Wisconsin’s brutal wolf hunt shows hunters have too much sway over conservation policy

Wisconsin’s brutal wolf hunt shows hunters have too much sway over conservation policy

Wisconsin’s brutal wolf hunt in late February generated outrage — and for good reason. In less than three days, hunters and trappers killed 216 wolves, 20 percent of the state’s population and far above their state-imposed quota of 119. Throngs of unlicensed hunters joined those with licenses with packs of dogs, snowmobiles and GPS technology. […]

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Petition: Support Bill to Protect Wildlife From Being Killed by Cars on Roads and Highways

Petition: Support Bill to Protect Wildlife From Being Killed by Cars on Roads and Highways

Roads and highways are fascinating creations. Their architecture and construction is truly quite genius. Most people have probably found themselves driving or riding on a road thinking how amazing and convenient they are. And they are, but they do present serious challenges to the wildlife we coexist with. Wildlife are severely hurt and killed in […]

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N.C. Gov. Cooper seeks help for critically endangered red wolf — just a dozen or so in the wild

N.C. Gov. Cooper seeks help for critically endangered red wolf — just a dozen or so in the wild

RALEIGH, N.C. — The fight over the critically endangered red wolf has returned to court as North Carolina’s governor sought immediate help for the dozen or so remaining in the wild and federal biologists planned to transfer wolves into the recovery area for the first time in years. In late November, Gov. Roy Cooper sent […]

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