Wisconsin Wolf Front Wisconsin Courts Send a Message To Right-Wing Extremists Optimism. That is a word that that hasn’t come across my tongue much over the past year and a half. However optimism is exactly what I feel today after two separate rulings from Dane County judges. The first ruling came when Dane County Circuit Court Judge Peter Anderson shot down the DNR’s misguided attempt to have the wolf hounding lawsuit thrown out. Judge denies DNR’s bid to drop lawsuit over dog use in wolf hunt The next little bit of news, while not wildlife related, comes as welcome news for those who oppose the extremist agenda that Gov. Judge strikes down Walker’s collective bargaining law These two ruling are what happens when you overreach and spit in the face of your citizens. Like this: Like Loading...
Facebook How the Grinch Stole Hunting Season Every hunter Down in Hunt-ville Liked hunting season a lot… But the Grinch, Who lives just North of Hunt-ville, Did NOT! The Grinch hated hunting! The whole hunting season! Now, please don’t ask why. There are many good reasons. “They’re cleaning their guns!” …All the Hunt-girls and boys Would wake up bright and early. Then the hunters, young and old, would sit down to a feast. I MUST stop hunting season from coming! Then he got an idea! “I know just what to do!” Like this: Like Loading...
Wolf Conservation Center Northern Rocky Mountains gray wolf Mostly due to federal predator control and conflicts with the livestock industry, the gray wolf was extirpated from the West by 1945. Today, after centuries of fear and superstition, research has given the wolf a new image as a social creature with an indispensible role in ecosystems — and Endangered Species Act protection gave it a new chance to thrive. Unfortunately, the beautiful carnivore is still persecuted by federal predator control and poachers, and wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains have been removed from the endangered species list — even though these amazing animals have a long way to go before recovery. The Center and allies have recently gone to court to challenged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s premature removal of federal Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in Wyoming. In fact, we've been figthing to earn back Endangered Species Act protection for all northern Rockies gray wolves since February 2008, when the U.S.
Billboards Jump to navigation Howling For Wolves Secondary Menu Share Main menu Howling for Wolves Billboards Getting Attention Billboard launched by Howling for Wolves are getting attention throughout the metro area in the Twin Cities. View City Pages coverage here. View Fox Twin Cities coverage here. View WCCO coverage here. August 4, 2012 About Howling For Wolves About the Gray Wolf ShareThis Copy and Paste Andrew Gunther: Ranching With Wolves The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)'s recent decision to lift the federal regulation protecting wolves in Wyoming -- and allow hunters and ranchers to shoot wolves on sight across 90 percent of the state -- has reignited the decades-old conflict between wildlife conservation objectives and the ranching industry. Native predator species, such as coyotes, bears, wolves and mountain lions, are critical to the functioning of ecosystems, helping to keep nature in balance. But as livestock farms and ranches have expanded, problems have often occurred where large predators come into direct contact with farmed animals, such as sheep and cattle. But therein lays the crux of the problem: Most people still see "conservation" and "ranching" as two very separate -- and often incompatible -- objectives. The political solution has always been to ring fence dedicated to "conservation areas," which we then protect and do our best to conserve.
Wood River Wolf Project (Facebook) 23,000 People from 33 States Apply for Minnesota Wolf Hunting Permits; Unrestricted Hunting Starts Soon in Wyoming | Extinction Countdown Gray wolves (Canis lupus) have targets on their backs. One of the next barrages of gunfire will start soon in Minnesota, where more than 23,000 people have applied for the 6,000 permits that the state will issue for its fall hunting season, set to start November 3. This is one of the latest salvos against wolves, which have slowly lost their protected status in the Rockies and Great Lakes regions over the past four and a half years after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) declared them “recovered”—a contention disputed by most conservation groups. That brings us back to Minnesota, where hunters from 33 states have filed applications for the upcoming hunt. Minnesota has set a limit of 400 wolves that can be killed this season. (The FWS has a list of state-by-state wolf population counts here.) Minnesota’s permit feeding frenzy comes about a week after FWS announced that gray wolves in Wyoming would also lose their endangered species protection. This story is far from over.
Wood River Wolf Project Wood River Project Area, © Defenders of Wildlife Suzanne Stone, Northern Rockies Representative Spring is one of the most beautiful times of year in the Rockies. sheepherder Guard dogs and people work together to protect sheep. But spring is also lambing time in the region, and it’s the return of both wildlife and livestock that signals the beginning of our field season. The Wood River Wolf Project was initiated in 2008 to demonstrate the use of nonlethal deterrents to prevent livestock and predator losses in our project area. Ranchers are reporting fewer losses to other predators in the project area as well. County officials and our ranching partners are encouraging the project team to continue expanding our efforts and make all of Blaine County, Idaho (2,645 square miles) the first official predator-friendly county in wolf range in the western United States. Sheep in fladry night coral And we’re not alone. Our team spotted these wolf tracks along the road just a week into the project.
Better plan needed for Wyoming wolves Posted: 09/14/2012 08:57:40 AM MDT To look at the numbers, the wolf population in the northern Rocky Mountains has reached a level where the canine predators are having an effect in managing the populations of their prey, namely deer and elk. Unfortunately, it appears the wolves may also be having an effect on the ranching operations in Wyoming, which has led to the removal of federal protections for the animals starting in October. However, it's far more likely that before the first shot is fired, a federal judge will have to weigh in about whether the numbers of wolves in Wyoming is indicative of a thriving population. The broader question remains how humans and their livestock can best coexist with predators in wild country. Unfortunately, evidence shows that wolves do not stay bottled up in national parks or wildlife refuges.