Category: Wildlife

26 scientists are urging the western Great Lakes population of gray wolves be removed from protections of the Endangered Species Act

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With a heavy heart and incredible disappointment, I chose this image to share with you today. The image contains a quote from one of the scientists betraying our wolves by urging the western Great Lakes population of gray wolves be removed from protections of the Endangered Species Act. 26 scientists, including Dave Mech of the … Continue reading 26 scientists are urging the western Great Lakes population of gray wolves be removed from protections of the Endangered Species Act

Restrictions On Predator Hunting Will Help Prevent Steep and Long Term Depression of Predator Populations

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Good news for Alaska's Wildlife and ‪Wolves Over the past decade, the National Park Service has objected to at least 50 proposals by Alaska wildlife officials to liberalize the killing of predators within national preserves. The conflict can be traced back to 1994, when the Alaska Legislature passed a law mandating that the Board of … Continue reading Restrictions On Predator Hunting Will Help Prevent Steep and Long Term Depression of Predator Populations

Here Comes Trouble

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The governors of Wyoming and Montana will head to Washington, D.C. this week (Tuesday, September 29th) to give their perspective on how to "improve" (ie. dismantle) the Endangered Species Act. Please find several tweets to send off at the bottom of this post. Western Governors' Association Chairman and Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead will be joined by Governors Steve Bullock (Montana, WGA … Continue reading Here Comes Trouble