Enact Emergency Protections for Gray Wolves and Alexander Archipelago Wolves

October 15, 2021April 20, 2022 ~ intheshadowofthewolf

October/2021 Our erasure of wolves through the years, notably from 1850 to 1925, was thorough, with government-sanctioned eradication programs nearly wiping out wolves in the western United States. Ranchers believed wolf populations should be destroyed for the threat they posed to valuable livestock, and by 1950 the extirpation of the American gray wolf was near … Continue reading Enact Emergency Protections for Gray Wolves and Alexander Archipelago Wolves

Tweetstorm: Wisconsin Wolves

February 23, 2021March 4, 2021 ~ intheshadowofthewolf

The Wisconsin Court of Appeals on Friday dismissed a Department of Natural Resources request to stop the wolf hunt that began this week on Monday, and runs through February 28th. A Jefferson County judge ruled last week that the DNR had to establish a wolf hunting and trapping season this month. The DNR appealed that … Continue reading Tweetstorm: Wisconsin Wolves

The Beginning of the End

September 1, 2020September 23, 2020 ~ intheshadowofthewolf

Pray for the wolf. History is about to repeat.

nowhere

July 23, 2020November 9, 2021 ~ intheshadowofthewolf

Nowhere by A. E. Allen 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 … Continue reading nowhere

Trump administration moves to ease rules for hunting bears and wolves on federal lands in Alaska

May 24, 2020May 25, 2020 ~ intheshadowofthewolf

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

With Zero Moral Compass, Idaho Passes Nine Wolf Killing Proposals

February 20, 2020February 21, 2020 ~ intheshadowofthewolf

Idaho Fish and Game Commissioners passed, with zero moral compass, their extended hunting and trapping seasons allowing even nursing mothers and newborn pups to be killed. All nine proposals were adopted. Thank you to everyone who participated in the survey, and spoke out against these barbaric new rules. Here are the results from the Idaho … Continue reading With Zero Moral Compass, Idaho Passes Nine Wolf Killing Proposals

Take Action—oppose Idaho’s proposal to expand “opportunities” to kill wolves

January 31, 2020March 5, 2020 ~ intheshadowofthewolf

Please speak up for Idaho's wolves. The public comment period closes at the end of the day on February 10, 2020

Taken

December 21, 2019August 26, 2022 ~ intheshadowofthewolf

A travesty.

Moral Codes of Conduct

August 31, 2019April 10, 2023 ~ intheshadowofthewolf

Scientists studying animal behavior have shown that species ranging from mice to primates are governed by moral codes of conduct in the same way as humans. Historically, humans were thought to be the only species to experience complex emotions and to have a sense of morality. Often, conservation biologists, researchers, and perhaps field biologists and … Continue reading Moral Codes of Conduct

Dear Governor Inslee: Stop This Madness

August 19, 2019April 1, 2020 ~ intheshadowofthewolf

Welcome to Washington, where the aerial gunning of wolf pups, just months old, is perfectly acceptable. https://youtu.be/RuuNxpPzLOM “Governor Inslee does not support a nationwide proposal that delists gray wolves from the federal endangered species list in all of the lower 48 states because there are many areas where wolves have not yet been recovered,” Inslee … Continue reading Dear Governor Inslee: Stop This Madness