteer winter wolf carnivore tracker in Douglas County Wisconsin. I've been helping with wolf recovery since 1998. I've witnessed the conflict between bear hunters and wolves while radio trapping wolves in the Chequamegon national forest. They've hated …

Wildlife policy must move towards “do no harm” compassionate conservation ethics

I attended my first Winter Wolf Monitoring Meeting Thursday, June 8th in Wausau where the results were announced. Wisconsin's wolf population is up 6.8 percent from last year, 866 to 953. Most of the available seats were filled, with both pro-wolf and pro-hunting interests in attendance. The DNR biologist, David MacFarland, answered people’s questions thoroughly, …

Urgent: Action needed for wolves in the Great Lakes & Wyoming

A new bill is being drafted in the House of Representatives; a bill to provide for the preservation of sportsmen’s heritage and enhance recreation opportunities on Federal land, and for other purposes. This bill is yet another attack on the gray wolf in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan & Wyoming. This Act may be cited as the …

Politicians have removed science from wolf management in Wisconsin 

It's apparent politicians have designed a campaign that polarized the electorate towards Wisconsin's wild wolf.  Wolves of Douglas County Wisconsin Press Release: Wolves of Douglas County Wisconsin (WODCW) will be attending: (WDNR meeting) The Wildlife Management Program will provide information collected during the 2016-17 wolf monitoring period.  Please join us this Thursday at the Winter …

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