Wolves of Douglas County WI Films
Our films will make the viewer stop and think about how the human race is impacting wildlife, specifically gray wolves.
As with any cause, a biased or misleading view can be used to promote, to publicize a particular political cause or point of view. Here we have several anti-wolf politicians making claims to distort the public' veiw of wolves; wolves are decimating the White-tailed deer herds, attacking livestock and killing hunting dogs. Let's set the …
Continue reading "It’s all carefully crafted propaganda to make the wolf look bad."
WODCW's letter writing campaign yielded several fact filled letters urging Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin to withdraw her support of federal delisting. Unfortunately the senator did not withdraw her support of removing the wolf from the endangered species list in the states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Wyoming & Michigan. The federal wolf delisting action is a real …
In congress several lawmakers are working on legislation to delist wolves in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota & Wyoming. This legislation by Senator Ron Johnson (D-WI) calls for delisting of wolves. A brief History on wolf delisting. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed federal protections for gray wolves in 2012 and turned over state management. Shortly after the …
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 …
From The Hill: Democrat outraged by endangered species hunting permits By Tim Devaney - 06/27/16 The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is coming under scrutiny from a lawmaker over allegations that it gave trophy hunters permission to kill endangered animals like black rhinoceroses. The FWS also gave circuses permission to mistreat endangered tigers and elephants, …
Wolves in four states, MI, WI, MN & WY, could be delisted if a poison-pill-rider gets included in the following legislation: SUMMARY: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES, FISCAL YEAR 2017 APPROPRIATIONS BILL Subcommittee Mark: June 14, 2016 Click HERE to read full summary U.S. Senator Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee …
Editorial Board, Editorial: Federal legislation a threat to wolves and wilderness March 11, 2016 If you think the problem with modern America is that there are too many wolves, a bill passed in February by the U.S. House of Representatives probably made your day. If you think there has been more than enough killing of …
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This year in review for the Great Lakes wolf has seen it all from being federally protected, to threats of delisting, and anti- wolf riders being rejected. The year 2015 started out on a positive note for wolf advocates, because a federal Judge had ordered the Great Lakes Wolf back on the ESA on December …
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Point counter point: The newest debate on the fate of America's wolves comes in the form of a letter..."The 18 November (2015) letter, sent to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell and Dan Ashe, director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), is intended to support the federal government’s position that wolves in Wisconsin, Minnesota, …
Please take action for wolves this Thursday. Tell your congressional representative to... Please oppose any legislation that removes federal protection for wolves in Wyoming and the Great Lakes States. If you prefer to email your representative... Email your representative with this easy to use form Democracy.io If you prefer to send a tweet to the …