Enact Emergency Protections for Gray Wolves and Alexander Archipelago Wolves

October 15, 2021October 15, 2021 ~ intheshadowofthewolf

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 complete. … Continue reading Enact Emergency Protections for Gray Wolves and Alexander Archipelago Wolves

SPREAD THE WORD!

October 13, 2021October 17, 2021 ~ intheshadowofthewolf

RELIST WOLVES | I LOVE WOLVES For a limited time only, spread the word for wolves with our unique bumber stickers, offered in two different styles! Available from October 15 through October 25, 2021 for $6.00 delivered (USA). Outside of the US please add one dollar for postage. Be sure to provide your address. Stickers … Continue reading SPREAD THE WORD!

On the Threshold of Extinction. Alexander Archipelago Wolves 2021-2022 Update

September 24, 2021October 11, 2021 ~ intheshadowofthewolf

Alaska constitutional authority requires the state to manage ALL wildlife using long-term sustained yield principles. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) has shown time and again that this policy is reserved for ungulate species. This sort of mismanagement, killing high numbers of predator species to boost ungulate populations, can be seen in virtually … Continue reading On the Threshold of Extinction. Alexander Archipelago Wolves 2021-2022 Update

Tweetstorm: Relist Wolves

February 10, 2021February 11, 2021 ~ intheshadowofthewolf

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

Quiet Extinction — Alexander Archipelago Wolf Tweetstorm

November 2, 2020September 23, 2021 ~ intheshadowofthewolf

Speak out for Alexander Archipelago wolves on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska.

Alexander Archipelago Wolves on Prince of Wales 2020-2021 Season Update

October 29, 2020September 23, 2021 ~ intheshadowofthewolf

October 29, 2020, updated November 9, 2020, and again January 21, 2021: Alaska wildlife officials have reported that 68 wolves were taken by trappers during the recent shortened 21 day season, that opened on November 15 2020, on or near Prince of Wales Island. A reported kill of 68 wolves from an already decimated population … Continue reading Alexander Archipelago Wolves on Prince of Wales 2020-2021 Season Update

Alexander Archipelago Wolf – Fall 2020 Update

September 17, 2020September 18, 2020 ~ intheshadowofthewolf

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

September 4, 2020September 9, 2020 ~ intheshadowofthewolf

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

Defend the ESA

August 29, 2020September 4, 2020 ~ intheshadowofthewolf

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

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020 ~ intheshadowofthewolf

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