Tweetsheet: Save the Roadless Rule⁠—Alaska

November 10, 2019November 10, 2019 ~ intheshadowofthewolf ~ 4 Comments

Once again, the Forest Service has disregarded the evidence of the probable impacts of its timber program on wolves, other wildlife populations, salmon, and critical habitat necessary for their survival. As we have seen on Prince of Wales, logging and roads initiate many harmful effects, including the “overharvest” and illegal take of not only wolves, but also their primary prey and sustenance, Sitka black-tailed deer.

Speak Up For Ancient Forests, Wolves, and Wildlife in Alaska.

October 17, 2019October 31, 2019 ~ intheshadowofthewolf ~ 8 Comments

To reconcile the ecological value of the ancient forests in Alaska with their economic value as timber is unconscionable for numerous reasons, including the existential threat of climate change. On October 15th, 2019, the Trump administration took a significant step toward opening the world’s largest intact temperate rainforest to logging and other potential extractive development. … Continue reading Speak Up For Ancient Forests, Wolves, and Wildlife in Alaska.

IUCN calls for halt to species decline by 2030

October 11, 2019October 12, 2019 ~ intheshadowofthewolf ~ 9 Comments

"We, the more than 300 species conservation experts call for urgent and effective action to address the unprecedented, unsustainable and growing impacts on wild species from human activities."

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Finalizes Rollback of Key Endangered Species Act Protections

August 12, 2019August 12, 2019 ~ intheshadowofthewolf ~ 1 Comment

Washington, DC—Today, the Trump administration announced new regulations that will effectively gut the Endangered Species Act (ESA), hampering one of the most important environmental laws ever passed. The final regulations to gut critical Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections were announced just months after a U.N. report warned of “unprecedented” and “accelerating” global mass extinctions caused … Continue reading U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Finalizes Rollback of Key Endangered Species Act Protections