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 …
From Wayne Pacelle’s Blog – Trophy Hunting Provisions Lard Up Trojan Horse Bill in Congress
Source: Humane Society of the United States January 21, 2016 The so-called Sportsmen’s Act in Congress was always a misnomer. The bill provides a small class of trophy hunters free rein to kill native carnivores or bring their body parts into the United States without delivering anything practical or meaningful for rank-and-file hunters and …
Action Alert – for wolves in the Great Lakes and Wyoming states: Senate panel backs bill to drop wolf protections
January 20, 2016 anti-wolf legislation is on the move again in congress. The Detroit Free Press reports Senate panel backs bill to drop wolf protections. By Matthew Daly, Associated Press 2:27 p.m. EST January 20, 2016 WASHINGTON — A Senate committee has approved a Republican amendment to strip federal protection from gray wolves in three Great …
Wolves may be recovered enough to delist but are individual states prepared to protect them?
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, …
Campaign for Yellowstone’s Wolves-seeks volunteers to defend wolves from political attack.
IMPORTANT NOTICE! We want to create a special Cadre of “Ready-For-Action” Volunteers to defend wolves from political attack between now and early December. To join, please message us ASAP! Here’s why: We need folks who at critical moments in coming days can contact key political leaders to oppose anti-wolf legislation now before Congress. Specifically, a …
Federal Campaign to Keep Wolves Protected Asks for Your Help
This came in today to WODCW from HSUS Wisconsin State Director Melissa Tedtrowe. Please follow the directions and share. Hello everyone! I’m writing to share a quick update on our federal campaign to keep wolves protected, and to ask for your help. Senators Cory Booker of New Jersey and Barbara Boxer of California have …
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An Encounter with Three Wild Wolves in the north woods of Wisconsin
This is Mickey Nelson's account of her encounter with wild wolves. This is truly a story of coexisting with wolves... In September of 2012, I was at our cabin in Douglas County Wisconsin. My husband was in the cabin and I decided to go for a walk with our dog, a Giant Schnauzer weighing in …
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