On November 3, 2020, the United States Fish & Wildlife Service published a final rule removing the gray wolf (canis lupus) from the federal list of Endangered and Threatened Species in the lower 48 United States and Mexico. The rule became effective on January 4, 2021. At the same time, the Service denied a petition, … Continue reading Tweetstorm: Relist Wolves
Category: biodiversity
Wolf delisting across lower 48 to be announced today
Thursday October 29, 2020 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today will announce a new rule to remove federal Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, who oversees the Fish and Wildlife Service, is slated to make the announcement at the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife … Continue reading Wolf delisting across lower 48 to be announced today
Above the Law
If this proposal is adopted then 44 of the estimated 80 wolves in Norway will be slaughtered.
Trump Administration to Announce Plan to Open Tongass Forest to Logging
The plan would open more than half of the Tongass National Forest, roughly 9 million acres, to logging and road-building.
Alexander Archipelago Wolf – Fall 2020 Update
If in fact there are enough wolves left to kill, and the season does open, state and federal GMU 2 wolf hunting/trapping seasons will close on Jan. 15, 2020.
Further Evisceration of the Endangered Species Act
Breaking. In a yet to be published document the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), proposes to amend portions of their regulations that implement section 4 of the Endangered Species Act. The proposed revisions set forth a process for excluding areas of critical habitat under section 4(b)(2) of the Act (as amended), "which mandates our … Continue reading Further Evisceration of the Endangered Species Act
The Beginning of the End
Pray for the wolf. History is about to repeat.
Defend the ESA
The Endangered Species Act (ESA), the last barrier to extinction, the most important law in the United States for conserving biodiversity, is under attack, yet again. Since the 115th Congress was sworn in on January 3, 2017, it has already seen the introduction of at least 75 legislative attacks seeking to strip federal protections from … Continue reading Defend the ESA
nowhere
This is my latest, titled nowhere, and is with my very first poem. I would like to tell you a little more about nowhere. At face value the message is clear, however, I endeavor to provide a pathway to a deeper meaning with this illustration. First, the near dead tree represents our earth, but as … Continue reading nowhere
Trump administration moves to ease rules for hunting bears and wolves on federal lands in Alaska
Two federal agencies this week took steps to increase hunting and trapping on several national preserves in Alaska and in the popular Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. The new rules will support extreme measures to kill predators and their young in national preserves in Alaska. The proposed rule change would allow brown bear baiting in the … Continue reading Trump administration moves to ease rules for hunting bears and wolves on federal lands in Alaska