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.
Killing to conserve a species is not conservation. The following story by Humane Society of the United States exposes the cruelty taking place in predator killing contests. Undercover video takes viewers into grisly world of wildlife killing contests published on May 3rd 2018. On a freezing, rainy Sunday night, cold beer flows freely at the …
These changes benefit hares and foxes, while also reducing the deer mouse population in some years. Journal of Mammalogy Article Source: greatlakesecho.org Foxes join #TeamWolf versus #TeamCoyote By Karen Hopper Usher It’s wolves vs coyotes vs foxes, and the effects of this competition are felt on down the food chain to deer mice, according to a recent study …
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By Michelle Ustipak on Oct 28, 2016 Source Have you ever seen a wild animal with missing fur and crusty skin? Did you wonder what caused it to be in this ragged condition? The answer is mange. We field many questions about mange at Wildwoods. Mange is the general name for a skin disease in mammals …
Local rancher claims state-sponsored killing isn’t needed Source Idaho Mountain Express If ranchers around the West don’t make more use of nonlethal deterrents to predation on livestock, they risk losing access to the public lands they need, a conservation-minded sheep rancher said during a presentation on the subject last week in Ketchum. …
Here in Wisconsin north woods springtime, like in Vermont, can bring out the wildlife. The following article has some common sense advise on living around wildlife habitats. Source: Brushes with wildlife make people nervous By Kayla Friedrich | Stowe Reporter April is one of the best times of year to see and hear wildlife …
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Foxlights Night Predator Deterrent "It is my belief Foxlights have the potential of assisting in the saving of many endangered species around the world." ~ Ian Whalan Ian Whalan is a sheep farmer from Austrailia. He invented Foxlights so he could sleep through the night, because it was too bloody cold out there to check …
Wolf culls ensnared in ethical debate (Source) A groundswell of critics believe the century-old method of trapping animals should be done away with, writes Mark Hume For more than two decades, Gilbert Proulx has spent countless hours in an enclosed wooded compound, monitoring foxes as they hunted rabbits and squirrels, then setting what he thought were …
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Living in the north woods near wild animals can be a wonderful experience. There is nothing that can match sighting a bobcat with kits, a doe with a new fawn, snowy owls, bear, swans, and porcupines. Â If you have chosen to live in a north woods rural area, here are a few tips for living …
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